Plainville, MA — A perfect trip led to a victory for Triple Sevens in the $15,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (Nov. 21) afternoon.
Triple Sevens (Brad Irvine) sat second behind stablemate Danger Zone (Kevin Switzer Jr.), who cut the quarter in :27.2 by two lengths before passing the half in :56.2 and coming under siege by Colt Bennett (Matty Athearn) and Braeview Bondi N (Mitchell Cushing) following right behind. The field stacked up in two rows as they approached three-quarters with the top four horses still tightly grouped. Danger Zone took the lead into the stretch, but Triple Sevens burst forward along the pylons to take the lead and hold off the fast closing Braeview Bondi N by a length and won in 1:54.1.
This was the third win of the year for Triple Sevens ($18.80) and owners Rick Cortese and Marc Reynolds. Jimmy Nickerson trains the winner.
Irvine also won with Mach Seelster ($29.00) in the undercard $13,000 conditioned pace for owner/trainer Domenic Longobardi. Mach Seelster made a first-over move heading to three-quarters and easily overpowered Skyway Masterpiece (Mitchell Cushing) in the stretch to win by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:52.1, tying his seasonal mark.
Like Irvine, fellow driver Kevin Switzer Jr. and trainer Mark Harris also won two races on Friday.
Live racing will resume at Plainridge Park on Monday (Nov. 24) at 1 p.m.
There are only four racing days left in the 2025 season at Plainridge Park and please note the schedule change for next week. Live racing will be held on Monday (Nov. 24), Tuesday (Nov. 25), Wednesday (Nov. 26) and Friday (Nov. 28), all at the normal post time of 1 p.m. There will be no racing at Plainridge on Thanksgiving Thursday (Nov. 27).
Free full past performance programs and race replays for all live racing days at Plainridge Park can be found at plainridgeparkcasino.com.