Award-contending mare snags another

Alittlesidehustl N (He’s Watching) won her fifth Fillies and Mares Open this harness racing season when on Monday afternoon, the Jackie Greene trainee went coast-to-coast in the afternoon’s feature.

Alittlesidehustl N was guided out to the lead from her outside post in the seven-horse ladies’ Open by reinsman Billy Dobson who gave her fractions of 28.1 and 57.1 in lap one. The talented distaffer never faced much of a challenge in the second half en route to her fifth Open score of the 2024 campaign. Alittlesidehustl N stopped the timer in 1:55.3 over a track labeled ‘good’ in a race that saw her pay $6.20 to win as the co-favorite in the feature. 26-1 longshot Truly (Jimmy Devaux) closed to be second in the $15,000 Open while Waitforever N (Brett Beckwith) came from a long ways back to finish third.

ALITTLESIDEHUSTL N REPLAY

Alittlesidehustl N is one of three nominees for the track’s Filly and Mare Pacer of the Year Award following her five-win campaign in a season that saw her earn just shy of $100,000 to date. The six year old is owned by Kellogg Racing and Jackie Greene Stables of NY. Greene scored a training double on Monday when her Sweeter Than Lou pulled off an upset in the finale wiring the field in 1:59.4 at odds of 22-1 in a $9,500 conditional race for fillies and mares. Jimmy Devaux piloted Sweeter Than Lou to her longshot victory.

Live racing continues on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga.

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

by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway