Lyons Surfing makes it five straight wins

HAMBURG, N.Y. — It’s becoming the ‘same ol’ same ol’ for Lyons Surfing ($7.54) as he won his fifth consecutive race by taking Buffalo Raceway’s $15,500 Open Pace on Saturday afternoon (April 18). He beat I Aint No Mack by a length in 1:55.2 over the good track.

In the $15,500 Open Trot, Dealin With Dewey ($3.10) had to ‘deal’ with heavy rain and a sloppy track but still got the job done with a three-quarter length victory over Dougadougadew in 1:59.3.

Lyons Surfing (Greg Merton) has made it a weekly habit of finding the winner’s circle but has done it in a consistent fashion, rallying in the stretch.

I Aint No Mack (Kevin Cummings) cut the fractions with times of :29.0, :58.1 and 1:26.3. Meanwhile, All Bets On Tex and Livonjaxandqueens went first over approaching the three-quarter marker but their attempts stalled out. This allowed Lyons Surfing to save ground on the inside and get into the flow turning for home. I Aint No Mack had the lead but was absolutely helpless midway down the lane as Lyons Surfing came roaring by to post the victory. Avion Seelster (James McNeight Jr.) was able to collect the show check.

It was the second straight win in Open competition for Lyons Surfing (Stay Hungry-Surfside Sexy). He is owned by the PT Stable and is trained by Sheena Cohen. The victory pushed his 2026 earnings to $33,875 and to $343,927 lifetime.

Dealin With Dewey (Brett MacDonald) was able to muscle his way to the lead in the off going and posted splits of :29.1, :59.0 and 1:29.3.

Things remained under control down the lane as Dealin With Dewey was able to hold off the mild rallies from Dougadougadew (Kyle Cummings) and Crazy Ritz (James McNeight Jr.) who captured second and third place respectively.

Owned and trained by Sara Baillargeon, it was the third win of the season for Dealin With Dewey (Wheeling N Dealin-Rockin With Dewey), all coming in the Buffalo Raceway Open trot. The victory improved his bankroll to $31,186 and to $386,906 in his career.

MacDonald completed the action with four wins with Greg Merton getting three while Drew Monti and McNeight Jr. had two apiece. Candace Brandstatter-Hall and Cohen notched two training victories each.

Racing will continue on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with an 11-race program set.

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by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway