Freehold, NJ — Rising star at Freehold, Mark Herschberger, visited the winner’s circle four times on the 12-race Saturday (May 18) program.

Mark Herschberger scored a grand slam on the Saturday card at Freehold Raceway. World Wide Racing Photos.

He got his first win in race two, where he took advantage of a perfect pocket trip and snuck up the rail to win with Pack Your Bags for Joe Gulotta.

In race four, Herschberger snuck up the rail in the stretch to win again with the lone mare in a field of horses and geldings, Lazarus Girl (trained by Maria Reid) at a price of 7-1. This kicked off a streak of three wins for the 29-year-old driver.

In the following race five, Herschberger continued the strategy that had been working for him so far today, which was to once again make a late move up the rail to sneak passed his competitors for the win. This time, he got up by a nose over the 1-5 favorite (who was later taken down to seventh due to interference in the first turn) with his 28-1 mount, Gaius Crastinus for trainer John Novello. A win bet paid $58.00. This upset many bettors’ early pick-4 tickets which led to a $7,222.72 carryover into the late pick-4 where a winning $1 ticket paid $2,178.20.

Herschberger completed the three-race win streak and the driving grand-slam with another move up the rail to win race six with 13-1 shot, Stabler for trainer Mike Rizzo.