Milieu Hanover victorious in Plainridge distaff feature

Plainville, MA — Milieu Hanover made her second start in Massachusetts pay big dividends after she rallied late to capture the $25,000 fillies and mares Winners-Over pacing feature Tuesday afternoon (May 30) at Plainridge Park.

Milieu Hanover scored a quarter-length victory in the feature today at Plainridge Park. Tom Melanson photo.

Milieu Hanover (Bruce Ranger) took the lead off the gate but submitted to La Bella Vita N (Shawn Gray) just before the :26 flat quarter. Positions remained unchanged in the abbreviated five-horse field until just past the half when Dandy’s Evrlasting (Matty Athearn) pulled first-over with Probert (Brett Beckwith) on her tail. The entire field was within 3-1/2 lengths of each other as they headed up the backstretch and into the last turn where Probert went three deep to match strides with the leaders. At the top of the stretch, La Bella VIta N, Dandy’s Evrlasting and Probert were across the track and pulled away from the field, leaving the pocket-sitting Milieu Hanover in their wake by two lengths. But Ranger managed to roust Milieu Hanover and she dug in by the pylons to make up the difference and then pulled ahead by a quarter length to win in 1:51.4 and register a new seasonal mark.

Milieu Hanover ($6.60) is owned by Devita Racing Stable, David Hamm and Christopher Giaccio and is trained by Nicholas Devita.

At The Hope posted a lifetime mark of 1:52.2 in the $20K co-feature for female pacers. Tom Melanson photo.

The co-featured $20,000 event for female pacers went to At The Hop (Matty Athearn) who left from post five and led at every station enroute to a half-length victory over Quebecoise (Jay Randall) in 1:52.2, which was a new lifetime mark for the winner. At The Hop ($4.80) is owned by 1812 Racing and is trained by Jimmy Nickerson.

Drivers scoring doubles on Tuesday included Bruce Ranger, Matty Athearn and Brett Beckwith while 11 different trainers each won one of the day’s events.

Live racing will resume at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (May 30) at 4 p.m., and there will be a $1,379 carryover in the Jackpot Wicked Hi-5 pentafecta in race six.

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