Picture This went gate-to-wire for owner/trainer/driver Charlie Norris en route to winning Saturday’s $9,000 feature trot at Tioga Downs.
The seven-year-old gelding by Classic Photo charged to the front and never looked back. Picture This ($3.00) put up the fractions of :28.4, :57.4 and 1:26.2 before scooting home in :28.3 to win in 1:55. It was the second win of the year in 18 starts for the trotter. Mckensies Star (Fern Paquet, Jr.) finished a gritty second while Explosive Drama (Micke Merton) came up late to get third.
Jim Meittinis and Aaron Byron would each win three races on the night.
Meittinis first won with Master Of Puppets ($3.90). He drove Winemaster Hanover ($2.80) to victory for his second win. He got win number three with Katch Kanna ($8.00).
Byron would pick up his first win with two-year-old Rolling Sea (Roll With Joe-Romancing The Sea) paying ($6.80). His second win was with American Mistress ($5.30). The final victory was with Believe This Romeo ($7.90).
Tioga Downs returns to live action Sunday with a 12 race card starting at 1 p.m.
(Tioga Downs)