Saratoga Springs, NY — Justathriller (Cantab Hall) continued his terrific season on Friday night (Oct. 7) at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

Justathriller prevailed in 1:58 to record his eighth local victory in just over three months. Melissa Simser photo.

The Melissa Beckwith-trained trotter made his local debut in June and it didn’t take long for the 3-year-old to make an impact. Finding a home in the winners of two but not more than five class (with an optional claiming tag attached) this season, Justathriller has been a winning machine and on Friday was the public’s 1-5 betting favorite as he looked for his tenth win of the season and eighth since coming to the Spa.

Brett Beckwith is the regular pilot for Justathriller who raced parked in the early going before clearing to the lead approaching the quarter pole. The big favorite settled in on the front-end and didn’t face a legitimate challenge until mid-stretch when rival Mass Flow (Chris Long) put in a brief burst towards him.

Justathriller prevailed in 1:58 to record his eighth local victory in just over three months. Mass Flow was the runner-up while Titan On The Rail (Mickey McGivern) closed to be third as he hit the board for the fourth consecutive week.

Justathriller, who is owned by William Hartt, earned the winner’s share of the $11,700 purse in one of the co-featured races on the card for trotters.

The other co-feature also went the way of a Beckwith trainee. Echo De Meautis FR (Ganymede) made his local debut a winning one as he scored in the evening’s $11,700 finale to complete a double for the Beckwith barn and a driving triple for reinsman Brett Beckwith.

Live racing continues on Saturday evening with a first post time set for 5 p.m.