Oldford and Sisco team for two

WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 17, 2023  — Harness racing driver Stephen Oldford and trainer Allen Sisco teamed to win Friday’s (Nov. 17) leg of the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) Trot with Muscles For Life, but the duo wasn’t done there. They also triumphed with 23-1 Chin Chin Hall (Cash Hall-Canland Hall) in one of Friday’s three co-features, a $12,100 Conditioned Trot, at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

Chin Chin Hall hadn’t raced since April 8, but he stepped high through the slop and turned the race into a processional, scoring on the front end in 1:53.3. Killer Instinct was second, one quarter lengths back, with Spitfire Oversees third. The 7-year-old gelding now boasts a lifetime bankroll of $844,385.

Double-digit bombers captured the other $12,100 co-features as well. In those events:

• Bereaved Hanover (Artspeak) moved crisply first over in a Conditioned Pace and drew away, pulling off the 27-1 shocker in 1:53 for Chris Lems and owner/trainer Paul Corey. The 6-year-old Artspeak-Bold Pink gelding extended his career earnings to $231,673. Double Up N and Patrikthepiranha were second and third, respectively.
• In a Conditioned Trot, 10-1 Warrawee Whisper (Trixton) abandoned Lasix, and the change seemed to make a difference, as he rolled to a decisive 1:54.4 victory for Aaron Merriman despite being parked the first three-eighths. The 5-year-old Trixton-Karoon gelding lifted his lifetime bankroll to $255,177 for trainer Bill Bercury and owner Renee Bercury. Alana Hill and Inside Express rounded out the ticket.

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

Live racing at The Meadows resumes Wednesday, first post 12:45 PM.

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

by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association