Best Chip and driver-trainer Joe Bongiorno followed up an impressive victory in the Canadian Pacing Derby a week earlier with an inspiring front-end performance, holding on gamely to capture the $200,000 Grade 2 Aria Invitational as part of Saturday’s (Sept. 12) International Trot Day program at MGM Yonkers Raceway, pacing to a 2:20.4 clocking in the mile-and-one-quarter contest.
Tag: Aria Invitational Pace
Post positions set for MGM Yonkers International Trot, two invitationals
On Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 8), post positions were drawn for the $1 million Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot, the Grade 2 $200,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot and the Grade 2 $200,000 Aria Invitational Pace, which will all take place on Saturday (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.