Saratoga Springs, NY – For the second consecutive afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel, driver Kyle Swift recorded a hat trick, including a win in Monday’s (March 23) feature with a Jaymes McAssey trainee.
Swift sat behind distaffer Soft Shot as she recorded a first-over victory in Sunday’s Fillies and Mares Open, and on Monday it was Soft Shot’s stablemate Send It In Hanover who prevailed in the $16,500 feature.
Send It In Hanover won the local Open Trot for the first time earlier this month and on Monday went off at odds of 5-2 when he started from post four. Swift took the 5-year-old son of Greenshoe back in the early going as upset-minded Ordained (driven by Larry Stalbaum) cruised out to an easy lead. Posting first-half fractions of :28.3 and :58.4, Ordained held firm on the front but Send It In Hanover persevered on the outside before grinding the leader into submission in the stretch to record a 1:56.4 victory.
Ordained held second at odds of 11-1 while defending local Horse of the Year But Why (Jimmy Devaux) made his 2026 debut and earned the show spot in his return.
Send It In Hanover paid $7.12 to win. Both he and Sunday’s Open winner Soft Shot are owned by Paul O’Neil of Saratoga Springs.
Live racing continues on Tuesday (March 24) with a matinee that begins at noon.