The Amy Husted Stable’s Thebeautifulthings (Kyle Husted) goes after her ninth consecutive victory in Sunday’s first $51,072 division of the Violet stakes for Illinois bred 2-year-old pacing fillies. (Terry Young Photo)

By Mike Paradise for the IHHA

  The Amy Husted stable’s Thebeautifulthings will bring an eight-race winning streak into Sunday’s first $51,720 division of the Violet stake at Hawthorne.

  A modest $5,500 yearling purchase, the Somestarsomewhere filly was a dominant four length winner in the recent $224,623 Incredible Tillie championship and has raked-in $173,216 thus far this season for owners Doug Overhiser (New Smyrna Beach Fl), Husted Racing (Altamont, IL), John Schwarz (Wood Dale, IL) and Mark Winship (Canton).

 Thebeautifullthings (Kyle Husted) finished fifth in her debut in August and since then it’s been clear sailing for the talented filly.

 Wildcat Abby (Casey Leonard), victorious nine times this year, is the main threat and is at 8-5 in the morning line. RK’s Swift (Travis Seekman), Jezibel Mooss (Gary Rath), Fox Valley Showgal (Marcus Miller) and Two Bean Dream complete the field.

 Fox Valley Starlet (Marcus Miller) will open as the 5-2 luke-warm favorite in the second Violet contest with Fox Valley Groupie (Travis Seekman) next at 3-1, followed closely by I Love My Captain (Kyle Wilfong). A Very Nice Dandy (9-2, Kyle Husted), Lady Ksenia (6-1, Casey Leonard), RK’smack (6-1, Brandon Bates) and longshot Holeinthebottle (30-l, Marcus Miller) round out the sixth race event.

 The $98,744 Violet Trot will be contested in one division with a 10-horse field. The Tom Simmons trained Kays In Charge (Travis Seekman) will be the first flash 2-1 betting choice. The Can’t Afford It filly has the pole position and is an eight-time season victor. The only time she hasn’t been first or second in a race came on the Night of Champions final when she went off stride.

 What A Legacy (Kyle Wilfong), who broke in the final strides when she was about to make the front, is at 3-1 while Fox Valley Flan champion Lous By Number opens at 7-2.

  Dandy’s Princess (10-1, Casey Leonard), So Darn Lucky (3-1, Kyle Husted), Lous Avalon (15-1, Wyatt Avenatti), Highclasvegasbunny (20-1, Marcus Miller), Lous Night Vision (30-1, Matt Avenatti), Whataladywhatanite (30-1, Brandon Bates) and Shady Maple Becky (Jordon Patton) are the longshot hopes.

 Friday Recap: A trio of Cardinal stakes for ICF male pacers and trotters were decided Friday night. Dialogue (Kyle Wilfong), from the barn of Kimberly Roth, showed he was much the best in the first $50,697 initial pacing division with a no-doubt-it victory in 1:54 flat.

  Dialogue, hammered down to 1-5 odds, took over the lead at the three-eighths pole, coasted to a 57.4 half and was under wraps at the finish wire for owner and breeder Bart Seales of Mason, IL.

 The pocket horse Fox Valley Pepper (Marcus Miller) was second best. Dandy’s Freedom (Casey Leonard) came on for third.

 Confidently driven by Casy Leonard, Cash Money Twenty ($2.20) cruised to his 11th victory in 12 season starts in the second Cardinal division with a 1:53.4 clocking.

 Casey had the overwhelming favorite in fifth in the early going and pulled him out soon after a modest 28.3 first quarter by Batllin Bob (Travis Seekman), the eventual runner-up, and grinded his way towards the front. In the lane the Mike Brink trained youngster proved fastest for Heart & Soul stable and Casey, winning by almost two lengths for his seventh in a ow and boosting his first season earnings to $206,253.

 Louise’s Legacy (Marcus Miller) likely wrapped up division honors with a come-from-behind victory in the $95,293 Cardinal for state-bred sophomore filly trotters, her third consecutive triumph.

 Marcus Miller was content to come from off the pace with the Erv Miller trained gelding, racing in fifth most of the way. Louise’s Legacy raced first up from the backstretch on and when her chief rival Sunburnt Silverado (Casey Leonard) made a break pm the backside, the 2-5 favorite was in good shape to mow the early leaders down and win for the fifth time this season.

 The front stepping Frontier Macho (Todd Warren) had a game try to finish second while the 36-1 longshot Mustang Danny (Kyle Husted) got up for third.