A first-over bid into a fast pace would be enough for Bound For Fame in Friday (August 14) evening's $14,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs, as he was able to overpower his five rivals for a 1:54.3 victory.
Corey Braden settled the eight-year-old S Js Photo gelding just off the pace, drafting from mid-field through a :56.2 middle half before making his move out of fourth on the backstretch. As pacesetter Jailhouse Jessica (Jim Marohn Jr.) opened up on the backstretch, Bound For Fame wore down odds-on favourite Spice It Up Lindy (Mike Simons), ultimately working clear in the final sixteenth. Bound For Fame expanded his lead to one and a quarter lengths, prevailing easily in 1:54.3 over Jailhouse Jessica. Six Bax (Jim Taggart Jr.) rallied through traffic from the back of the pack to save third.
Mike Forte trains Bound For Fame for Rags to Riches of PA LLC and Mark Goldberg.
(Tioga Downs)