Wednesday April 8 Recap

April 8, 2026

The Open Trot saw the 1-9 shot Novel cut the mile, only to be overtaken by the Greg Decker Jr trained 21-1 Prince Archie in 1:58.4 – 43.98, he was driven to the victory by leading driver Michael Merton. Kenobi (K. Dibenedetto) finished second, followed by Geralds A Keeper (J. Taggart Jr.) For Prince Archie is was his third seasonal win

Cory Stratton had a pair of training and driving wins with Idealsomemagic A in 1:57 – $43.88 and The Last Chapter 2:01 – $6.02. For Idealsomemagic A it was his last lifetime start and he went out a winner. The classy old war horse has won $625,000 in his life with a lifetime record of 1:50, he is a former winner of the Gerrity Pace.

Tom Merton had back to back wins aboard Kameran Hanover in 1:59.1 – $ 5.16 & Lighten Up Francis in 2:00.1 – $2.40 Pharaoh (J. Ricco) earned his second lifetime win and a new lifetime speed badge of 2:01.4 for trainer John Washington.

Woncaptainwiser extended his win streak to 3 straight with 1:58.4 score for Ralph Silvestri III, Snappy Chip duplicated the feat for the tandem of Scott Keppler and Raheim Strong in 1:57.3 – $5.42.