by Shawn Wiles, for Monticello Raceway

Monticello, NY — On Thursday afternoon (April 27) at Monticello Raceway in the fourth race, the three longest shots on the board finished 1-2-3.

Starting from post eight and going off at 100-1, Art Retreat was considered a write off. The son of Artzina had other plans.

He got away last in the nine-horse field and at the quarter pole he was 16 lengths behind the pacesetter, but at the half he closed the gap to 12 lengths. By the time the field hit the three-quarter-mile marker he was seventh and two deep. He continued the overland route to score by a head in 1:58.1 for owner/trainer Gerald Decker and paid $202.00 to win, $103.50 for place and $43.00 to show.

Trottown King finished second and returned $44.20 for place to his supporters, and TKR’S Metro Specs garnered the show position and rewarded those who had faith in him with a $10 show payoff.

The exacta for the race paid $3,770.00, the trifecta returned $9,689.00, the Pick-3 payoff was $1,925 and the superfecta paid $73,124.00.