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Friday’s (May 26) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Buffalo Raceway, Saratoga Raceway and Hawthorne Race Course.

BZ Glide celebrates with Open Trot win at Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — BZ Glide ($10.20) made it a joyous celebration of his 100th career start on Friday night (May 26) with a neck victory over Jim Dandy in Buffalo Raceway’s featured $10,000 Open Trot in 2:00.0 over a good track.

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BZ Glide makes 100th career start a winning one atBuffalo Raceway.

It was the 31st time in his career that the 8-year-old gelded BZ Glide (Yankee Glide-Bloomer Zoomer) has found the winner’s circle. The victory was the first in three tries this season for BZ Glide, now a winner of $208,597 lifetime.

Favored Kahoku (Ron Beback Jr.) set the fractions of :28.2, :59.0 and 1:29.4 in the main event and brought BZ Glide in tow.

At the top of the lane, Kahoku bid everyone a good night while BZ Glide (Mike Caprio) was anxiously waiting to drop into the passing lane and trotted first to the line. Jim Dandy (Jim McNeight Jr.) made a serious attempt to collar BZ Glide late but ran out of real estate and finished just a neck behind. Southern Palms (Jim Morrill Jr.) took the show spot.

BZ Glide is owned by the Caprio Stable LLC and is trained by Alana Caprio.

Morrill completed the night with four victories while trainers Maria Rice and Gerry Sarama registered doubles.

Racing will continue on Saturday night at 6 p.m. with an 11-race card scheduled.

For more information including the latest news, upcoming promotions, race replays and results, go to www.buffaloraceway.com.

— by Brian Mazurek

Saratoga Raceway

Saratoga, NY — Little Santamonica (Little Steven) has always loved competing at Saratoga Casino Hotel and the talented mare has always done her best work on the front end. In Friday (May 26) night’s $13,000 Fillies and Mares Open, the Jordan Hope trainee moved out to the lead. Driver Jimmy Devaux, who has said that Little Santamonica is one of his favorite horses as she always gives premium effort, gave the 9-year-old a second quarter breather before she was tested approaching three-quarters. Little Santamonica recorded her seventh victory of the season as she held off pocket sitter Keene Olivia (Billy Dobson) and longshot Quick Draft A (Frank Coppola Jr) to prevail in 1:53.1. The race’s 6-5 co-favorite in the wagering led an exacta and triple that paid $27.80 and $189, respectively. It was career win number 42 for Little Santamonica who earlier in the season paced the fastest mile of the year for distaffers when she stopped the timer in 1:51.4 in her previous Open win. Live racing continues on Saturday night with a 6:45 p.m. first post time.

Hawthorne Race Course

Stickney, IL— Race two on the Friday (May 26) evening card was the final of the Bea Farber series for trotters that were non-winners of $30,000 lifetime through the end of March. Favored was I Could Care Less for Keith Crawford. Leaving from the outside for the lead was Energy Bar as she covered the opening quarter in :28.3 and the half in :58.0. On the turn, I Could Care Less ranged up to contend. After three -uarters in 1:28.1, Energy Bar and I Could Care Less were head and head into the stretch. After a lengthy battle, I Could Care Less emerged a length on top, winning in 1:57.4. Energy Bar finished second while Daisy Lou Duke held third. I Could Care Less was owned, trained, and driven by Keith Crawford. Race nine was the final for the Daryl Busse series for 3-year-old trotters that were non-winners of $10,000 lifetime through the end of March. Favored was Totally Pazzazzed with Mike Oosting in the bike. Longshot Picky Picky Valor left for the lead through the quarter in :30.2. After a half in 1:00.4, Picky Picky Valor led the field into the turn. Covering three-quarters in 1:30.1, Picky Picky Valor was challenged by Bands Houdini and Totally Pazzazzed. Slipped through along the inside in the lane was Bands Houdini and driver Kyle Husted as they drew clear for the victory. Totally Pazzazzed finished second while Picky Picky Valor held third. Final time for the mile was 1:59.1.Bands Houdini is owned by trainer Steve Searle and Flacco Family Farms, LLC.