Lip Reader A silenced the field in Buffalo Raceway's $20,139 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (April 19) with a 1-1/4 length victory over Stranger Things in 1:54.4 over the good track.

After watching Vel Mr Nice Guy (Joe Chindano Jr.) put up early splits of :28.4 and :57.4, Lip Reader A (Drew Monti) began his first over trip hitting the half mile marker. From there, he reached the top with a panel to pace and was able to stride away to the victory over Stranger Things (Kevin Cummings). A :57.1 back half by Lip Reader A proved to be the dagger that sent the rest of the field packing. Panettone Hanover (Jim Morrill Jr.) captured the show position.

Co-owned by Vogel & Wags Nags LLC and Team Rice Racing LLC, the 11-year-old Lip Reader A (Sportswriter-Strike Line) has two victories in five tries this season. The score jumped his 2025 earnings to $26,429 and to $318,827 in his lifetime.

There were a pair of $17,361 paces to highlight the undercard.

Davey Day Trader (James McNeight Jr.) took the first division with a coast to coast decision by 1-3/4 lengths over Idealthecards (Mike Baumeister) in a season's best 1:55.4.

Getting the early jump on the field, Davey Day Trader ($3.90) showed the way the entire mile, registering splits of :28.3, :58 and 1:27.3. It appeared Idealthecards might have an opportunity to catch the pace setter down the stretch but that attempt fizzled out. Mach Le More A (David McNeight III) took the show spot.

Owned by McNeight Jr. and trained by Jim McNeight, the triumph was the second win of the season for the five-year-old Davey Day Trader (Huntsville-Gigi Deo). The victory pushed his 2025 earnings to $18,999 and to $131,591 in his career.

Shipsaway (David McNeight III) bid 'bon voyage' to the field in the second bracket with gate to wire win in 1:56.1 over Porters Man.

Able to set sail early, Shipsaway stomped out fractions of :28.2, :57.1 and 1:26.4 but had to hang on late as Porters Man (Kevin Cummings) made a late rally but had that effort come up short by a neck. Out On Bail (Morrill Jr.) was third.

Owned by 716 Standardbreds and conditioned by Courtney Wright, Shipsaway (Dream Away-Silk Slip) is a five-year-old gelding that has four wins in 11 tries on the campaign. The victory increased his seasonal winnings to $31,107 and to $169,971 in his career.

McNeight III, Morrill Jr., Monti and Joseph Chindano Jr. all had two driving wins on the card. Shawn McDonough collected a pair of training victories.

Racing will resume on Wednesday (April 23) afternoon with a 12-race program set. There will be a $2,297 carryover in the Pick 5 which will begin in the second race.

(With files from Buffalo Raceway)