Tuesday September 29 Recap

September 30, 2026

When the durable Rusty Beach draws inside, look out, often straddled with an outside post and being forced to unleash his patented 3 deep brush off the paddock turn. This afternoon he used a tactic more to his liking and went wire to wire, scoring by just a head over Kourageous Key (G. Merton) in 1:55.2 -$3.34. It was his tenth seasonal win for trainer Ricard Dunn and upped his yearly earnings to over $65,000.

Sixth place leading driver Tommy Merton, had a banner day with a driving Grand Slam and 1 training win. In addition to the win aboard Rusty Beach + Rock A Honey (T. Merton) he also won with Lupa 1:55.1 -$4.06 and Blackjack Dragon 1:56.2 -$13.54.

The 0-24 Barbara’s Brownie found the winners circle with Bruce Aldrich Jr. in the bike in 2:01.4 -$7.32, the 5-year-old mare is trained by Peter Carney. Faded Future (J. Ricco) went wire to wire for her fourth win on the year in 1:58.3 -$7.92 for the winning combination of trainer Jim Doherty Jr. and owner Chris Tully.

Trainer Veronica Merton scored with Rock A Honey in 1:55.2 -$8.76, the winner is owned by Chris Elia. The 46-1 Celia Bayama ($92.50) scored in 1:58.1 won for trainer – driver Bruce Aldrich Jr. who had a pair of driving wins on the 10 race card.