Saratoga Springs, NY — American Tour N (American Ideal) was a decisive wire-to-wire winner in the $32,200 Step Up To The Plate Claiming Series final for pacing fillies and mares on Tuesday (April 11) at Saratoga.

American Tour N scored in 1:53.4. Jessica Hallett photo.

Jimmy Devaux piloted the Brett Derue-trained mare who scored victories in legs two and three of the series before being the 1-5 betting favorite in Tuesday’s final. Her victory in the final came in a time of 1:53.4.

Lookintomyeyes (Leon Bailey) sat the pocket to American Tour N for the second consecutive week and finished second in the final while leg three winner Nora Tova (Phil Fluet) earned the show spot.

American Tour N, who is owned in partnership by Steve Picarazzi and her trainer Brett Derue, led a $5 exacta and $23.80 triple.

Derue won the Step Up To The Plate Trotting Series last week when his Mr Cool Seaeyre N went coast-to-coast in the final.

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga and will feature a carryover of $10,269 in the early Pick-5. The Pick-5 starts in the first race which is set to take place at 5 p.m.