Laugh Track earned his first stakes score with a determined rally to reel in champion sprinter Essence Hit Man in Sunday’s $156,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine.
Laugh Track, trained by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and WinStar Farm LLC, was pinned to Essence Hit Man’s flank throughout the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake and edged away in the shadow of the wire for a half-length score in a swift 1:21.85.
Essence Hit Man, piloted by Jesse Campbell, led the compact four-horse field out of the chute setting splits of :23.17 and :45.02 with Luis Contreras and Laugh Track stalking comfortably to the outside of Burnum.