Rising star Brett Beckwith has made a statement this year on the track and he continued his success on Sunday, May 19 at Saratoga Casino Hotel after he posted five driving wins on the afternoon, including a win in the featured $20,548 Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot with Remember Titans.
Beckwith and the Jackie Greene student battled Big Box Hanover for (Larry Stalbaum) the top going to the :28.1 opening marker. Remember Titans relinquished the front and Big Box Hanover led through panels of :58 and 1:27. Remember Titans maintained the pylon position in the pocket until the stretch drive. With a final quarter of in :29.3, Remember Titans swept to the front and went on to win by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:56.4. Big Box Hanover took second and Free Willy Hanover (Chris Long) nabbed the show spot.
Owned by Kellogg Racing Stables LLC and Jackie Greene Stables LLC, the seven-year-old gelded son of E L Titan - Oaklea Samantha recorded his second straight win of the year and his 19th career tally from 62 starts. Remember Titans lifted his career sum to $282,063. As the bettors' choice, he returned $3.80 to win.
Beckwith has 1,074 career wins with more than $10 million in earnings.
There have been 47 full cards this year at Saratoga during which Brett Beckwith has competed. Of those 47, the 21-year-old reinsman has posted a hat trick or better on 27 occasions. In 13 of those cards, Beckwith has achieved five wins or more and two with his career-best six wins on a single card. He currently leads the Saratoga standings with 148 tallies and $999,529 in purses in addition to sitting second on the U.S. leaderboard for wins, behind nine-time leading dash winner Aaron Merriman, while also opening up a lead at Plainridge Park.
Racing at Saratoga Casino Hotel returns on Monday, May 20 with a 14-race card kicking off at 12 p.m.
(Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association)