Hamburg, NY — There was no one better than Do Me Better ($6.30) in Buffalo Raceway’s $13,000 Open I-II Pace for fillies and mares on Wednesday (March 12) as she easily wired the field in 1:56.1 over a fast track.
Starting from post two, driver Joseph Chindano Jr. fired off the car aboard Do Me Better and enjoyed reasonable splits of :29.4, :59.2 and 1:27.4 on the front end.
McVera (Shawn McDonough) got the perfect trip in the pocket throughout the race behind Do Me Better but had absolutely no answers down the stretch when it was needed and finished 1-1/2 lengths behind the winner. Legal Jeopardy (David McNeight III) was third.
Winning her second consecutive start, the 4-year-old Do Me Better (Always A Virgin-Do Me Good) is co-owned by trainer Maggie Chindano and Jeff Savidge Racing LLC. The victory upped her bankroll to $12,075 on the campaign and $55,144 for her career.
In the $10,500 sub-featured pace for fillies and mares, Bettor B Sawyer ($13.60) used a sweeping three-wide move approaching the final marker and beat the favored Big Bad Mosa by 2-3/4 lengths in 1:57.4.
Hurrikane Msrodine and Atlantic Star battled it out early through fractions of :28.4 and :59.1, but those spirited splits didn’t hold up. Samosa Hanover then took control but only enjoyed the advantage briefly as Bettor B Sawyer (James McNeight Jr.) and Big Bad Mosa began their journeys forward.
Heading down the lane, it became a two-horse battle with Bettor B Sawyer able to turn back a mild threat from Big Bad Mosa (Kevin Cummings). Atlantic Star (Joseph Chindano Jr.) captured the show position.
Owned by Jose Cervantes and trained by John Leggio, the 8-year-old Bettor B Sawyer (Betterthancheddar-Dreamfair Orchid) scored her second victory in seven appearances in 2025. The win increased her seasonal total to $13,130 and her lifetime earnings to $159,563.
Racing will return on Saturday (March 15) at 2:30 p.m. with 12 races scheduled. There is a $981 carryover in the Pick-5, which begins in the second race.
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