Tuesday November 3 Recap

November 3, 2026

The 9 race card was highlighted by the Open Pace worth $8,100 with a full rack of starters. Jahan Hanover (M. Merton) left alertly from post 2 but Greg Merton had Kourageous Key (G. Merton) charged up and he first away from post 8 and made the top with splits of 27.2, 56.2. At the half Better be Gouda (S. Taggart Jr.) came first over, Kourageous Key was still on top in 1:25. Turning for home Better Be Gouda was on the outside, Jahan Hover slid down to the passing lane, but to no avail as Kourageous Key got the win in 1:53.3 -$4.54 for his second consecutive wine for owner Jeffrey Greenberg of Merick, NY and is trained by Jennifer Petrelli.

After 23 attempts, Endure To the End (G. Merton) finally reached the winner circle and is a maiden no more after his 6 length 1:58.2 win $2.64. Spectacular Leo (J. Taggart Jr.) made it 2 in a row after his 1:56.4 – $4.66

Greg Merton led all drovers with a triple, Mike Merton, and Jim Taggart Jr. each had a pair of driving wins; Jennifer Petrelli also had a pair of training wins. Mckenzie Sowers had back-to-back training wins in the last 2 races with Swifty Lazar (G. Merton) in 1:56.1 – $2.94 and Nevada Vacation (W. Carter)1:55.3 – $2.30