Twin B Echo (Artspeak) prevailed in the Fillies and Mares Open for the second time this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Tuesday afternoon, the five-year-old toughed out a first-over journey to secure a victory. Twin B Echo drew post four for her try in the $18,500 Open for distaffers but wound up having to endure a difficult trip first-up on Waitforever N (Aaron Byron) who posted first-half fractions of 27.1 and 56.4 before being met with the challenge of Twin B Echo at the three-quarter pole. Racy Roxy A (Jay Randall) sat the pocket to Waitforever N and accounted for half of the two-pronged challenge in the lane to that leader in a stretch drive that saw four mares separated by just a length and a half at the wire. When it was all said and done, Twin B Echo prevailed in 1:54.2 by three-quarters of a length. Racy Roxy A was the runner-up while Waitforever N, a four-time Open winner at the Spa this season, earned the show spot. Twin B Echo was co-favored at odds of 2-1 on Tuesday as she completed a training triple for conditioner Nick Devita. Jimmy Devaux piloted all three winners for Devita and tallied five wins in total on the matinee card.
Live racing resumes on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga with a matinee that begins at 12pm.
