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Matty Athearn makes most of his driving appearances at Saratoga Casino Hotel and Plainridge Park. Last weekend, however, the 25-year-old from Maine made an appearance at Freehold Raceway and made his presence known.
Macho Martini, one of the two Luc Blais stablemates that earned nominations as Canada's two-year-old colt trotter of the year in 2020, found the wire first on Tuesday in preparation for his sophomore debut. The Muscle Mass colt, a winner of more than $454,000 at two when he captured eight of 11 races and was second in his Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final, took the lead after the quarter in his qualifier on Tuesday (June 1) at Harrah's Philadelphia then blitzed home with a pair of :28.2 quarters to complete his mile in 1:58.4 under the guidance of Bob McClure. The team of trainer Blais and own...