Trainer wins first start with 84-1 longshot

WASHINGTON, PA, Dec. 7, 2023 — There are career debuts, and then there are big, gaudy, eye-popping splashes. The latter is what harness racing trainer Katherine Turner, 33, pulled off when she won her first career start as a trainer at The Meadows on Thursday (Dec. 7) with Southwind Pinaclda (American Ideal-Cut And Paste) at an amazing 84-1.

Turner owns the 3-year-old filly, who captured a $10,900 Conditioned Pace for driver Hunter Myers. Turner co-owns the filly with Shawnie Corey. She paid a whopping $170.20 to win.

SOUTHWIND PINACLDA REPLAY

Elsewhere on Thursday’s card:

• Wehadababyetzaboy (Sweet Lou-Camille) scorched the back half in 55.1 and had an easy time winning his fourth straight in Thursday’s feature, an $11,500 Conditioned Pace.

Once Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. gave the 4-year-old gelding a 30 second-quarter breather, the race for win was essentially over. He scored in 1:53.4, 2-1/2 lengths better than the pocket sitting Hillbillypacinhill while Tignanello was an even third.

Ron Burke trains the winner for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, M1 Stable and Jack Piatt III.

WEHADABABYETZABOY REPLAY

• Muscle Jack overcame post 8 for the third time in his last four starts to extend his winning streak to 8, including six at The Meadows and a pair at Pocono. The 5-year-old Muscle Mass-J Marie gelding took an $8,500 Claiming Handicap Trot for Jeremy Indof, trainer Mark Goldberg and owner Rags To Riches Of PA LLC.

Chris Lems joined Myers and Goldberg with two wins on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Friday when the 13-race program features an $800.27 carryover in the Early Pentafecta (race 4). First post is 12:45.

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

by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association