Dragin The Wagon was a gate-to-wire winner for Team Byron in Saturday’s $10,000 featured trot at Tioga Downs.
With Aaron Byron at the controls, Dragin The Wagon ($7.10) charged off the gate from his outside position and put up fractions of :27.3, :571 and 1:25.2 before filing home in :29.3 to win in 1:55.
Trained by Jeff Byron for owners Cary, David, and Michael Cantelon, Dragin the Wagon was pressured a little at the top of the stretch by second place finisher Noble Anthony (Atlee Bender), but the gelding found another gear and won easily. SR Radar finished third.
Dragin The Wagon is an eight-year-old gelding by Angus Hall. It was his third win of the season and his 42nd career victory.
Mike Merton won three races on the night. His wins were with Jupiter Johnny ($3.70), Commentary ($7.60), and Odds In Play ($13.20).
Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Sunday featuring three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies. Also Tioga Downs, the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association, and the Harness Horse Breeders’ of NYS are joining together once again to host its Annual “Scholarship Race”. It will be after race 2. The 15 race card starts at 1:00 p.m.
(Tioga Downs)