Burke-Gingras quartet set for Borgata round two

At 0h41, on March 27, 2023 By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

Yannick Gingras heads to Monday’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series with no morning-line favorites, but each of his four Ron Burke-trained horses is no worse than third choice in the event’s second of five preliminary rounds at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Among that group is Hellabalou, who brings a five-race win streak to the third of the night’s four $50,000 divisions.

Hellabalou, the 2021 Adios champ, won his first-round Borgata start by a neck over Jimmy Freight and Backstreet Shadow in 1:52.1 last week. Starting from post one, Hellabalou took the lead at the start and never relinquished the top position.

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