Major Megan finishes best when it counts

HAMBURG, N.Y. — Major Megan ($4.16) pulled rank in Buffalo Raceway’s $12,000 pace for the harness racing fillies and mares on Wednesday afternoon (March 18) as she easily dismissed the troops by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:58.3 over the sloppy track. She stopped Just One Bite’s mild bid while Bee Okay A was third.

At the start, Major Megan (Drew Monti) had a slight tussle with Bee Okay A (David McNeight III) for early supremacy but took over command to the quarter pole in a snappy :28.3. With splits of :58.2 and 1:28.2 registered, it appeared the first over Maidsweet IR was going to be troublesome with a quarter mile to go but she quickly tossed in the towel.

Turning for home, Major Megan was still in command and calling the shots as Just One Bite (Brett MacDonald) made a belated move but had no serious response while Bee Okay A managed to hang on for the show spot.

Owned by the Summer Wind Stable of New York, the 6-year-old Major Megan (Betterthancheddar-Sgt Molly Pitcher) is trained by Ron Beback Jr. The victory was the first in seven attempts this season for Major Megan, now a winner of $13,100 on the campaign and $193,472 lifetime.

Monti and Kevin Cummings had a pair of victories on the program while trainer Angelo Nappo had three wins with Beback Jr. and David Russo getting two each.

Racing will return on Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with a nine-race program slated.

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by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway