The track’s defending Filly and Mare Pacer of the Year won her fifth local Open of the 2025 campaign on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Arizona was named the top distaffer at the Spa in ’24 and is enjoying another big year thus far. The Melissa Beckwith trainee came into Tuesday’s feature with four wins in local Opens this season and was tasked with overcoming post position seven in the seven-horse feature on Tuesday. Wally Hennessey was out and rolling early on with Arizona who raced parked the mile before overpowering her rivals to win in 1:54.1. Jive Dancing A (Jimmy Devaux) got the pocket trip and shook free late to finish second while longshot Alta Madeira N (Jay Randall) held on for third. Arizona, who was the 4-5 betting favorite in the Open, now owns six victories in the ’25 season and 35 in 90 career starts. Hennessey piloted four winners on the Tuesday card.

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga with a 6:45pm first post.

Waitforever N continued her recent Tuesday dominance this week when the Brett Derue trainee overcame post position eight to prevail in the Fillies and Mares Open for the third consecutive time. The eight year old distaffer recorded her first victory in a local Open when she scored in 1:52.4 in the $16,000 ladies’ feature on June 11^th. Waitforever N wasted little time in making another trip to the winner’s circle when she repeated in the feature the following week. On Tuesday, the Derue-trained veteran had Hall of Fame reinsman Wally Hennessey at the controls as she looked to navigate her way from post eight while seeking her third consecutive victory. Waitforever N raced parked the mile while longshot leader Always Watching (Jordan Derue) set fractions of 27.1, 56 and 1:25.1 through three quarters. At that point, Waitforever N tipped three-wide under Hennessey urging before swooping the group to score in 1:54.3 paying $11.80 to win. Always Watching was a strong second while Alittlesidehustl N (Billy Dobson) continued her consistent season by finishing third in the Open. Waitforever N is owned by Picarazzi, Derue and Bullard who had their Dark Eclipse N (Leon Bailey) prevail on Tuesday’s card. Derue completed a training grand slam on the matinee when American Tour N and Delta Three N went coast-to-coast in their respective races for fillies and mares on a day where New Zealand invaders accounted for all four of the Derue stable’s wins.

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga with action set to begin at 6:45pm.

Waitforever N (American Ideal) went back-to-back in the Fillies and Mares Open when the Brett Derue-trained distaffer toughed-out an overland journey to score in Tuesday’s feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Wally Hennessey sat behind Waitforever N for the first time and didn’t waste much time pulling the eight year old to the outside. The veteran pacer rode on the rim for the entire mile but gained ground at every pole before coming on to win in 1:54.2. Arizona (Chris Long) got away last in the $16,000 Open and closed steadily before coming on to be the runner-up to the two-time Open winner. The favorite Alittlesidehustl N (Billy Dobson) got shuffled back before shaking loose late in the mile to finish third. Waitforever N, who is owned by Picarazzi, Derue and Bullard, gave her trainer a double on the card and served as one of five winners on the matinee for Wally Hennessey. She paid $8.00 to win in a start that saw her career earnings move over the $350,000 mark.

Live racing resumes on Sunday at Saratoga with a matinee set to begin at Noon.

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Trainer Jackie Greene secured her second Open win of the week at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Tuesday afternoon her Alittlesidehustl N (He’s Watching) scored her fourth victory of the season in the Fillies and Mares Open. Alittlesidehustl N was involved in an early speed duel in Tuesday’s feature and dealt with parked out rivals in a first lap that saw fractions of 27.2 and 55.2. The Greene trainee rebuffed challenges from two out-of-towners while holding the inside advantage on them. The race’s biggest longshots Alta Madeira N (Jay Randall) and Turn On The Charm (Bruce Clarke) made charges home in the stretch to finish second and third, respectively, to Alittlesidehustl N who stopped the timer in 1:54 and sprung the mild upset at odds of 4-1. The Kellogg Racing Stables co-own Alittlesidehustl N with Jackie Greene Stables to give them their second Open score of the week as their Unrivaled Hanover prevailed in the Sunday afternoon feature. Alittlesidehustl N paid $10.60 to win and led an exacta and triple that returned $210.50 and $666, respectively (on $2 wagers). Billy Dobson piloted Alittlesidehustl N to her Tuesday score who came by the slimmest of margins.

Live racing resumes on Monday afternoon at Saratoga with a matinee that begins at 12pm.

With no Open on the Tuesday docket, a $12,500 event for fillies and mares served as the Tuesday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Pit Boss Hanover joined this class for the first time while stepping up in company following a claim from last week. The four year old mare has been a winning machine since coming to the Spa last year and rode a five-race win streak into her Tuesday try. Chris Long picked up the catch-drive for trainer Melissa Beckwith and moved Pit Boss Hanover first-over on class-dropping favorite Cyclone Sister (Wally Hennessey) before unloading on that one and opening up an insurmountable lead. Pit Boss Hanover extended her win streak to six with the Tuesday score that saw her prevail by two and a quarter lengths in a career-best 1:53.4. Jive Dancing A (Jimmy Devaux) closed to be second while Cyclone Sister earned the show spot. The win for Pit Boss Hanover was her eleventh of the season.

Live racing resumes on Sunday at Saratoga with a matinee that begins at 12pm.

