UF Lindsay Lou Who continued her march through the Mary Wohlmuth Memorial Trot at The Meadows when she won her third straight division in Wednesday’s third leg.
Flowers N Songs took the other $15,000 split in the event for three and four-year-old fillies and mares. The championships of four current Meadows series, including the Mary Wohlmuth, are set for Saturday, March 26.
Brian Zendt waited for the dust to settle before sending UF Lindsay Lou Who to the front. The 1-9 favourite jogged from there, prevailing in 1:57 for her fourth consecutive victory overall. My Pink Bike was second, three and a quarter lengths back, with Regal Woman third. Leslie Zendt trains the four-year-old daughter of Donato Hanover-Sweetspellosuccess for Upfront Racing.
In the $22,500 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot, Rose Run Parker, making his first start in more than seven months, moved powerfully first over from fourth and scored convincingly in 1:52.2, a lifetime mark. Early leader Tamarind held second, six and a quarter lengths back, while Final Breath rallied for show. Dave Palone drove the five-year-old Jailhouse Jesse-Centergy gelding, who now boasts $641,740 in career earnings, for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and William Haas Jr.
Mike Wilder piloted three winners on the 15-race card.
(The Meadows)