Bruce Aldrich and Jim Devaux each win 4 at Monticello Raceway
February 13, 2020
By: Shawn Wiles
Photo Credit: Geri Schwarz
Both Bruce Aldrich Jr. and Jim Devaux each enjoyed a banner day on Tuesday afternoon at Monticello Raceway as each driver won 4 races on the muddy afternoon. Track Superintendent Anthony Desimone did an excellent job in maintaining the racing oval after 2 days of rain and mud
Bruce Aldrich Jr. started off the day by winning the first race with the heavy favorite Always Ya Baby in 2:00.1 – $2.70, Devaux would win the next 2 races, Aldrich came back in race 4 with Safety Second 1:58 – $3.90. 2 races later he visited he winners circle aboard Bootswiththefur in 2:03-$2.50, the Bob Lounsbury trained earned her second win of the season. Devaux won the next 2 races, in the last race of the afternoon Bruce went wire to wire with Julios Girl 1:59.4 -$3.00.
Where Bruce Aldrich wasn’t, DeVaux was , the 4 bagger started in the second race for Jimmy Devaux with Surface Tension, who scored a 4 length wire to win in 2:04.1 – $2.70, he came right back the following race aboard Gorgeous Partygirl 2:00 – $5.40 for trainer Greg Decker. Gaius Crastinus won race 7 in 1:59.36 – $4.20, last up was Kilkenny in 2:02.2 – $7.90 in the last race of the day.
Trainers Jim Doherty Jr. and Art Green each had a training double on the card, Jim Doherty Jr. is in second place with 15 wins behind the leader Bo Sowers with 19 for leading dash winning trainers, Art Green broke into the Top 5.
Jim Devaux maintains a slim lead for leading dash winning drivers, the 4 wins on the card gives him 34 wins, with Bruce Aldrich trailing closing behind in second with 33 wins. Greg Merton is 3rd with 28 wins followed by Jim Taggart Jr. with 25 wins, in the 5th spot is the young gun and future dash winner, Brandon Parker with 24 wins who has been on fire as of late.
