Mild upset for Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee (Royel Millennium) recorded her second harness racing win in the Fillies and Mares Open this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when on Tuesday afternoon, the Peter Pellegrino trainee pulled off the mild upset.

Laurie Lee left from post seven to make the lead in the $15,000 feature for the ladies with Jimmy Devaux in the sulky. Just two weeks removed from a wire-to-wire score in the Open, Laurie Lee posted her second ’25 victory in the feature when she held off a late bid from the race’s favorite Waitforever N (Brett Beckwith) to prevail in 1:55.1.

LAURIE LEE REPLAY

Laurie Lee finished second in the start in between her March 11th win and her Tuesday score that came at odds of 7-1. Waitforever N was the runner-up in the Open while Lady Saturn (Brett Crawford) earned the show spot. Laurie Lee, who is owned by June Hamerla of Georgia, now owns four wins on the season. 

Live racing continues on Wednesday afternoon with a noon start to the matinee. 

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

by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway