Saratoga Springs, NY — On the strength of 10 wins in his 2025 campaign, Platinum As scored a decisive victory in his second start of 2026 in Tuesday’s (Feb. 10) $16,500 Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Platinum As and driver Brett Beckwith got away in midfield before steadily gaining on leader Up Helly Aa (Chris Long), last week’s Open winner, in the second lap. Up Helly Aa carved out first-half fractions of :28 and :57.2 before opening up a three-length lead at the three-quarter pole. Platinum As, the 1-2 favorite, picked off horses one by one before confronting the upset-minded Up Helly Aa at the top of the stretch and surging by in the lane to win in 1:56.2.
Up Helly Aa was a strong second at 16-1 while Memorynimagination (Matt Athearn) finished third.
Melissa Beckwith trains the 8-year-old son of E L Titan, who gave Brett Beckwith one of his three winners on the card.
Live racing at Saratoga resumes Saturday (Feb. 14); first post is 12 noon.