The feature race on Friday, Nov. 24 at Plainridge Park was a memorial race named in honour of former Plainridge starting judge Rick Flanders, who passed away in October.
After stepping up to the top class at Plainridge Park last week and running into a 1:49.4 buzzsaw mile turned in by Rocknroll Runa A, Alta Classic A took a step back to the $22,500 upper-level conditioned pace and then strode forward to his third North American win at The Ridge on Thursday afternoon (Nov.2).
Normally leaving the gate fast to cut the mile, Torrid Saint A raced from off the pace on Thursday (Oct. 26) at Plainridge Park and scored the best win of his career in the $22,000 upper-level conditioned pace.
Ron Cushing won the $20,000 upper-level conditioned pace with his newest stable member Alta Classic A on a Thursday (Oct. 12) afternoon card at Plainridge Park where father and son drivers Ron Cushing and Mitchell Cushing dominated the action, accounting for five wins during the card.