This past weekend of big races at Photo Finish™ LIVE reminds us of the wise words a man Ron Burgundy once said – “Boy, that escalated quickly.”
A combined 234,500 $DERBY and a total of nearly $3,000 USD were on the line in Saturday night’s Third Time Derby and Crown Prep races alone, a pretty crazy thing to be saying just weeks out from Beta 2, an archaic long-ago time where all racing was strictly for testing and bragging rights.
As PFL continues rolling towards a massive month of April, let’s take a gander at what the last big race Saturday of March brought to the Third Time Raceway.
Crown Prep Sprint Series Winners
| Race | Surface | Distance | Direction | Purse | Entry Fee | Winner |
| Crown Prep Series (R3) | Turf | 11 Furlongs | Left | 24.50K | 3.50K | Opus 1 } Pocono Racing LT |
| Crown Prep Series (R4) | Dirt | 4 Furlongs | Left | 28.00K | 3.50K | General Duke | YSM Racing Club |
| Crown Prep Series (R5) | Turf | 7 Furlongs | Right | 17.50K | 3.50K | Tres Leches | Wolaf The Bandito |
| Crown Prep Series (R6) | Dirt | 10 Furlongs | Right | 35.00K | 3.50K | Oahu | La Playa Farms |
| Crown Prep Series (R7) | Turf | 6 Furlongs | Left | 17.50K | 3.50K | Slow Gary | DeStables |
| Crown Prep Series (R8) | Dirt | 9 Furlongs | Left | 14.00K | 3.50K | Eclipse | YSM Racing Club |
| Crown Prep Series (R9) | Turf | 12 Furlongs | Right | 24.50K | 3.50K | She’s the One | SecretariYat Stables |
| Crown Prep Series (R11) | Turf | 11 Furlongs | Left | 21.00K | 3.50K | Darioush | Pocono Racing LT |
| Crown Prep Series (R12) | Dirt | 11 Furlongs | Left | 24.50K | 3.50K | Elvis | Solmate Stables |
Third Time Derby Champion: Gumdrop | Wolaf Farms
Sometimes, it’s best to save the best for last.
On Saturday night the PFL action did just that, with the Wolaf Farms horse Gumdrop putting on a closing-speed clinic to take home the illustrious crown.
Congratulations to Gumdrop, and thanks again to everyone that helps showcase PFL each week on the biggest stage there is — the Third Time Derby.
Third Time VP of Engineering Abhijit Lothe Featured in Parkland Talk
Third Time Games is a well-oiled machine, with some parts of that machine being more customer-facing than others.
In the case of Third Time VP of Engineering Abhijit Lothe, he’s a crucial part of the behind-the-scenes magic that’s made.
Abhijit and his family were recently profiled by Parkland Talk about their experience living in Parkland, Florida, a town, ironically, well-known for its IRL horses.
Give the article a read and get to know better a major member of the Third Time Games team!
