The betting public was right on target when Balmoral Park hosted Super Night 2007, the 19th annual parade of the best Illinois-bred pacers and trotters championships races as favorites chalked up victories in four of the first six championship events.
Sportsfancy solidified her top spot in the 3-year-old filly pacing division by drawing off in the $174,000 Grandma Ann Final with a dominating seven-plus-length victory in 1:51 1/5 as the overwhelming 6-5 choice.
The 4-5 wagering favorite Before He Cheats came from nearly 12 lengths behind to capture the $120,000 Su Mac Lad Championship for sophomore male trotters in a stakes record of 1:55.
The old Su Mac Lad stakes mark was 1:55 2/5 set in 2000 by former Illinois world champion Plesac.
Star Swagger, the 5-2 choice, nailed down a 1:57 4/5 winning mile in the Lady Ann Reed Final for 3-year-old filly trotters.
The 5-2 second choice Kelly’s Keepsake overtook the pre-stake Orange and Blue filly favorite She’s So Hot for a 3 1/2 -length triumph in the $260,000 championship for freshman pacing fillies in 1:53 2/5.
Bow Wow Wine pulled off a mild upset at 9-2 odds in the $125,000 Ann Vonian Final for fillies and mares.
