Ms Mullen zipped to the front from post eight and dug in late to preserve her victory — her second straight — in the Mary Wohlmuth Memorial Trot at The Meadows. Stars N Sparkles rallied from last to take the other $12,500 division in Wednesday’s second leg of the series for three and four-year-old fillies and mares.
While Ms Mullen had little trouble thwarting the first-over challenge of Eva Ka Jean, she still faced the Lightning Lane threat of the pocket-sitting Silly Silly Girls. The three-year-old daughter of Muscle Massive-Kentucky Bluebird found more for Tony Hall and held off Silly Silly Girls by a neck in 2:00.3 over a “good” surface. Eva Ka Jean saved show. Dirk Simpson trains and leases Ms Mullen.
In the $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot, Call For Justice won his third straight — a front-end jog from post seven in 1:56 — for Dave Palone, trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. Tricky Nick finished second, two and a half lengths back, with Angels Ransom third. The five-year-old son of Justice Hall-Mikas Mazurka soared over $300,000 in career earnings.
Hall piloted three winners on the 13-race card while Bob Key enjoyed a four-bagger as an owner. Rich Gillock conditions three of Key’s Wednesday victors.
(The Meadows)