TSM Photo Bugger inherited the lead early and made the most of it, overpowering the field once on top and capturing Friday’s $22,500 Preferred Trot at The Meadows
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Mike Wilder hustled TSM Photo Bugger toward the front, and when Sharp Edge jumped it off while dueling for the lead, the five-year-old SJs Photo-Rewarding Wink gelding dominated the rest of the way, scoring in 1:54.2. Break The Bank K, the 2010 Breeders Crown three-year-old colt trot winner who was returning from an absence of nearly 16 months, got a good tightener by finishing second, five lengths back, while Southwind Voltage was third.
Jan Fread trains TSM Photo Bugger, a career winner of $133,687, for owner-breeder Ted Tomson.
In the companion feature, the $22,500 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Pace, Crossthreaded made it two straight with a sharp first-over victory in 1:52 for driver Brett Miller, trainer Bruce Riegle and owners Roy Kohl and Anna Coe. Cams Van Go was second, four and three-quarter lengths in arrears, with Spring Break third.
A four-year-old daughter of Towners Big Guy-TMs Miss Hot Shot, Crossthreaded now boasts career earnings of $246,470.
(The Meadows)