by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows

Meadow Lands, PA — Ginger And Fred was the fast-stepping belle of the ball once more at The Meadows on Saturday (August 1) as she glided to the lead from post nine and captured a division of the $225,966 Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo for 3-year-old pacing fillies. Blogette Hanover came from well off the pace to take the other division.

The race, part of Adios Day festivities at The Meadows, is named for the late Quinton Patterson, longtime grandstand manager for The Meadows and one of the track’s original employees.

Chris Gooden photo

Ginger And Fred won her Adioo Volo split for Dave Palone in 1:51.

Ginger And Fred had put together a three-race win streak, including victories at The Meadows, Mohawk and the Meadowlands, but the deep post position in the Adioo Volo concerned her driver, Dave Palone.

“The nine hole is a big factor, always,” Palone said. “You know you’ll have to work for the lead. I was happy when we got to the front in :26.3. I thought that was pretty cheap. She relaxed for me. From there, never a nervous moment. She fought some tying up and sickness issues early and at the wrong time. But I never got down on her. I never felt that she went a bad race when she was feeling good. Now that she’s starting to round back into form, she’s getting cocky at the right time of year.”

Ginger And Fred triumphed in 1:51, a tick off the stakes record established last year by Pasta Lavista. Samantha Q was 2-1/4 lengths back in second, with Personal Ad third. Ron Burke trains Ginger And Fred, a daughter of Real Artist-Graceful Motion, for the partnership of Taylor, Feldman, Gold and Silva.

In the second division, Pedigree Snob opened a daylight lead on the field by tossing off some wicked fractions, including a front three-quarters in 1:20.4. But she tired badly late, leaving an opening for Blogette Hanover, an eight-time winner in her career, who trailed by seven lengths at the half.

“I thought she might come back to us; those are pretty good numbers, and my mare has some class,” said winning driver Brian Sears. “She didn’t get around the turns super, but she handled them well enough to get the job done. She didn’t feel real good in the turns, but I had to keep the hammer down just to keep up.”

Blogette Hanover won in 1:51.2, a career best, a neck ahead of the weary Pedigree Snob. I’m Not Gonna Lie was third.

Bill Zendt is training Blogette Hanover for a stretch of Pennsylvania racing that includes several PASS events. Regular trainer John Burns owns the daughter of Allamerican Native-Bikini Hanover with Peter Berry and John Fielding.