Saratoga Springs, NY — A charge down the stretch and a blanket finish highlighted the featured $15,000 Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot on Sunday (April 28) at Saratoga Casino Hotel with Snowpiercer reigning victorious.

Summit City Sonny (Leon Bailey) took the early lead and controlled the tempo throughout the mile while favored Snowpiercer (Brett Beckwith) got away fifth. After an opening panel in :28, Beckwith tipped the Jackie Greene student first over to the outside, hitting fourth at the :58 half and second at the 1:27.3 three-quarters.

Snowpiercer won by a head in 1:57.1. Jessica Hallett photo.

Snowpiercer landed on top at the head of the stretch, but he was not alone with a wall of challengers surrounding him. A sprint to the wire was all that was left to decide the Sunday feature winner and Snowpiercer overcame all six with their hats in the ring to win by a head in 1:57.1. Malibu Kid (Larry Stalbaum) followed second over behind Snowpiercer to take second by a narrow margin and Comeonover Hanover (Billy Dobson) completed the trifecta ticket in a photo finish.

Janie Kellogg owns the 4-year-old son of Muscle Mass out of the Conway Hall mare Wheely Quick. Snowpiercer earned his fifth win in eight starts this year and his 10th win from 39 career starts. He has put away $227,984 in earnings. He returned $5.60 as the 9-5 bettors’ choice.

Three $10,000 second leg divisions of the John Mongeon Sr. Memorial were also contested on Sunday.

Packmia ($7.60) took the first split in 1:59, winning by a nose over Sunny’s Rebel (Matty Athearn) and Barnello (Brian Cross) with Chris Long in the bike for trainer Timothy Dickie and owners Glenn and Cheryl Schnackenberg and Kellie Dickie.

Despite a miscue at the start, Pembroke Traveler ($2.10) recovered and sprinted from last to a 3-1/2 length triumph in 1:59.1 over Biden His Time (John Stark Jr.) and Niccolo (Mitch Cushing). Trainer Mcgwire Sowers was in the bike for owner Autym Robinson.

The final round of series action went to Queen Indeed ($2.30) with a 1:58.4 victory by two lengths for driver Billy Dobson and trainer/owner Gary Levine.

Racing at The Spa continues Monday (April 29) with 14 races slated for the matinee card beginning at 12 p.m.