Ima Happy Fella GB Jogs In Saratoga Main Event

Ima Happy Fella GB was ultra-impressive in winning his local debut on Monday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

The invader came in as a winner of four races in six tries since joining the Rob Harmon stable late last year.

The UK-bred pacer was the public’s odds-on favourite in Monday’s $11,000 feature for pacers and looked every bit the part. Driver Jay Randall moved Ima Happy Fella GB out to the early lead and never looked back as the impressive invader scored a decisive victory in 1:54.3 at odds of 1-5.

A winner of nine of 16 starts in 2022 between his U.S. races and those overseas, Ima Happy Fella GB has now rattled off three victories in his first four starts in ’23. The six-year-old Rogue Hall gelding is owned by Harmon Racing Stable, Dein Spriggs and William Muggleston.

The strong group of rivals that were defeated on Monday includes Third Edition (Leon Bailey), who was the runner-up to Ima Happy Fella GB, and Aerosmith Hanover (Shawn Gray), who finished third after coming into the race two-for-two on the year.

Live racing continues on Tuesday afternoon with a matinee beginning at 12 p.m.

(Saratoga Casino Hotel)