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East Rutherford, NJ --- Shelliscape came from the back of the pack to win Saturday’s $281,250 Breeders Crown Mare Pace by a half-length over Rocklamation in 1:49.4 at the Meadowlands, giving the 5-year-old mare her second consecutive victory in the event.


The win also gave Bamond Racing, the father-and-son team of Jeffrey Bamond and Jeffrey Jr., its fourth consecutive win in the Breeders Crown Mare Pace. Bamond Racing co-owns 2011-12 winner Anndrovette, who finished fourth tonight.


Voelz Hanover and Krispy Apple battled for the lead through a first quarter in :26 and half-mile in :53.1. Anndrovette made a three-wide move as the group hit three-quarters in 1:21.4, at which point Shelliscape and driver John Campbell were on the move from last place in the 11-horse field.


Rocklamation finished second, followed by Charisma Hanover and Anndrovette.


“She made up a lot of ground, she’s a real good closer,” Campbell said. “When I got away so bad, I was sure hoping the fractions were stepping up front because I was nowhere near where I wanted to be. Just the way it worked out at the gate, fortunately they got down there on time and when I moved her over at the head of the stretch I knew she was going to get a real good piece of it.”


The victory was Campbell’s second Breeders Crown triumph of the night and extended his record to 47 in the series. It was win No. 3 for trainer P.J. Fraley.


Campbell earlier in the night won the Breeders Crown Open Pace with a late charge from Thinking Out Loud.


“I’d rather race in the front; it’s much easier, no decisions to be made up there,” Campbell said. “But sometimes you’ve got to race off the pace and it worked out for both these horses tonight.”


Shelliscape, who went off at odds of 10-1, has won four of 25 races this year and 16 of 73 lifetime, with career purses of $1.15 million. She is a daughter of Artiscape-Shell I Scoot.