Last Goodbye wins at Tioga!
NICHOLS, N.Y. (August 9, 2026) — Last Goodbye came from the back of the pack to win at Tioga Downs. Sent off the 0.31-1 favorite in Leg 1 of the $8,000 Summer Pop Up Series, the 5-year-old gelding, trained by Joe Pavia Jr. and driven by Braxten Boyd, rallied from seventh to win by 1¼ lengths in 1:54.4.
Starting from post 4, he was seventh, 8 lengths back, at the first quarter (28.2). He moved first over, shown by the bubble at the half (58.0), where he was sixth and 4½ lengths from the front, and by the three-quarters (1:26.2) he was fourth and 1½ lengths away. He was second by a quarter-length at the stretch call, then got to the front and won with a last quarter of 28.2.
Valor was second in 1:55.0, with Mississippi Rabbit third in 1:56.0. Last Goodbye paid $2.62 to win, and the $2 exacta (4-9) returned $8.84.
Last Goodbye, by Betting Line out of Picked By An Angel, was bred by Steven Held and Gary Wagner. He is owned by Jablonsky Held Stable and Joe Pavia Jr. Stable Inc.
Watch the full race replay above, and see more winners from Pavia Racing Stable.
