Jonathan Roberts rallied on closing night to win five harness racing dashes and edge Johnathan Ahle in the Rosecroft Drivers Standings. Roberts finished with 52 win in 238 starts while Ahle netted 50 wins in 249 starts, including the finale of the meet with Thor And Dr Jones for trainer Greg Trotto and co-owners, Jon
Tuesday marked the start of the eighth annual J.P. Morel Memorial Pacing Series at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The $10,000-per-division series, which went on hiatus in 2020, saw a dominant force emerge as Unique Beach scored decisively in Tuesday’s (May 11) first leg.
The four-year-old Melissa Beckwith trainee came into the series off back-to-back victories, which came by a total of more than 18 lengths. Wally Hennessey piloted Unique Beach on Tuesday and moved the 1-9 betting favourite out to the early lead. The rising star never faced an anxious moment before pacing away from his rivals to score by four lengths in 1:55.4.