Chiptomylou, Top Tart In Series Spotlight
Undeterred by Post 9, Chiptomylou vaulted to the front, shrugged off her only serious challenge and scored easily in Wednesday’s Trotslikethewind Series at The Meadows.
Top Tart captured the other $12,500 second leg division of the series for three-year-old fillies.
With Chiptomylou on an easy lead, Monroe County made a serious uncovered bid from third. But the daughter of Chip Chip Hooray-Pinup Springs dug in for Dan Rawlings and downed Monroe County by a length in a career-best 1:57.4. Rick Beinhauer trains Chiptomylou and owns with Regina Beinhauer.
Top Tart unleashed a three-wide move down the backside for Dave Palone that looked as if it might fall short. But when the leader, Promisemethis, broke stride, Top Tart persevered and triumphed in 1:58.1, lowering her lifetime mark a second. Pine Judie earned place, half a length back, with Prettysydney Ridge third. Ron Burke trains Top Tart, a daughter of Andover Hall-Shesa Priority, for Wayne Zollars. It was one of three wins on the 12-race card for Palone.
(The Meadows)