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Hurrikane Lori Ann pulled the pocket through the final turn and rolled to victory in 1:51.3, a lifetime mark, in Thursday’s (July 8) feature at The Meadows, a $10,300 fillies and mares conditioned pace.
Hurrikane Lori Ann sat comfortably in the pocket while the well-meant Amelias Courage A threw down a 1:23.4 three-quarters. That was the signal for Tony Hall to move the five-year-old daughter of Lis Mara-Luxury Goods, who defeated Amelias Courage A by four lengths. Something Reel was a ground-saving third.
Samantha Blystone trains the winner, who lifted her career bankroll to $145,213, for J.R. Ryan and Collen Ryan.
Hunter Myers and trainer Dana Kahrig teamed for a pair of victories on the 13-race card.
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He didn’t race as a freshman, but the 3-year-old Whiskey Blu has been making up for lost time ever since. On Thursday (March 11) at The Meadows, he won his sixth race in as many career starts by blowing away the field in a division of the Dale McConnell Memorial Trot.
The Great PG took the other $10,000 second-leg split in the series for three-year-old trotting colt and geldings.
Dan Charlino didn’t rush Whiskey Blu, allowing him to settle third before making the point with a quarter-pole move. The Southwind Frank-Kendall Blue gelding cruised home in 1:56.2 over a “good” surface, six-and-a-half lengths better than Full Review, with Conrad J third.