Comeonover Hanover secured his first Open Trot victory of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday afternoon as the Andy Gardner went wire-to-wire to spring the mild upset. Leon Bailey sat behind Comeonover Hanover who moved out to the early lead over a sloppy track in Monday’s $16,000 feature at the Spa. The seven year old moved quickly through a first quarter of 27.3 before getting a breather and backing things down to a half in 58 seconds. Comeonover Hanover battled the race’s favorite Delayed Hanover (Wally Hennessey) throughout the second half but rebuffed that one once and for all around the final turn before scoring in 1:57. Delayed Hanover, who was a beaten favorite for the fifth consecutive start, was a strong second to Comeonover Hanover while City Of Hope (Jimmy Devaux) earned the show spot. Comeonover Hanover, who paid $12 to win, is owned by Percy Elkins of Ontario, Canada.

Live racing continues on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga with a matinee set to begin at 12pm.

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But Why (Crazy Wow) continued his breakout season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday when the Scott Mongeon trainee won the Open Trot for the second time. The four year old joined the Mongeon stable last season following a summer that saw him compete in the Excelsior Series as part of the New York Sire Stakes. But Why enjoyed some success last year but the early portion of the 2025 campaign has brought upon massive results for the most recent trotting star to come out of the Mongeon barn.

But Why debuted in the local Open on April 14^th while already a four-time winner in ’25. The gelding pulled off a mild upset in his first start in the trotting feature as driver Jacob Cutting piloted him to a mild upset at odds of 5-1. Following a strong-closing fourth place finish last week, But Why drew the rail for Monday’s try in the $16,000 Open. Cutting got a two-hole trip for But Why who as the second-choice in the wagering at odds of 2-1 sat the pocket to Delayed Hanover (Wally Hennessey) before powering past the favorite in the stretch to score in 1:55.1. The win time marked a new lifetime-best for But Why whose victory was his sixth in ten seasonal starts. Delayed Hanover was the runner-up while Busting With Pride (Billy Dobson) earned the show spot. Mongeon, who trained 2024 Trotter and Horse of the Year By The Book, has another upper echelon high-stepper in his stable who is now becoming a fixture in the Open.

Live racing continues on Tuesday afternoon with a first post set for 12pm.

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Lanjo Lee became the second pacer to win the Open four times this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Monday afternoon, the Jeff Sorenson trainee recorded an impressive victory in the feature. Lanjo Lee has done most of his best work from off the pace in his time at the Spa but in Monday’s installment of the $16,000 Open Pace, the six year old son of So Surreal flashed speed to make the early lead with reinsman Leon Bailey at the controls. The 7-5 betting favorite rolled unopposed through a first quarter in 27.3 and a half in 57.1 before being pressured by Mr Mclaren N (Larry Stalbaum) who was making his U.S. debut. Those two talented pacers slugged it out for close to a half mile before Lanjo Lee went pedal to the metal and powered away to win the feature by two and a quarter lengths. The final time in the Open was 1:52.4 which is the fastest clocking for any horse at Saratoga in the 2025 campaign. Lanjo Lee is owned by Gordon Swift. Longshot Pirate Hanover (Aaron Byron) closed to be the runner-up to Lanjo Lee while Mr Mclaren N earned the show spot in his first local try. Lanjo Lee’s win in the Open was his fourth on the year matching The Good Doctor for most of any pacer in ’25.

Live racing continues on Tuesday with a trotting-filled card set to begin at 12pm.

But Why (Crazy Wow) made his debut in the Open Trot on Monday at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Scott Mongeon-trained trotter rode a three-race win streak into a try in the $16,000 Open that saw him draw post position two in the six-horse feature. Driver Jacob Cutting situated But Why third in the early going chasing veteran Dewey Arnold (Jimmy Devaux) who carved out the fractions in the feature. Cutting moved But Why to the outside approaching three quarters as the four year old took dead aim on Dewey Arnold before squaring off in a nip-and-tuck battle in the around the final turn. But Why began to impose his will late and came on to win by a half length in 1:56.4. Dewey Arnold was a solid second while In A Tiny Way (Aaron Byron) earned the show spot. Despite being the morning line favorite, But Why paid $13.80 to win in the feature. For trainer Scott Mongeon, it was the second Open Trot score of the young season as his By The Book bested the group of top high-steppers on March 31 to register his first Open win of 2025 after being named Horse of the Year at the Spa in ’24. But Why, who now owns five victories in eight seasonal tries, is owned by Steve and Laura Stewart.

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Busting With Pride (Resolve) surged in the stretch on Monday to record his second Open Trot victory of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jackie Greene trains the five year old who secured his third win in five seasonal tries when he outtrotted the race’s favorites home. Busting With Pride won the local Open on March 17^th and after drawing outside last Monday (March 31), drew post five for his try in Monday’s $16,000 feature at the Spa. Billy Dobson piloted Busting With Pride and got him away third behind the race’s top two choices in the wagering in a mile that saw fractions of 28, 57.2 and 1:27.2 heading into the final turn. At that point, Dobson made his move with the Greene trainee who powered past his rivals before stopping the timer in 1:57.1 to upset at odds of 8-1. Busting With Pride paid $19.60 to win. Passarino (Brett Beckwith) was the runner-up to Busting With Pride while By The Book (Jay Randall) closed to finish third. The Open winner is owned by Kellogg Racing and Jackie Greene Stables. Greene had a pair of victories on the card as her Kinnder Hotblood (Kadabra) overcame post eight to prevail in her local debut in an $11,500 race for trotters with Brett Beckwith at the controls. Beckwith tallied five winners on the Monday card.

Live racing continues on Tuesday with a matinee that begins at 12pm.

