Ziegfeld won the $9,000 Open II Trot in 2:00 over a fast track at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (May 3).
The win was the fourth win in nine attempts this season for Ziegfeld, a five-year-old Broadway Hall gelding trained by Gerry Sarama and owned by Michael Torcello of Hamburg, New York.
Ziegfeld ($8.60), the 3-1 second choice in the betting, settled in sixth with driver John Cummings Jr. in the bike as eventual third place finisher Majestic Lad (Ray Fisher Jr.) cut all the fractions in the race of :29.2, :59.3, and 1:29.3. As the field hit the top of the stretch, Ziegfeld unleashed a :30 last quarter-mile to beat second-place finisher Serious George (Kevin Cummings) by one and a quarter lengths at the finish line.
The $4,500 winner's share of the purse put Ziegfeld’s seasonal earnings at $25,380 and lifetime bankroll at $133,062. The win was his 16th in 73 lifetime starts.
Cummings Jr. led all drivers with five wins on the night.
The Pick 7 was finally hit as two lucky patrons cashed in for $17,677 each.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)