At The Post: Trumpet Man, Pierre Tomas, made the right calls

Trumpet Man and Pierre Tomas made every call a winning one to pull the upset in Monday’s featured allowance race at Suffolk Downs, completing a mile and seventy yards in 1:44 over a fast track.Trained by Matthew Clarke and owned by Dylan Clarke, the 5-year-old gelded son of Lawyer Ron broke sharply and assumed the early lead. He rolled through sharp early fractions before drawing off with enough left to hold off a late charge from Puget Sound by one length.Trumpet Man returned $34.20, 12.80 and 6.80. Puget Sound paid $4.20 and 3.20 while Real Blessing returned $9.00.uMichael Ritvo, an apprentice jockey with strong New England ties, made his Suffolk Downs debut a winning one aboard Everyday Dave for trainer Wesley Ward in the third race.Everyday Dave broke sharply and contested the early pace with My Valentino. Those two drew clear of the field and Everyday Dave put away his rival at the top of the stretch and drew clear comfortably to win by 31/2 lengths, completing about five furlongs in 58 4/ seconds.Ritvo is the son of Tim Ritvo, a former rider and trainer who now serves as President of Gulfstream Park, and Kathy Ritvo, who made history in 2013 when she became the first woman to saddle a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner with Mucho Macho Man. Both Kathy and Tim spent the early parts of their careers at Suffolk Downs. Michael began his career as a jockey in March and has won 20 races.Everyday Dave returned $6.00, 4.20 and 3.60.uAlso on Wednesday, New England champion Duty Proper defeated a star-studded field by a head in the day’s featured race, a $20,000 allowance/optional claiming race.The 3-year-old gelding, owned by Touchdown Stable and trained by Bobby Raymond, contested the lead with Galaxy Kat and dropped back to third in the stretch. Duty Proper valiantly fought back under James Vail to earn his second local win of the season.Duty Proper returned $38.60, 13.20 and 8.80. Galaxy Kat paid $3.20 and 2.10 while Hillswick returned $4.40.uToday at Suffolk Downs will feature the $25,000 Last Dance Stakes. Run at a mile and seventy yards and restricted to Massachusetts, the field has drawn eight including two-time defending champion Victor Laszlo.Fresh off of a victory in the Rise Jim Stakes, Victor Laszlo will try to earn his third consecutive Last Dance Stakes for owner and breeder Patricia Moseley. Trained by George Saccardo and ridden by New England Hall of Fame jockey Tammi Piermarini, the six-year-old gelded son of Victory Gallop is the 2-1 morning line favorite.The Last Dance Stakes is eighth race of the nine-race card. Post time is 12:45 p.m. Material from wire services and racing sources was used for this report.