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The defending Horse of the Year at Saratoga Casino Hotel got into the win column for the first time in 2025 on Monday. By The Book (Chapter Seven) enjoyed a six-figure ’24 campaign and subsequently was named both Trotter of the Year and Horse of the Year at the track. The Scott Mongeon-trained six-year-old began his season as a beaten favorite in his four starts but did secure a pair of second-place finishes heading into Monday’s try in the $15,000 Open Trot. Jay Randall sat behind By The Book in his award-winning campaign and has done so thus far in ’25. In Monday’s feature, Randall didn’t stop until By The Book reached the top and once the standout trotter got there, he would never look back. By The Book stopped the timer in 1:57 to secure his first victory of the year besting the favored Delayed Hanover (Matt Athearn) who was the runner-up. Ikon Vang DK (Brett Beckwith) earned the show spot in his Open debut. By The Book, who is owned in partnership by Harrison, Barthelmas and Murray, paid $16.40 in the mild upset. With the earnings from his Monday score, the high-stepper moved his career bankroll to over the $300,000 mark. Mongeon scored a training double when his But Why secured his third consecutive victory coming from off the pace to score in a $12,500 trotting event with young reinsman Jacob Cutting in the sulky.

Live racing continues on Tuesday at Saratoga with a 12pm first post.

Veteran trotter Dewey Arnold reached a career milestone on Monday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The seven-year-old high-stepper eclipsed a half million dollars in career earnings behind his Monday score with Jimmy Devaux at the controls. Dave Dewhurst has trained Dewey Arnold since his early days and co-owns the superstar with Philip Hale. A New York Sire Stakes stalwart in his younger days, Dewey Arnold transformed into an Open trotter at the conclusion of the stakes portion of his career and thrived in that role as well. On Monday, Dewey Arnold competed in a $7,700 conditional race at the Spa where Devaux powered him out to the early lead, a lead he would never relinquish. The speedy trotter recorded his 36^th career victory by stopping the timer in 1:58.3 on the matinee card. The earnings from the win boosted the lifetime bankroll to over the $500,000 mark for the longtime Dewhurst stable star. Dewey Arnold was the 6-5 betting favorite in his Monday win. Devaux made three trips to the winner’s circle on the Monday card although the matinee’s sulky star was Brett Beckwith who continues to have an eye-popping season at the Spa. The young reinsman piloted eight winners on Monday to match the all-time track record for wins by a driver on a card.

Live racing continues on Tuesday at the Spa with a Noon start to the matinee.

Trainer Andrew Adamczyk has been on a tear to start his season locally at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The out-of-town conditioner has been winning at a high rate in his first nearly twenty starts in the first month of the season at the Spa. On Monday, his Mon Amour (Muscle Hill) debuted in the local Open Trot. Mon Amour prevailed last week (Mar 3) behind a first-over journey which saw him score in the conditional ranks. In the $15,000 Monday feature, Billy Dobson once again sat behind the seven-year-old invader who got a cover-trip in his Open debut. After the race’s leader tired, the outer tier thrived which meant Mon Amour had his chance to tip off cover and storm home in the stretch. The Adamczyk trainee charged hard in the final strides to come on to win by a head in a 1:58 mile. Mon Amour was 11-1 as the veteran scored the Open upset on Monday. Longshot Deadline Hall (Aaron Byron) came from a long way back to finish second at odds of 22-1 while a first-over Malibu Kid (Matt Athearn) held on to be third. Mon Amour is owned by Morrison Racing Stables of PA who has secured several Open wins on the young season at Saratoga as their The Good Doctor has become a force in the Sunday Open Pace in the early portion of the ’25 campaign. Adamczyk has recorded twelve wins in his nineteen starts at the Spa thus far this season.

Live racing continues on Tuesday with a matinee that begins at 12pm.

Bluffinner (Credit Winner) was one of the top trotters at Saratoga Casino Hotel in 2024. The veteran highstepper enjoyed a nine-win campaign that saw him earn close to $90,000. Jordan Derue trains, drives and co-owns Bluffinner who began his eight year old campaign with back-to-back fourth place finishes before his Monday try that saw him go off at odds of 5-1 in the $15,000 Open Trot. Derue moved his top trotter out to the lead, a lead he would never look back from. Bluffinner stopped the timer in a modest 1:59.2 on a slightly warmer afternoon in Saratoga. The Derue trainee paid $13.40 to win in the mild upset. City Of Hope (Jimmy Devaux) sat the pocket to finish second while defending Horse of the Year By The Book (Jay Randall) closed to earn the show spot in his first start of ’25. Bluffinner is co-owned by Derue and FBP Racing Stable.

Live racing continues on Tuesday with a first post time of 12pm. There will be a Pick Five carryover of $3,722 starting in the matinee’s first race.

Lanjo Lee (So Surreal) was dismissed at odds of 13-1 despite being installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite in Monday’s Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The six-year-old who faded to sixth in his seasonal return last week (Feb 2), wound up first-over in Monday’s installment of the $15,000 Open. Young reinsman Jacob Cutting got the catch-drive behind the Jeff Sorenson trainee who overpowered a tiring leader approaching the three-quarter pole before drawing away to an insurmountable lead. Lanjo Lee checked in as a three and a half-length winner on Monday in a mile clocked in 1:54.4. Last week’s Open winner The Good Doctor (Brett Beckwith) came from well off the pace to be the runner-up to Lanjo Lee while the race’s favorite Rocknroll Runa A (Matt Athearn) earned the show spot. Lanjo Lee, who is owned by Gordon Swift of Bath, NY, paid $28 to win in the upset and led an exacta and triple that returned $136 and $466 (on $2 wagers).

Live racing continues on Tuesday afternoon with a matinee set to begin at 12pm. There will be a Pick Five carryover of $3,779 beginning in the card’s first race.