Jimmy Connor B Remains Hot At Plainridge

He’s been impressive since coming to Massachusetts with three wins in his last four starts. But Jimmy Connor B still had more to show and evidence of that came in the $17,500 pacing feature at Plainridge Park where he won “easy as a Sunday morning” on a Tuesday afternoon.

Driver Nick Graffam got away seventh from post seven with Jimmy Connor B and watched as Ucanttouchthis (Brett Beckwith) went to the quarter in :26.2 and then gave Always A Miki (Kevin Switzer, Jr.) a parking ticket from the three-eighths to the three-quarters. Third over in that outer flow was Jimmy Connor B who swung three deep halfway up the backside and swooped the field in a :27 flat third panel before heading into the last turn. He took a 1-1/2 length lead into the stretch and then Jimmy Connor B just cruised home to a 3-1/4 length romp in a new lifetime mark of 1:50. 

Jimmy Connor B ($4.60) got his 10th career win for owners Triple D Stables, M G Stable, Toby Rekoon and Frank Canzone. This was one of two winners for trainer Melissa Beckwith on Tuesday as she also scored with Little Willy ($20.00) in a lifetime best of 1:51.3.

Driver Kevin Switzer, Jr. and trainer Elisha Lafreniere had a huge afternoon at The Ridge after they pulled off a driver/trainer natural hat trick in races three, four and five. They won with Colonel Bayama (1:53.3, $4.80), Bag Pipe Major (1:52.4, $7.00) and then took the co-feature with Mansome ($10.00) who brushed late to win by a length in 1:51.3.  Lafreniere also had two seconds and a third from her six entries giving her a stellar .741 UTR for the day.

Live racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 29) at 2 p.m.

(Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts)