Hammered down to 3-5 in the wagering, You Ato Dream was expected to dominate Friday’s $60,470 Currier & Ives for three-year-old filly trotters at The Meadows. And did she ever, powering to the point down the backside and drawing off to crush by 6-3/4 lengths in 1:54.1.
Awesome Trix recovered from an early break to finish second, with Cash N Chips third. Jeff Gregory trains and drives the daughter of Donato Hanover-Dream Child, whose lifetime bankroll soared over $300,000, and owns with William Richardson, George Romanoff and Martin Garey.
You Ato Dream already had a pair of Pennsylvania Sires Stakes victories entering the Currier & Ives, but Gregory has been concerned with her occasional impatience while covered up and changed her rigging accordingly. Gregory said those problems appear to be behind her.
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Blocked by a wall of horses, Rising MVP swung well wide in the lane and roared home to pull off an 8-1 upset in Thursday’s (April 29) feature at The Meadows, a $12,100 conditioned trot.
Once Aaron Merriman showed Rising MVP racetrack, he still had to deal with the challenge of Mystical Peter, who knifed inside and found a clear path in the Lighting Lane. Rising MVP edged Mystical Peter by a nose in 1:56.1 over a sloppy surface, with Mind Yown Business third.
Bill Daugherty Jr. trains the winner, a six-year-old My MVP-Nutmegs Winner gelding who pushed his career bankroll to $310,073, for Susan Daugherty.