Park Street Blues strikes in Series Final

Park Street Blues (Braxten Boyd) captures the $27,000 Summer Sensation Claiming Series Final Pace at Tioga Downs on Saturday (September 5).

Gotta Go Gram (Jim Pantaleano) forged to the front and led to the quarter in :27.0.  He zoomed to the half in :55.1.  Ouchie (Mike Merton) was first to make a move heading down the backstretch.  Nineteenth Man A (Mitchell Cushing) then made a three-wide move to the front and led to three quarters in 1:23.1.

As they reached the stretch, second place finisher Gotta Go Gram reclaimed the lead.  Park Street Blues ($5.46) then slipped through the inside blasting on by to win in 1:53.1.  Mickie Mantle (Ridge Warren) finished third.

PARK STREET BLUES REPLAY

Park Street Blues is a 6-year-old gelding by Heston Blue Chip.  He is owned by the Wine Stable and trained by Tee Wine.  It was his third win this year and his eighth career victory.

Jim Pantaleano had a driving hat trick.  Kevin Reynolds had a training double.

Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Sunday (September 6) starting at 12:30 p.m.

For more information go to www.tiogadowns.com.

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

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs