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On an evening that featured the world’s fastest Standardbred in Bulldog Hanover and a mare defeating males in one of Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s marquee events, the supporting card was far from disappointing as many of the sport’s brightest stars sparkled at the Anderson oval.
After winning New Jersey Sire Stakes championships earlier this year at The Meadowlands, three-year-olds Fashion Schooner and Pretender will return to The Big M on Friday hoping to add to their collections of trophies for state-sired trotters.
Having been on the sidelines since a sensational 10-hole speed score in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks on Aug. 6, Fashion Schooner knocked off some cobwebs Friday night at The Meadowlands, easily taking the $30,000 featured Three-Year-Old Open Filly Trot.
Starting outside of her nine rivals from post 10, 6-1 shot Fashion Schooner overcame a poor post draw to win the 97th edition of the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 6) at Meadowlands Racetrack.