Can’t Beach That scores narrow win in Open

Driver Trae Porter and Can’t Beach That ($9.80) won a sensational stretch battle with four harness racing rivals on Sunday night to win the $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.

Driver John Wagner cut the mile and entered the stretch with the lead with Derby Dog Hanover. As fast fractions of :26.3, :55.2, and 1:23.1, caught up with him in deep stretch, Starship who pressured first over got by, yet his bid was foiled by Can’t Beach That on his outside and Precision Blue Chip who ducked in the passing lane, as Can’t Beach That won by a head in 1:52.2.

It was the third win of the year for the son of Somebeachsomewhere, owned by Suprise Pic LLC and trained by Michael Hall.

It was the first of two wins for Porter who took the next race with Transparency ($6.40) who went by a stubborn pace setting Rocktavius in 1:51.4.

Transparency is owned by breeder Tom Cooke and trained by Roger Hans.

Russell Foster had five wins on the card, Jonathan Roberts three and 23-year-old Matthew Athearn swept the early double with two nice payouts, Rock On The Hill ($20.00) and Scrappy Sam ($45.00). The wins were 600, and 601 for Athearn. Hall had a training double.