Ammo (Sweet Lou) made his Open Pace debut a winning one at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Saturday afternoon. The six year old made his first Saratoga start out of the Melissa Beckwith stable last weekend (Oct 31) going wire-to-wire in a conditional race. Up into the $18,000 Open on Saturday, Ammo was bet down to odds of even-money with Aaron Byron in the bike. Blasting off the gate with early speed, Ammo cruised to the lead in a 27.1 first quarter in the feature before backing it down to a get a half in 57.3. The favorite felt just mild pressure before being confronted by pocket-sitting Mydadsaid A (Jimmy Devaux). The challenge was rebuffed by Ammo who held strong in the stretch before stopping the timer in 1:53.1 to record his first Open score. Mydadsaid A finished second while longshot Prairie Rocknroll (Billy Dobson) finished third. Ammo, an earner of close to $800,000 in his career, won for the seventh time in 2026.
Mike Sardella | Saratoga Casino Hotel | Saratoga Springs, NY
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