Meadows Monday Memo

FIRST 2YO STAKES SET FOR WEDNESDAY

Wednesday’s harness racing card will feature a total of seven stake races for freshman trotting fillies.

Three divisions of the top-level PA Sire Stake will be held, along with four splits of the PA Stallion Series.  In the Meadow Gladys PASS, the first division is headlined by morning line favorite Nuance, a $310,000 yearling purchase last fall by the Marcus Melander Stable.  Dexter Dunn will drive the Greenshoe filly in her first career start.

Leading the second division on the morning line is Cherry’s Girl, a Captain Corey filly trained by Tim Twaddle for driver Anthony MacDonald.  The $42,000 purchase last fall is officially 1-for-1, after winning a Maiden race at The Meadows on June 18 in 1:58.2.

Finally, the third division is led by Patrick’s Belle, trained locally by Aaron Johnston and driven by Aaron Merriman.  The Father Patrick filly, a modest $16,000 purchase, has already paid dividends for her connections.  She banked $20,000 last week, winning a Kentucky stake at Oak Grove in 1:56.3.

QUICK MILES FROM FIRST-TIME STARTERS

Last week saw the debut of a pair of fast two-year-olds at The Meadows.  The filly pacer Spoon Fed, a Stay Hungry homebred from the Doug Snyder Stable, won a Maiden pace in 1:53.4 for driver Dave Palone.  The next day, another offspring of Stay Hungry, Thai Hanover, went wire-to-wire for trainer Mitchell York and driver Jeremy Indof, in 1:52.3.  At the time, both miles were national seasons record performances.

REGULAR RACING SCHEDULE RETURNS

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will return to its regular 4-card per week schedule this week.  We will race on Wednesday and Thursday at 12:45pm.  Friday’s July 4^th card will begin at 5:10pm, while Saturday’s card will start at 12:45pm.

If you would like additional information at any point, please reach out to track announcer Jeff Zidek (jeff.zidek@pennentertainment.com).

by Jeff Zidek, for The Meadows