It was another typical victory for Lutetium as the nine-year-old gelding went wire-to-wire in a seasonal-best 1:57 to post an easy three and three-quarter length decision over J A T O in Buffalo Raceway's $10,000 Open Trot on Friday night (July 22).
Zooming off the gate from the five post, driver Todd Cummings, who finished the night with four victories, put Lutetium ($6.20) in his customary spot on the front end and it was clear sailing from there.
With fractions of :28.2, :58.1 and 1:27.1, Lutetium had a comfortable two-length edge with a quarter-mile to trot and enjoyed the uneventful journey to the finish line. J A T O (Mike Caprio) was second with Winkys Pride (Drew Monti) third.
Owned by Colleen Girdlestone and trained by Mark Laidlaw, Lutetium (Credit Winner-Luby) has won five times in 21 starts this season, pushing his earnings to $41,980 and $398,897 lifetime.
It was a great night for the longshots as the average win price on the 10-race program was $17.50. Scarlet Starlet lit up the toteboard with a $53.50 victory while Jann Down ($32.60) and Livefreeordiehard ($31.20) were other big priced winners.
Kevin Cummings and Ray Fisher Jr. each had a driving double and Angelo Nappo had a pair of training victories.
Racing will resume on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. The program will feature six finals of the Championship Claiming Series.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)