Bettor Not lives up to hype

Bettor Not (Captain Crunch) came to Saratoga Casino Hotel for the first time on Tuesday afternoon and lived up to the hype as his race’s overwhelming betting favorite.

Mark Ford trains the four year old harness racing gelding who made it look easy prevailing in the matinee’s $10,750 feature for young pacers.

Publicly backed to odds of 1-9, Bettor Not cruised out to the early lead with Jimmy Devaux in the sulky.

A twelve-time winner in 2025, Bettor Not came to the Spa with a pair of victories to his credit in ’26 and never suffered an anxious moment en route to a wire-to-wire score in 1:54.3 in the feature, a time that serves as a new seasonal mark for invader.

Pocket-sitter Captain Dee Tee (Jacob Cutting) wound up as the runner-up to Bettor Not while Beanzy Fresh (Kyle Swift) finished third. Bettor Not is owned by George and Rose Bonomo of Naperville, IL.  

BETTOR NOT REPLAY

Live racing resumes on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga with a matinee that begins at 12pm. 

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

by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway