by John Horne, for Tioga Downs

Tioga, NY — The Fillies and Mares Open II Pace ($9,000) headlined the Tioga Downs card on Friday night (May 12).

Fred Brown photo

Truth And Liberty takes the featured event at Tioga Downs on Friday evening.

The slight betting favorite, So Nice (Mike Merton) pushed the gate open and was loose on the lead from the outset. So Nice upped her lead to three lengths after three-quarters in 1:22.4. Truth And Liberty (Aaron Byron) followed patiently in the loose pocket all the way to the top of the stretch.

Once the 6 year-old mare by Total Truth jumped out of the pocket, she looked like she was shot out of a cannon. Owned by Tracy Moss and trained by Robert Lounsbury, she would blow right by in deep stretch for the win in 1:51.2.

Truth And Liberty would pay $5.00 for the win. So Nice hung on for second with Rock My World (Mike Simons) getting third.

Tioga Downs returns to live racing Saturday (May 13) at 6:50 p.m. with a nine-race card featuring the Open Trot ($12,000).

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