Mike Merton Notches Career Milestone with win #8500

April 23, 2026

Going into today’s card Mike Merton needed just 2 wins for win# 5500, well it didn’t take long as he achieved the career milestone after taking races 8 & 9, the win came aboard CR Dudley in 1:58.3, Mike also took the finale aboard Beanzy Fresh 2.16

Tin Cup Chalice made it 4 straight after his 1:54.3- $2.10 score this afternoon, the aged son of Huntsville is trained by Jared Bako.  Ralph Silvestri III and Mike Austin teamed up for a pair of winners with Totally Toxic in 1:57 – $8.86 & Freds Finale picked up his first win on the year in 1:58 $5.82. Third place leading driver Kyle Dibenedetto picked up a driving double. Velocity Komodo (Jason Ricco) 1:56.3- $4.40 had his 5^th win in 6 starts for trainer Jennifer Petrelli