by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway
HAMBURG, N.Y. --- Mugshots Bro ($3.20) made it five straight
victories, including three in a row in Buffalo Raceway's $15,000 Open Trot
on Friday afternoon (June 10), by slapping another tough luck loss on CR Blazin
Beauty in 1:57.1.
In what has been a recurring scenario between the two
trotters, Mugshots Bro (Jim Morrill Jr.) has gotten the upper hand three
straight times on CR Blazin Beauty (David McNeight III) who has had to settle
for second place on each occurrence.
It seemed like deja vu from last week as CR Blazin Beauty
appeared to have things well in hand coming down the stretch only to find
Mugshots Bro charging by late.
CR Blazin Beauty notched splits of :28.3, :58.1 and 1:27.3
but those reasonable fractions still weren't enough to hold off Mugshots Bro
who roared past late, capturing the neck decision. Simonthediamond (Dan Yetman)
took the show position.
Co-owned by Herman Niedhammer and Herman Niedhammer Jr. and
trained by Shawn McDonough, it was the fifth victory in six attempts this
year for the 10-year-old gelded Mugshots Bro (Jailhouse Jesse-Photo Emmy).
The win jacked up his 2022 earnings to $33,665 and $315,050 lifetime.
In the $11,300 Open II trotting event, it was
literally 'ladies first' as the lone mare in the race, Mystical Sarabi,
was determined to set the fractions and it worked out perfectly with a 1-1/2
length victory over Call My Broker in 1:59.1.
Off the gate, Mystical Sarabi (Dan Yetman) fired to the lead
from the pylons but had company on the outside as Schnickel Fritz and Franks
Watching made attempts to grab the top. But with those efforts rebuffed,
Mystical Sarabi managed to post splits of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:29.3.
In the stretch, Mystical Sarabi ($5.40) had no
intention of giving up her advantage as Schnickel Fritz and Franks Watching
were forced to wave their white flags. Call My Broker (Shawn McDonough) and
Sanchez Rocks (Drew Monti) closed smartly near the wire and finished in second
and third respectively.
Owned by Tronolone Racing and trained by Frank Mays, it was
the second win of the season in 11 starts for Mystical Sarabi (Swan For
All-Foxy In Diamonds). The 5-year-old mare has now earned $22,852 on the
campaign and $63,233 lifetime.
Morrill Jr. finished with a driving triple on the program
with Monti posting a double. McDonough had three training victories.
Racing will resume on Saturday afternoon with a nine-race
card set to kickoff at 1:30 p.m.
Buffalo Raceway announced that starting with the Wednesday
card on June 15, there will be a 10 percent increase in purses.
Also for the next two weeks, Buffalo Raceway will have
programs on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons with post time each day
at 1:30. The regular Wednesday, Friday and Saturday schedule will resume on
Wednesday, June 28.
For more information including the latest news, upcoming
promotions, entries, results and race replays, go to www.buffaloraceway.com
