Passa-Grille Beach wins the Jim McDonald Memorial

Passa-Grille Beach (Leon Bailey) captures the featured $25,000 Jim McDonald Memorial Pace Final at Tioga Downs on Friday (July 25).

Passa-Grille Beach ($17.00) left sharply and led to the quarter in :26.3.  He used a :28.3 second quarter to be first to the half in :55.1.  He led easily to three-quarters in 1:23.1.

As they entered the stretch second place finisher, Yachtsman (Ridge Warren) slipped through on the inside of Passa-Grille Beach.  Hes A Sweetheart (Aaron Byron) came three-wide as third place finisher Johnny Chip (Tyler Miller) went four-wide, but Passa-Grille Beach dug in and won in 1:53.2.

Passa-Grille Beach is a 10-year-old gelding by Somebeachsomewhere.  He is owned by Paul Kautz and trainer Cameron Capone.  It was his third win this season.  He now has 41 career victories.

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Leon Bailey had a driving hat trick.  Jim Pantaleano and Tyler Miller had driving doubles.  Gary Levine had a training double.

Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (July 26) with a post time of 6:15 p.m.

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For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs