HAMBURG, N.Y. --- An unbelievable wind-aided :26 second quarter split helped Im So Handsome ($9.50) power to a good looking victory on Saturday night (March 31) in Buffalo Raceway's featured $8,800 pace.

Photo by Steve Roth
Im So Handsome wires the field in Saturday feature.

 

After tussling with China Dream to an opening split of 29.2, Im So Handsome caught the jet stream also known as Buffalo Raceway's home stretch to put up a quick 55.2 time to the half mile marker and left the field in disbelief thanks to the amazing :26 fraction.

 

From there, driver John Cummings Jr. and Im So Handsome just cruised home the rest of the way in posting the 1-3/4 length win over Always N The Money (Shawn McDonough) and Mach Stockn Barrel (Shawn Gray).

 

The victory was the third of the season for Im So Handsome (Hot Pans-Cheyenne Rose).The 7-year-old gelding, owned by Mike Torcello and trained by Gerry Sarama, has now earned $21,629 in 2018 and $149,472 lifetime. 

 

Ray Fisher Jr. and Drew Monti completed the evening with a driving triples with Billy Davis Jr. and Cummings Jr. getting two wins each. Maria Rice and Sarama each posted a pair of training victories.

 

Long-time Western New York owner and trainer Bob Gruber, 52, passed away on Saturday morning after having a medical emergency on the track during training. He conditioned 1,235 winners in his career and amassed nearly $4.8 million in purse earnings. There will be more information posted when details become available.

 

Racing will resume on Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. with a 12-race program scheduled.