Just Make Believe (Kadabra) scored his second Open Trot victory in the last three weeks as the John DiStefano trainee went coast to coast in Sunday’s $15,000 feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jimmy Devaux piloted the six year old trotter in the 1 1/16 mile Open and moved him out to the lead after an opening quarter of 27.1. Just Make Believe got a bit of a breather in the middle half but braced for the late surge from the race’s favorite Boli who came charging hard in the final quarter. Boli’s move was too little too late as he ended up second best to Just Make Believe who covered the 1 1/16 miles in 2:02.4. Boli was the runner up for the second consecutive time while Stirling Cadet (Frank Coppola Jr) earned the show spot. Just Make Believe, who returned $7.40 to win on Sunday, scored for the fifth time in his last seven starts.
Live racing resumes on Thursday at Saratoga with a 4:00pm first post.
Mike Sardella
Photo: Melissa Simser-Iovino
