HAMBURG, N.Y.--- Beechwood Wayne came flying on the outside
late and shocked the field in the $10,500 Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway in 1:59
over the good track on Saturday night (Feb. 8).
Sent off at 17-1, Beechwood Wayne (Ron Beback Jr.) managed
to get past Little Santamonica at the wire and score the win by a head,
returning a healthy $37.80 to his faithful backers.
It was almost an incredible victory for the lone mare in the
field, Little Santamonica (Aaron Byron), as she was parked the entire mile and
seemed in control in mid stretch. But it was Beechwood Wayne, who was dead last
at the top of the stretch, that came charging late and pulled out the win
thanks to a 28.3 late quarter.
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...#5 Beechwood Wayne gets up in time for win in Buffalo
Raceway Open Pace...photo by Steve Roth
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Little Santamonica finished a heart-broken second while
Rockavellian (Billy Dobson) took the show spot.
The victory was the third straight in 2014 for Beechwood
Wayne, who has stepped up in class the past three weeks and successfully
handling each test sent his way. Owned by Tessa Roland and Mark Jakubik, the
7-year-old Beechwood Wayne has now earned $13,250 this year and $173,346
lifetime.
Racing will continue on Wednesday with a 12-race program
scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. The Guaranteed $5,000 Pick-4 will start in the
fifth race.
For more information including results, race replays,
statistics and the latest news, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
