Monticello, N.Y. – After visiting four tracks in the
last month, perhaps Cheyenne Ryan Lee has found Monticello Raceway to
his liking. On Tuesday, July 13, he took on the best pacers on the
grounds in the $8,400 Open Pace with Luke Hanners in the bike.
Both Hanners and Cheyenne Ryan Lee made their Monticello
debuts a winning one. 20-year-old Hanners won his Meadowlands debut last
week and continued his streak to break his Monti debut in fashion.
Starting from post position 3, Cheyenne Ryan Lee was content
to follow Foo Fighter N, the winner of last week’s Open Pace, who left
the gate strong from post 7 to cut the fractions of 27.2,56, 1:24.2. Once the
passing lane was clear, Hanners went to the inside to overtake Foo Fighter N by
two lengths in 1:53.3. Cheyenne Ryan Lee is trained by Alexandra Goldin
and owned by Antoinette F. Bencivenne of Ivyland, PA. It was the fourth
seasonal win for the five-year-old gelded son of Roll With Joe, upping
his yearly earnings to over $28,000.
Also, on the card, Jim Taggart Jr. won three races.
One was a snappy mile from KJ Erich, a five-length winner in 1:53.2, the
fastest mile of the afternoon.
