Hamburg, NY — After a pair of excruciating losses in late April, a flip of the calendar to May has changed the fortunes of Alan.

For the second straight week, Alan ($9.60) went gate-to-wire and blitzed the field in the $15,500 Open Trot at Buffalo Raceway on Friday afternoon (May 12). He put away Megabank K by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:57.2.

Back in April, Alan looked like a winner but broken equipment erased those hopes. Then a week later, he suffered a heart-wrenching nose setback to Winning Legends. But things are much better now.

After a neck victory over Mugshots Bro last week, Alan stepped back up to Open company and was more than up to the task. Getting off to a quick start off the gate, Alan had no difficulty reaching the point, controlling fractions of :28.1, :58.1 and 1:27.2. Through the lane, Alan stayed strong while Megabank K (Jason Thompson) was in hot pursuit but couldn’t cut into the advantage by the pace setter. Credit List (Jim Morrill Jr.) finished third.

Alan wired the field in Friday’s feature at Buffalo Raceway. Bill Burke photo.

Owned by Julie Wagonblott and conditioned by Joe Alba, Alan recorded his sixth win in 13 outings this season. The score moved the 7-year-old Dontyouforgetit gelding’s seasonal bankroll to $54,258 and his career earnings to $180,178.

In the $11,500 sub-feature, it took Deswanslittlelorie ($5.30) nearly a half mile to clear to the top, but once she did, she never looked back in registering a 1-3/4-length victory over Batting Stats in 1:58.4 over a fast track.

Gracious Triumph took the early lead and posted a first quarter time of :29.3. Deswanslittlelorie, in the meantime, was stuck on the outside and was forced to move forward as a hole failed to materialize. Eventually reaching the top just before the half, Deswanslittlelorie had splits of :58.3 and 1:28.3 with a panel to trot.

In the drive down the homestretch, Deswanslittlelorie was ready for the onslaught from Batting Stats (Morrill Jr.) and Gracious Triumph (Keith Kash Jr.), but those threats nearly materialized. Deswanslittlelorie hit the wire with a comfortable edge over Batting Stats while Gracious Triumph settled for the third-place check.

It was the second consecutive win for the 6-year-old mare Deswanslittlelorie (Swan For All-Devoutly Hanover), who is co-owned by Fox Racing Inc. and RBH Ventures Inc. and trained by Joe Chindano Jr. Now a winner twice in eight tries in 2023, Deswanslittlelorie has now produced $14,435 on the campaign and $227,474 lifetime.

Racing at Buffalo will continue on Saturday evening (May 13) with an 11-race program set to commence at 6 p.m. For more information, including the latest news, upcoming promotions, entries, results and race replays, go to www.buffaloraceway.com.