Frondeur and Boston Rocks each captured their respective features on the season opener at Tioga Downs on Saturday, May 4.
Frondeur ($5.10) won the $13,699 fillies and mares pace for driver Ridge Warren.
No Cigar Tony (Mike Merton) put up all the early fractions of :27.2, :57.3 and 1:25.1. As they made the turn for home, Frondeur flew right on by to win in 1:54.4. No Cigar Tony had to settle for second money. Prairie Magical (Jim Taggert Jr.) finished third.
Frondeur is a four-year-old mare by A Rocknroll Dance, bred and owned by Shim Racing LLC and trained by Erv Miller. She made it into the win column in her second start of the season and now has five career victories, pushing her lifetime earnings over the $100,000 mark.
New York Sire Stakes champion Boston Rocks ($2.20) cruised to an easy win in the $13,699 co-featured pace for a successful sophomore debut in rein to Tyler Miller.
Twin B Kingston (Barton Dalious) led to the quarter in :27.3 then Allbetsonfritz (Ridge Warren) took over with a lap to go and was first to the half in :58. Boston Rocks blasted on by and led to three-quarters in 1:25. As they reached the stretch, it became a battle for second as Boston Rocks won by 6-3/4 lengths in a lifetime best of 1:53.4. P L Quesadilla (Tom Merton) was the runner-up and Twin B Kingston finished third.
Boston Rocks is a homebred Boston Red Rocks colt, trained by Mike Deters for owners Rick Berks and Peter Blood. A two-time Grand Circuit stakes runner-up during his freshman campaign last year, Boston Rocks now has five career victories to his credit and nearly $360,000 in earnings.
Miller drove four winners on the card. He combined with Deters two more times for wins with James Hanover and The Stunning Nun N. His other win was with Arnies Angel.
Live harness racing returns to Tioga Downs on Sunday, May 5 with a 13-race card starting at 1 p.m.
(With files from Tioga Downs)