Alexia Kehl is having a lot of fun with her veteran trotter Serene Hall, who gave her an initial pari-mutuel driving victory back in late December.
Alexia has seven performers under her care at this meet and admits a soft spot for the 9-year-old son of Guccio, who is closing in on the $200,000 mark in earnings.
“He doesn’t have a big personality like some horses, he just goes out and does his job,” Kehl related. “He’s a pleasure to drive, which makes him the perfect horse for an amateur driver like me.”
Alexia admits there were some nerves when she handled the sidewheeler back on December 28, as the public has backed Serene Hall down to 3-5 favoritism that evening.
After stalking the pace in that affair, Kehl made a sweeping move off the final bend and went on to a five-length romp. “There’s even more pressure when the public expects you to win, but everything worked out perfectly that night,” she noted.
In addition to Serene Hall, Kehl also conditions the classy trotter Dylan The Great, who won here last month and is coming off back-to-back runner-up efforts in the Open Trot.
Alexia will stay through the end of the meet in May, then will head back to Minnesota where she looks forward to working with a couple of babies.
