Twisted Pretzel has been the king of the trotters at Saratoga Casino Hotel this year, as the Scott Mongeon trainee has had a breakout season in his seven-year-old campaign.
On Tuesday night, the son of Crazed recorded his third Open Trot win of the year. Jimmy Devaux blasted Twisted Pretzel out from post position eight and made the early lead. After the favourite Smalltownthrowdown (Billy Dobson) yielded the lead to him, Twisted Pretzel got a nice breather in the middle half and reached three quarters in 1:26.4. Up The Alley (Mark Beckwith) took his shot first over and drew nearly even with Twisted Pretzel at one point before the leader held firm and hit the wire first in 1:55.3. Up The Alley finished second while Smalltownthrowdown earned the show spot.
It was the tenth victory of the year for Twisted Pretzel who has earned most of his wins either in the Open or Winners Over levels. Because of his post position, Twisted Pretzel was dismissed at odds of 10-1 in Tuesday’s winning effort.
Though the year is still young, Twisted Pretzel has certainly become the front-runner for Trotter of the Year at Saratoga.
Live racing continues on Wednesday night with a first post time set for 7:05 p.m.
(Saratoga Casino Hotel)