Cruise Alert (Yankee Cruiser) recorded her first victory in the Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Tuesday. Cory Stratton trains and drives the five year old distaffer who left to get a pocket ride behind longshot Truly (Leon Bailey). Dismissed at odds of 20-1, Truly carved out a half in 58 seconds while untested. Racy Roxy A (Jay Randall) tried to overcome post eight and grinded it out on the outside in pursuit of Truly. Those two squared off in the stretch and were joined by Cruise Alert who set sail up the passing lane before coming on to win it in 1:55.2 to score at odds of 4-1. Truly held on for second while Racy Roxy A earned the show spot in the $18,500 ladies’ feature. Cruise Alert, who is owned by Our Three Sons Stable, won for the fifth time in 2025 and the for the first time in her four tries in the Fillies and Mares Open. With the earnings from her Tuesday score, Cruise Alert boosted her earnings to just a bit shy of the half million-dollar mark for her career.
Mike Sardella | Saratoga Casino Hotel | Saratoga Springs, NY
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