Bolt Of Beauty delivered a stellar performance at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday, March 19, cruising to a 2-1/4-length victory in the featured $15,000 event for distaff pacers on a picture-perfect day.
Dropping down from the Open I-II level for the fillies and mares pacers, Bolt Of Beauty (David McNeight III) started from post three and had a brief tussle with Big Bad Mosa (Kevin Cummings) before clearing to the top.
From there, Bolt Of Beauty was a model of consistency through the opening three panels as she used three consecutive splits of :29. But in the final quarter mile, she kicked it up a notch and went :28 in collecting the 1:55 nod. Big Bad Mosa took the place position with McVera (Shawn McDonough) rolling in for third place honours.
Trained by David Russo, the eight-year-old Bolt Of Beauty (Bolt The Duer-Natural Luck) is owned by Going On Drive LLC. The win was her first of the season in seven attempts, jumping her 2025 bankroll to $22,441 and lifetime earnings to $424,172 lifetime. She returned $18.20 for the 8-1 upset.
Drew Monti and McNeight III each had triples in the afternoon, with Mike Baumeister and Kyle Swift each registering two wins. Chris Petrelli had three training victories with Michael Ohol and David Russo getting two apiece.
Racing resumes on Saturday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m., featuring a strong 14-race program. The $14,000 USD Open Trot and Pace will go off as the seventh and eighth races, respectively.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)