Mach Three Captures $300,000 Berry's Creek Final

By Tom White
May 13, 2002

Mach Three passed his first major test of the young season in winning 
Saturday's $300,000 Berry's Creek Final in 1:51 at The Meadowlands. Perfect 
in 2002 in three starts, Mach Three surged past Monsoon Hall and scored a 1 
3/4 lengths victory over Mini Me with Soho third by two lengths.


Mach Three is among the early favorites for the $550,000-estimated 
Little Brown Jug scheduled for Thursday, September 19 at the Delaware, Ohio 
County Fair. 


Owned and bred by Linda Magid of Cambridge, Ont., Mach Three improved his 
record to 10 wins in 12 career starts and hiked his bankroll to $l,126,028.


"He felt strong and was not working hard to do it," said Campbell. "I 
was pretty confident in him after last week. (Mach Three won his Berry's 
Creek elimination in 1:50.3 last week). He was pacing easily doing that 
speed. When I spoke to him he responded well. He's a fighter, like a little 
bulldog that doesn't give up." The son of Matt's Scooter was fourth by 2 1/4 
lengths at the half, second by 1 1/4 at the three-quarters and in front by a 
nose at the top of the stretch.


Monsoon Hall finished fourth followed by McArdle, Cam's Fast Gun, No 
Contest Mindale, Art Major, Riptide Hall and Image Of Dawn.


Next up for Jug hopefuls are the $40,000 eliminations of the Max Hempt 
Memorial on Saturday, May 18. Eliminations for the $500,000 New Jersey 
Classic and $600,000 Prix De Montreal are Saturday, May 25.