Trainer Melissa Beckwith added four wins to her bulky total for the 2026 season when on Monday afternoon, the meet’s leading conditioner recorded a grand slam at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Beckwith and driver Aaron Byron went back-to-back on the Monday card when young trotters RT Watch Me and Meadowbrook Ashley recorded victories. Meadowbrook Ashley drew the rail for her local debut in a race that went for a purse of $11,750. Byron sat behind the sophomore filly who sat the pocket as the even-money favorite in her Spa debut. After rival Spill The Tea (Wally Hennessey) rushed past the leader in three quarters in 1:28, Meadowbrook Ashley slid to the outside around the final turn and powered by in the lane to secure the victory in 1:57. The win was the second consecutive on the day for the Beckwith-Byron combo who saw their RT Watch Me repeat after coming on to win by the slimmest of margins in 1:59.1 in a $9,700 event for trotters. Beckwith’s four-bagger was rounded out by Unhinged, who registered win number eleven for his campaign behind a wire-to-wire score with reinsman Chris Long in the sulky, and Eurobank Hanover (Leon Bailey) who prevailed for the first time since coming to the Spa last month after making breaks as the favorite in his previous local efforts. Beckwith continues to lead in the way in the trainer standings this season, holding a healthy but not insurmountable lead over Jaymes McAssey with just less than two months remaining in the racing season.

Live racing resumes on Saturday with a first post time set for 12pm.

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Dealin With Dewey sprung the upset in the Saturday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Wally Hennessey catch-drove the veteran trotter for owner/trainer Sara Baillargeon and moved the longshot out to the early lead in the $18,000 Open Trot. Dismissed at odds of 13-1, Dealin With Dewey rattled off a first half in a comfortable 58.1 while traveling unopposed on the lead. The first challenge to the leader came as the field high-stepped past three quarters in 1:26.3 and some of the race’s top betting choices began to close in. The favorite Spaaaazano (Kyle Swift) made steady progress late before becoming a stretch threat to challenge Dealin With Dewey while pocket-sitting But Why (Aaron Byron) closed up the rail. The leader showed no signs of letting up late and in fact padded his lead late before stopping the timer in 1:56.2 as a winner by two and a quarter lengths. Spaaaazano came on to finish second while But Why earned the show spot. Dealin With Dewey’s win was his second in the local Open Trot this season and his seventh victory in 2026 overall. With the earnings from his Saturday score, the eight year old moved over the $90,000 mark for ’26 while in pursuit of another six-figure campaign.

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Lloyd’s Loves was a two-time Open winner at Saratoga Casino Hotel during the springtime. A six-figure earner in 2025, the Edwin Quevedo-trained mare moved closer to the $100,000 in the ’26 campaign on Sunday when she went coast-to-coast to score in the matinee’s featured race. Lloyd’s Loves made an easy lead in the $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open on Sunday and cruised unopposed in a first half that went in 58.3. Driver Jimmy Devaux, who was inducted last month into the Saratoga Harness Hall Of Fame, went pedal to the metal with the six year old distaffer in the third quarter as rattled off a 27.4 third panel before completing the wire-to-wire score in 1:54.2. Racy Roxy A (Jay Randall) got the pocket trip behind the winner and wound up as the runner-up while the favored Whilemena Rita A (Brett Beckwith) shook loose late to finish third. For Lloyd’s Loves, it was win number seven on the season for owner David Dobbelmann. Lloyd’s Loves was the 5-2 second-choice in the wagering in her Sunday score. Devaux piloted four winners on the matinee card.

Live racing continues on Monday afternoon at Saratoga with a matinee that kicks off at 12pm.

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Mydadsaid A (Sportswriter) won for the fourth time in the last six weeks as he went coast-to-coast at Saratoga Casino Hotel with Jimmy Devaux at the controls. The Jackie Greene trainee drew post seven in Saturday’s installment of the $18,000 Open Pace and powered up in the early going to secure the lead in an opening quarter of 27.1. Feeling no pressure on the front-end in the Open, Mydadsaid A got a middle half breather of 58.4 and held off late bids from last week’s Open winner Binge On Yankee (Kyle Swift) and pocket-sitter Red Blooded (Wally Hennessey) before scoring in 1:54. It was the sixth win of the season for Mydadsaid A and his third Open victory in the last six weeks. Binge On Yankee won a place photo with Red Blooded who finished one spot behind Binge On Yankee for the second consecutive week. The 3-5 betting favorite on Sunday, Mydadsaid A is owned by Kellogg Racing Stables LLC.

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Wolfpack Zach is the winningest horse in the 2026 racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel thus far. Joel Flanders trains the four year old who is in the midst of a breakout campaign in which he won for the fifteenth time on Monday at Saratoga. Drawing post seven and getting away last in the $18,000 Open Trot, Wolfpack Zach made his move heading to the half mile pole, a move that would see him surge past a handful of rivals en route to becoming a first-over threat to the race’s front-runner, last week’s Open winner Platinum As (Chris Long). The two squared off after a first half that went in 57.3 with Platinum As on the engine but the early leader’s resistance proved futile as Wolfpack Zach surged past to take over and take off, opening up a decisive lead past three quarters in 1:26.2. The track’s trotting star drew away in the stretch before securing a four-length win in 1:56.2 with driver Jacob Cutting at the controls. Platinum As held on to finish second while But Why (Aaron Byron) came on to be third in the feature. Wolfpack Zach’s victory was his fifth in the Open this year among fifteen ’26 scores for owners Stuart Chambers Racing, Bcjm Inc and Divine Horse Racing.

