Refreshed by a 30.1 second-quarter breather, Unefoisdansmavie easily thwarted a pair of challengers and scored a front-end victory in Tuesday’s $20,000 Filly & Mare Winners Over $10,000 Life Handicap Trot at The Meadows.
Bessie took the first shot at Unefoisdansmavie, a first-over bid that stalled near the three-quarters. Princess Pablano unleashed a more serious threat when she moved three wide down the backside and loomed large in the lane. But Unefoisdansmavie responded to Dave Palone’s urging and held off Princess Pablano by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:54.4 on a sloppy surface, with Whata Donato third.
Ron Burke trains Unefoisdansmavie, a nine-year-old daughter of Revenue S-Peace To The World who soared over $600,000 in career earnings, for Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Jack Piatt III.
Elsewhere on Tuesday’s card, Rose Run Slider broke his maiden in 1:57, fastest mile this year by a freshman colt trotter on a five-eighths-mile track. Brian Zendt piloted for trainer Bill Zendt, who owns the son of Western Ideal-Alcyon Semalu with Shanamphilaniklou Inc.
Mike Wilder collected three wins on the 14-race card.
Wednesday’s program at The Meadows features a $100,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series Stake for two-year-old pacing fillies. First post is 1 p.m.
(The Meadows)