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Monday’s (Oct. 3) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from The Meadows, Harrington Raceway and Monticello Raceway.

Pilgrims Stunner stunning in Meadows featured trot

Washington, PA — Pilgrims Stunner stunned a distinguished field with an extended uncovered move over a “sloppy” surface that carried her to a 6-1 upset victory in Monday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.

More accustomed to performing in conditioned races, Pilgrims Stunner was part of a field boasting more than $3.2 million in combined lifetime earnings; when she got away seventh for Aaron Merriman and moved first over past the half, her prospects appeared dim. But she gathered in the leader, Hawaiianphotograph, around the final turn and held on to down the fast-closing Careless Love by a neck in 1:57.1. A trapped in Caviar Forthe Lady, the 4-5 favorite, shot the Lightning Lane for third.

Bill Bercury trains and owns Pilgrims Stunner, a 6-year-old daughter of Broadway Hall-Armbro Stunning who pushed her career bankroll to $250,411.

Merriman and Tony Hall each drove three winners on the 15-race card.

— Evan Pattak

Harrington Raceway
Scott Dillon, Keith Pippi and Josh Green’s Wholly Louy ($4, Ross Wolfenden) was a repeat winner in Monday’s $22,500 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway in 1:53.3. The 7-year-old Camluck gelding is a perfect 2-for-2 for new trainer Josh Green after being claimed for $75,000 at Yonkers Raceway on August 13. ‘Louy’ was sent to post as the even money favorite and set all the fractions in his two length win over Jeremy’s Successor and Beechwood Terror. It was the veteran’s 40th career win. Driver Corey Callahan had four winners on the program, Tim Curtin, Victor Kirby and Montrell Teague each had two.

Monticello Raceway
Back in action on Monday, Zeke Parker picked up where he left off and scored four winners. His first victory was with Diana Bartells’ Keystone Endurance in a time of 1:58.3, which was the pacer’s second consecutive win and 11th of the season. Win number two came behind Danby Racing’s Lucky Angel in 1:58.1. A 1:58.3 effort with Darren Stratton’s Pembroke Lil was Zeke’s third winner of the day and he capped his afternoon with a 2:01.1 winner with Randy Ingrassia’s trotter Hankey’s Hooray. Even though Parker notched four winners he only picked up one victory on Bruce Aldrich, Jr. who had a hat trick of his own on the Monday card. Heading into the Tuesday racing program here, Aldrich leads Parker 294-293 in the battle for the dash crown.