"Honestly, I didn't think I could beat (Pampered Princess), but we got away with a half in :59.3 and it was just a sprint in the stretch," said Lachance, who increased his Crown total to 25 titles. "She was good and strong tonight. We couldn't do anything with her at the beginning of the year, but now we can do everything we want." "I always thought she was as good [as Pampered Princess]," Gurfein said. "I really thought we had a good chance to win it. It's very special." Possess The Magic, owned by Brittany Farms, has won nine of 13 starts and earned $756,656.
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2006 Breeders Crown 2 and 3-Year-Old Races
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com
Possess The Magic wins the 2006 Breeders Crown 2-year-old Filly Trot
Possess The Magic wins the 2006 Breeders Crown 2-year-old Filly Trot
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Mike Lachance won his second Crown title Saturday night, guiding 3-1 Possess The Magic past 1-2 favorite Pampered Princess in the stretch to win the $683,100 Two-Year-Old Filly Trot by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:57.2. Possess The Magic, trained by recent Hall of Fame inductee Ron Gurfein, took advantage of soft early fractions to claim the lead from 71-1 Sheer Soul at the 1/2 in 59.3 seconds. Pampered Princess made her move on the outside prior to the 3/4 mark and took the lead, but Possess The Magic retook the advantage in the lane.
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