Leader’s break aids Pick Pocket win

WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 31, 2024  — Pick Pocket (Walner) engaged the leader, Distant Drums, at the top of the lane, only to see that rival jump it off. With no other horses in striking position, Pick Pocket won as he pleased in Thursday’s harness racing feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,000 Conditioned Trot.

Anthony MacDonald moved Pick Pocket from third near the three-quarters.  When the anticipated stretch duel never materialized, the 3-year-old son of Walner-Can’t Have My Moni jogged home in 1:54.4, 1-3/4 lengths better than Lite The Candles, with Big Baller Beane third at 59-1.

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Tim Twaddle trains Pick Pocket, who boosted his lifetime bankroll to $198,902, for TheStable Pick Pocket Group. It was one of four wins for Twaddle — three with MacDonald aboard — on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Friday when the 13-race program gets underway at 12:45 PM.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Evan Pattak, for the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association