The Funk let Jula Magician do the heavy lifting on the front end, then blew by him in the Lightning Lane to capture his second straight in Wednesday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, an $11,000 conditioned trot.

Although Jula Magician traversed three-quarters in a moderate 1:29, he was no match late for The Funk, who responded to Hunter Myers’ urging and triumphed in 1:58, 1-3/4 lengths better than Jula Magician. Whiskey Lindy earned show.

 Dana Kahrig trains The Funk, a five-year-old Andover Hall-JJs Message gelding, for Kahrig Stable.

 Aaron Merriman collected four wins on the 10-race program.

 Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday when the 10-race program features a pair of carryovers: $10,816.44 in the Jackpot Pick 5 (race four), $1,757.29 in the final-race Super Hi-5. First post is 12:45 p.m.

(MSOA)