Bontz N wins again at Saratoga

Saratoga Springs, NY — Bontz N (American Ideal) continued her win streak in the Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Thursday (July 2) as she changed tactics to score her fourth consecutive victory in the local feature.

Trainer Gary Levine thrived in 2019 after acquiring Bontz N who has enjoyed as good of a ’20 campaign as could be. Thursday’s start was the fifth of the season for the 9-year-old mare who was assigned the outside post in the $8,500 feature.

Bontz N put the swoop to the group before stopping the timer in 1:54.1. Melissa Simser-Iovino photo.

Bontz N came into the race on a three-race win streak, which dated back to March, with the last two of those wins coming in wire-to-wire fashion.

In Thursday’s feature, driver Shawn Gray was forced to come from off the pace with the race’s 2-1 betting favorite but the closing style suited Bontz N just fine as she put the swoop to the group before stopping the timer in 1:54.1 to record her fourth win in as many tries. The final time served as a new seasonal mark for the standout distaffer who has become the lady to beat this season at the Spa.

Thats Incredible (Billy Dobson) came charging hard in the stretch to finish second while Jewels Forreal (Mark Beckwith) closed to be third.

Bontz N paid $6.90 to win and led an exacta and triple that paid $27.20 and $136, respectively.

Live racing resumes on Sunday at Saratoga with a matinee beginning at Noon. There will be a $3,885 carryover in the Pick-5 pool with the Pick-5 beginning in the afternoon’s first race.

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