Marcus Miller has hot hands at Tioga

Harness racing driver Marcus Miller drove four winners at Tioga Downs including the $13,000 featured fillies & mares’ pace with 27-1 longshot Abby Rose (Heston Blue Chip) on Friday (August 23).

In the feature Forgot Thewallet A (Braxten Boyd) led to the quarter in :26.2.  She used a :29.2 second quarter and was first to the half in :55.4.  Sweet Cheyenne (Tyler Miller) was first to make a move going first-up down the backstretch but she was just spinning her wheels.  Forgot Thewallet A was first to three-quarters in 1:22.3.

As they headed down the stretch Abby Rose went to the outside as So Diva (Jim Pantaleono) slipped through on the inside.  Abby Rose used a late burst to get the win in a lifetime best of 1:51.2.  So Diva finished second.  Forgot Thewallet A had to settle for third.

Abby Rose is a 6-year-old mare and is owned by Mali Norbye and trained by Randy Taft.  It was her fifth win this season and her 19th career victory. She paid $56.00 to win.

ABBY ROSE REPLAY

Miller combined with trainer Irv Miller to get his other three wins.  They won with Melanies Megan, Two Of A Kind, and Bolt Of Beauty.

Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (August 24) with a 13-race card starting at 6:15 p.m.

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For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs