Shady City put no shade on who was the best in Buffalo Raceway's $10,000 Open Pace on Saturday night (May 27).
Getting parked the entire mile, Shady City (Larry Stalbaum) took his second straight featured event with an impressive one and a half length victory over Sir Ziggy Z Tam in a seasonal best 1:53.3 over the fast track.
Gallant Seelster, set the fractions of :28, :56.1 and 1:25.2 while Shady City found the long journey to be just a nuisance in the end. Turning for home, Gallant Seelster had enough for the night. That allowed Stalbaum and Shady City to show who the best were. After taking the lead, they were easily able to stave off the threats from Sir Ziggy Z Tam (Ray Fisher Jr.) and Brees Creek (Drew Monti), who finished in second and third-place, respectively.
Owned by Stalbaum and trained by Kim Asher, the seven-year-old gelded Shady City (Metropolitan-Maid In Shade) earned his fifth win this year in 18 tries. Finishing in the money 14 times in 2017, Shady City has increased his seasonal bankroll to $41,536 and lifetime earnings to $272,113.
Stalbaum finished the evening with four victories, Jim Morrill Jr. had a triple and Kevin Cummings and Monti two wins each. Asher had three training victories.
Racing will continue on Wednesday night at Buffalo Raceway with an 11-race card set for 5 p.m.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)