Unlocked finds the key to victory

WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 30, 2015 — Unlocked found the key to victory Monday at The Meadows — a clean journey on the front with plenty of pop late. That was his formula for success in the $22,500 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace.

Mike Wilder hustled Unlocked to the lead from post 5 in 27.2. When no credible outside challenge developed, the 4-year-old son of Duneside Perch-Miss Major Power was able to relax, then blaze home in 27.2, matching his opening panel. He scored in 1:51, 3/4 lengths better than Bestinthebusiness in the Lightning Lane, with the pocket-sitting My Hero Ron third.

Norm Parker trains Unlocked, who extended his career bankroll to $350,844, for Megan Rogers Racing Stables.

Aaron Merriman, Dave Palone and Wilder each collected three wins on the 15-race card.

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