Two in a row for Sporty M Three

Plainville, MA — Coming off a sharp harness racing victory last week, Sporty M Three moved up in class and out in post, but still won again in convincing fashion in the $17,000 Trackmaster featured pace at Plainridge Park on Friday (June 12) afternoon. 

Sporty M Three (Jay Randall) got away fourth as Anvil Hands (Jim Hardy) led the field to the half in :54.3. At that station, Randall had Sporty M Three out and rolling and continued to move forward up the backstretch to three-quarters, where Sporty M Three took the lead before crossing-over in the last turn. Sporty M Three then gave the slip to the field and at the top of the stretch, had a four-length lead that he maintained to the line where he won in a season’s best, 1:50.

SPORTY M THREE REPLAY

It was the fourth win of the year for the heavily-backed Sporty M Three ($2.60), who is owned by Winters Racing Stable and trained by Michael Mancini.

Matty Athearn was the top pilot on Friday, winning three races on the card.

Racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Monday (June 15) at 4 p.m.

Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Plainridge Park can always be downloaded at their website (plainridgeparkcasino.com) under the “Racing” tab. You can also watch all the race replays on that same page.

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

by Tim Bojarski, for Plainridge Park