Brilliant Beauty a scrappy fighter at Tioga

Brilliant Beauty (JK Endofanera, Tyler Miller) held on to capture the harness racing $13,000 Open 1-2 Handicap Fillies & Mare Pace at Tioga Downs on Saturday (May 27).

Pearl Harbour N (Mike Merton) grabbed the early lead but Brilliant Beauty ($8.60) forged on to take over just before hitting the quarter first in :27.2.  She used a :29.4 second quarter to be first to the half in :57.1.  Lets Ryde Girl was first to make a move going first-up down the backstretch.  Brilliant Beauty repelled the challenge and led to three-quarters in 1:25.0

As they reached the stretch Pearl Harbour N popped the pocket and came all out after the lead.  Brilliant Beauty dug in as Pearl Harbour N kept coming.  Brilliant Beauty held on to win by a nose in 1:54.2.

Pearl Harbour N had to settle for second.  April Ava (Aaron Byron) was third.

Brilliant Beauty is a 5-year-old mare.  He is owned by Jemaxpro Racing stable and trained by Tee Wine.  It was her fourth win in 2023.  She now owns 19 career victories.

Tyler Miller drove three winners on the card.

Live racing returns on Sunday (May 28) with a 12-race card starting at 1 p.m.

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by John Horne, for Tioga Downs