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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.
Pass The Vape pulled a mild upset in Hollywood Dayton s $18,400 Open Trot on Thursday, dashing through the snowflakes for a 1:55 triumph over favoured Ladys Dude, who finished a length behind.
Sutton rushed even-money favourite Ladys Dude (Josh Sutton) to the lead quickly with strong second choice Pass The Vape (Trevor Smith) finding the pocket. The two heavyweight trotters remained one-two through the first half of the mile, clocked in a moderate :57.4. It wasn t until near the third timing station that Pass The Vape was flushed from the pocket when an outer tier lead by Its A Herbie (LeWayne Miller) began to form. Pass The Vape was lapped on the front-runner when the third beam was tripped in 1:26.3, then overtook his main adversary during the :28.2 closing panel.