MR - IMPOSTER A’S SEVENTH WIN THIS YEAR LEADS THE NATION

Imposter A,  an Australian bred-altered son of Fake Left, scored his seventh victory of the fledgling season on at Monticello Raceway  on Monday afternoon, March 5 and with that  1:58 triumph the pacer now leads the nation in races won this year.

Mike Forte was in the sulky  once again for trainer Elisha Lafreniere and he used the front-end route  with the veteran pacer  to score  a season’s best  for the 9-year-old.

After leaving from the three hole  and getting parked through a :28.2 first quarter before taking command  Forte  hit the breaks a bit and got his pacer by the halfway point in :58.4. From there Greg Merton and Are You Nuts challenged and the two pacers raced side by side up the backstretch and into the final turn before Imposter A  opened some daylight. But once he did Imposter A had to rebuff a serious rally down the “lightning lane” by High Calibre and driver Kevin Switzer Jr. who had enjoyed a two-hole journey throughout the mile.

At the wire Imposter A hung on for a head decision over High Calibre N to notch his seventh victory in eight seasonal  starts.

Imposter A was a head victor over High at the wire  Calibre N at the wire in a time of 1:58 (Gerri Schwarz Photo)

“He’s a gritty old guy and real brave since he’s been winning so often,” noted driver Mike Forte after the victory. “We were forced to race on the engine today but  he (Imposter A) is just as comfortable coming from behind. Of course it’s always a pleasure to drive a horse that is so competitive and gives you his all, and  is successful as a result.”

Owned by  the C&F Associates of  Hillsdale, NJ Imposter A  paid $4.90 for win.