Squee Hanover wins feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel

Saratoga Springs, NY – Squee Hanover finished as the runner-up for Trotter of the Year honors at Saratoga Casino Hotel in 2021 and the Andy Gardner trainee continued his breakout campaign on Monday (Dec. 13) afternoon. Finishing second in the voting to Cash Me Out, Squee Hanover is enjoying his career year and won the Open Trot for the seventh time of the season on Monday.

Squee Hanover outlasted Big Box Hanover in the feature this afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Melissa Simser photo.

Billy Dobson has been piloting the 5-year-old for the last few months and finished first or second with him in every start but one dating back to the summertime. Drawing the outside post on Monday, Squee Hanover wound up starting from post five after a scratch and got away last of them all.

The race’s favorite Big Box Hanover (Larry Stalbaum) worked hard in the early stages and though he got the lead he wanted, it took fractions of :27.1 and :56.4 in lap one for him. Squee Hanover revved up the engine and took his shot at the leader heading to three quarters. Those two squared off in a heavy duty duel before Squee got the best of Big Box in the battle of the Hanovers.

Squee Hanover stopped the timer in 1:55.3 to register his seventh Open victory and 13th win for the season overall. Big Box Hanover had to settle for second while Gigfy (Alek Chartrand) earned the show spot. Squee Hanover, who is owned by Exceed Stables of Lamar, PA, paid $4.40 to win and led an exacta and triple that returned $8.70 and $12.60, respectively, in the five-horse feature.

Live racing continues on Tuesday (Dec. 14) afternoon with a first post time set for noon. There is a Pick-Five carryover of $3,680. The Pick-Five begins in the first race on the matinee card.

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