Trainer Jaymes McAssey looks like he’ll finish fifth in the trainer standings in what has been a strong season at Saratoga Casino Hotel for the young conditioner. On Tuesday, McAssey scored a training double, including a victory in the matinee’s feature with Rock A Honey.
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On the heels of a seasonal best 1:50.1 score last week, Richard and Joanne Young s Best In Show ($11.40) swept from last for a 1:49.4 win in one of Sunday s (July 4) co-featured $13,000 paces at Harrah s Philadelphia.
The 5-year-old Bettors Delight entire sat patiently off the pace while 8-5 favourite Fortify set stern middle fractions of :54 and 1:21.1. But the pace took its toll, and Best In Show vaulted off the live three-wide cover of runner-up Seriously Hanover to win by a widening 2 1/2 lengths. Fortify was a beaten third.
Pat Berry drove Best In Show, who has earned $632,247 in his career, to his eighth career win for trainer Linda Toscano.
Shecandance N was rolling fastest of all late, just catching favoured Crazy Cute to win the $13,000 featured distaff pace during the Sunday (June 27) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
Cavairt Cherie was first to the lead, yielding to April Ava before the :27 quarter, and then the latter gave up the lead to Crazy Cute in front of the stands, with the chalk posting middle fractions of :55.3 and 1:23.3. It looked like Crazy Cute’s toughest stretch opposition was going to come from her left with both April Ava and Caviart Cherie mounting bids in the Pocono Pike , but driver Marcus Miller and Shecandance N far back most of the way and widest of the main challengers streaked by right on the money for a nose decision. April Ava was third, another neck back, with Caviart Cherie fourth while beaten only three-quarter lengths for it all.
The Art Major mare Crazy Cute overcame a sloppy track, a cool early evening near 50 degrees, and a rough two-move journey to win the $13,000 featured distaff pace at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:55.1 during the Sunday (May 30) card.
Crazy Cute tucked into fourth leaving, then had to come uncovered to try to catch pacesetter Caviart Cherie, who had gotten away with a :59 half. But driver George Napolitano Jr., who had five wins on the card, got his mare to pace her own last half in a swift :55.2 in the muck to catch the pacesetter by a length. Trainer Gilbert Garcia-Herrera also shares ownership in the winner with Barbara Arnstine.