Palone wins three Monday, begins to draw clear of Wewering
November 17, 2014,by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows
Washington, PA — With three wins Monday (Nov. 17) at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Dave Palone opened a lead over the idle Heinz Wewering of Germany in their duel to become the world’s “winningest” harness racing driver — and to maintain that crown.
Palone forged ahead Friday with career win 16,754, but Wewering climbed back to tie with a victory Sunday.
Palone’s lead likely will widen appreciably as Wewering these days drives a limited schedule. Palone has 26 scheduled assignments Tuesday and Wednesday at The Meadows while Wewering has no scheduled drives through Thursday. Moreover, Wewering lost seven drives, unless he finds other spots for his horses, when Berlin-Mariendorf canceled its Sunday (Nov. 23) card due to a shortage of entries.
In Monday’s $24,800 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace, Macharoundtheclock deployed her characteristic rallying style to erase a 9-1/2 length deficit and edge Tremor Hanover by a head in 1:55 in the slop. Thunder Chaser was third.
Eric Ledford drove for trainer Tim Twaddle and owner Birnam Wood Farms. The 4-year-old daughter of Mach Three-Summers Soul has won 11 times this year and $372,987 in her career.
- Dave Palone becomes world’s winningest harness racing driver (Friday, November 14, 2014)
Already North America’s “winningest” harness racing driver, Dave Palone broke the world record Friday at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino when he notched career win 16,754 to surpass the mark of 16,753 held by Germany’s Heinz Wewering. The record-breaker came with Missy Tap Tina in the 15th and final race of the day.
- Wewering ties Palone (Sunday, November 16, 2014)
Just two days after driver Dave Palone surpassed his all-time record for wins, German driver Heinz Wewering won a race Sunday at Mariendorf Racecourse in Berlin to move back into a tie with Palone for the record with 16,754 wins each.