Shawn Gray reached a major career milestone on Thursday when he surpassed the $20 million career earnings mark after he won the seventh race at Plainridge Park with Marcus Seelster (1:54, $4.40). The $5,500 winner’s share of the $11,000 purse pushed Gray’s lifetime total to $20,002,755.
Gray came into today’s races needing $17,370 to reach that plateau and once "The Maine Event" got rolling, it was clear that he would easily hit the mark during the afternoon.
Marcus Seelster was only one of four wins on Gray's Grand Slam day as he also scored with Cornerd Beach (1:56, $25.60), Firstup (1:54.2, $2.60) and Levi At Play (1:55.3, $4.00).
A native of Waterville, Maine and currently based at Saratoga Raceway, Gray has been driving since 1993 when he got his first pari-mutuel win with Timer Choice at Presque Isle, Maine. He has since been a regular on the New England circuit for his entire life, but has also been a major force in New York State.