Trainer Stacey McLenaghan had a solid night at the office on Thursday (Feb. 13) at Rosecroft Raceway, winning three races including the featured trot and distaff pace.
McLenaghan and driver Corey Braden kicked off their hat trick by winning the fifth race, a first-level conditioned trot, with Creekside Pete ($5.00, 1:57). In the ninth, an $11,429 conditioned pace for fillies and mares, Throw The Play ($6.80; pictured above), whom Braden owns, closed a six-length gap through the far turn to catch the front flight, angled off the pegs above the eighth pole, and vaulted four-wide to reel in 6-5 favourite Kix Hanover by three-quarters of a length in 1:55.2. They came right back in the 10th race, a $7,857 upper-level conditioned trot, to post a gate-to-wire, 1:57.2 win with Timestorm ($11.60) for the partnership of David Jarvis and Aaron Waxman.
Johnathan Ahle led all drivers with four wins on the 12-race card.
Live harness racing returns to Rosecroft on Monday (Feb. 17); first post for the 12-race program is 7:15 p.m. (EST). Free past performance pages and The Players' Guide tip sheet are available for free download at rosecroft.com.
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