Although she had reached the winner’s circle in every start since her streak began in the $516,800 Breeders Crown on November 25 at the Meadowlands, Passionate Glide has been battling an injury the last three weeks. "Last week she was a little shaky but Jimmy (Takter) did a great job of getting the kink out of her," said winning driver Ron Pierce. "I’m just very, very happy right now. I’m honored to win this race for Mr. (George) Segal. He’s one of the greatest owners in the sport and one of the greatest guys I know. There was so much pressure on us to get the job done. I feel like kissing Jimmy but I’m not going to. It’s really an honor to win with this filly today. There were no anxious moments. I got a real good breather at the third quarter and I knew that I had to chase her around in the lane to get rid of (Emantee)."
Owned and bred by George Segal’s Brittany Farms of Versailles, Kentucky, Passionate Glide now has 12 wins and five seconds in 18 lifetime starts, banking $1,350,447. She was honored as the Dan Patch Award winner as Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year in 2005.
Takter said, "For us as trainers, to get these horses ready, it’s not an easy job. When you know you have a filly in her category, it would have been a shame if we wouldn’t be able to win this race. To pull it off, it’s one of my greatest feelings in harness racing."
