Sealithic takes rail route to second straight score

John Davila Jr. took the short way home to guide Sealithic to her second straight victory yesterday at Finger Lakes.

Coming off a seven-length maiden-breaking victory with Davila in the irons on Aug. 15, the 3-year-old Neolithic filly was sent off at 6/5 in a $24,000 allowance test at a mile and 70 yards. She broke in mid-pack, tracked the pace on the inside down the backstretch, never left the rail turning for home, and ran down the pacesetter in the final 100 yards to score by 1 1/4 lengths.

The $50,000 OBS April 2-year-old bred by Susan Kahn earned $13,680 for the victory and now has collected $37,743 via a record of 2-1-0 in six starts.