Chester, PA — The 5-year-old trotter Amigo Volo has been a “slow starter” as far as season-long form during his career. At two, he went two-for-six before going four-for-six to end his year; at three, he was two-for-seven early but seven-of-eight late in winning divisional honors; and at four, he was zero-for-seven before coming around to a five-for-10 finish to his campaign.

The altered son of Father Patrick has come out sharp for his 2022 campaign, with a win and a third back in January. After a few months off he returned to action during a Tuesday morning (May 24) qualifier at Harrah’s Philadelphia with a win in 1:53.4.

The two-time Breeders Crown champion sat second through early fractions of :28.3 and :57.1, moved to challenge for command nearing the 1:25.4 three-quarters, then came home in a strong :28. It’s seldom you see a horse behind at the three-quarters winning by 21-3/4 lengths, but that was the result for Amigo Volo against overmatched opposition.

The career winner of $1,690,914, driven by Dexter Dunn for trainer Nifty Norman for the ownership of Pinske Stables and David J. Miller, looks like he’ll be back in the free-for-all battles soon.

The next top trot on the calendar, though, is this Sunday, which might be a bit quick for Amigo Volo to re-emerge off one qualifier. But just about every other top-level older horse should be at Harrah’s Philadelphia this Sunday (May 29), for the track’s annual pre-Memorial Day “Super Sunday” of racing, featuring three $100,000 Invitations: the Maxie Lee Trot, the Commodore Barry Pace, and the Betsy Ross Pace for distaffs. The draw for those races will be held in late morning on Wednesday.