Saratoga Springs, NY – Youngster Loan Cannon on Wednesday (April 8) continued the red hot streak he began a few weeks ago at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the 3-year-old pacing colt went coast-to-coast to record his third consecutive victory.
Dale Lawton trains Loan Cannon, who showed promise as a 2-year-old last season but remained a maiden when his 2026 campaign kicked off last month. Chris Long has been piloting Loan Cannon in the early stages of his sophomore season and guided the youngster to back-to-back jacks in the non-winners of one competition before stepping up in company for Wednesday’s try.
Long wasted little time moving the race’s 1-5 betting favorite to the front, and from there Loan Cannon never faced an anxious moment, pacing a first-half in 1:00 before cruising through a final lap in :57.4 en route to victory.
Loan Cannon’s win, which came in a $9,000 pacing event on Wednesday, helped continue a strong start to the season for trainer Dale Lawton, who co-owns the colt with Chris Lawton.
Live racing resumes on Saturday (April 11) at Saratoga and will feature a Pick-Five carryover of $3,829 in the matinee’s first race. There will be a Pick-Four carryover of $1,087 as well, a wager that begins in the second race on the card. First post time is set for noon.