He then claimed the final bows of the season with a stirring gate-to-wire effort behind Ranaldi (1:56.4-$11.60) for trainer Cain MacKenzie, engineering the 11th win of the season for the 4-year-old Maine-bred.
Switzer’s final two wins returned pricier tickets when Creepin (2:00.3-$16.00) crept from seventh to first while traversing the dreaded third-over journey for trainer Neal Grass, keying a respectable $1,171.80 trifecta in the process. Switzer scored with the veteran Riproy (1:59.1-$8.60), who won for fun while extending out to a 3-1/4 length margin fresh off a seven-week hiatus the sophomore filly Katelyn’s Angel (1:57.1-$2.20), a new addition to the stable who paid dimes to dollars while tumbling down the class ladder off tough Maine and Massachusetts sire stakes action and the rambunctious gelding So Rock N’ Roll (1:58.3-$2.20), another fresh face who also took full advantage of Bangor’s also eligible clauses to find the sweet spot for success. Three of Switzer’s conquests came while teaming for the retooled Benson Merrill roster, who recently welcomed a pair of accomplished Maine-bred stars to their powerful stable. scored the first of his five driving wins with Riproy.
