Washington, PA – Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
QUALIFIERS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY
Qualifying races at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows have been moved to Wednesday (Feb. 4) at 11:30 a.m., prior to the pari-mutuel card, which begins at 12:45.
BACK TO THREE DAYS FOR FEBRUARY
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will return to its usual three-day-per-week schedule for the month of February, with racing on Wednesday through Friday afternoons at 12:45 p.m. Thirteen races are carded for this Wednesday.
BEATING THE BOYS
Last week, several races featured a lone mare racing against stallions and geldings, and the mares showed the boys how to win. On Thursday, in a $6,000 claiming pace, Speaking Of Coffee, a 9-year-old daughter of Artspeak, was a winner in 1:56.3 for trainer Dean Glispie and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. In the very next race, claiming trotter Fred’s Dream Girl (Team Six), driven by Justin Irvine for trainer Cory Kreiser, defeated eight males in 1:57.2. On Friday, L Dees Maria, a 6-year-old mare by Cantab Hall, bested a field of male trotters in a $6,900 conditioned trot, winning in 1:57.4 for trainer Justin Pirillo and driver Jeremy Indof. Saturday’s third race saw Alwaysanun (Always A Virgin) and Justin Irvine win for trainer Brandon Presto in a claiming handicap race in 1:54.4.
SPRING SERIES ENTRIES DUE SOON
The annual Spring Early and Late Closer Series at The Meadows are coming up soon, and we are less than two weeks away from the deadline for entering the first four events. Feb. 15 will be the deadline to enter the Wilbur Zendt Memorial Pace, the Boots & Donna Dunn Memorial Pace, the Corwyn Greene Memorial Trot and the Joe & Mary Wohlmuth Memorial Trot. The events are for 3- and 4-year-old trotters and pacers, Pennsylvania-sired or PA-owned, that are non-winners of 2 Extended PM races or $25,000 lifetime up to and including Jan. 15, 2026. Winners over $40,000 lifetime are not eligible. For additional information regarding entries, contact The Meadows’ Race Office at 724-229-6964.