A Good Quest powered out of the pocket on the backstretch and drove clear to a 1-3/4-length victory in the $14,726 featured optional-claiming pace on Tuesday, April 28 at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

The Eve Bergeron trainee was the 4-5 favourite as he drew the rail in the featured race for younger pacers. Aaron Byron elected to sit the pocket to 98-1 shot Captain Dee Tee (Jacob Cutting), who took the field past the quarter in :27.2 and to the half in :58. A Good Quest popped the pocket and drew alongside the leader past three quarters in 1:27.2 before imposing his will around the final turn. A Good Quest paced away to a his third win of the year in 12 starts, stopping the timer in 1:55.3. Can Am (Phil Fluet) rolled for second over Captain Dee Tee.

A Good Quest, a four-year-old son of Hunstville-Just Fine, is now 10-for-48 lifetime with $106,242 in earnings for owners Dennis and Simone Noud. The win price was $3.60.

Byron, who also won the previous race with Hurrikane Lillouie ($2.36), guided his third consecutive winner on the card when he drove Marcello Hanover ($9.12) to victory for trainer Jordan Derue one race after the feature. Byron moved up to sixth in the drivers' standings this season with the Tuesday hat trick. The 41-year-old reinsman called Saratoga home for the first time last year, and following a top-10 finish in the standings in 2025, Byron has come back with a strong campaign this year. 

Live racing resumes on Saturday with a first post time of noon.

(With files from Saratoga Raceway)