Trust Me Alot takes home MSSBA Juvenile Stakes

The Loop held more harness racing on Saturday, and the card had significant stake races.

The two-year-old’s had their time to shine in the $10,500 MSSBA Juvenile Stakes. Trust Me Alot (Trust The Artist) took the early lead and never looked back. The young filly paced the opening half-mile in 1:02.2 and followed that up with a back half of 1:02.0. The official mile time stands at 2:04.2, which is good enough to be Trust Me Alot’s new lifetime mark.

This is her second win in five starts and a bit of redemption after falling short a few weeks ago in the MSSBA Kindergarten Stake. She is owned by Aurel Vodon and is trained by Jacqueline Grundy. Tyler Grundy gets his only win on the day, and his fifth driving win on the year.

Lookinlikeamillion (Armbro Baylor) finished second after beating Trust Me Alot in the Kindergarten Stakes this time. Choozetocruise (Lambretta) held the pocket for most of the race but faded late. However, she was able to hold onto third place.

TRUST ME ALOT REPLAY 

The second leg of the Golden Boy Stake kicked off the card, and Braxtons Boy (Whosurboy) found his way back into the winner’s circle. He jumped to the lead from the get-go and won the race wire-to-wire in 2:02.1. His previous best mile time was 2:03.4, which came in his last win back in August during the elimination for the MSSBA Futurity.

This was Michel Rey’s only win on the card but his eighth driving win of the year. Richard Rey adds another training win to his resume and sits at seven on the year. Baylor Bobby (Armbro Baylor) held second place while the first-leg winner, Irish Luke (Youshouldseemenow), claimed third.

BRAXTONS BOY REPLAY

Three-year-old fillies also had their second leg in the Silk Lace Stake on Saturday. Kevin Hildebrandt had the training exactor with AK Nite Lady (Andreoli Hanover) winning, and AK Blake Badger (Andreoli Hanover) rallied late for second place. AK Nite Lady picks up her third win of the year and fifth lifetime. She made a new lifetime mark of 2:01.2, over a second faster than her previous best. Marc Fillion drove Ak Nite Lady, earning his tenth win of 2023. Maching Millions (Andreoli Hanover) rounded out the top three.

AK NITE LADY REPLAY

The Golden Boy and Silk Lace finals will be held on Oct. 21, and the last day of racing will be on Oct. 28. Both cards will start at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink