The 'magical' streak continued on Wednesday afternoon (March 27) for Magical Mistress ($9.90) as she posted her fourth consecutive victory by taking the $18,919 Open Pace for the fillies and mares at Buffalo Raceway.
The well-travelled Magical Mistress arrived off a victory at Monticello Raceway on March 11 after collecting back-to-back victories at Batavia Downs in February. This was her first tour around the Buffalo Raceway oval and that suited her just fine.
Assigned to the eight post, the outside didn't faze Magical Mistress one bit as she used a first-over trip and eventually wore down the pacesetting McNatural N in the stretch drive.
McNatural N (David McNeight III) was able to take the top spot in the early going and posted fractions of :29.2, :58.2 and 1:28 over the fast track. But those splits weren't enough in the end as Magical Mistress (Jim Morrill Jr.) began her trek from the fourth spot down the backstretch the final time. On almost even terms turning for home, Magical Mistress slowly cut into the narrow lead by McNatural N and eventually cruised away for the 1-1/4-length victory in 1:56.4. McNatural N held onto the second-place position while Arco N (Drew Monti) captured the show spot.
The win was the fourth win in six tries in 2024 for eight-year-old mare Magical Mistress (Camystic-Meridian Magic), who is owned by Michael Milazzo and trained by Candace Brandstatter. The victory upped her seasonal bankroll to $27,587 and lifetime earnings to $362,523.
Morrill Jr. and Kevin Cummings had three driving wins with Joe Chindano Jr. and James McNeight Jr. each notching a pair of victories on the matinee program. Angelo Nappo had two training scores.
Buffalo Raceway will return to action on Friday, March 29 at 2:30 p.m. with a 10-race program slated.
(With files from Buffalo Raceway)