Washington, PA — Touchamatic stalked Lakeisha Hall from the pocket, then powered past her in the lane to capture Tuesday’s (Feb. 4) $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

Touchamatic powered clear from the pocket in Tuesday’s featured distaff pace at The Meadows. Chris Gooden photo.

Touchamatic and Lakeisha Hall distanced themselves from the rest of the field, effectively turning the stretch drive into a two-mare duel. Touchamatic had little trouble overtaking her rival, winning by two lengths in 1:52.2 in the slop for Aaron Merriman. McDazzle rallied for show.

Bill Bercury trains Touchamatic, a 6-year-old daughter of American Ideal and Perfect Touch who boosted her career bankroll to $447,522, for Renee Bercury.

Dave Palone and Merriman each piloted three winners on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Wednesday (Feb. 5), when the program features a $7,002.59 carryover in the final-race Super Hi-5 and a $1,150.29 carryover in the Pick-5 (races two through six). First post is 1:05 p.m.