Rudedude L (Long Tom) moved his record to three-for-three since coming to Saratoga Casino Hotel last month when on Monday afternoon, the Rob Harmon trainee put the swoop to the group in an $11,750 conditional trotting race. Jay Randall drives the three year old who debuted out of the Harmon barn in late October. After a dominant win by close to sixteen lengths in his Spa debut, Rudedude L stepped up in class to the level where he competed on Monday. His second local score came after being parked nearly the entire mile and still having something left for the stretch drive. On Monday, Randall was patient with Rudedude L who was his race’s 1-9 betting favorite. Doctor Strange (John Stark Jr) was the runner-up to Rudedude L last week was on the front-end once again and setting comfortable fractions on the lead while Randall made his move with the heavily-backed Harmon trainee. The young trotter with a knack for the finish line ranged up and took over under the shadow of the wire to record his tenth victory of the year and third in three local starts. Doctor Strange came up second-best to Rudedude L once again this week while Abraham Hanover (Wally Hennessey) earned the show spot. The impressive sophomore winner is owned by Matthew Lamont and Richard Freese. Harmon completed a training double on the card when his Memento Mori scored in the matinee’s finale, prevailing as the odds-on favorite in the low-level conditional race. Memento Mori was guided to the Monday score by leading driver Kyle Swift.
Live racing resumes on Saturday with a first post time set for 12pm.
Mike Sardella | Saratoga Casino Hotel | Saratoga Springs, NY
Jessica Hallett photo
