Always Watching takes another at The Spa

Always Watching (He’s Watching) was a three-time Open winner last season at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Jordan Derue owns, trains and drives the mare who was one of the top handful of Open harness racing mares in 2022.

After hitting the board in two of her first five tries in the ladies’ feature this year, Always Watching dropped in company last Tuesday (4/18) to record her first victory in ’23.

On Tuesday (April 25), it was back to the Open for Always Watching who wasted no time moving out to the front-end in the $17,000 feature. Setting first-half fractions of 27.4 and 57 seconds, Always Watching was met with the challenge of a first-over favorite as Probert (Brett Beckwith) came after the leader.

The Derue trainee held firm to prevail in 1:54.1 to record her first Open score of the campaign. The 8-5 second choice in the wagering, Always Watching bested Probert by a length and a quarter to lead a $12.40 exacta. So Amazing (Leon Bailey) fini shed third to complete a $77 trifecta.

ALWAYS WATCHING REPLAY

Live racing resumes on Saturday evening at Saratoga with a first post time set for 5:00 pm.

For complete race results, click here.

by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway