Fringed made his return to the track a winning one in the $22,603 Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel Monday, April 27. 

Dan Daley trains and drives the five-year-old, who flashed early speed in his 2026 debut to take an immediate lead after the start. After trotting unopposed through first-half fractions of :27.2 and :57.1, Fringed was met with the challenge of odds-on favourite Platinum As (Aaron Byron), who got to within a length of the leader at three-quarters in 1:26.3. Fringed showed no signs of rust as he held strong late in the mile to secure a three-quarter-length victory in 1:56.2 and register his first career Open win at the Spa. Platinum As came up second-best while But Why (Jimmy Devaux), who came in off back-to-back wins in the Open, closed to finish third.

Fringed, a son of Crazy Wow-Jinx, is now 12-for-48 lifetime with $190,185 in earnings. The gelding races for owners Ann-Mari Daley, Oleg Ivutin and Bain Racing Stables. He paid $14.64 to win in the mild upset.

Trainer Gary Levine took three wins on the 13-race card. Icey Seaside ($7.46) romped in the fifth race to kick off the triple, and Full Scale ($19.06) and Altus Hanover ($3.58) went back-to-back for the trainer in pacesetting victories later in the day. The conditioner has tallied 29 wins in 210 starts this season.

Live racing continues on Tuesday at Saratoga with a matinee that starts at noon. 

(With files from Saratoga Raceway)