Meadows Monday Memo

HARNESS RACING SCHEDULE CHANGE THIS WEEK

The Meadows will be racing three days this week, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 12:45PM.  The regular Friday evening card will not be held, due to a concert.   Friday racing will resume next week.

ADIOS ELIMS SET FOR SATURDAY

The entry box closes on Wednesday morning (July 17) at 9AM for the 58^th edition of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace, as elimination races will be the featured events on the Saturday, July 20 card.  Some of next year’s Adios hopefuls will also be on display Saturday, with the first round of Pennsylvania Sire Stake action for 2-year-old colt pacers, along with PA Stallion Series stakes, featured on the undercard.

FIGHTING FOR WINS

Fighting Evil, a 6YO mare by Sweet Lou, has had quite the turnaround this season since joining the Jack Smith Stable.  As a five-year-old last year, she won 2 of 19 races with $18,480 in earnings and a mark of 1:53.  This year it’s been quite a different story.  She has won 7 of 15 starts, lowered her mark to 1:50.4, and has banked $67,379 so far.  Fighting Evil will leave from post 3 on Wednesday (July 17) in the F&M Open Pace.

TRIO OF WINS, DRIVERS

Trainer Dirk Simpson spread the wealth around on Saturday (July 13) at The Meadows.  The veteran trainer recorded three wins on the card, with three different catch-drivers.  Simpson won the 4^th race with Twenty Grand, driven by Justin Walters, then followed with a win in the 5^th with Lyons Coppertop, for driver Ronnie Wrenn.  Two races later, Chief Mate won with Brady Brown at the lines.  Simpson is in fourth place at The Meadows this season in wins, with 49.

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