from Saratoga Casino and Raceway

Saratoga, NY — Royal Deceptor (RC Royalty) made his 2015 debut a winning one at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Wednesday (April 8) evening.

The Cheryl McGivern-trained trotter had a terrific freshman season in ’14 in which he earned over $70,000 in eight starts. As a 2-year-old, Royal Deceptor competed almost exclusively in New York Sire Stakes competition and thrived.

Following two qualifiers as preps, the 3-year-old trotter made his first start of the year a winning one on Wednesday, scoring by almost 10 lengths in 1:59.2 in the $8,300 Winners of two but not more than four lifetime trot. Mickey McGivern piloted Royal Deceptor, the race’s 3-5 favorite, to his third career victory.

Live racing continues at Saratoga on Thursday with a 4 p.m. first post.