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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.
He was in tougher, but that didn’t stop Consus Victory from collecting his third straight win albeit a hard-earned one in Wednesday’s (Feb. 3) feature at The Meadows, an $11,000 conditioned trot.
Up in class after those two earlier wins, Consus Victory rolled to the point from the rail and appeared to be in complete control. But when challenged late by Mystical Peter, the five-year-old Cantab Hall-OK To Play gelding had to dig in for Dave Palone to edge Mystical Peter by a neck in 1:56 over a “good” surface. Rising MVP finished third.
Randy Bendis trains Consus Victory, who vaulted over $100,000 in career earnings, and owns with Reed Broadway.