After three straight top-three finishes, Memorynimagination got back in the win column at Plainridge Park on Thursday, Aug. 27 with a victory in the featured $27,397 upper-level conditioned trot.

Memorynimagination (Matty Athearn) dipped into the pocket behind Kazio Dk (Kevin Switzer Jr.) from the start and stayed there as the leader cut fractions of :27.2, :57.1 and 1:24.4, without any real threats from behind. Kazio Dk was still in command heading into turn three but halfway through, Athearn tipped Memorynimagination, who then methodically worked his way to the lead through the stretch and held off a late-closing Mothers Moni (Bruce Ranger) by a neck to win in 1:53.3. Kazio Dk finished third.

The win was the ninth of the year in 23 outings for Memorynimagination ($19), who is owned by Joe Trice and trained by Jimmy Nickerson. The five-year-old Father Patrick-Fellowship Of Two gelding is now 23-for-90 lifetime.

In the $21,918 conditioned trot, Manhattan Moni (Irvin Crews) got away fifth as Lindy In My Dreams (Bruce Ranger) set even fractions of :29 and :58 to the half before being challenged by Dryden Hanover (Mitchell Cushing) to three-quarters in 1:26.1. Those two continued to tangle in the last turn while Manhattan Moni was swinging three-deep and making up a lot of ground. At the top of the stretch, both Dryden Hanover and Lindy In My Dreams faded as Manhattan Moni took the lead and finished a length to the good from Sister Swell (Brett Beckwith) in 1:56.1. Stonebridge Bomber (Aaron Byron) finished third.

Manhattan Moni ($17.60) is owned by Anthony Napolitano Jr. and trained by his driver, Irvin Crews. 

Drivers Matty Athearn, Bruce Ranger and Kevin Switzer Jr. all had two wins apiece on the 11-race program.

Racing will resume at Plainridge Park on Monday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. The post time at Plainridge will change to 2 p.m. starting on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and remain that way until the end of October.

(Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts)