WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 27, 2019 — Suddenly Royal abandoned the pocket past the quarter and made the move stand up as she won her third straight — and gave harness racing driver Jim Pantaleano one of his five victories on the 13-race card — in Tuesday's feature at The Meadows, a $13,500 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace.
Although Suddenly Royal was sitting behind the 2-5 favorite, Lakeisha Hall, Pantaleano wanted that one in his rear-view mirror and took the point. Suddenly Royal downed Lakeisha Hall by a length in 1:52 over a "good" surface, with Easy Three third. Suddenly Royal appeared to bear out briefly down the backside, but following an inquiry, the judges did not disturb the order of finish.
The 4-year-old daughter of Dragon Again-Resilient is owned by A Piece Of The Action LLC and trained by Christen Pantaleano, who sent out three of her husband's winning quintet.
Live racing at The Meadows continues Wednesday when the program features a pair of stakes for freshman filly trotters — a $180,505 Pennsylvania Sires Stake and a $60,000 PA Stallion Series event — as well as a $969.04 carryover in the final-race Super Hi-5. First post is 1:05 PM.
By Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association