Custard Dolce moved her record to two-for-two at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Sunday afternoon as the Jackie Greene trainee went back-to-back in the Fillies and Mares Open. The four-year-old made her Spa debut last Sunday (March 8) in the $16,500 ladies’ feature and put in a late surge to score in the Open for distaffers. This week, Custard Dolce was the even-money favorite in the feature and driver Jacob Cutting was content to sit back in the early going with her. The fractions in the early going were fairly soft and after a half mile in 58.1, Custard Dolce made her move. Behind an impressive backstretch blitz, Custard Dolce surged got past the leader to open up a convincing lead past three quarters in 1:26.3. The Greene trainee wound up pacing a back-half in 55 seconds en route to a score in 1:54.1. Soft Shot (Kyle Swift) came from last in the five-horse feature to finish second, highlighted by a final quarter in 27.2. Go Now (Brett Beckwith) earned the show spot. Custard Dolce gave owner Kellogg Racing Stables and trainer Jackie Greene a double on the card as their Mrs Cheese made good as a heavy favorite in a $10,750 race for fillies and mares. Jacob Cutting guided both Greene trainees to the Sunday scores and piloted four winners on the card. Cutting has certainly avoided a “sophomore slump” in 2026 as the track’s winner of the awards for Up-and-Coming Driver and Up-and-Coming Trainer in ’25 has gotten his campaign off to a big start.
Live racing continues on Monday afternoon with a matinee that begins at 12pm. There is a $13,855 carryover in the Jackpot Super High Five.