Memorynimagination became the first trotter to win a pair of Opens on the young season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when the Jimmy Nickerson trainee put the swoop to the group in the Monday, Feb. 23 feature.
Memorynimagination got away last in the seven-horse Open Trot but when two longshots slugged it out in a first half in :58.2, the table was set for the closers in the race. Memorynimagination made his move heading to three-quarters and picked off horses one-by-one before surging in the stretch to score in 1:58.2 over the "good" track. Delayed Hanover (Jacob Cutting) was a strong second in his return to the Open while Send It In Hanover (Kyle Swift) earned the show spot in the $22,603 feature for high-steppers.
Last week (Feb. 16), Memorynimagination recorded a victory in the local Open for the first time going coast-to-coast with Matt Athearn in the bike and on Tuesday, the seven-year-old Father Patrick-Fellowship Of Two gelding showed his versatility by out-closing his rivals to complete the back-to-back jacks for owner Joseph Trice of Hampden, Maine.
Memorynimagination paid $7.74 to win on Monday.
Live harness racing continues on Tuesday with a matinee that begins at 12 p.m.
(With files from Saratoga Casino Hotel)