Filly & Mares event

September 15, 2025

After a 3 month hiatus due to lack of entries this week, the Filly & Mares event finally drew in enough entries to fill the race. The $9,300 purse attracted 6 contestants.  The heavy favorite Laure Lee (G. Merton) drew post 6, the 8 year old mare was a winner in her last star 1:52.3 at Saratoga. Starting from the 6 hole, she got away fourth and got under way at the half in 58.4 she was 3 deep in the paddock turn and held off a late charge from No Cigar Tony (M. Merton) to score in 1:55 – $2.20. She is trained by eight leading trainer Peter Pellegrino and earned her third consecutive seasonal win, seventh win on the year for the Royal Millennium off spring.

Greg Merton took both ends of the early daily double aboard Jessies Outlawed in 1:58.2 – $4.02 & Laurie Lee 1:55 – $2.20 in the FM Open.

Father time is not effecting Fair Glider (Mike Merton)  this afternoon the 14 year old showed them how’s its done in a 10 length romp in and even 2:00 – $2.96 for trainer McKenzie Sowers.

Bruce and Laura Aldrich each had a respective double.