Plainville, MA — Driver Mitchell Cushing stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Nov. 11) afternoon, including a natural hat trick in races six, seven and eight.
Cushing’s winners were Sweet Nan (1:57, $8.00), Nice Guy Eddie (1:58.2, $9.60), Quite Beachy (1:55.2, $11.00) and Alonso (1:59.2, $9.00). From his six scheduled drives, Cushing never missed the board as he also registered one second and one third, giving him a sparkling .815 UDR for the afternoon.
Owners/breeders Earl and Kathy Beaman watched their trotter Halifax get his first lifetime win on Tuesday after he took a $12,500 maiden trot in 1:58.4. Driven by Jim Hardy and trained by Jolene Andrews, Halifax ($9.60) just finished competing in the Massachusetts Breeders Stakes last week.
The win today was only one of three for the Beamans this week at Plainridge, because they also watched their other trotters, Poppy Wow and Pepper Wow, win their respective races on Monday (Nov. 10). All three horses are Massachusetts-bred, out of the Beamans’ foundation broodmare, Tori Hall.
Channa Gorton was the leading trainer on Tuesday, winning two races during the afternoon.
The Jackpot Wicked Hi-5 was hit in the day’s ninth race. The single unique combination of 3-4-2-7-5 returned $2,982.62 for the 20-cent wager.
Live racing at Plainridge Park will resume on Thursday (Nov. 13) at 1 p.m.
Free full past performance programs and race replays for all live racing days at Plainridge Park can be found at plainridgeparkcasino.com.