Fiorentina played 'catch me if you can' with the field in Thursday’s featured $8,400 Fillies and Mares Trot at Buffalo Raceway. She proved to be unstoppable and trotted off like a 3-5 favourite should.
Leaving from the outside post in the field of six, Fiorentina (Aaron Byron) got to the front and never looked back in posting a convincing two and a quarter-length victory over Stormont O My (Drew Monti) in 2:00.1. Zorgwijk Heavenly (Ray Fisher Jr.) rallied for the show spot on the cold evening.
Fiorentina set the fractions of :30.1, 1:00.4 and 1:31 and then ripped off a :29.1 final quarter mile to put the remainder of the field in surrender mode.
It was the second straight victory for Fiorentina ($3.40) in 2014. She had won the $10,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on January 17 so the six-day layoff made little difference.
Owned by Brantford, Ontario partners Frank Lamacchia and Guy Polillo, Fiorentina (Angus Hall-Red Hot And Blue) is a five-year-old mare trained by John Mungillo. It was her 16th career victory and sent her career earnings to $138,229.
(Buffalo Raceway)