Last week’s Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel saw rivals Cash Me Out and Up The Alley hit the line at the same time. It was the first dead-heat in an Open thus far in 2017 at 'The Spa.'
In Tuesday’s instalment of the $18,000 Open, Cash Me Out and Up The Alley got away last and second to last as a speed duel ensued. After fractions of :27.3 and :55.2 were put up in the first half, Cash Me Out and Up The Alley made their moves.
The Kyle Spagnola-trained Cash Me Out powered up first over and took over the lead with relative ease. Up The Alley followed that one’s cover and as the front-runner tired, that tandem drew off from the field. Cash Me Out, who was driven by Billy Dobson, opened up a big lead around the final turn and wound up stopping the timer in 1:54 for his second consecutive score in the feature. Up The Alley (Dan Cappello, Jr.) came up second best and has now finished first or second in four consecutive tries in the Open. Longshot Tober (Brian Cross), who finished third behind the top tandem last week, did so once again on Tuesday night.
Cash Me Out returned $6.50 to win in what was his sixth victory of the season. The winner is owned by the Traylor Racing Stable, LLC of Ballston Spa, NY.
Their stable scored a pair of victories on the night as trotter Cash Poor (Jimmy Devaux) prevailed in the race following the Open on the Tuesday card.
Live racing continues on Wednesday night at Saratoga with a fifteen race card featuring NY Sire Stakes for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters. First post time is set for 7:05 p.m.
(Saratoga Casino Hotel)