Hamburg, NY — Lillian Rose ($8.70) has shown that the front end is where she is most successful, and that method worked again on Wednesday (April 6) as she turned back determined long shot Odds On Dead Heat in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $11,300 pace for fillies and mares.

Lillian Rose paced a seasonal best mile in Wednesday’s featured distaff event at Buffalo Raceway. Bill Burke photo.

For the third straight week, Lillian Rose showed the way over a fast track to post a half-length win in a seasonal best 1:56.2.

Odds On Dead Heat, going off at 80-1, fired quickly from post eight and reached the top. But driver Dan Yetman and Lillian Rose, who scored from the inside, were not going to let Odds On Dead Heat (Kevin Cummings) stomp out the fractions.

Taking the advantage near the quarter pole, Lillian Rose put up splits of :29.3, :58.3 and 1:27.2. Oporto Hanover looked like she was going to be a top contender as she used a first-over journey hitting the last panel — but that charge soon fizzled out.

Lillian Rose kept on task through the stretch as Odds On Dead Heat trimmed slowly into the advantage, but came up a half length short. Favorite Peggy J (Jim Morrill Jr.) finished third.

Co-owned by Sandra Beback and the JC’s Get R Done Stable, Lillian Rose is trained by Ron Beback Jr. The 5-year old Time To Roll-Up Front Sharon mare has now scored three wins in five outings in 2022, earning $18,150 on the campaign and $90,654 lifetime.

Xenia’s Chip (Drew Monti) used a perfect pocket trip and beat Tucson Breeze (Morrill Jr.) by a length in the sub-featured $9,800 pace for the ladies.

Tucson Breeze posted fractions of :29.1, :58.2 and 1:28, but had no answers after that. Xenia’s Chip popped the pocket and powered her way to victory in 1:57. Twin B Kini (Kyle Cummings) took the show spot.

Trained by Jennifer Giuliani and owned by Keith Pinkowski, Xenia’s Chip earned her second win in six seasonal attempts. The 5-year-old Heston Blue Chip-Xenia Hanover mare has bankrolled $12,020 on the year and $94,162 in her career.

Yetman, Morrill and David McNeight III also posted two victories each on the matinee card, while Lisa Mariacher conditioned a pair of winners.

Racing will continue on Saturday afternoon (April 9) beginning at 1:30 p.m. with a 12-race program scheduled. For more information, including the latest news, upcoming promotions, entries, results and race replays, go to www.buffaloraceway.com.