There was a double feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday, Oct. 17 as a pair of $34,247 Open paces were carded and the father-son team of trainer Mark Beckwith and driver Brett Beckwith won both of them.
The ladies were first in the distaff division where Remy Brown N went the mile of her life.
Side Piece (Drew Monti) made her way to the front while Remy Brown N was happy to take the trip. Side Piece got to the half in :54.4 with only a tepid bid from behind by Violets Rainbow (Mitchell Cushing), who was leading a weak outer flow.
Side Piece and Remy Brown N were clear from the field around the last turn and when they entered the straightaway, Beckwith left the pocket, bolted to the lead and won by a length over Seaside Tina (Kevin Switzer Jr.) in a career-best clocking of 1:51.1.
The win was the eighth of the year from 16 starts for Remy Brown N ($8.80), a five-year-old Vincent-Paddy Brown mare owned by Steve Manzo and Pie San.
Later the gentlemen got together and Fourever Boy went gate to wire in easy fashion.
Fourever Boy left from post eight and settled on the lead before the :26.3 quarter. With Naturally Gifted A (Bruce Ranger) drafting from second, Fourever Boy got to the half in :55.4 and three-quarters in 1:23.2. When they got to the top of the stretch, Naturally Gifted A made a break and that left Fourever Boy on top by two and he paced to the line with no urging to win in 1:51.2.
Fourever Boy ($10.20), a millionaire son of Sweet Lou-Macharoundtheclock with seven wins from 21 starts in his five-year-old campaign, is owned by Micki Rae Stable and Tim Twaddle.
Both Mark and Brett ended the day with a triple in their respective categories.
Mitchell Cushing also had a hat trick during the afternoon.
Racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Friday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. and there will be a $3,699 carryover in the Wicked Hi-5 pentafecta in race six.
(With files from Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts)