Pace Baby Pace won a spirited stretch-long duel with Diamondtequilashot and captured the $17,900 Filly & Mare Open Handicap Pace on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at The Meadows.
Pace Baby Pace idled outside before grabbing the point, where Dave Palone was able to give her a 30 second-quarter breather. That left the four-year-old daughter of Sweet Lou-Breakheart Pass with plenty in the tank to down Diamondtequilashot by a head in 1:52.3. Beach Bar completed the ticket.
It was the eighth win this year for Pace Baby Pace, lifting her career earnings to $174,961 for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.
Jim Pantaleano and Burke each collected three wins on the 13-race card.
Live racing at The Meadows continues Wednesday (Oct. 7) when the 13-race program features a $54,566.34 carryover in the final-race Super Hi-5. First post is 12:45 p.m. (EDT).
(The Meadows)