Saratoga Springs, NY — Trainer Brett Derue is in the midst of a career year at Saratoga Casino Hotel and on Monday (Oct. 16) the meet’s leading conditioner achieved two feats he had yet to accomplish this season. Derue had five trainees in on Monday’s matinee and the leading trainer recorded four victories.

One of the Derue trainees to comprise his grand slam was American Tour N (American Ideal) who won the feature, becoming the first Brett Derue trainee to prevail in the Fillies and Mares Open this season.

American Tour N went coast-to-coast in 1:53.1 in the $15,000 Open. Jessica Hallett photo.

American Tour N was piloted by leading driver Jimmy Devaux as she went coast-to-coast in 1:53.1 in the $15,000 Open. Longshot Shallow (Mcgwire Sowers) closed up the rail to be second while Sea Shadows (Wally Hennessey) earned the show spot.

American Tour N paid $9.90 to win in the mild upset. Her victory was her tenth on the season and the earnings from the Open score moved American Tour N’s career bankroll to over the quarter-million-dollar mark.

Derue’s mare Shes So Sweet (Billy Dobson) recorded a win in the afternoon’s opener when she toughed out a first-over score in the second leg of the Bunny Lake Pacing Series to get the top trainer’s day started off on the right foot.

Derue’s grand slam was rounded out by pacing mare Mini Rose (Hennessey) and veteran trotter Mr Cool Seaeyre N (Brett Beckwith).

Derue lengthened his small lead over Melissa Beckwith in the training column in ’23 with his big day which concluded with his DW’s Darlene finishing second in her attempt to give her stable a clean sweep of the five starts on the day for Derue.

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga with a first post time set for 5 p.m.