Perlucky shot the 'lightning lane' to capture Monday’s $18,000 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows, a triumph that sent him over $400,000 in career earnings.
Perlucky and Dave Palone patiently stalked Icanflylikeanangel from the pocket, then shot by him in mid-stretch. As it turned out, the greater threat was the first-over Wind Of The North, but the 10-year-old millionaire fell short by a half-length margin. Icanflylikeanangel saved show in the 1:53.4 mile.
Ron Burke trains Perlucky, a five-year-old Lucky Chucky-Paper Girl gelding, for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Phillip Collura.
Jim Pantaleano, Palone and Burke each fashioned a triple on the 13-race card.
The Meadows announced that it is temporarily suspending all operations at the facility, including racing, effective 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. The suspension was mandated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as part of community-wide efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Updates will be announced as appropriate.
(Meadows Standardbred Owners Association)