Duplicated N copied his performance of last week after taking early control of the race and never looking back to win the $14,000 weekly pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon.
Duplicated N (Bruce Ranger) watched as Hudson Phil (Jay Randall) rushed by him to grab the lead in a brisk :26.1 before pulling the pocket to retake the top as they rolled by the stands. From there Ranger had it all under control and called the shots to his liking.
After tapping the breaks in the second panel to :29.2, Duplicated N switched into glide and posted a :27.3 third quarter that stifled an outside attack from Deetzy (Greg Merton). When they came out of the last turn, Duplicated N opened up a two length advantage that he would continue to extend as he paced down the lane under wraps, eventually winning by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:51, which was a new seasonal mark.
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In just his fourth North American start, Some Waratah A put up the fastest mile of the young racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel, winning the featured $12,000 Open Pace in 1:53.
Greg Merton moved the seven-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere to the top to set fast fractions throughout before turning aside a brief challenge from Walkinshaw N (Jimmy Devaux) in mid-stretch. Pocket rival Crockets Cullen N (Larry Stalbaum) wound up finishing second; Walkinshaw N faded to third.
Some Waratah A, who paid $3.90 to win in his Saratoga debut, was one of two winners on the card for Merton, trainer Amanda Kelley, and the Scheigert Racing Stable.