by Evan Pattak, for the Meadows

Meadow Lands, PA — Ellen Harvey is a winner!

Of course, everyone who works with her at Harness Racing Communications already knows that. But on Monday, July 21, her equine namesake, a freshman trotting filly named Ellen Harvey, broke her maiden in a division of a $231,626 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at The Meadows.

The stake, known as the Meadow Gladys, was contested over six divisions. Ellen Harvey’s 2:01.2 win for Mike Wilder was the slowest split of the stake, but she showed heart in thwarting the extended uncovered bid of a game Rompaway Bridget, who fell a nose short. Rusty’s Centerfold was a close-up third.

Ellen Harvey held off the fast closing Rompaway Bridget to win in 2:01.2.

“That horse came at her hard, and she just turned away all challengers,” Wilder said. “She doesn’t show being on the front end before, and she may have been a little green. Off a helmet, she might be even better.”

Jimmy Takter trains Ellen Harvey, a daughter of Andover Hall-Shes The Limit, for Christina Takter, John Fielding and Louie Camara.

The two Ellen Harveys, by the way, are acquainted. In her office, the human Ellen Harvey sports a shoe given her by the equine Ellen Harvey. She says she intends to reciprocate and present the filly with a high-heeled shoe from her extensive collection.

“It will be lavender because I’m past my pastel stage,” she said. “And it will be a right shoe because I want her to get off on the right foot.”

Dick Stillings drove Lost Photo and Broadway Paige to 1:59 miles in their PASS divisions; those fillies now share the stake record.

Broadway Paige and Dick Stillings reached the finish line in 1:59.

Broadway Paige has been in the money in all six career starts with three wins, including a division of the Reynolds. In the Meadow Gladys, she had so much trot that Stillings pulled the pocket with her before the three-quarter pole. The daughter of Broadway Hall-Financial Paige drew off to triumph by 7-1/4 lengths over Leader Of The Bax, with SJ’s Minolta a distant third.

“She’s done everything right so far. She’s still developing her speed,” said Brian Roland, who trains Broadway Paige for Anthony and Carol Risi and Bernard O’Brien. “We bought her at Harrisburg for $12,000. That looks pretty cheap so far. She toed in pretty good, but a lot of it was the shoeing. When we trimmed her feet and started jogging her, she broke straight over. She doesn’t hit.”

Lost Photo, who entered the Meadow Gladys off a victory in an early closing series, lowered her mark by five seconds by brushing past the leaders in the stretch. Stay With Us was 1-1/2 lengths back in second while Some Like It Lindy was third.

Chris Gooden photos

Lost Photo scored by 1-1/2 lengths in her PASS victory.

“She’s trained decently, and I knew she had more than she showed in that first win,” said trainer Rich Gillock. “She’s such a little thing, but she has a lot of heart. She comes from a good mother. That means a lot, too.”

Andray Farm and Lindwood Farm own the homebred daughter of S J’s Photo-Lost Lady One.

The record set by Lost Photo and Broadway Paige erased the old mark of 1:59.2 established by Blossom Seelster in 2003.

Also capturing splits were Cherries Hanover (Cantab Hall-Caitrin), Caviar Forthe Lady (SJ’s Caviar-Croupier Lady) and All Star Hanover (Cantab Hall-Astraea Hanover).

War Boots marched to his seventh victory of the year the hard way, coming first up to capture the $23,000 Preferred Handicap Pace in 1:51.1 for trainer/driver Ray Paver and owner Shirley Mitchell.

Also featured on the card was the third leg of the Donna Dunn series for freshman pacing fillies. Taking $8,000 divisions were TSM Opal Star T (Jate Lobell-TSM Black Pearls), Wildflower Hanover (Western Ideal-Witchn Flight) and Singnoevil Hanover (The Panderosa-Sing Flying Monkey).