Classic Rock Nroll and driver Dan Noble converted off a perfect pocket trip to win the $122,500 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Final for trainer Tony O'Sullivan on Saturday night at Saratoga Raceway.
Classic Rock Nroll, who earned a win and finished second in the opening legs of the series, followed the lead of inside starter Bjs Beguia (Billy Dobson) through fractions of :26.4 :55.4 and 1:23.4 before kicking home in :27.4 to prevail in 1:51.4. Dancin Yankee (Dan Cappello Jr.) rallied three-wide from mid-pack to finish second while Future Character (Rick Dane Jr.) came in third, both three-quarters of a length behind the winner.
The 2012 Battle Of Lake Erie champion now sports a seasonal record reading 5-5-4 in 19 starts with purse earnings totalling $245,650 for New York's Frank Bellino. The five-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover and Hall Of Fame mare Classic Wish notched his 13th career win to bring his bankroll to $572,710.
Driver Yannick Gingras swept Saturday's $117,978 New York Sire Stakes divisions for three-year-old pacing colts with Major Bombay in 1:51.3 for trainer Tony Alagna and Ron Burke trainee Breakin The Law in 1:52.2.