by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- Deliciouslynaughty has certainly been a
dominate damsel this season. She proved it once again on Wednesday night (April
26), this time by finding a place in the Buffalo Raceway record book with a
gutsy nose victory over V'La Faire in 1:54.2.
The time equaled the standard for aged pacing mares of
1:54.2 established by Majic Laughter and Case Solved in 2014.
It appeared that Deliciouslynaughty (Larry Stalbaum)
was going to set the fractions in the $8,200 featured pacing event for the
ladies by reaching the quarter pole in 28.1. After going by that station, V'La
Faire, sitting third, tipped out and cruised to the lead, posting a half in
56.4 and hitting the three quarter marker in 1:26.1.
In the stretch drive, it looked like V'La Faire (Wade
Tomaszewski) might hang on for the victory but Deliciouslynaughty ($5.50) made
one last gasp and managed to stick a nose in front at the wire. Mayabelle (Ray
Fisher Jr.) took the show position.
"My mare kicked in at the last moment at the
wire," Stalbaum said of pulling out the narrow win aboard
Deliciouslynaughty. "I never thought about a track record. I was more
worried about catching V'La Faire."
Deliciouslynaughty has been in the money in 14 of 16 races
this season, including six victories. The 10-year-old mare (Mach Three-Naught
Enough Hare) has earned $35,606 in 2017 and $449,151 lifetime. She is owned by
Stalbaum and trained by Kimberly Asher.
Fisher Jr. found the winner's circle four times while
Stalbaum and Ron Beback Jr. doubled. Kimberly Asher and Jim Graham posted two
training wins.
Racing will continue on Friday evening at 5 p.m. with an
11-race program scheduled. There's a Pick-5 carryover of $778 which begins in
the second race.
For more information including the latest news, upcoming
promotions, race replays and results, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
