by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — Ugly Betty turned in another ‘beauty’ of a victory and Justgottogethere pulled a shocker to highlight the action at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday night (Feb. 18).

Ugly Betty was an easy winner in the mares featured race.

It was an easy gate-to-wire win for Ugly Betty in the $9,500 conditioned pace for fillies and mares while Justgottogethere used a perfect pocket trip to register a $59.50 surprise in the co-featured $9,500 conditioned trot.

The program wasn’t completed, however, as Buffalo Raceway was forced to cancel the races after the fifth race due to electrical issues. All wagers from race six through 13 have been refunded. The Pick-4 pays 3-all-all-all.

Ugly Betty ($6.10) started from the rail and never looked back in cruising to her second straight win, an impressive 4-1/2 length decision over Memumsnotnice.

Shawn Gray set sail from the rail with Ugly Betty and posted splits of :29, :58 and 1:27.3 in posting a seasonal best time of 1:57. Memumsnotnice (Frank Milby) hung on for place while Sadies Place (Draw Monti) finished in third.

Owned by Margaret Payne and Jennifer Falcone, Ugly Betty (Camluck-Red Road Rage) is a 7-year-old mare who is trained by Dennis Dylo. With the win, Ugly Betty has now earned $13,425 this season and $186,798 lifetime.

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Justgottogetthere pulled off the $59.50 upset in the $9,500 trot.

It was a perfect game plan used by driver Jim McNeight and Justgottogetthere to get the victory in the featured trot.

Dropping into the garden spot at the start behind the pace-setting Lutetium, Justgottogetthere and McNeight waited patiently until the top of the stretch. They then roared by the leg weary Lutetium to pull away for the stunning 2-1/2 length win in 2:02.1. Fiorentina (Milby) showed late kick for second while Northern Spark (John Cummings Jr.) placed third.

The $59.50 win price by Justgottogetthere (Valley Victor-Mara’s Theme) spurred a $480.50 exacta and $4,390.50 trifecta.

Justgottogetthere is a 6-year-old gelding owned by Antonietta Landi and the North Creek Racing Stable LLC. Jerry Nugent Jr. trained the the winner, now two-for-three on the season. It pushed the trotter’s earnings to $10,000 in 2015 and $148,482 in his career.

Racing continues on Friday night at Buffalo Raceway with a 13-race card scheduled for 6:35 p.m. For more information including race replays, results, upcoming promotions and the latest news, go to www.buffaloraceway.com.