King of the $4,000 claimers pacing series gets underway at Tioga Downs

Tioga Downs held a special July 4^th racing program on Wednesday night in front of more than 3,500 patrons, and featured four divisions of the king of the $4,000 claiming pacing series.

Blue Boy (Mike Merton) posts fastest time

Blue Boy (Mike Merton) posted the fastest clocking of the four divisions winning gate to wire in 1:53.1.

The 7-year-old classy son of Real Artist – Millie Blue cut through fractions of 26.4, 56.1, and 1:24.2 before opening up on the field with a final panel of 28.4.

Joe Agostino trains Blue Boy for Ian Fromowitz of Canada.

Fox Valley Roper (Kyle Di Benedetto) captured the second division of the two-week pacing series scoring his fourth straight win at Tioga Downs in 1:53.2.

The 12-year-old son of Sportsmaster – Put The Boots won for the sixth time in thirteen seasonal outings and the time established a new lifetime mark in his 150^th career start.

The top two finishers in each division along with one third place finisher (drawn by lot) will come back on Friday, July 13^th for a $10,000 final.

Tioga Downs continues live racing on Friday, July 6^th at 6:50 pm, for more information on Tioga Downs please visit us on our website at www.tiogadowns.com.