Distant Drums rolls to ninth straight victory

WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 16, 2024  — Racing off a two-month layoff, Distant Drums (Trixton) was as aggressive as ever as he rolled to his ninth straight harness racing victory in Wednesday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,000 Conditioned Trot.

Using Lasix for the first time, Distant Drums found himself seated behind the leader, Crantini, at the half. But rather than enjoy a pocket trip off his stale date, the 5-year-old Trixton-Altar Gal gelding powered to the point for Mike Wilder, bringing Threepointbluechip in tow. Distant Drums downed Threepointbluechip by 1-3/4 lengths in 1:54.2 while Crantini saved show.

DISTANT DRUMS REPLAY

Sarah Andrews trains Distant Drums for Matthew Miller.

Wilder and trainer Dirk Simpson each fashioned a triple on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday when the program features a $1,944.27 carryover in the Early Pentafecta. First post is 12:45 PM.

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

by Evan Pattak, for the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association