by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- It was quite an adventurous mile for Under
Paid but after recovering from a wild but brief break, an inquiry and what
turned out to be a win photo, he found himself in the winner's circle in
Buffalo Raceway's $8,000 Class A-AA Handicapped Pace on Saturday night
(Feb. 13)
Allstar Energy (Ron Beback Jr.) was the winner of the
feature but was disqualified and placed seventh after interfering with
Under Paid ($3.90) coming off the opening turn. Driver Ray Fisher Jr. was
able to collect Under Paid after the gallop to stay in the race. They were
able to edge out Dojea Solo (David McNeight III) by a neck for the eventual
victory while Ohio Prince (Drew Monti) was placed third.
Ohio Prince was able to set the splits of :28.2, :58.0 and
1:28.0 while Allstar Energy tracked along in second. Turning for home, Ohio
Prince got leg weary as the charge was coming from all angles. Allstar Energy
hit the line first but the win was denied and Under Paid was moved up to
victory lane with a 1:58.0 clocking over the good track.
Trained by Ryan Swift, Under Paid
(Rocknroll Dance-Upfront Cruzin) is a 5-year-old horse owned by Jennifer
Rogowski. It was the seasonal debut for Under Paid, a lifetime winner of
$111,532.
Kevin Cummings, Kyle Cummings, Monti and Shawn McDonough all
doubled on the night while Tammy Cummings and McDonough each had two training
wins.
Racing will resume on Wednesday with a 10-race program
scheduled with the new post time of 6 p.m. There will be a guaranteed pool of
$4,000 in the Pick 5 starting in the second race.
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