Oye Oye takes featured trot at Saratoga

After finishing fourth to Riverofglory in her most recent outing, Oye Oye avenged that defeat on Wednesday when turning back a late challenge from that rival to take the featured $5,500 non-winners trot at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:59.2.

Guided from post two by conditioner Brian Cross, Oye Oye dueled with Rovasreadytorumble (Kim Crawford) through an opening quarter mile in :29, allowing that one to enjoy a brief period on top before seizing control of the race with one aggressive move to the front on the second turn.

The daughter of Inquirer trotted confidently on the lead through middle fractions of :59.2 and 1:29.2, opening up a four-length advantage at the head of the stretch, with plenty left in reserve to hold off Riverofglory (Scott Mongeon) in the final yards and prevail by 1 ¼ lengths at the wire.

Oye Oye returned $4.80, $2.90, and $2.90 for the victory. Riverofglory brought in $3.30 and $3.10 for second, while Saratoga Winter (John Cross) paid $6.40 when finishing third.

Owned by Anthony Fischetti, Thomas McTygue, Joanne Foresta, and Stewart Schmidt, Oye Oye has gotten her picture taken in five of 19 starts this year, with a seasonal bankroll of $24,115 and lifetime earnings in excess of $47,000. (Saratoga)

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