The longest shot on the board at 11-1, Keystone Chaos circled the field late to pull off the upset in Thursday’s $16,000 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows.
Keystone Chaos was fourth when Dan Charlino sent him on his largely uncovered move. The four-year-old Andover Hall-Keystone Cola gelding had just enough racetrack to nail the leader, Jeffery P, by a neck in a career-best 1:53.3. Perlucky earned show in his first outing in nearly 11 months.
Jim Daugherty trains Keystone Chaos for Michele Daugherty.
Mike Wilder collected three wins on the 11-race card, giving him six over the last two days.
Live racing at The Meadows continues Friday when the 12-race program features a $41,724 carryover in the final-race Super Hi-5. Friday is the track’s fifth annual Pinkout when The Meadows and the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association will raise money for cancer/awareness and treatment. Highlights of Pinkout festivities are corgi races with several divisions and a final, food trucks and live music. Special fall/winter post time is 4 p.m..
Also on Friday, The Meadows will formally change its name to Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. At 9 a.m., casino and racetrack officials will unveil new signage for the rebranded facility.
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