Latest Desire made it three straight wins on Saturday (November 19) at The Meadows when he pulled the pocket in the stretch, overpowered the leader and captured the $20,000 Preferred Handicap Pace.

Latest Desire was jumping up two classes to the Preferred, so the pocket trip that Dan Rawlings gave him was a big help. The six-year-old Real Desire-Latest Design gelding blew by Shooters Dream and held off Kingofthejungle, who was brushing through the Lightning Lane, by one and a half lengths in 1:51.3 on a “good” surface. Shooters Dream saved show.

Dirk Simpson trains Latest Desire, who now boasts $341,186 in career earnings, for Steven Newcom and Larry Taylor. It was one of three wins for Rawlings on the 13-race card.

(The Meadows)