by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- Lady London was the fabulous female on
Wednesday night (May 1) in Buffalo Raceway's $10,500 Class A Open Handicap pace
for the filly and mares as she broke two track records in going the mile in
1:53.2.
Driven by Billy Davis Jr., Lady London ($3.30) eclipsed the
all-age mark for the distaff pacers of 1:53.3 set in 2015 by Mosquito Blue Chip
and also established a new standard for the aged (5+) mare pacers of 1:53.3
registered in 2018 by Sportsmuffler. And to put an exclamation point on the
night, it was a lifetime best.
Davis Jr. said about the record breaking journey aboard Lady
London. "I just stepped on it with her when (Kevin Cummings) came up
behind me with You Mach Me Crazy at the three-quarter pole."
He went on to say, "I thought it (the track record) was
1:53.1. I never asked her until the last eighth of a mile. She had plenty left
in the tank."
With a fast track and the temperature at nearly 80 degrees,
it was the perfect recipe for some speedy efforts.
Scoring from the inside, Lady London set sail and rocketed
out to fractions of :28.1, :56.3 and 1:25.4. Any thoughts of the field catching
her were quickly doused as Lady London used a final panel of :27.3 to dispose
of Little Joke (Shawn McDonough) who finished 2-3/4 lengths behind and You Mach
Me Crazy.
Owned by Vhf Racing and trained by Sabrina Clevenger, it was
the second victory in eight tries for Lady London (Big Jim-Maddam Luck). The
six-year-old mare has now produced $16,338 in earnings this season and $70,626
lifetime.
Davis Jr., Ray Fisher Jr. and Cummings all had driving
doubles on the evening.
Racing will continue on Friday night with a nine-race card
slated to begin at 5 p.m. On Saturday, Buffalo Raceway will present an 11-race
program that has a special 7:15 p.m. post to accommodate the running of the
Kentucky Derby.
For more information including the latest news, race
replays, results, entries, upcoming promotions and simulcast schedule, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
