by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows

Washington, PA— Using Lasix for the second time, Lady Ping rolled to an easy front-endvictory in 1:53.1, a career best, in Wednesday’s (Nov. 29) $18,000 Filly & MareWinners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.

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Lady Ping rolled to an easy front-end victory in 1:53.1, a career best, in Wednesday’s $18,000 Filly & Mare Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.

Lady Ping wonan early duel for the lead with Goodtogo Hanover and easily thwarted thefirst-over challenge of Panana Republic. She widened in the lane for Dave Paloneand downed Goodtogo Hanover by 5-1/2 lengths, with Classical Annie third.

Ron Burketrains Lady Ping, a 5-year-old daughter of Muscle Mass-Ping Putter who nowboasts a lifetime bankroll of $192,564, for Burke Racing Stable and WeaverBruscemi LLC.

In Wednesday’sco-feature, a $17,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life Trotting Handicap, Crosbys ClamBake made it two straight with a wire-to-wire triumph in 1:55 for AaronMerriman and trainer Randy Bendis, who owns with Jack Piatt II and Tom Pollack.The 7-year-old Kadabra-Pacific Elegance gelding extended his career earnings to$551,016.

With five winson the 12-race card, Merriman lifted his 2017 total to 995 in his quest tobecome only the fourth driver with 1,000 victories in a single season.