FAIR HILL, Md.--Keri Brion is riding on top of the world as she saddled four winners on Thursday, Aug.21 and then two more on Saturday for six winners on two days over a three days span, four winners on the flat and two over fences.
Miztertonic (Photo by Coady Media)"Crazy," said Brion after her four winners on Thursday. "The four winners in one day was wild. I was the winningest trainer in the country that day according to Equiibase."
"just won two more," said Brion on Saturday, who also had a winner on Aug. 15 to make it seven winners in one week.
"I'm just hoping thiis summer is proving to everyone that I'm not just a jump trainer, We can do well with any type of horse."
First Swore and Anoint won over fences at Colonial Downs Thursday morning, (see story in the Horses dated Aug. 21) and then Miztertonic and One More Knock won Thursday afternoon at Saratoga.
Damchu Stables' homebred Mizteertonic win a $95,000, 1 1/16 mile Allowance race on the turf for New York breds by a nose.
"He''s a cool horse," said Brion of Miztertonic, who now has three wins, four seconds and one third from 11 starts, all on the flat and all at the top tracks of Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga.
DR. EDWARD Schaentzler's One Last Knock won a $90,000, 5 1/2 furlong Maiden Special Weight for 2-year-old fillies bred in New York by 1 length.
One Last Knock (Photo by Coady Media)Schaentzier, who had the filly on his farm, wasn't sure what to do with her but decided to give her a chance and sent her to Brion last February, and she has now won in her second start.
Brion also had a third place finisher at Saratoga on Thursday in Margarita Molly and another third place finisher on Sunday in Galtina, meaning she had four horses hit the board at Saratoga in five starts.
"Winning two in one day in Saratoga was very special," said Brion. "It's such a hard place to win a race, much less two in one day."
On Saturday, Three Diamonds Farm's Sporting Lady won a $21,000, 5 1/2 furlong Maiden Special Weight race for fillies and mare 3 and up by 3/4 length, and Steinmetz Equine Holding's Hold on won a $14,000, 5 1/2 furlong race for fillies and mares 3 and up by 1 length, both at Delaware Park.
One week earlier,Brion won with Three Diamonds Farm's Dark Pool in a Maiden Claiming race at Colonial for seven wins for six different owners at three different tracks on dirt, turf and over fences at distances for 5 1/2 furlongs to 2 3/8 miles.
I'm just very grateful to my team as it takes a lot of hard work by everyone to keep these kind of results coming," said Brion."I am also very fortunate to have great owners who trust me completely and allow me to run their horses when and where I feel is the most suitable."
RICKY HENDRIKS won two races, both at Delaware Park.
Hunt Lane Racing's Dynamic Actress won a $46,000, 1 mile Allowance race on the turf by a neck on Aug. 16.
The Electioneering, also owned by Hunt Lane Racing, won a $14,000, 1 mile Maiden Claiming race by 2 3/4 lengths on Aug.21.
Hendriks is a steeplechase trainer who wins as many races on the flat as over fences.
ARCH KINGSLEY is another steeplechase trainer who wins a lot on the flat, and on Aug. 6 he saddled O'Sullivan Farms' homebred Karina Anna to win a $87,500, 5 1/2 furlong Maiden Special Weight for 2 year fillies by 2 lengths at Colonial Downs.
LIZZIE MERRYMAN saddled Witty to win the $150,000, 5 1//2 furlong Van Clief Stakes by a neck at Colonial Downs on Aug.9.
