Glassine Hanover powered to the lead at the quarter and continued to pour it on, winning her division of a $190,036 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows in a stake-record 1:52.
Saturday’s event for freshman pacing fillies, known as the Sand Tart, was contested over four divisions, with Idyllic Beach, Watch What You Say and Keystone Rampage also taking $47,509 splits.
Although Glassine Hanover launched her career with a 1:52.4 score on the bigger track at Hoosier Park, she had little trouble adjusting to The Meadows’ five-eighths-mile oval. Once Trace Tetrick sent her to the front, she brooked no serious challenge, downing Bettors Up by three-quarters of a length. Caviart Ally earned show. The time knocked a tick from the previous stake mark held jointly by Podges Lady and Call Me Queen Be. It also is the fastest this year by a freshman filly pacer on a five-eighths-mile track.
Tetrick indicated that at this point in her career, Glassine Hanover is more advanced than any other freshman filly he’s driven.
“She’s got the right tools,” he said. “She’s very willing and wants to do it. It’s just about management now.”
Trent Stohler trains the daughter of Dragon Again-Gifted Yankee, a $27,000 yearling acquisition, for Trent Stohler Stable, Benjamin Graber, Tim Graber and Dolne Farm Services.
Idyllic Beach vacated the pocket before the quarter, made an easy lead and cruised home for Yannick Gingras in 1:53, remaining undefeated in her two-race career. The first-over Agent Q was three lengths back in second in her career debut while Inverse Hanover recovered from an early break to complete the ticket.
“There’s a bunch of good two-year-olds out there, but she’s definitely one of them,” Gingras said. “She did it really easy today, all on her own. I would have been happy to follow cover if it worked out that way. She’s all-around nice.”
Jimmy Takter conditions Idyllic Beach, a daughter of Somebeachsomewhere-Idyllic, for Christina Takter, John Fielding, Brixton Medical and Marvin Katz.
Coming off a maiden-breaking score in a PA All Stars division, Watch What You Say got just the trip winning driver Brett Miller didn’t want for her: out most of the opening quarter, chasing the leader, Someomensomewhere, first up. But the daughter of Well Said-Bettor Beware overcame the arduous journey, holding off Someomensomewhere by three-quarters of a length in 1:54. Sapphire Breeze Finished third.
“If she’d lost today, it would have been my fault, and I almost got her beat,” Miller said. “That was definitely not the trip I was looking to give her. She actually wasn’t getting over the track that good. Right past the half I almost lost here. She almost made a break at the top of the backstretch. From then on, I never could turn her loose. Good thing she’s a really good filly.”
Michael Hall trains Watch What You Say for CTC Stable, Bradley Grant and Howard Taylor.
Live racing at The Meadows resumes Monday when the card features six divisions of a $120,000 PA Stallion Series event for two-year-old filly trotters. First post is 1 p.m.
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