Rising harness racing star Brett Beckwith has made a statement this year on the track and he continued his success on Sunday (May 19) afternoon at Saratoga Casino Hotel after he posted five driving wins, including a win in the featured $15,000 Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot with Remember Titans (E L Titan – Oaklea Samantha).
Beckwith and the JackieĀ Greene student battled Big Box Hanover for (Larry Stalbaum) the top going to the :28.1 opening panel. Remember Titans relinquished the front and Big Box Hanover led through panels in :58 and 1:27. Remember Titans maintained the pylon position in the pocket until the stretch drive.
With a final panel in :29.3, Remember Titans swept to the front and went on to win by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:56.4. Big Box Hanover took second and Free Willy Hanover (Chris Long) nabbed the show spot.
Owned by Kellogg Racing Stables LLC and Jackie Greene Stables LLC, the seven-year-old gelding recorded his second straight win of the year and his 19th career tally from 62 starts. Remember Titans lifted his career sum to $250,318. As the bettors’ choice, he returned $3.80 to win.
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Beckwith has 1,074 career wins with eyes set on his next milestone of $10 million in career earnings as he currently sits at $9.8 million earned.
There have been 47 full cards this year at Saratoga that Brett Beckwith has driven in. Of those 47, the 21-year-old reinsman has posted a hat trick or better on 27 occasions. Thirteen of those cards, Beckwith has achieved five wins or more and two with his career-best six wins on a single card. He currently leads the Saratoga standings with 148 tallies and $999,529 in purses in addition to sitting second on the National Leaderboard for wins, behind nine-time leading dash winner Aaron Merriman, and opening up a lead as top driver at Plainridge Park.
Racing at Saratoga Casino Hotel returns on Monday, May 20 with a 14-race card kicking off at 12 p.m.
For complete race results, click here: US Trotting Results