Tioga Downs press release.
Swans Eye wins closing night feature at Tioga.
Swans Eye (Jim Taggert Jr.) captures the featured $15,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on closing night Saturday (September 21). Inaminute Hanover (Marcus Miller) led to the quarter in :27.0. He used a :29.2 second quarter to be first to the half in :56.2. Swans Eye ($13.40) made her move heading down the backstretch. Inaminute Hanover had a short lead to three-quarters in 1:24.3. Swans Eye and third place finisher Inaminute Hanover continued to battle as they reached the stretch. Second place finisher Lava Field (Tyler Miller) came three-wide but Swans Eye dug in to win in 1:54.1. Swans Eye is a 5-year-old mare by Swan For All. She is owned by Vince Campolong and trained by Rocco Fava. It was her third win this season and her 14th career victory Braxten Boyd won his first driving title at Tioga Downs. He finished with 113 victories. Mike Merton was second with 86 wins. Tyler Miller (73), Aaron Byron (62), and Ridge Warren (41) round out the top five. Rob Harmon tops all trainers with 51 wins. Jeff Cullipher finished second with 43 wins. Mike Deters (29), Erv Miller (26), and Kevin Reynolds Jr. (22) round out the top five. Madam X wins pacer of the year. She had eight wins four seconds and two thirds in 15 starts. The 3-year-old filly by Bettor’s Wish is owned by Pollack Racing and trained by Jeff Cullipher. May Baby wins trotter of the year. May Baby is a 7-year-old mare by Guccio. She is owned by Cheyenne Yoder and trained by Brandy Wine. She had five wins and three seconds in 12 starts Spittin Chicklets is the Claiming horse of the year. The 6-year-old mare by Sportswriter had six wins, two seconds, and three thirds in 13 starts. She is owned by Aaron Byron and trained by Jeff Byron. Feeling American is the amateur horse of the year. He was turned out and supposed to go back to the barn the weekend before the fire, but the owners made a last-minute decision to leave him out extra days. He was supposed to go back to the barn on that fateful Thursday morning, November 9th. He was able to race in 5 amateur races. He had 4 wins and a second. Tioga Downs would like to thank the fans, the horse people, and employees for a great 2024. We will see you in 2025. For more information go to www.tiogadowns.com<www.tiogadowns.com> Fred Brown photos.
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Swans Eye (Jim Taggert Jr.) captures the featured $15,000 Open Trot at Tioga Downs on closing night Saturday (September 21). Inaminute Hanover (Marcus Miller) led to the quarter in :27.0. He used a :29.2 second quarter to be first to the half in :56.2. Swans Eye ($13.40) made her move heading down the backstretch. Inaminute Hanover had a short lead to three-quarters in 1:24.3. Swans Eye and third place finisher Inaminute Hanover continued to battle as they reached the stretch. Second place finisher Lava Field (Tyler Miller) came three-wide but Swans Eye dug in to win in 1:54.1. Swans Eye is a 5-year-old mare by Swan For All. She is owned by Vince Campolong and trained by Rocco Fava. It was her third win this season and her 14th career victory Braxten Boyd won his first driving title at Tioga Downs. He finished with 113 victories. Mike Merton was second with 86 wins. Tyler Miller (73), Aaron Byron (62), and Ridge Warren (41) round out the top five. Rob Harmon tops all trainers with 51 wins. Jeff Cullipher finished second with 43 wins. Mike Deters (29), Erv Miller (26), and Kevin Reynolds Jr. (22) round out the top five. Madam X wins pacer of the year. She had eight wins four seconds and two thirds in 15 starts. The 3-year-old filly by Bettor’s Wish is owned by Pollack Racing and trained by Jeff Cullipher. May Baby wins trotter of the year. May Baby is a 7-year-old mare by Guccio. She is owned by Cheyenne Yoder and trained by Brandy Wine. She had five wins and three seconds in 12 starts Spittin Chicklets is the Claiming horse of the year. The 6-year-old mare by Sportswriter had six wins, two seconds, and three thirds in 13 starts. She is owned by Aaron Byron and trained by Jeff Byron. Feeling American is the amateur horse of the year. He was turned out and supposed to go back to the barn the weekend before the fire, but the owners made a last-minute decision to leave him out extra days. He was supposed to go back to the barn on that fateful Thursday morning, November 9th. He was able to race in 5 amateur races. He had 4 wins and a second. Tioga Downs would like to thank the fans, the horse people, and employees for a great 2024. We will see you in 2025. For more information go to www.tiogadowns.com<www.tiogadowns.com> Fred Brown photos.
2 more photos coming in separate email.
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