by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- It's safe to say that Hot Deuce is on fire
right now. After scoring an eye-popping 14-length win in 1:54.2 last week in an
$8,000 claiming event in his Buffalo Raceway debut, Hot Deuce took a giant step
up in class on Saturday night (April 9).
Landing in the $10,000 in Open pace, Hot Deuce ($12.00) put
in another blistering performance, beating Shady City by a neck in 1:53.2 over
the fast track. The time was the quickest of the season at Buffalo Raceway and
was also a lifetime mark for Hot Deuce.
After making starts this season at Western Fair, Flamboro
Downs and Woodbine, Hot Deuce is thriving in his new Buffalo Raceway
surroundings as he is now a perfect 2-for-2.
At the start, China Dream was able to jump to the top in the
field of six. Setting fractions of 28.1, 57.0 and 1:25.0, China Dream (Shawn
Gray) had to deal with the pesky Hot Deuce (Drew Monti) who got a first over
trip starting just before the opening half.
In the stretch, Hot Deuce continued to grind on the outside
and was able to take the lead late. Shady City (Larry Stalbaum) made a gallant
effort and finished a tough-luck second a neck back while China Dream was third
in the blanket finish.
Owned by Mike McAllister and trained by Sabrina Clevenger,
Hot Deuce (Armbro Deuce-Hot Dam Here Iam) is a 5-year-old gelding that has
three wins in eight tries in 2017. The victory upped his season bankroll to
$11,996 and $47,856 lifetime.
Monti was on fire in the sulky as he registered a
five-bagger while Ray Fisher Jr. tripled and Ron Beback Jr. doubled. Trainer JD
Perrin had two winners.
Racing will resume on Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. with an
11-race card scheduled.
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