Soft Shot fires in Open Pace

Soft Shot (Kyle Swift) captures the $14,500 Fillies & Mares Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Friday (July 10).

Illusion Seelster (Braxten Boyd) was guided to the front and led to the quarter in :26.2.  She used a :28.3 second quarter to zoom to the half in :55.0.  Soft Shot ($4.36) made her move first-up going down the backstretch and took a short lead to three quarters in 1:22.1.

As they made the turn for home it was second place finisher Illusion Seelster on the inside with Soft Shot on the outside.  Soft Shot edged on by winning in 1:51.0.  Fashion Terror (Greg Merton) finished third.

SOFT SHOT REPLAY

Soft Shot Is a 5-year-old mare by Heston Blue Chip.  She is owned by Paul O’Neil and trained by Jaymes McAssey.  It was her sixth win this season and her 25th career victory.

Ridge Warren drove five winners on the card.  He got his wins with She B Crazy, Artic Thunder, HC Commander, Ima Happy Fella GB, and Kissapotamus.  Cory Stratton had a driver-trainer double.

Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (July 11) starting at 6:15 p.m.  Fireworks follow live racing

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

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs