FLORENCE, KY . . . September 14, 2006 . . . Unleash the Power, a six-year-old gelding trained by Michael Thompson, set a new track record in the eighth race at Turfway Park Thursday night, getting 5 1/2 furlongs over Polytrack in 1:04.44.

The previous record was 1:04.46, set by Cayenne Red on March 10, 2006.

Calvin Borel was aboard for Thursday's record-setting sprint, a $20,000 claiming event for horses three years old and older. Unleash the Power tracked the leader before making a move on the turn and getting clear to win by 3/4 of a length. Sent off as the bettors' third choice at 7-2, Unleash the Power paid $9 for the win.

Unleash the Power, a son of Unbridled by the Seattle Slew mare My Working Gal, was bred in Florida by Glen Hill Farm. He is owned by Six-Pack Stable.

The record was the second to fall in as many days. Slew Peg set a new track record for the mile on Wednesday.


FLORENCE, KY . . . September 13, 2006 . . . Slew Peg, a 3-year-old filly by 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, set a new track record for the mile at Turfway Park Wednesday, finishing the ninth race in 1:36.37.

The previous record for the mile had been 1:37.31, set by Artemus Sunrise on October 1, 2005.

Slew Peg won going nearly gate to wire in the night's feature race, a $26,000 allowance for fillies and mares 3 years old and upward. In the irons was apprentice jockey Julien Leparoux, the nation's leading rider by wins and the current leader of the Turfway Park meet with 9 wins from 28 mounts.

Trained by Patrick Biancone, Slew Peg now has three wins from six career starts and is a perfect two-for-two at Turfway. The record-setting race was her second start off a 10-month layoff and her first win this year. She has posted three bullets in four works over the Turfway track in the past month.

Out of the Seattle Slew mare Slew Princess, Slew Peg was bred in Kentucky by Whisperwood Farm and is owned by Gulf Coast Farms.