Studio City returned to Open Trot competition at Buffalo Raceway on Friday night (May 9) after a successful one-week drop in class and did so impressively with a three-quarter length decision over BZ Glide in the $10,500 feature.

Last week, Studio City used a late kick to rally from far back to win by a head in the Open II. That style worked again to perfection as the five-year-old gelding came from far back in the stretch to win going away.

Big Baller (Ron Beback Jr.) set the tempo with times of :30, 1:02, and 1:32.1 over the 'good' track. Sitting last as the field of six turned for home, winning driver David McNeight III had Studio City ($8.80) in high gear and blew by everyone on the outside to take the victory in 2:02.4. BZ Glide (Mike Caprio) took second-place in his first start of the season while Big Baller held on for third-place.

Studio City, trained by Lisa Lederhouse, is co-owned by Dr. Scott Woogen and Lisa Denison. The win was the fourth in 14 starts this season for Studio City (Conway Hall-Yagot Prestige) and upped his seasonal winnings to $29,945 and lifetime earnings to $154,978.

Racing resumes on Saturday night starting at 6:40 p.m. with a 13-race card slated.

(Buffalo Raceway)