Meadville, PA --- The two-day Pennsylvania Sire Stake meet at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Meadville, Pa., wrapped up on Sunday (June 27) with 13 races for sophomore trotters and pacers.
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| Ryan Zidek photo |
| Tag The Lady was a 2:06.2 winner for Marty Wollam. |
Tag The Lady, trained and driven by Marty Wollam, opened the day with a win in the first $4,041 split of the 3-year-old PA Sire Stake colt trot. Owned by Patricia Wollam, Charles Zeune and Peggy Sheehan, the gelded son of Tagliabue went wire-to-wire in 2:06.2.
In the second division, RT Picaadilly, an Ebanks gelding, picked up his first win of the season by trotting in 2:11 for trainer/driver Bobby Rougeaux. Owned by the Brocious Racing Stable, the homebred sat in the pocket throughout much of the mile and split horses late to get the victory.
The final colt trotting split was won by Washington County, trained by John McMullen. A gelded son of Sierra Kosmos, Washington County earned his first win of the season by trotting in 2:08.1. John and Michelle McMullen own the winner.
Three sophomore filly trotting divisions were next, with victories going to Carry On My Dear (Donerail), Caviar And Kisses (SJ's Caviar) and Sturgeon (SJ's Caviar).
Carry On My Dear went wire-to-wire for owner/trainer/driver Kim Good, holding off pocket sitting Mighty Irish Maeve for a measured win in 2:10. Caviar And Kisses, driven by Brian Zendt for the Dunn Stable and trainer Boots Dunn, scored in 2:08.3 for her first win of the season. Sturgeon, trained by Rod Bolon and driven by Kyle Bolon, won the fastest split, scoring in 2:07.2. Sally Bolon and Marcie Hordies own the filly.
Colt pacers were next to the track, and the first division was won by Missed Opportunity (Dragon Again) in a time of 2:09.2. Thomas Cooke owns the winner, who is trained by Joe Offutt and was driven by Timmy Offutt.
The second division was a showcase for Roger Hammer's Luscious Al, who went wire-to-wire in 2:01.4. A son of Arturo, Luscious Al was a 14-time winner last season, and won for the second time in 2010.
In the final division, Stately's Revenge (The Panderosa) survived a tough trip on the outside to win in 2:04.3 for catch-driver Dave Brickell. Trainer Robert Krenitsky co-owns the gelding along with his wife, Barbara.
Four divisions of filly pacers ended the day, with five horses reaching the winner's circle. The first division ended in a dead heat, as Keystone Kismet (Western Hanover) and SJ's Blissful Lady (Blissfull Hall) could not be separated by the photo finish camera. Todd Schadel trains and drove Keystone Kismet, who is owned by the estate of George Hempt and Schadel. Chris Shaw drove SJ's Blissfull Lady for trainer Terry Altmeyer and S&J Racing LLC. The pair crossed the wire in 2:04.3.
Hammer picked up his second win of the day behind another one from his own stable, Bliss Falcon, in the second division. The final time was 2:04.
In the third division, Variance Hanover (The Panderosa) earned her first career win in her 23rd lifetime start, covering the mile in 2:07.2. Eric Neal, who co-owns with Shainah Rugh, drove the winner for trainer Randy Neal.
Finally, Todd and Christine Schadel's Keystone Katherine won the day's final race in 2:02.3. The Western Hanover filly went wire-to-wire for her second career win.
Racing continues on the fair circuit on Thursday, July 1, the first of three days of racing at the Big Butler Fair in Butler, Pa. Post time is 11 a.m.