Denver Cyclone captured the State of Maine Record for Two Year Old Colts as he glided to victory in 1:57.3 in Maine Sire Stakes action at Bangor Raceway. Reined and trained by Wallace Watson, the son of Western Cyclone remained undefeated for owner Alfred Ross of South Dartmouth, MA.

The race was a duel of two unbeaten colts–Jimmy Whizbang from the Florence O’Keefe Stable and Denver Cyclone of the Wally Watson Stable. Both colts had set previous track records at Bangor Raceway in previous legs of the series.

Jimmy Whizbang, a gelding by Shady Character, was victorious in the first leg of the series at Bangor in a track record time of 1:59.3, and took leg #2 in a second track record of 1:58.4.

Denver Cyclone won his division of the first leg in 1:59.1, a Bangor track record, and cruised to victory in his division of the second leg in 1:59.4.

When the two met up in the third leg and the wings of the gate folded, Denver Cyclone sprinted to the lead easily from the five hole. Regular driver Greg Bowden decided to float Jimmy Whizbang from the seven hole and watched the action for the first eighth of the mile and then sprinted the gelding to the front up the backside. He was third at the :29.4 quarter pole and crossed over to the rail before the 3/8th marker.

Watson, though, was on a mission and immediately retook the lead headed to the half which was reached in :58.4. That mission was evident at the 5/8th pole as Denver Cyclone rebutted Jimmy Whizbang’s second attempt at the lead up the backside and was in complete control of the race at the ¾ pole in 1:28.1. He was unchallenged for the last quarter mile and finished 3 ¾ lengths ahead of Lollipop Kid, who sat the garden spot for the race. Jimmy Whizbang finished third after his grueling mile, four and a half lengths back.

Next week the colts leave the confines of Bangor Raceway for Scarborough Downs on Sunday, July 24th.

Maine Sire Stakes action continues this week as the three year old trotters invade Scarborough Thursday, two year old trotters make their first visit to Bangor Raceway Friday and the three year old colts visit Bangor Raceway as their close out their spring/summer meet.