Saratoga Springs, NY — Little Instigator completed a sweep of the Virginia O’Brien Memorial Pacing Series with a lifetime-best 1:54.3 clocking in the $31,400 final on Tuesday (May 13) at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
The 3-year-old filly rattled off three consecutive victories in the legs of the series, backed at odds of 1-9 on each occasion, and was once again heavily backed by the betting public in the final. Aaron Byron piloted Little Instigator sat the pocket behind dual-leg winner Bobby McGee (Leon Bailey) through a sizzling :55 first half before popping the pocket past three-quarters in 1:23.4 and pacing past the pacesetter to win by three-quarters of a length.
J Glo (Jimmy Devaux) came on to finish second while long shot Cindy’s Faith closed to be third. Bobby McGee faded late to finish fourth.
Joe Skowyra trains Little Instigator for owners William and Sarah McMillan of Maryland.
Live racing at Saratoga resumes on Sunday afternoon (May 18) with a first post time of 12 noon.