Plainville, MA — Onemore Volo came to Massachusetts for the first time on Thursday (Nov. 12) and left a lasting impression on Plainridge Park after setting a new track record for 4-year-old trotting geldings in the co-featured $23,000 Open Handicap Trot.
Onemore Volo (Nick Graffam) was a loose leader from start to finish and posted fractions of :27.1, :56 and 1:24.1 as Kazio DK (Kevin Switzer Jr.) and Makeorbreakzaz S (Michael Oosting) chased in that third panel. But Onemore Volo pushed away from that competition, had a 2-length lead at the top of the stretch, and extended it to 3 at the line, where he won in 1:52.4, setting the new track record while also taking a new lifetime mark.
The 10th win of his career pushed Onemore Volo ($6.60) to $202,284 in lifetime earnings. The son of Bar Hopping-I’m Volo is owned by Pollack Racing and trained by Enrico Robinson.
The other feature of the day was the $24,000 Open Handicap Pace for fillies and mares, which Sweet Hayley Jane A won off a backside brush.
Sweet Hayley Jane A (Mitchell Cushing) got away sixth from post 1 as Take Your Pick (Bruce Ranger) took the lead from post 8. Take Your Pick reached the half in :55, and that’s where Sweet Hayley Jane A made her move on the outside. By three-quarters, Sweet Hayley Jane A was second on the outside as Take Your Pick still held court in the last turn. When the race reached the stretch, Sweet Hayley Jane A forged to the front and held off late charges from Blood Moon A (Nick Graffam) and Swedish Starlet N (Matty Athearn) to win by a half length in 1:51.
Sweet Hayley Jane A ($27.40) improved her bankroll to $200,300 with her 23rd lifetime victory. Ron Cushing co-owns the Heidi Cushing-trained mare with Kevin Sywyk.
Brett Beckwith led all drivers with three wins on Thursday while Alicia Gray’s two wins topped all trainers.
Racing at Plainridge Park will resume on Monday (Nov. 16) at 1 p.m.
Free full-card past performance programs and replays for every card of racing at Plainridge Park are available at plainridgeparkcasino.com.