Heart On My Sleeve stalked Remember The Beach from the pocket, then blew by him in the lane to capture Friday’s $10,000 second leg of the Wilbur Zendt Memorial Pace for three- and four-year-old horses, colts and geldings at The Meadows. With a win and a second in the two preliminary legs, Heart On My Sleeve assured himself a spot in the $15,000-added championship on March 19.
Remember The Beach cut a comfortable :57.1 half but was out-tripped by Heart On My Sleeve, who scored for Dave Palone in 1:54.1. Amazon, a 53-1 bomb, rallied for second, 1-1/2 lengths back, while Remember The Beach settled for show.
Ladys Dude opened a sizable lead in the stretch, allowing him to score under wraps in Wednesday’s (Dec. 30) $16,200 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows, the track’s closing-day feature.
Ladys Dude had the opportunity to drop in third before the quarter, but Tony Hall elected to keep the nine-year-old Victory Sam-Ladys Star gelding marching to the point. It proved a wise choice, as Ladys Dude cruised home in 1:54.4, three-quarter lengths better than Jeffery P, who rallied inside. Maewegonow finished third.
Ron Burke trains Ladys Dude, who won for the 51st time and lifted his lifetime bankroll to $854,090, for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Johnny Yoder. It was one of four victories for Hall on the 13-race card.
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WASHINGTON, PA, Dec. 30, 2020 Lady s Dude opened a sizable lead in the stretch, allowing him to score under wraps in Wednesday s $16,200 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows, the track s closing-day harness racing feature.
Lady s Dude had the opportunity to drop in third before the quarter, but Tony Hall elected to keep the 9-year-old Victory Sam-Lady s Star gelding marching to the point.
It proved a wise choice, as Lady s Dude cruised home in 1:54.4, 3/4 lengths better than Jeffery P, who rallied inside. Maewegonow finished third.
Ron Burke trains Lady s Dude, who won for the 51st time and lifted his lifetime bankroll to $854,090, for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Johnny Yoder.