Tiktok Roy was a resounding winner in a $12,838 conditioned trotting race co-featured on Monday, March 25 at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
The Monica Krist trainee has been lightly raced over the course of the last year and a half but has found his stride in recent weeks. Tiktok Roy cruised to a six-length romp earlier this month and did so in a speedy 1:57.2. Following a break in his previous start, Tiktok Roy was the 8-5 second choice in the wagering on Monday while stepping up in class from the level of his first win of the season.
The four-year-old Swan In A Million gelding made an easy lead with Billy Dobson driving for owner Rick Dobson of Howell, Michigan. With the race’s favourite having made a break early in the mile, Tiktok Roy never faced a legitimate challenge in going coast-to-coast in a win time that matched that of his first seasonal victory, scoring in 1:57.2 once again as an open-length winner, this time over a 'good' track.
The other co-featured trot went the way of longshot Ruby Roundhouse, who came from off the pace to win by a neck in 1:58.4 at odds of 28-1. Jay Randall piloted Ruby Roundhouse, a four-year-old You Know You Do mare, to the win for trainer Barry Segel and owners Nick Segel and Claude Bourgois.
(With files from Saratoga Casino Hotel)