Unrivaled Hanover (Bettor’s Delight) won the Open Pace for the first time at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Sunday afternoon when the Jackie Greene-trained pacer went coast-to-coast. The four year old enjoyed a big season in 2024 but didn’t vault into Open company until debuting in the $16,000 feature on Sunday when Jimmy Devaux sat behind the rising star. Devaux piloted Unrivaled Hanover to a 1:53 score when coming from off the pace last week (Apr 27) when competing in the conditional ranks. In his Open debut, Unrivaled Hanover flashed speed and surged through a first quarter in 26.3 before backing it down for a 31 second second-quarter breather. Supported to the tune of odds of 8-5, Unrivaled Hanover completed a coast-to-coast victory in 1:53.1 over a track labeled ‘good.’ Huntanover (Brett Beckwith) sat the pocket to the winner and finished second while Komodo Beach (Wally Hennessey) earned the show spot. Unrivaled Hanover is owned by Kellogg Racing Stables.

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Mr Mclaren N (Mach Three) had a strong debut at Saratoga Casino Hotel on April 21^st when the Larry Stalbaum trainee battled through a first-over trip to finish second in his U.S. debut. On Sunday afternoon, Stalbaum once again sat behind the newest member of his stable as the eight year old went coast-to-coast to prevail for the first time in the $16,000 Open Pace at the Spa. Mr Mclaren N rattled off fast fractions of 26.4 and 55.3 in the opening half while parking out a rival every step of the way. The Spa newbie stayed strong rattling off three quarters in 1:24.1 before stopping the timer in 1:53.3 for his first local score. Longshot Pirate Hanover (Aaron Byron) closed sharply at odds of 14-1 to be the runner-up once again in the feature while Captain Tell (Brett Beckwith) earned the show spot in his Open debut. Mr Mclaren N, who was the even-money betting favorite in the Sunday feature, is owned by Eric Prevost. Stalbaum’s stable had two winners on the card as his Mr Huggins went wire-to-wire in leg two of the Doc Frank Memorial Pacing Series on Sunday with Matt Athearn in the sulky.

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Little Willy (Up The Credit) won the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel for the first time in 2025 when the Melissa Beckwith trainee came from off the pace to power past his rivals on Sunday. Reinsman Brett Beckwith sat patiently with Little Willy in a race that saw fast first-half fractions of 27 seconds and 55.2. The seven year old moved off the rail and to the far outside around the final turn after leader Jahan Hanover (Wally Hennessey) checked in at three quarters in 1:23.4. When Little Willy hit the straightaway, he surged pacing past Jahan Hanover and the favorite Lanjo Lee (Jacob Cutting) to score in 1:53.2 in the $16,000 feature. Little Willy paid $8.10 to win in what was one of four victories on the card for Brett and Melissa Beckwith who teamed up for a Sunday grand slam. Mark Beckwith owns the Sunday Open winner.

Live racing continues on Monday with a matinee that starts at 12pm.

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The Good Doctor has been the force in the Open Pace over the course of the first two months of the racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jaymes McAssey trains the five year old who debuted in the local Open in February and has turned himself into a star. On Sunday, The Good Doctor was the 1-9 betting favorite in the $15,000 Open but after getting away fourth in the six-horse feature maintained that position until shaking loose in the stretch. With first-half fractions of 26.4 and 56.1 being posted up front, The Good Doctor took advantage of the early speed before storming home to win in 1:55.1 to record his fourth Open victory in the 2025 campaign while hitting the board in seven of his eight seasonal tries. Ozone Blue Chip (Billy Dobson) got the pocket ride on Sunday and wound up as the runner-up to The Good Doctor while Itsallaboutfaith N (Shawn Gray) earned the show spot. The Good Doctor, who is owned by Morrison Racing Stables, was piloted to his Open score by Brett Beckwith.

Live racing continues on Monday afternoon with a first post time of 12pm.

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Longshot Lanjo Lee went last to first in Sunday’s Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Jeff Sorenson-trained pacer is no stranger to winning the local Open but was dismissed at odds of 11-1 for his most recent try in the $15,000 feature. Jacob Cutting sat behind Lanjo Lee who was eighth at the half mile pole in the eight-horse Open but began to progress approaching the three-quarter pole. Despite being sixth through three quarters in 1:24.1, Lanjo Lee continued to pick off horses one by one but still had four rivals to pass in the stretch. The six year old gelding did just that as he came on to win in 1:54 to spring the upset. The favorite The Good Doctor (Brett Beckwith) came up just a head shy of winning another Open and had to settle for second-best on Sunday. ER Griffin (Chris Long) earned the show spot. Lanjo Lee paid $24.60 to win. He is owned by Gordon Swift.

Live racing continues on Monday at Saratoga with a Noon time start to the matinee.

