Stay Close wins Meadows feature

WASHINGTON, PA, Oct. 25, 2023  — Hammered down to 1-5, Stay Close (Father Patrick-Tori Ann) looked every bit the heavy favorite, leading every step in Wednesday’s (Oct. 25) harness racing feature at The Meadows, a $15,900 Conditioned Trot.

Once Anthony MacDonald gave Stay Close a 29.2 second-quarter breather, he had little trouble holding off the Lightning Lane challenge of Spicy Nugget, downing him by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:54.1. Guido Di was a ground-saving third. Tim Twaddle trains Stay Close, a 6-year-old gelding who now boasts a career bankroll of $156,851, for TheStable Stay Close Group.

STAY CLOSE REPLAY

Dave Palone piloted three winners on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday when the 13-race program features a pair of carryovers: $2,302.21 in the Early Pentafecta (race 4), $1.119.34 in the Pick 5 (race 9). First post is 12:45 PM.

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

by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association