Plainville, MA — Benefitting from a perfect trip, Andy Mac Hanover and Matty Athearn brushed late to a 1-1/4-length victory in the $17,000 featured pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 12).
Athearn left from post five with Andy Mac Hanover and ended up watching Bang Ah Uey (driven by Jim Hardy) take the front at the :28.1 quarter. With Bang Ah Uey leading, positions remained unchanged to the half in :56.4 and three-quarters in 1:25.3 with only a mild bid from Swifty Run (Bruce Ranger) to that point. When they hit the stretch, Andy Mac Hanover pulled and paced past Bang Ah Uey to easily win in 1:54.3.
It was the third win of the year for Andy Mac Hanover ($2.40), who is owned by Rick Cortese and Marc Reynolds. Jimmy Nickerson trains the winner.
Brett Beckwith was the leading driver on Tuesday with a hat trick.
Racing at Plainridge Park resumes on Thursday (Nov. 14) at 1 p.m.; there will be a $2,739 carryover in the Wicked Hi-5 in race six.
Free full past performance programs for all live racing days at Plainridge Park can be downloaded from the track’s website.