by Jerry Connors, for the PA Harness Racing Commission

Meadville, PA — The pride of this northwestern Pennsylvania town, Walter “Boots” Dunn saw his filly Glide By Shooting rewrite the Crawford County Fair standard for 2-year-old trotting misses when she won a division of the Fair Sire Stakes during the first of four days of action on Monday (Aug. 19).

A daughter of Glidemaster, Glide By Shooting glided around the Meadville oval for driver Roger Hammer in 2:05.3 to reduce the 2:07.1 mark held by Desired Romance, set two years ago. Glide By Shooting really is a Dunn production — she is owned and trained by Dunn, and bred by Boots, too, out of She’sfastandfurious, who won the 2006 Fair Championship — something her daughter has a chance to do in emulation of her mother this Oct. 5 at The Meadows.

And if Glide By Shooting hadn’t broken this track record for Hammer/Dunn, 15 minutes later Bella Palazzo would have. Coming off rewriting the division standard at Washington last Monday, the Tom Ridge filly overcame the trailing post seven in notching a 2:07 score. Bella Palazzo’s mom, Bellissimo, was no slouch herself, winning three pari-mutuel Sire Stakes at two.

The track record and Dunn victories may have overshadowed the winner of Monday’s other filly division, but Bessie now has on her card six straight fair wins, including five in the Fair Sire Stakes, and six overall fair wins in the Sire Stakes after trotting home in :30 to complete a 2:07.2 package, just one-fifth off the old Meadville mark. David Brickell owns, trains, and drives the Equinox Bi filly.

Flynn Rider moved up to second in the 2-year-old colt trot point standings with a 2:08.1 victory in the meet opener (the divisional leader, Mr Weaver, was third in this race). Flynn Rider was not hindered by the outside slot in the field of five as the gelding won for driver Winston Lineweaver and trainer Eileen Lineweaver, the latter co-owner with Neal Racing Stable LLC.

A quarter-hour later sire Lear Jetta completed a “sweep of the Daily Double” when the other colt division was taken by Rudi’s Jet in 2:09.4. Rudi’s Jet has now soared to a 5-3-2-0 fair tally for trainer Al Manke and driver Marty Wollam, the latter co-owner with Hans Bachmann.

Speaking of sweeps, the blue and yellow of Team Schoeffel took both halves to the FFA pace, with Chrome Over and Keystone Royce in the day’s fastest mile, 2:02.4 (:28.1 last quarter). Steve Schoeffel trains both winners and mom Virginia owns a piece of both with various partners; Steve drove Keystone Royce, while Brady Brown guided Chrome Over.