by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway

Saratoga, NY — Scarey Karie (Conway Hall) prevailed in the $9,950 co-feature on Thursday (June 8) afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Phil Fluet trains and drives the filly who was fresh off a second place finish in a $40,600 New York Sire Stakes try in her last start.

Melissa Simser-Iovino photo

Scarey Katie sets a new lifetime mark of 1:58.2 with her victory in Thursday’s feature at Saratoga Raceway.

On Thursday, Fluet moved the odds-on favorite out to the early lead, a lead she would never surrender. The sophomore stopped the timer in 1:58.1 for a new lifetime mark in the co-feature for New York-sired trotters. In just twelve career starts, Fluet’s Scarey Karie now has four wins and four seconds en route to more than $72,000 in earnings.

Starlingmoon (Stephane Bouchard) pulled off the upset for the second straight week in the other co-feature as the Andy Bylertrained trotter came from well off the pace to prevail in a career best 1:58.2 at odds of 10-1.

Live racing continues on Friday night at Saratoga with a first post time of 6:45 p.m.