Blue Boy sweeps Sagamore Series

Blue Boy completed a series sweep Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $70,600 final of the  Sagamore Hill Pacing Series for 3 and 4 year olds, the Raceway's richest '09 race to date.

With Jason Bartlett driving for trainer Julie Miler, Blue Boy--three for three in prelim action--left from post position six as the 3-4 wagering favorite. He wasted no time taking matters into his own hands, grabbing the lead just after a :27.1 opening quarter mile. Cry for Cash (Brent Holland) protected  the pocket, while Internationalstyle (Greg Grismore, four winners Saturday) left outside of the favorite, but was parked for his troubles.

Blue Boy reached the half in :56 and the three-quarters in 1:25, then opened up three lengths turning for home. He defeated Future Cruiser (Jeff Gregory)  by that same margin in 1:54.1, with Cry For Cash, Ironstone Wiz (Stephane Bouchard) and Fischers Majorrisk (Jordan Stratton) completing the cashers. 

"I had to use him pretty good to get the lead," Bartlett said. "No one left underneath (inside) me, which helped. I wanted to control the race, but if I had  to take a hole, I would have. He's a big horse, but gets over the ground well enough. He proved he was the best in this series."

For Blue Boy, a 4-year-old Real Artist gelding owned by Mack Racing Stable, he returned $3.50 for his seventh win in 11 seasonal starts. The exacta  paid $10.20, with the triple returning $21.40. (Yonkers)

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