Once again Cash Me Out impresses at the horse racing ovals this week, as the 10-year-old dominated the local Open Trot stakes on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The horse started at post 8 at the Saratoga Casino Hotel race track competition and had some serious opposition on its way to claim the win.
On Tuesday, the horse recorded its 250th career start, and what better way to mark the occasion than winning the competition. The former Trotter of the Year, who is owned by Mike Traylor of Ballston Spa, New York, and the Kyle Spagnola trainee has accumulated over US$1.3 million in career earnings and reached a total of 67 victories this Tuesday.
Impressive Win
At the Open Trot on Tuesday, at Saratoga Casino Hotel Cash Me Out recorded its second win in a row and a total of eight this season. Starting from post 8, the trotter had a strong start and lead the race within the first quarter of :27.2. Then in the second, driver Phil Fluet gave him a breather and reached the halfway line in :57.2.
The 10-year-old trotter managed to withstand a challenge from Gettin Messi before the final turn and hold off the crowd’s favorite Bridge Works and thus recorded a win with a time 1:55.2. This is the best result at the track for the season. This was the horse’s 250th career appearance and it managed to be a special one with the win.
Cash Me Out is the former Trotter of the Year at the horse racing facility and is now once again the favorite for the award this season. The trotter started the race with odds of 9-1, and it paid US$21.20 with its victory. Bridge Works came second with US$61, Gettin Messi finished third with returned US$303. Live racing resumed on Wednesday with a matinee at 12 p.m. EDT.
John Mongeon Sr. Memorial Trotting Series
In May Saratoga Casino Hotel started the annual John Mongeon Sr. Memorial Trotting Series at the track. The series that was canceled last year now has three US$10,000 divisions. The series kicked off on May 10, and the fastest winner of the first division’s legs was Dewey Arnold. As the three-year-old trotter trained by Dave Dewhurst recorded the fastest time of 1:57.2 for the day.
The first leg of the first division was won by Notoutofthewoods, trained by Cheryl Whitcroft. This was her biggest win as the trotter stopped the watch at 2:00.2. The final leg of the first division was then claimed by the crowd’s favorite Cindy Michelle. The horse trained by John Stark Jr. took first place in her fourth consecutive start.
Fans Return
The month of May has been a crucial one for the recovery of the New York live horse racing industry. The State allowed the return of live audiences at the tracks for the first time since the beginning of the unprecedented situation in March 2020. Visitors of the Saratoga Raceway were not required to show proof of vaccination, but back then there were other protocols such as social distancing and wearing a mask.
Source: “Cash Me Out Repeats At Saratoga”, Standardbred Canada, September 7, 2021
