Fancy Like Louuuuu clicked off the back half in :57.4 to keep her fellow freshman at bay on Wednesday (June 19) to become the first two-year-old winner of the year at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The $12,329 pace was restricted to Pennsylvania- owned or -bred maiden fillies.
Fancy Like Louuuuu grabbed the lead easily from post eight, and when Aaron Merriman gave her a comfortable 1:01 opening half, she had the other seven first-time starters at her mercy. The daughter of Sweet Lou-Somewhere Sweet, a $35,000 USD acquisition at the Lexington Selected Sale, triumphed in 1:58.4, 1-1/4 lengths better than the pocket-sitting Sweet Briar (Sweet Lou-Tiki-Bar), with Angel Heart (Sweet-Lou-All Heart Gal), giving Sweet Lou a sire’s sweep.
Sarah Andrews trains Fancy Like Louuuuu, who she co-owns with Angela Cornell and Jarod Miller.
In Wednesday’s feature, a $15,753 conditioned trot, Mister Miracle attacked first over from third near the three-quarters and rolled home for Dave Palone to score his second straight victory in a career-best 1.56.1, 1-1/4 lengths better than Northern Magenta. Big Baller Beane found late room for show.
Rick Beinhauer trains the winner, a four-year-old Fordham Road-Wassador gelding, for Kathleen Quinn-Hodel, Virginia Trump and Kenneth Ward.
Merriman piloted four winners on the 13-race card while Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. enjoyed a triple.
Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday (June 20), first post 12:45 p.m.
(Meadows Standardbred Owners Association)