Gold Star Mysti (Corey Braden) wins the $10,000 fillies and mares open on opening day (June 7) at Tioga Downs in front of no fans.
Gold Star Mysti ($16.60) went right to the front followed by Persistent Bettor (Wally Hennessey) hitting the first quarter in :27.2. She controlled the pace hitting the half in :57.4 using a :30.2 second quarter breather. Gigi From Fiji (Jim Marohn Jr) went first over on the back stretch to give chase but Gold Star Mysti hit three-quarters first in 1:26.0.
The Charging Moa N came flying three-wide as they made the turn for home. She was catching Gold Star Mysti with every stride. Gold Star Mystic, who is owned by Gold Star Farm and trained by Margaret Audley, dug in and held on to win in 1:53.4. The Chargin Moa N had to settle for second money. Northern Dali (Fern Paquet Jr.) came up to finish third.
Gold Star Mysti is a 7-year-old mare by Mysticism. It was her third win this season and her 31st career victory.
Wally Hennessey and Tyler Buter each had three winners on the day. Hennessey got his wins with Gifted Glider ($11.60), Odds On Cheddar ($7.70), and Boinganator ($10.80). Buter finished first with Kinetic King ($3.40), Prairie Westerngal ($3.30), and Prairie Cougar ($5.00).
Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Monday (June 8) with a 12 race card starting at 4 p.m.
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