9-1 Gigfy goes gate to wire at The Spa

On a weekend in which Gigfy (Broadway Hall) was announced as a nominee for the Trotter of the Year Award at Saratoga Casino Hotel, the Brian Mattison trainee recorded his third Open win of the harness racing season.

Gigfy drew the rail for his try in the $16,000 Open Trot and took full advantage of his inside post to cut the mile in the feature. The eight-year-old high-stepper cruised unopposed through a first half of 58.4 and held strong in the race’s back-half before stopping the timer in 1:56.4 for the third Open score in his ’22 campaign.

GIGFY REPLAY

Innisfallen (Jordan Derue) sat the pocket and finished second by only a neck while the favored Angel Nation (Brett Beckwith) came on to be third.

Gigfy was piloted by Alek Chartrand and was dismissed at odds of 9-1, paying $21.40 for win. The exacta and triple returned $160 and $616. Gigfy is owned by Gerald D’Allessandro of Ocala, FL and Bridgette Mattison of Watervliet, NY.

Gigfy now has earnings of over $97,000 in what has been a terrific season for the veteran trotter that has resulted in him being named one of five nominees for the track’s top honor for trotters.

Live racing continues on Monday afternoon with a matinee that starts at noon.

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by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Raceway