HAMBURG, N.Y. --- St Lads Zena was assigned the inside post
in the $10,500 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday evening
(April 2) and used that advantage to edge out Delightful Syd by a nose in
1:57.2 over the fast track.
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| St Lads Zena (#1) noses out Delightful Syd (#2) in F&M Open Pace at Buffalo Raceway...photo by Steve Roth |
Scoring from the one hole, the favored St Lads Zena (Ron
Beback Jr.) played give-and-go with Taylor Rei to the opening quarter marker.
It was then a matter if the front-running St Lads Zena had any takers from the
six remaining mares in the stretch run. She had plenty but gamely held them off
thanks to a 28.3 last panel.
Delightful Syd (John Cummings Jr.) scooted down the
'lightning lane' but lost by a heart-breaking nose in the photo while third
place finisher Taylor Rei (Ray Fisher Jr.) finished just 3/4 lengths behind.
It was first victory of the season at Buffalo Raceway and
second of the year for St Lads Zena who had been racing at London and Woodbine
earlier in 2014. The 5-year-old mare (Apaches Fame-Natural Ingredient) is owned
by Keith Pinkowski and trained by Mihajlo Zdjelar Jr. She now has bankrolled
$17,190 this year and $86,950 lifetime.
Harness racing continues on Friday night at Buffalo Raceway
with a 12-race card scheduled at 6:40 p.m.
For more information including race replays, results, news
and upcoming promotions, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
