WASHINGTON, PA, June 3, 2019 — Bluebird Jessie seized the lead from post 7 and romped to a facile 1:54.2 harness racing victory in Monday's $20,000 Open I Handicap Trot at The Meadows.
Cue Hall challenged first up from third, but Tony Hall had Bluebird Jesse well in hand, as the pair held off Cue Hall by a length. Rising MVP rallied for show.
Sarah Andrews trains Bluebird Jesse, a 5-year-old Jailhouse Jesse-Bluebird Swandrful gelding who triumphed for the sixth time this season and now boasts $315,084 in career earnings, for Brian Carsey, John McGill and Adam Friedland.
In Monday's subfeature, the $17,000 Open II Trot, She Nuit shot the Lightning Lane to score in 1:55 for Brian Zendt, trainer Jeff Conger and owner Joe Urban. The 8-year-old daughter of SJ's Caviar-Bonne Nuit extended her career bankroll to $225,736.
Hall collected four wins on the 13-race card while Mike Wilder fashioned a triple.
By Evan Pattak
for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association