Hamburg, NY – Noble Legend ($3.90) returned back to Buffalo Raceway after an extended stay at Northfield Park and wasted no time to start enjoying the spoils of home by capturing the $12,000 Class A-Open Trot on Friday night (June 28).

Going the mile in 1:57.1 over the fast track, Noble Legend (Billy Davis Jr.) held off the late charge of Lougazi (Ray Fisher Jr.) and scored the half-length victory. Southern Palms (David McNeight III) collected the third-place check.

Noble Legend returned home to Buffalo Raceway a winner on Friday taking the Class A-Open Trot feature. Steve Roth photo. 

Scoring from the inside, Noble Legend didn’t need to expend much energy to reach the top as he posted fractions of :29.1, :59 and 1:28. With a panel to trot, Lougazi put in a strong effort but Noble Legend had enough left to notch the win.

“We got the rail and weren’t going to waste it,” Davis Jr. said of the front-end trip with Noble Legend. “We got some easy fractions. I was a little concerned the last quarter mile with Lougazi coming on the outside but Noble Legend showed his class and dug in late.”

A 7-year-old gelding, Noble Legend (Kadabra-Lovin It) is trained by Maria Rice and co-owned by the Vogel & Wags Nags Stable and Jack Rice. The victory was his sixth in 22 starts in 2019 and moved his seasonal winnings to $44,523 and $244,609 lifetime.

Kevin Cummings finished the night with four driving victories while Davis Jr. added a triple. Trainer Angelo Nappo picked up a double.

Racing will continue on Saturday (June 29) evening at 6 p.m. with a 13-race program scheduled.

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