Live racing will resume on Saturday at Saratoga with a first post time of 12pm and feature a Pick Five carryovers in race one of $7,903 and in race nine of $2,672.

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Binge On Yankee was the favorite in the $100,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace contested late in the summer at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Jaymes McAssey-trained pacer was one of the dominant forces in the Invitational races that led up to the Gerrity Final scoring two victories to go with a second and third place finish in his four starts that qualified him for the Gerrity Final. Kyle Swift has piloted Binge On Yankee in all of his local tries and sat behind the six year old in Saturday’s $18,000 Open Pace in which the McAssey trainee was the 7-5 betting favorite. A winner of the Open two starts back, Binge On Yankee flashed early speed in Saturday’s feature and made the lead. Cruising unopposed through a first quarter in 27.3 and a half in 56.4, Binge On Yankee felt just mild pressure late in the mile from pocket-sitting invader Red Blooded (Wally Hennessey) who finished second in his debut in the local Open in a race that went in 1:53. Longshot Rock Solid Express (Billy Dobson) earned the show spot. Binge On Yankee’s win was his seventh of the season and fourth since coming to the Spa in early August. The earner of over $640,000 in his career is owned by Mark Eaton and Bob Griffin of Massachusetts.

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

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Platinum As won the Open Trot for the sixth time this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Monday, the Melissa Beckwith trainee scored in the $18,000 feature. Platinum As came into the race off a break in last week’s Open after winning the top race for trotters the previous week. Chris Long pilots the Beckwith-trained high-stepper who moved first-over in the Monday feature in a race whose first half went in just 58 seconds. Platinum As struck gold after he surged past the leader while serving as the cover for the favored Spaaaanzano (Kyle Swift) who drew post eight for his attempt at repeating in the Open. Platinum As cleared the lead just past the three-quarter pole and opened up what turned out to be an insurmountable lead before hanging on to win by a half-length in a mile clocked in 1:56 over a track labeled ‘good.’ Platinum As’s win was his sixth in the Open and seventh of the year overall. With the earnings from the Monday score, the eight-year-old moved over the $100,000 mark in 2026. Spaaaazano finished second in the Open while Ramborain (Dan Daley) earned the show spot. Platinum As went off at odds of 9-2. The Beckwith stable scored a Monday double when Unhinged (Aaron Byron) prevailed for the third consecutive week.

Live racing resumes on Saturday with a matinee that starts at 12pm. There are carryovers in the early Pick Five and Pick Four. The Pick Five that begins in race one has a carryover of $2,942 while the Pick Four that starts in race two has a $903 carryover.

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Cindy’s Faith recorded her biggest win of the season on Sunday afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel when the Kirsten Proctor-trained mare scored in the $21,250 Pop-Up Final. Aaron Byron got the driving assignment behind the four-year- old mare who is on her way to earning six-figures in a 2026 campaign that has seen her climb the class ranks all the way up to the local Fillies and Mares Open. On Sunday, Cindy’s Faith was the 2-1 second choice in the wagering and was aggressive from the start. Setting first-half fractions of 27.1 and 55.4, Cindy’s Faith just cruised along unopposed with the favored Cervi (Brett Beckwith) sitting the pocket in the race for distaffers. Cindy’s Faith dug in in the stretch before holding off the favorite to prevail in 1:53.3 for a seasonal best win clocking over a track labeled ‘sloppy.’ Cervi was the runner-up for the fourth consecutive week while longshot Seaside Wishes (Phil Fluet) came on to finish third. Cindy’s Faith, who made her first start under the guidance of Kirsten Proctor, is owned by Shark Racing Stable.

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

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Prairie Rocknroll (A Rocknroll Dance) overcame his outside to drop and pop in the Saturday feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The Kyle Spagnola trainee spent most of his summer competing in the Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Invitational races and following a pair of tries in the Open Pace dropped down to the $14,500 Saturday feature in which he drew the outside post. Prairie Rocknroll’s regular driver Billy Dobson blasted the five year old gelding off the car early and he landed on the lead where he would remain going wire-to-wire in 1:52.4. The multi-time Open winner recorded his seventh victory in nineteen seasonal tries scoring as the 3-5 betting favorite on Saturday.

Live racing continues on Sunday at Saratoga where there will be a $1,550 carryover in the early Pick Five Pool. The Pick Five begins in the matinee’s first race which is set to kickoff at 12pm.

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Jackie Greene scored a training triple on the Monday card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The two-time Spa training champion won the feature with Spaaaazano among her trio of trotters to prevail on the matinee program. Spaaaazano was piloted by leading driver Kyle Swift when he drew post position four for his try in the $18,000 Open Trot. Flashing early speed, Spaaaazano sat the pocket to upset-minded Dealin With Dewey (Aaron Byron) who cut the mile at odds of 21-1. The longshot leader coasted unopposed in a first half in 58.4 before being challenged by Wolfpack Zach (Jacob Cutting), a fourteen-time winner in 2026, past three quarters in 1:27.1. Dealin With Dewey faced a two-pronged challenge in the stretch as Wolfpack Zach tried to grind him into submission and Spaaaazano shook free in final sixteenth of a mile before he trotted up to win it in 1:56.1. Spaaaazano was the 8-5 second-choice in the wagering in the feature as he recorded his third Open Trot victory of the year. Greene’s completed her training hat trick when young trotters Greenarrow Hanover and Notatthetablecarlos scored Monday victories in their respective $11,750 races. Greenarrow Hanover’s win, with Aaron Byron in the bike, came in his local debut while Notatthetablcarlos repeated for Swift and Greene.

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

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