Saratoga Springs, NY – Veteran local trotter Cash Me Out (Cash Hall) made his return in style to the Spa on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 17) as the 2019 racing season got underway at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

Cash Me Out won the opening day feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel Sunday. Mellisa Simser-Iovino Photo.

The Kyle Spagnola-trained trotter has spent the majority of his career competing at Saratoga and on Sunday prevailed in the first Open of the season. Phil Fluet guided the 1-5 betting favorite out to the early lead in the $12,000 Open Trot and the veteran high-stepper never faced an anxious moment.

Cash Me Out got the money, going coast-to-coast with relative ease, stopping the timer in 1:57.1 in the season’s first feature at the Spa. Mandeville (Jimmy Devaux) finished second while Zagster (Billy Dobson) earned the show spot.

Cash Me Out’s win, which was the 38th in 165 career starts, boosts his lifetime earnings to just above the $995,000 mark.

The 78th racing season is now underway at Saratoga Casino Hotel and features matinee race cards this week contested on Monday (Feb. 18), Wednesday (Feb. 20) and Thursday (Feb. 21) afternoons starting at noon each day.