Plainville, MA — Still Rollin N has been a solid competitor against the best pacers at Plainridge Park since the end of May and he capped off those efforts with a stellar win in the featured $25,000 Open Handicap (Aug. 10) pace on the strength of the mile of his life.
Still Rollin N (Matty Athearn) got away fifth and watched three early lead changes that left Southpaw (Jimmy Whittemore) in control passing the :27 first quarter. Southpaw then backed down the half to :55 before Still Rollin N moved first-up in the breeze, forcing a quickened pace of 1:22.3 to three-quarters.
Positions remained unchanged through the final bend but at the top of the stretch, Still Rollin N imposed his will on the field as he pulled away by 1-1/2 lengths and won in 1:49.4, which was a new lifetime mark.
Still Rollin N ($11.20) is owned by his trainer, Amanda Kelley, in partnership with VIP Internet Stable.
Then later in the $22,000 upper-level conditioned pace, Wild Bill Wyatt (Mike Oosting) got away second behind Kill A Dragon (Brett Beckwith), who set the tempo with quarters of :26.1, :55.1 and 1:22.1, while dealing with T H Tyson (Bruce Ranger) who was parked-out and eventually took the lead as they headed for the turn. The horses stacked-up as they made their way onto the stretch, where Wild Bill Wyatt left his cover and paced clear by 1-1/4lengths to win in 1:49.4, which was a new lifetime mark.
Wild Bill Wyatt ($9.60) is owned by Jeff Fout Racing, Brian Carsey and Adam Friedland and trained by Mike Eaton.
The lightning-fast 5/8th’s mile speed strip at Plainridge Park has produced a lot of records this year, but on Monday, the track played host to 10 lifetime marks out of the 11 races on the card.
Quentin Quarantino (1:50.4), Mach Seelster (1:50.2), Hollywood Skeeter (1:50.1), Wild Bill Wyatt (1:49.4), Idealofaday (1:50.1), Still Rollin N (1:49.4), Makorori N (1:49.1), Virtual Horizon (1:49.4), Instant Replay (1:50.2) and Dance Monkey (1:50.4) all had career best outings during the afternoon.
Mike Oosting had a hat trick in the bike on Monday while 11 different trainers won one race apiece.
Racing will resume at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 4 p.m.
Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Plainridge Park can always be downloaded at their website (plainridgeparkcasino.com) under the “Racing” tab. You can also watch all the race replays on that same page.