Lee Deyermand’s Fessup Fred, a razor-sharp seven-year-old altered son of Super Freddie, made it three in a row winning Friday's featured $8,000 Open II Handicap Trot at Batavia Downs Casino

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With the summer-fall meet’s dash-leading driver Kevin Cummings in the sulky, Fessup Fred left enough from his rail post position to string out A Work In Progress (Robert Verney) and a three-wide Jack Sparrow (Jim McNeight) as the field of seven clicked the first quarter beam in :28.2.

Moving up around the clubhouse turn on the payoff half and heading to three-quarters, Fessup Fred assumed command and trotted strongly to the wire for a 1-1/4 length score in 1:58.4.

Craiger with Jimmy Whisman closed from far back to be second while A Work In Progress finished third.

D J Millner is the conditioner of Fessup Fred ($5.20), who won for the sixth time this season and raised his lifetime earnings to over $118,000.

Kevin Cummings was the driving star of the evening guiding home five winners. He also won with Shrewsbury Falcon, Midnight Jogger, Clay Hill King Pin and Educator. Jack Flanigen had three winners on the program while Ray Fisher had a double.

Racing resumes on Saturday night, post time is 7:05 p.m. The Downs will honour Gaston Guindon with a special night. He will be in track lobby from 6 until 7 p.m. to meet and greet his many friends and race fans. “The Gasser” was one of the leading drivers at the Genesee Country oval from 1969 until the early 1990’s.

(Batavia Downs)