Saratoga Springs, NY — Twin B Echo prevailed in the $18,500 Fillies and Mares Open for the second time this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 16) when she toughed out a first-over journey to secure victory.
In line to Jim Devaux, the 5-year-old Artspeak mare drew post four but wound up having to endure a difficult trip first-up on Waitforever N (Aaron Byron), who posted first-half fractions of :27.1 and :56.4 before being met with the challenge of Twin B Echo at the three-quarter pole. Racy Roxy A (Jay Randall) sat the pocket and accounted for half of the two-pronged challenge in the lane to that leader in a stretch drive that saw four mares separated by just 1-1/2 lenghts at the wire. When it was all said and done, Twin B Echo prevailed in 1:54.2 by three-quarters of a length.
Racy Roxy A was the runner-up while Waitforever N, a four-time Open winner at the Spa this season, earned the show spot.
Twin B Echo was co-favored at 2-1 as she completed a training triple for conditioner Nick DeVita. Devaux piloted all three winners for DeVita and tallied five wins in total on the card.
Live racing at Saratoga resumes on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 21) with a matinee that begins at 12 noon.