HAMBURG, N.Y.--- Absolutely Certain bobbled at the start of
the $10,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway Friday night (April 25) but overcame
the slight miscue and left little doubt who was the best at the finish line in
registering a half-length victory over Heartsaregonnaroll.
When the starting gate swung open, Absolutely Certain broke
stride momentarily but driver Drew Monti did a great job getting him back on
gait and keeping him in race. Settling in fourth after the misstep, Absolutely
Certain ($9.70) went first over just before the half and chased the
pace-setting Heartsaregonnaroll (Kevin Cummings) from there.
In the stretch, Absolutely Certain showed plenty of trot and
breezed past the leg-weary Heartsaregonnaroll while the lukewarm favorite
Ramblin Rick (Greg Merton) took the show position. The final time was 2:02.4
over the sloppy track.
The victory was the first in 11 starts for Absolutely
Certain (Malabar Man-River Runs Wild). He is owned by Garry Martin and trained
by Sue Stockwell. The win pushed the 6-year-old gelding's earnings to $13,782
in 2014 and $91,773 lifetime.
The racing continues on Saturday night at Buffalo Raceway
with a 13-race card slated to begin at 6:40 p.m. The feature is the $10,500
Open Pace which is scheduled as the eighth race.
For more information including race results, replays,
upcoming promotions news, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
