Hasty Pulse cruised to the lead, set comfortable fractions and held on late to capture the fastest division of Tuesday’s $293,520 Pennsylvania Sires Stake
for freshman filly pacers at The Meadows. The event, known as the Meadow Cheer, was contested over four divisions.
Hasty Pulse had won three of her five career starts, including both outings at The Meadows, so Palone confidently sent her to the front. With no early challengers, the daughter of Quik Pulse Mindale-Hasty Dewar made the first three-quarters in 1:26 but still had to step smartly to hold off Cold Mist, who raced well first over. Hasty Pulse downed Cold Mist by a half-length margin in 1:54.1, with Live Inspired a closing third.
“She makes the driver’s job easy,” Palone said. “You can put her in any spot you want. I liked my position at the quarter; it looked like I could control the race. I thought it would turn into a sprint, and they won’t beat her when they leave her alone like that.”
Bay Pond Racing Stable owns Hasty Pulse.
Rideintothesunset was in an unenviable position for a four-race maiden - seven lengths in arrears and third over. But the daughter of Western Hanover-Jates Strait overcame the wide trip and triumphed in 1:55.1 for Brett Miller. Mortgage Paid was second, while early leader Fashion Ecstasy saved show.
“I thought Brett did a good job,” said Tim Pinske who trains Rideintothesunset for Pinske Stables and Kentuckiana Racing Stable. “The outer flow moved and was able to pull us up there. She was a little behind a couple of our other fillies, but she raced monstrous today and in a series final at Mohawk.”
In Deep Thought extended her winning streak to three with an effortless uncovered bid for Tim Curtin that carried her to victory in 1:54.4, 1-1/4 lengths better than Skylark Hanover. Latin Lyric rounded out the top three finishers.
“She has so much high speed that she can pace around those horses just about anytime she wants to,” Curtin said. “We’ve been trying to teach her something because if you get her to the front, she waits on them. But she has a lot of ability.”
Robert Reeser trains the daughter of Ponder-Adoration and owns with Post Time Partners 2009.
Foxy Lady, a daughter of Real Desire-Judy Is A Fox, took her division in a time of 1:55 for the tandem of driver Dave Palone and trainer Ron Burke.
Overall on the 15-race card, Palone drove five winners - four for Burke - while Miller and Eric Ledford fashioned driving triples.
(The Meadows)