by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- Hot Patootie has been used to going
gate-to-wire recently to find her way to the winner's circle at Buffalo
Raceway. But that method went out the window on Wednesday night (May 17).
Getting the long journey on the outside the entire mile, Hot Patootie was still
good enough to top the field in the $8,200 pace for the mares.
For Hot Patootie ($13.20), it was her third victory in her
last four starts. She beat Double Joy by a half length in 1:56.0 over the fast
track.
It was a four-way battle to the top and when the dust
settled on the warm evening, Voltina found herself in the lead. Going by the
half in 57.4, Double Joy (Larry Stalbaum) was in command with Hot Patootie
(Drew Monti) inching her way closer on the outside.
The final panel boiled down to a battle between the two
mares with the relentless Hot Patootie managing to wear down Double Joy late to
take win. Squeeze This (Ron Beback Jr.) took the show spot.
Owned by David Crumb and trained by Joe Skowyra, it was the
fifth victory in 16 appearances for Hot Patootie (Hot Pans-Getting Better). The
win upped her seasonal earnings to $17,578 and $80,767 lifetime.
Monti finished the evening with four wins in the bike while
Stalbaum and Jim Morrill Jr. posted doubles. Trainer JD Perrin had a training
triple and Bo Sowers had two.
Racing will continue on Friday night at 5 p.m. with a
10-race card scheduled.
For more information including upcoming promotions, race
replays, results and the latest news, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
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