Two dead heats for win at The Meadows

WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 19, 2022 — In an $11,500 Conditioned Pace at The Meadows on Wednesday, October 19, Late For Dinner (Stay Hungry) shot the Lightning Lane for harness racing driver Mike Wilder to gain inexorably on her stablemate, Acrimony (A Rocknroll Dance), and Wrenn. At the wire, the camera couldn’t separate them, and they were declared dead-heat winners in 1:55.3.

Ron Burke conditions both dead-heat winners. William Donovan owns Late For Dinner, a 2-year-old filly, while Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC campaign Acrimony, a 3-year-old.

LATE FOR DINNER/ACRIMONY REPLAY

It was the second dead heat for win on the 12-race card, with Wilder getting a victory in each.

Earlier in the 9th race pace, Cops N Robbers (Strong Player, Jack Kileen) and Budmans Dream (If I Can Dream, Mike Wilder) could not be separated by the photo finish camera and was declared a dead heat for win in 1:56.1.

Georgias Passion (Bluto-Passionate Fury) pulled the pocket near the three-quarters, overpowered the leader and scored a convincing harness racing victory — her second straight — in Wednesday’s co-feature.

Ms Lynn had been unchallenged on top when Dave Palone tipped Georgias Passion off the cones and asked for trot. The 3-year-old filly sailed past and prevailed in x over a sloppy surface. Flipflopsncroptops shot the Lightning Lane for second, beaten 2-3/4 lengths, with Miss Irish Whit third. Sarah Andrews trains Georgias Passion and owns with Angela Cornell and Tessie Esry.

GEORGIAS PASSION REPLAY

Wrenn and Burke each collected four wins while Palone and Wilder enjoyed triples. Wrenn’s haul gives him 10 victories over the last two days.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday when the 12-race program features a pair of carryovers — $4,857.95 in the final-race Super Hi-5, $2,629.39 in the Jackpot Pick 5 (race 4). First post is 12:45 PM.

For complete race results, click here.

by Evan Pattak, for the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association