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The defending Filly and Mare Pacer of the Year at Saratoga Casino Hotel Arizona has followed up her award-winning campaign in style in 2025 and on Tuesday afternoon, the six-year-old distaffer put in one of her best miles of the year. Mark Beckwith sat behind the Melissa Beckwith-trained Arizona (Up The Credit) as she got away last in the seven-horse Tuesday feature. An early speed scramble ensued between three rivals in the $16,000 Open and Arizona along with last week’s Open winner Alittlesidehustl N (Billy Dobson) sat in the back of the pack as the battled raged on. Arizona, who got away last, remained seventh at the half-mile pole in a lap that went in 55.3. Beckwith tipped Arizona off the rail and to the far outside approaching the three-quarter pole before swooping the group and drawing away late to win by a length. The fourth local Open score of the season came in 1:54 for Arizona who was a ten-time winner in ’24. In her Tuesday victory, Arizona paid $9.40 to win. Alittlesidehustl N closed to finish second to complete a $32.40 exacta. Longshot Blue Glamber came on to finish third and round out a $206 trifecta. Arizona is owned by Wendy Timpano.

Live racing resumes on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga when NY Sire Stakes for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers are featured. Sunday’s card begins at 12pm.

Little Instigator was the dominant force in the Virginia O’Brien Memorial Pace contested at Saratoga Casino Hotel and on Tuesday afternoon, the three year old completed the Series sweep. Joe Skowyra trains Little Instigator who prevailed in her local debut in April before heading into the O’Brien Memorial. The sophomore rattled off three consecutive victories in the legs of the Series, each when backed to odds of 1-9, and subsequently was heavily backed once again by the betting public for her try in the $31,400 Final. Aaron Byron piloted Little Instigator who was forced to change tactics this week and sat the pocket behind upset-minded leg two and three winner Bobby Mcgee (Leon Bailey) who set sizzling fractions on the engine on Tuesday. After the first half went in 55 seconds, Little Instigator popped the pocket past three quarters in 1:23.4 before pacing past to win by three quarters of a length in a career-best clocking of 1:54.3. J Glo (Jimmy Devaux) came on to finish second while longshot Cindy’s Faith closed to be third. Bobby Mcgee faded late to finish fourth in the Final. Little Instigator, who is owned by William and Sarah McMillan of Maryland, became the tenth winner of the O’Brien Memorial since the Series began back in 2015.

Live racing resumes on Sunday afternoon with a first post time of 12pm.

SS Superstar kept her local winning streak alive on Tuesday at Saratoga Casino Hotel when the Larry Stalbaum trained and driven four-year-old parlayed her pocket ride to victory in the feature for the ladies. SS Superstar won five consecutive races at the Spa before a two-race stint at Yonkers which included another victory. The rising star out of the Stalbaum stable drew post seven in the seven-horse Fillies and Mares Open on Tuesday but left hard to get the two-hole trip behind leader Iron Mistress (Jimmy Devaux). Iron Mistress, who was the runner-up in her debut in the local feature last week, carved out first-half fractions of 27.2 and 57.3 before pacing three quarters in 1:26.3. SS Superstar found open road in the passing lane in the stretch and motored home to prevail in 1:55.2 over a track labeled sloppy. Iron Mistress was the runner-up in the feature for the second straight week while Alittlesidehustl N (Billy Dobson) came on to finish third. SS Superstar, who is owned by Shark Racing Stable, paid $4.50 as the 6-5 betting favorite on Tuesday. The victory was her sixth straight locally and eighth all together in 2025.

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Arizona won the Fillies and Mares Open for the third time of the season on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Melissa Beckwith trainee was named Filly and Mare Pacer of the Year in 2024 and has once again established herself as the top lady distaffer in the early stages of the ’25 campaign at the Spa. Arizona did it the hard way on Tuesday as she attempted to leave to overcome her outside post. The six year old got parked the mile but fought gamely on the outside throughout. The gutsy mare got the better of her rivals when she stopped the timer in 1:55.1 for her fourth win of the season and third in the local feature for the ladies. Iron Mistress (Jimmy Devaux) was the runner-up in her first try in the local Open while Blue Glamber (Aaron Byron) earned the show spot. Arizona, who is owned by Wendy Timpano, paid $3.30 to win. She was one of two winners on the card for the Beckwith stable and one of three on the day for Hall of Famer reinsman Wally Hennessey.

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

Kingpin Hanover (E L Titan) toughed out a first-over victory in Tuesday’s $16,000 Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jody Riedel trains the five year old who was making just his third start of the season following a win in a lower level condition race. Drawing post five in his return to the Open, Kingpin Hanover wound up first-over in a race that saw In A Tiny Way (Aaron Byron) brush to the lead after a first half that went in 1:00.2. Yucatan Party Man (Jordan Derue) had been posting the first-half fractions when he was confronted and subsequently bypassed by In A Tiny Way as the feature’s lone lady took command until being challenged by Kingpin Hanover in the final quarter of the mile. Kingpin Hanover reigned supreme as he stopped the timer in 1:57.3 following a strong back-half while grinding it out first-over. In A Tiny Way was the runner-up while Yucatan Party Man held third. Kingpin Hanover, who was backed by the betting public as the 5-2 favorite, paid $7.90 to win.

Live racing continues on Wednesday at Saratoga with a first post time set for 12pm. There is a Pick Five carryover of $4,508 featured on Wednesday’s card with the Pick Five beginning in the afternoon’s first race.

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