Platinum As broke a tie with three other top trotters at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday (Sept. 14) when the Melissa Beckwith trainee won the $25,000 Open for the fifth time in 2026. 

A pair of Platinum As’s Monday rivals Send It In Hanover and defending Horse of the Year But Why each own four Open victories in 2026 along with Wolfpack Zach, the winningest horse of the meet at the Spa this year. 

Platinum As was aggressively piloted on Monday by Chris Long who made a quarter-move with the race’s 5-2 second-choice in the wagering. The Beckwith-trained trotter cruised unopposed in a first half that went in :57.2 before being met with the challenge of Makeorbreakzaz S (Larry Stalbaum) who was making his debut in the Open Trot. Platinum As rattled off three quarters in 1:26 while feeling just mild pressure from the favorite before drawing away to win by three and three-quarters lengths in a mile clocked in 1:55.1. Makeorbreakzaz S finished second in the Monday feature while But Why (Jimmy Devaux) earned the show spot.

Platinum As owns $727,758 in career earnings following his sixth win this year. The eight-year-old E L Titan-Jarette As gelding is owned by Brett Beckwith of Wilton, NY, Yannick Gingras of Allentown, NJ, and Fac Racing LLC of Scarsdale, NY.

Live racing resumes on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Saratoga with a matinee that begins at 12 p.m.  

(With files from Saratoga Raceway)