Two-year-old pacing filly Loua Dipa one-upped her stablemate Im A Lou Lou in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action as she won the $182,827 Meadow Cheer leg in a career best 1:50.3 mile while equalling the stakes record on Friday, Aug. 15 at The Meadows.

Both Ron Burke trainees had a pair of PASS victories through the first three legs and finished one-two in their first matchup with Loua Dipa on top by 2-1/2 lengths.

Loua Dipa and regular reinsman Ronnie Wrenn Jr. were parked through an opening quarter of :26.4 before clearing then gave way to stablemate Im A Lou Lou and Tim Tetrick in front of the grandstand the first time. After following in the pocket through middle splits of :55 and 1:23.1, Loua Dipa sprinted home in :27.1 to go by her barn buddy. The early leavers finished seven lengths behind in a show photo with Spoon Fed and Dave Palone edging out Tall Dark Tequila (Anthony MacDonald).

“She left the gate really well and then came right back to me,” Wrenn said of the winner after the race. “From there, I was able to release Tim. She is all class.” 

The homebred daughter of Sweet Lou and Looksgoodinaromper has hit the board in all six of her starts, with four wins and earnings topping the $200,000 mark for owners Burke Racing Stable of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania and Weaver Bruscemi of Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Loua Dipa paid $3.60 to win as the 4-5 favourite.

Burke trainees also took two of the three $27,397 Pennsylvania Stallion Series divisions with Real Fast (Papi Rob Hanover- Real Touch) winning in a new lifetime mark of 1:53 with Wrenn driving and Sandyboots Yankee (Always B Miki-A Beach Cowgirl) breaking her maiden in 1:54.2 with Mike Wilder in the sulky.

The other division went to first-time winner Lovebug Hanover (Tall Dark Stranger-Lillysilk) and driver Chris Lems in 1:52.2 for trainer Scott Cox.

Burke lead all trainers on the 13-race card with four victories.

(Standardbred Canada with files from Meadows Standardbred Owners Association)