The Grey Filly, a five-year-old Northern Luck roan mare, out of the Laag mare A Roan Again, won the $10,000 Filly and Mares Open Pace in a season’s best 1:56.1, for owner Sandra Beback of Depew, N.Y., at Buffalo Raceway Friday night
(June 3). It was the third win this season for The Grey Filly, who won for the 16th time, in 86 lifetime attempts.
The Grey Filly ($10.00) leaving from post four, and driven by reinsman Chris Page, made every pole a winning one setting all the fractions in the race, :28.4, :58.1, and 1:27.3. A :28.3 last quarter-mile put the winner three-quarter lengths ahead of second place finisher An Original (Kevin Cummings) at the finish line. Pebble Run (Keith Kash, Jr.) came in third.
Trained by Ron Beback, Jr., the $5,000 share of the winning purse put The Grey Filly’s seasons bankroll at $26,941 and $118,730 lifetime.
In the $10,000 co-feature Open Trot, Catch That Yank, with driver Ray Fisher, Jr. in the sulky, also went wire to wire to win in a season’s best 2:00.1 for owner Howard Ouriel of Rochester N.Y. It was the third win this year for Catch That Yank ($13.40), who is trained by Rose Russo.
The five-year-old Yankee Glide gelding shot right to the lead from post four, and played catch me if you can, setting all the fractions, :28.2, :58.3, and 1:29.3. It was a close three-way photo at the finish line, which saw Bologna (Chris Page) a neck behind in second, and Trotslikethewind (Kevin Cummings) three-quarters of a length back in third.
Live harness Racing will resume on Saturday June 4, with first post scheduled for 6:40 p.m.
Just a reminder that New York Sire Stakes action kicks off the first Sunday card of the meet with first race post scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Seven divisions of sophomore filly pacers will go postward, with $21,757 per division on the line.
(Buffalo Raceway)