Carols Comet saved all the ground, then blistered the last quarter in :27.3 to capture Monday’s $22,500 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

Carols Comet was content to let Village Beat and Something For Doc duel for the early lead, sitting a comfortable third for Brett Miller. The three-year-old Yankee Cruiser-Modern Medicine gelding poured through the Lightning Lane to triumph in 1:51.1, matching his career best. Village Beat was second, with Something For Doc third.

Ron Potter trains Carols Comet for Martin Presser, Whiskey Tango Stable, Bill Moore and Matthew Moore.

(The Meadows)