Lanjo Lee (So Surreal) won the Open Pace for the second time of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Sunday, the Jeff Sorenson trainee parlayed his pocket ride to an upset victory. Lanjo Lee got the two-hole trip behind the favorite in a race that saw fast first-half fractions of 27.3 and 55.4 be set. The scramble was on in the stretch and when the dust settled, the favorites faltered and the longshots thrived. Lanjo Lee emerged with a victory of three-quarters of a length in 1:53, the fastest mile of the season thus far at Saratoga. ER Griffin (Chris Long) was the longshot at odds of 54-1 and came on to finish second while 25-1 Little Willy (Shawn Gray) earned the show spot in the $15,000 feature. Lanjo Lee paid $28.40 to win in the upset and led huge exotics with a $478 exacta and $1,648 trifecta (on $2 wagers). Jacob Cutting piloted the winner who is owned by Gordon Swift of Bath, NY.

Live racing continues on Monday with a matinee that starts at 12pm.

Itsallaboutfaith N (Captaintreacherous) sprung the upset in the Sunday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The eight-year-old veteran wasted little time powering out to the early lead under the guidance of reinsman Shawn Gray. Itsalltheaboutfaith N sizzled through a first quarter in 26.4 before backing it down slightly through a half in 57 seconds. The competition was stiff in the $15,000 Open Pace but whenever tested, Itsallaboutfaith N had the answers. The Gareth Dowse-trained pacer scored in 1:54.3 to surprise at odds of 16-1. Invader Jett Star A (Ron Cushing) toughed it out first-over in the feature and held on to finish second while 2025 Open stalwart The Good Doctor (Brett Beckwith) closed from post eight to earn the show spot. The victory was the third in five seasonal tries for Itsallaboutfaith N whose first two wins in ’25 came while competing in the Batavia Downs Open. The New Zealander is owned by P T Stable of Brick, NJ. Itsallaboutfaith N paid $34 to win and led an exacta and triple that returned $164.50 and $768 (on $2 wagers), respectively.

Live racing continues on Monday afternoon with a matinee beginning at 12pm.

The Good Doctor moved his record in the Open Pace at Saratoga Casino Hotel to three for four on Sunday afternoon when he overcame his outside post to win the feature. Leading driver Brett Beckwith left with the Jaymes McAssey trainee and found a spot in fourth in the early going. The razor sharp five year old was tasked with coming first-over on the race’s favorite Rocknroll Runa A (Matt Athearn). Those two squared off in a tug of war in the stretch in an Open decided by just a nose in a 1:54.1 mile. The Good Doctor registered his third Open win while tying the mark for the fastest time of the young season at the Spa. Rocknroll Runa A came up just a nose shy of his first victory of the year while Lanjo Lee (Jacob Cutting) earned the show spot in the $15,000 feature. The Good Doctor paid $8.40 to win and led a $22 exacta with the favorite second.

Live racing takes place on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays with matinees beginning at 12pm.

The Good Doctor (American Ideal) is establishing himself as a formidable Open Pacer in the first month of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Jaymes McAssey trainee won the first Open of the 2025 campaign on Feb 2 and followed that effort up with a strong second-place finish in his second start. On Sunday, The Good Doctor was the 2-1 second choice in the wagering and had Shawn Gray in the sulky when he swung to the outside to take on longshot leader Just Plain Loco (Jimmy Devaux). The five-year-old powered right by and opened up an insurmountable lead around the final turn before scoring a nearly three-length victory in a mile clocked in 1:54.1. Mansome (Ron Cushing) was the longest shot on the board at odds of 44-1 when he closed to finish second while Just Plain Loco held on for third. The Good Doctor, who is owned by Morrison Racing Stables, paid $6.80 to win and led an exacta and triple that returned $191.50 and $913, respectively. Reinsman Jimmy Devaux piloted six winners on the Sunday card including three for trainer Andrew Adamczyk who had four victories on the afternoon in total.

Live racing continues on Monday afternoon with a matinee that begins at Noon.

Trainer Jaymes McAssey finished second in the trainer standings in 2024 at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The standout conditioner didn’t waste any time getting his ’25 campaign off to a good start as he recorded a training double on the opening day card. McAssey’s The Good Doctor (American Ideal) teamed up with last year’s leading driver Brett Beckwith in the five-year-old pacer’s first ever Open try. The Good Doctor came in off a qualifier on January 29th, so he did have a bit of a “trial run” before making his first seasonal start. The McAssey trainee was bet down as one of the 8-5 co-favorites in the $15,000 Open Pace and got away fifth despite drawing post two for his return outing. Beckwith sat patiently in lap one before cutting The Good Doctor loose and picking up the cover of co-favorite Just Plain Loco (Greg Merton) approaching the three-quarter pole. The move around the final turn was enough to cement things for The Good Doctor who paced away to win by a decisive three and a half lengths in a mile clocked in 1:54.2 on a 14-degree day in Saratoga. Veteran Just Plain Loco was a strong second in the feature while 12-1 shot General Montana N (Mitch Cushing) earned the show spot. The Good Doctor, who is owned by Morrison Racing Stables, paid $5.20 to win. McAssey went back-to-back on the card when his Kassius Key (Shawn Gray) scored on the lead in an $8,000 pacing event on the Sunday program.

Live racing continues on Monday at Saratoga with a matinee set to begin at Noon.

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