Aldrich, no stranger to the Mighty M double oval , won
the first race with M. Jeanne Zukowski’s
, Mystical; Heiress ,which was also he
first division of the trotting series.
Sent off the 7-10 favorite from the pylon position Aldrich
wasted little time taking command and then cruising through steady fractions en route to a 2:01.4
triumph over Consulate, handled by his brother-in-law Jimmy Devaux.
Mystical Heiress, a former two-time trotting mare of the
year here at Monticello Raceway trained
by her owner, won her third seasonal victory and returned $3.40 for win.
The second series leg, which went to post in the fifth
race, turned out to be another wire-to-wire victory when Jimmy Taggart, Jr. and
veteran trotter Strongbow got first call at every stanza. For Strongbow, a two- time claiming trotter of the year at
the Mighty M, stopped the timer in2:01.3 and scored his
third seasonal triumph.
Owned by Mary & Manny Fajardo, along with Helen
Licitra and trained by Terry Beck, Strongbow
returned an $8.10 win mutuel.
Aldrich then won the final B’s Startrek Series trot behind
Fox Valley Spencer again in front-end fashion turning back Alan Schwartz
and Iroquouindianmagic by two lengths in
a time if 2:01.2.
Aldrich, now a resident of Saratoga Springs, NY,
co-owns the 5 year old Vaporize gelding with Stanley
Indig of South East, NY. It was the
first seasonal victory for Fox Valley Spencer who’s trained by Jeanne
Zukowski. He paid $3.40 for win.
The hot- handed Aldrich also scored victories in the
second race behind Majestic View Farms, Majestic Midnight ($43.60) in 2:04.1;
with Don Brainard’s Dolly Dagger ($5.50) in 2:01.3 in the fifth; and with Mike
Carrubba and Angelo Nappo’s Urban Art ($4.80) in 2:00.2 in the seventh race.
