Northern Luxury returns to winning ways

Harness racing trainer Andy Sardella has seen a stable star emerge for him this season as Northern Luxury (Northern Luck) has gone on a springtime tear at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

Northern Luxury rattled off five consecutive victories spanning the month of May and heading into June.

The five-year-old mare graduated out of the class of her dominance and wound up getting parked the mile the following week. On Monday, Northern Luxury drew post three for her try in the $12,500 feature for fillies and mares. Regular reinsman Phil Fluet sat behind the Sardella-trained distaffer and got a cover trip with her on Monday.

The 2-1 second choice in the wagering tracked down the favorite who was on the front end en route to her ninth victory in fifteen seasonal starts. Longshot So Diva (Chris Long) closed up the rail to finish second while the favored American Tour N (Wally Hennessey) held on to finish third.

Northern Luxury paid $6.90 to win as she stopped the timer in 1:54.3 for owner Billy Grass of Greenfield, MA. Sardella completed a training double on Monday when his HS Shauna (Up Front Charlie) went coast-to-coast with Chris Long in the sulky. HS Shauna’s win, her fifth of the season, came in 1:55.4 in a $9,000 event for claiming pacing mares. HS Shauna is owned by Mike and Bill Pozefsky of New York.

NORTHERN LUXURY REPLAY

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga with a first post time of 5pm.

For complete race results, click here.

by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway