by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway

Saratoga, NY — Don’tcallmefrancis (Rocknroll Hanover) scored in Saturday’s (March 4) feature at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

The 4-year-old gelding made his local debut last week and announced his presence with authority, prevailing by almost five lengths while stopping the timer in 1:53.1 in a high level conditionedcp race.

Melissa Simsesr-Iovino photo

Don’tcallmefrancis glides to victory in the featured event at the Spa on Saturday evening.

This week, it was up into the Open Pace for the Al Annunziata-trained Don’tcallmefrancis who took advantage of his inside post to score in 1:53.3 on another cold night in the Spa City.

Bruce Aldrich Jr. was the winning driver behind the race’s even-money favorite who held off runner-up Sassy Hanover (Billy Dobson) and third place finisher Givenupdreaming (Stephane Bouchard) in the $12,000 feature.

Don’tcallmefrancis is owned by the Blindswitch Racing Stable.

Live racing continues on Sunday afternoon (March 5) at Saratoga with a 6:45 p.m. first post.