Ulster (Glidemaster) won his seventh Open Trot of the season on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the Amanda Facin trainee went coast-to-coast to spring the mild upset. Ulster marched out to the early lead in the $14,500 feature with regular reinsman Jay Randall at the controls. After going untested in a first half trotted in 57.1, Ulster had plenty left for the final lap. The race’s 1-5 betting favorite and last week’s Open winner were both uninvolved early and it cost them late as the speed held in the Open. Ulster wired the field in 1:54.3, the fastest of his seven Open scores this season. Longshot Judy The Beauty (Jimmy Devaux) sat the pocket and finished second while Charmed Life (Billy Dobson) came from last to finish third. Ulster, who was Randall’s third winner of the day, paid $16.00 in Sunday’s score and led an exacta and triple that came back a hefty $131.50 and $728, respectively.
Live racing resumes on Thursday afternoon at Saratoga with a first post time set for 12:15pm.
Mike Sardella
Photo: Melissa Simser-Iovino
