Dave Dewhurst trainee scores first over

The African (Crazed) scored first over in Thursday's harness racing feature at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

The Dave Dewhurst trainee was the runner up while on the front end in two straight tries in the $9,300 feature for New York Sired trotters before being bet down to odds of 1-5 on Thursday.

Billy Dobson piloted The African who wound up first over and toughing out a victory in 2:00.2 to establish a seasonal mark.

It's A Lucky Deal (Larry Stalbaum) came on for second while Camp Speedy (Frank Coppola Jr) earned the show spot in what was a blanket finish.

There will be a pick five carryover of $1569 on Friday night when live racing resumes with a first post time of 6:45pm.

Mike Sardella