Driver Aaron Byron has made a big time impact this season in his first year of piloting on a full-time basis at Saratoga Casino Hotel. On Wednesday’s card, the 41 year old reinsman made four trips to the winner’s circle including a pair while driving for leading trainer Melissa Beckwith. Byron started his day off with a victory behind Beckwith’s Lets Go North in one of the matinee’s $10,000 co-features. Lets Go North, who came in off a break in last week’s try, sat the pocket to the favored Noble Wine (Kyle Swift) on Wednesday. Byron moved him to the outside and together powered past Noble Wine late in the game to secure a 1:59.3 score. Lets Go North, who debuted at Saratoga late in the summertime, recorded his eleventh win of the year. Noble Wine was second while Jeffery J (Jimmy Devaux) earned the show spot. Lets Go North wound up as one of four winners for Byron, a grand slam that concluded behind another Beckwith trainee when Coach Calhoun (Walner) cruised to a decisive win at odds of 1-5. The four year old made his Spa debut in a $9,400 event for young trotters and had little difficulty scoring by open lengths in 1:58.4 for his second win in seven career tries. Byron sits seventh in the local standings in 2025 in his first full season in the sulky at the Spa.
Mike Sardella| Saratoga Casino Hotel | Saratoga Springs, NY
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