Plainville, MA — Coming off an impressive 1:53.3 victory at Saratoga last week, the Empire State shipper La Bella Vita N came back with an even faster effort to take the $20,000 Winners-Over pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (June 21).

Adashious Hanover (Drew Monti) parked La Bella Vita N (Shawn Gray) to the quarter in :26.3 before she was able to clear, but once settled, Gray controlled the race. Then went past the half in :55.1 before any challenge came, and Turnthefrownaround (Luke Hanners) was the one who brought the heat.

La Bella Vita N continued to lead and kept Turnthefrownaround at her flank as they hit three-quarters in 1:23.3, and that :28.2 outside brush left the pursuer hanging around the last turn. At the top of the stretch, the pocket-sitting Adashious Hanover took her best shot off the pylons and Turnthefrownaround continued in chase, but neither could catch La Bella Vita N, who paced away to a 2-1/4-length win in a lifetime best 1:51.4.

La Bella Vita N turned aside multiple challengers on her way to a lifetime best performance on Tuesday at Plainridge Park. Tom Melanson photo.

It was the fifth win of the year for La Bella Vita N ($2.60), who is owned by the team of Bowie Racing and Michael Goldberg Racing. Alicia Gray trains the winner.

Earlier, in a $15,000 conditioned pacing event for fillies and mares, Pembroke Ali (Heath Campbell) sat second behind leader Quarrel (Kevin Switzer Jr.) through quarters of :26.1, :56.2 and 1:24.1 as JB’s Star Dancer (Bruce Ranger) tried to reel in the leader from the half. But when that bid failed, Campbell tipped Pembroke Ali at the head of the stretch, took the lead and held off a late-charging Justcallmecasey (Nick Graffam) to win by a half length in 1:54.1, which was a new lifetime mark.

Pembroke Ali ($7.00) is owned by William Varney and trained by Valerie Grondin.

Drivers Heath Campbell, Nick Graffam and Bruce Ranger all had doubles on Tuesday.

There is a large and growing carryover of $30,661 available in the sixth race Wicked Hi-5 wager when live racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (June 23) with post time at 4 p.m. Free full past performance race programs for all live race days can be downloaded by visiting the track’s website and clicking the “Racing” tab.