SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. On an evening in which the victims of a horrific and cowardly act of arson at Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier of New York State were remembered by those running the show on Friday night, a more positive and uplifting ceremony took place at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The annual Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame induction took place in the lower clubhouse at the track where raffles took place to benefit those affected by the barn fires at Tioga which claimed the lives of more than 30 horses in a heartbreaking and disgusting crime that rocked […]
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It was a big afternoon for trainer Dave Dewhurst on Monday at Saratoga Casino Hotel as the veteran conditioner recorded a training hat trick including a pair of victories in spring series races.
Monday’s matinee card at Saratoga Casino Hotel was highlighted by the eighth annual John Mongeon, Sr. Memorial Trotting Series Final.
The two legs of the Series were dominated by Dewey Arnold (Deweycheatumnhowe) who wound up as the public’s 1-9 betting favourite in the Final. Dave Dewhurst trains Dewey Arnold who has been a revelation in his three-year-old season. A solid trotter as a two-year-old, Dewey Arnold has had a breakout campaign in 2021 and came into Monday’s $32,900 Final on a five-race win streak.
After crushing the competition in both of the legs of the Series, Dewey Arnold would likely have been a big-time favourite regardless of post position but after drawing the rail for the Final was as big of a favourite as you can have.