Lyons Surfing catches winning wave

HAMBURG, N.Y. — Lyons Surfing (Stay Hungry) caught a winning wave in deep stretch in Buffalo Raceway’s $16,000 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (May 31) and beat Melanion N by a neck in 1:55.1 over the good track.

Arriving from Pocono Downs, Lyons Surfing (Jim Morrill Jr.) was assigned the outside seven post. With a mild leave attempt off the starting gate, Lyons Surfing was able to drop into the fourth position as Egomania (Joseph Chindano Jr.) set the fractions of :27.4, :57.0 and 1:25.1.

In the drive to the wire, Melanion N (Drew Monti) was first over while Lyons Surfing ($6.50) had to tip three wide in pursuit of Egomania. It appeared Melanion N had the upper hand in mid stretch as Egomania tired but Lyons Surfing got one final burst nearing the finish line to capture the neck victory.

Owned by the P T Stable and trained by Gareth Dowse, it was the seventh victory in 15 attempts for Lyons Surfing (Stay Hungry-Surfside Sexy). The win moved his 2025 earnings to $63,770 and to $366,870 lifetime.

Brett MacDonald showed the way on the driver’s side of the ledger with three wins while Monti, Morrill Jr. and Kyle Swift each doubled. Candace Brandstatter-Hall and Chris Petrelli both had two victories on the training side.

Racing will return on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with a 14-race card set. The New York Sire Stakes will arrive for the first time in 2025 with a $119,700 event for the 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers There will also be a pair of $20,000 Excelsior events for the gentlemen.

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by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway