Washington, PA — Pace Baby Pace won a spirited stretch-long duel with Diamondtequilashot and captured Tuesday’s (Oct. 6) $17,900 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

Pace Baby Pace (#4) displayed late-race wizardry to preserve victory in Tuesday’s distaff pacing feature at The Meadows. Chris Gooden photo.

Pace Baby Pace idled outside before grabbing the point, where Dave Palone was able to give her a :30 second-quarter breather. That left the 4-year-old daughter of Sweet Lou and Breakheart Pass with plenty in the tank to down Diamondtequilashot by a head in 1:52.3. Beach Bar completed the ticket.

Pace Baby Pace won for the eighth time this year and lifted her career earnings to $174,961 for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.

Jim Pantaleano and Burke collected three wins apiece on the 13-race card.

Live racing at The Meadows continues Wednesday (Oct. 7), when the 13-race program features a $54,566.34 carryover in the final-race Super Hi-5. First post is 12:45 p.m.