by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- A break at the start looked like it might
have doomed the chances of Itsonlyrocknroll A ($3.80) in Buffalo Raceway's
$10,000 Open Pace on Saturday night (Feb. 18) but in the end, he had the remaining
six participants waving the white flag in surrender.
Itsonlyrocknroll A (Larry Stalbaum) continued to stamp
himself as the top pacer on the Buffalo Raceway grounds by breezing to an easy
3-3/4 length victory over Bubbie Boy in 1:55.1 over the fast track. It was his
fourth victory in five appearances in 2017.
Able to regroup and get back on gait going around the first
turn, Itsonlyrocknroll A was in high gear to the opening quarter mile and
eventually took command going around the clubhouse turn the final time.
With Stalbaum popping the plugs before the three-quarter
pole, Itsonlyrocknroll A impressively increased his lead to six lengths at the
top of the stretch and jogged home from there.
The only battle to the wire was for the minor spoils as Bubbie
Boy (Shawn Gray) rallied for second place with Knocking Around (David McNeight
II) rolling into third.
Itsonlyrocknroll A (Million Dollar Cam-Boldandbeautiful) is
a 6-year-gelding owned by Stalbaum and trained by Kimberly Asher. The win
pushed his earnings to $22,700 this season and $190,920 lifetime.
It was a great night for the Stalbaum/Asher team as Larry
captured six events in the sulky while Kim conditioned four winners.
Shawn Gray posted a triple in the bike while JD Perrin notched
a training four-bagger.
Racing will resume on Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. with an
11-race program scheduled.
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latest news, race replays and results, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
