Religulous and SweetSpellOSuccess take split divisions of the $80,000 Lady Suffolk Trot

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Freehold, NJ —- In the first half of the 51^st edition Lady Suffolk Trot, Mentally Stable and Jerry Silva’s Religulous took the lead at the start and never looked back while holding off Keystone Tabby in a long stretch battle.

The Daughter of Muscles Yankee went the distance in a clocking of 2:01:4 to win by a length. The runnerup finished 2 ½ lengths in front of Kitefin Hanover .

With Hall of Famer John Campbell doing the steering for his 7^th Lady Suffolk triumph, Religulous scored her initial victory lifetime and increased her bankroll to $73,516.

The winner returned her backers $3.20 to win and started an exacta worth $13.40 and a trifecta of $24.40.

In division two, American Viking Racing Stable, Gewertz, Feldman and Rojan Stable’s Sweetspellosuccess took full control from the outset and won very handily by a measured 2¾ lengths over Reviewer who was 4½ lengths clear of Charlotte Alber at the finish.

Sweetspellosuccess was the biggest money earner entered in either division of the Lady Suffolk fields and brought her earnings to $111,274 with this victory being the 4^th in her 8 race career.

Trainer/driver Trond Smedshammer brought the daughter of Credit Winner home in 2:00:4

while giving him his 5^th lifetime Lady Suffolk victory.

Sweetspellosuccess paid $3.40 to win and launched an exacta of $12.60 and a trifecta worth $37.80.

Live Racing resumes at Freehold on Saturday with the 51^st running of the Dexter Cup.  First race post is 12:30pm .