No hurry. No worry. That's got to be the motto for BZ Glide and driver Mike Caprio as once again their patience paid off in a victory.
BZ Glide ($3.20) used his familiar late charge, going from last to first, to take a head win over Studio City in the featured $10,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on Friday night (July 24). He covered the mile in 1:58.1 over the fast track.
The race went pretty much true to form as Lutetium (Kevin Cummings) took his usual seat on the front end while BZ Glide settled back to ride the tailgate in fifth.
After watching Lutetium set fractions of :29.1, :59.4 and 1:29.1, BZ Glide, who skimmed the pylons the entire mile, found plenty of racing room in the lightning lane. Caprio used some urging in the stretch and BZ Glide responded by storming to the wire to post the decision. Studio City (Ron Beback Jr.) got up in time for second while the tiring Lutetium held on for third.
It was the third consecutive win for the six-year-old gelded BZ Glide (Yankee Glide-Bloomer Zoomer). Owned by the Caprio Stable and trained by Alana Caprio, BZ Glide earned his fourth victory in seven tries in 2015. The gelding is now a winner of $25,250 this season and $142,207 lifetime.
The final weekend of racing continues on Saturday night with a 12-race card set to get underway at 6:35 p.m. The 2015 season will conclude on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. with 11 races.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)