After unsuccessfully challenging Phoenix Warrior N down the backside, Arthur Pendragon tried him again late, inching by in the lane to capture Tuesday’s (Jan. 16) $18,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Arthur Pendragon and Mike Wilder pulled the pocket past the half, only to find Phoenix Warrior N unwilling to yield. Wilder was able to guide Arthur Pendragon back to the two-hole, where he launched the winning move. The five-year-old Dragon Again-Western Realist gelding downed Phoenix Warrior N by three-quarters of a length in 1:54.1 over a good surface, with Dapper Dude third.
Ron Burke trains Arthur Pendragon, who lifted his career bankroll to $175,210, for the Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, LLC, Phillip Collura, and Jack Piatt, II.
Wilder piloted five winners and Jim Pantaleano four on the 13-race card.
(The Meadows)