Monticello Raceway's leading trainer, Bo Sowers, scored a hat trick on the Thursday afternoon (Dec. 3) program at the Catskills oval.

Sowers' Terem Up Louie lit up the tote board in the opener, winning in 1:59.4 and returning a healthy $87.00 win mutuel. Hypnoticdream ($3.50) overcame post 8 in the fifth race and scored a four-length wire-to-wire win in 1:56.4, and Our Regal Ideal N ($2.70) romped in the sixth, winning by 12 lengths in 1:56.1 to complete Sowers' training triple.

Sowers' son, 20-year-old McGwire Sowers, handled the driving duties on all three occasions. McGwire now ranks sixth among Monticello drivers with 70 wins this season, 40 behind leader Bruce Aldrich Jr. Meanwhile, Bo has extended his lead atop the training standings to 76-55 over Gary Messenger.

(with files from Monticello Raceway)