Unefoisdansmavie toyed with a distinguished field when she blazed to victory in 1:53.1, matching the track record for older mares, in Saturday’s $18,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot at The Meadows.
Dave Palone was able to give Unefoisdansmavie a :29.4 second-quarter breather on the lead. That was all she needed to down Paulette Revere by 3-1/4 lengths, with Trotslikethewind third. The time equaled the mark established last year by Mystical Starlight. Ron Burke trains the six-year-old daughter of Revenue S-Peace To The World, who now has banked $280,099, for Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Jack Piatt III.
In Saturday’s companion feature, the $18,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace, Do Me Honor avenged last week’s defeat by Magic Starlight by blowing by her in the Lightning Lane and scoring in a career-best 1:51.2 for Aaron Merriman and owner/trainer Bill Bercury. Dream Of Winning also shot the Lightning Lane for second, while Magic Starlight saved show.
It was the 10th win in 17 starts this year for the five-year-old daughter of Cheyenne Rei-Do Me Right, who now boasts $344,334 in lifetime earnings.
Merriman, Palone and Eric Ledford each drove three winners on the 12-race card.
(The Meadows)