by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — Wanna Rock N Roll couldn’t win the battlefor the lead off the starting gate but she ended up winning the war to the wireinstead.

Steve Roth photo

Wanna Rock N Roll overcame a first-over trip in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,000 Open Pace for mares on Wednesday night.

Getting a first-over trip, Wanna Rock N Roll proved much thebest in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,000 Open Pace for the mares on Wednesday night(Feb. 22) with a solid length victory over Susie’s Delight in the seasonal best1:56.3 over the fast track.

It was the fourth victory of the year in Open competition atBuffalo Raceway for Wanna Rock N Roll.

Deliciouslynaughty (Larry Stalbaum) and Susie’s Delight (RayFisher Jr.) locked horns to the opening quarter in 28.4 while Wanna Rock N Roll(Drew Monti) managed to tuck into third.

But going past the half, Wanna Rock N Roll wasn’t too happyand pulled out, zooming past the pace-setting Deliciouslynaughty to the top.

Going past the three-quarter pole in 1:27.3, Monti and WannaRock N Roll ($3.70) enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather at the Hamburghalf-mile oval the rest of the way. The remainder of the field scrambled forthe minor awards with Susie’s Delight taking second place and Scarlet N Silk(Kevin Cummings) rallying for third.

Owned by Rose Campbell and trained by Steven Kiblin, the6-year-old mare Wanna Rock N Roll has now put $23,000 in the bank this seasonand $255,477 lifetime.

Monti ended the evening with five wins while Stalbaum had afour-bagger. Trainer Kimberly Asher had four victories with JD Perrin gettingtwo.

Racing will continue on Friday night with 11 races scheduledfor 5 p.m.