Rocknroll Runa A scored in the final Open Pace of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Sunday afternoon. Larry Stalbaum owns, trains and drives the eight year old who secured his sixth victory of the year in Sunday’s $18,500 feature behind a powerful first-over move. Rocknroll Runa A won the Open for the second time this season last Sunday and went back-to-back with this week’s score that came in 1:54. Going off at odds of 5-1, Rocknroll Runa A was eighth lengths off the lead at the quarter pole but progressed steadily in the second-half before powering away to win by close to five lengths in the season’s final installment of the Open Pace. Favorable Draw (Shawn Gray) came from well off the pace to be second while Negotiator (Mitch Cushing) earned the show spot in his debut in the local Open. Rocknroll Runa A earned more than $348,000 in 2024 and has followed that monster campaign up with a $114,000+ ’25 season.
