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Friday’s (Nov. 21) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from The Meadows, Hollywood Dayton Raceway, Harrah’s Philadelphia and Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

Shooter’s Dream goes first over, wins Meadows $18,000 pace

Washington, PA — Shooter’s Dream moved relentlessly first over to wear down the leader, Visible Gold, and capture Friday’s $18,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

A newcomer who had been racing at Hoosier Park, Shooter’s Dream was sitting last when Tony Hall sent him on his uncovered journey. He pulled even with Visible Gold into the final turn and defeated him by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:51.4. Dew N Doughnuts rallied for show.

Randy Bendis trains Shooter’s Dream, a 4-year-old Sand Shooter-With A Dream gelding who now has banked $113,915, and owns with Tom Pollack and David Linker.

Mike Wilder piloted four winners on the 15-race card while Dave Palone and Hall each fashioned a triple.

— Evan Pattak

Hollywood Dayton Raceway
Betit To Getit captured the $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace on Friday night at Hollywood Dayton Raceway, just as she did two weeks ago before taking a week off. Driver Jason Brewer made a quarter move to the front and then held off all challengers before stopping the teletimer in 1:52.4, just in front of Skyway Dusty (Tyler Smith) and So Jazzy (Greg Grismore). The victory pushed the 4-year-old daughter of No Pan Intended’s seasonal bounty to just under $50,000, following a sophomore season in which she banked more than $100,000. Betit To Getit is owned by the Holland Racing Stable and trained by Jeff Brewer, father of Jason. Different drivers won each of the first nine races on the program, a testament to the talented and deep driving colony at Dayton Raceway. The first driving double on the card belonged to Josh Sutton, who won the second with the trotter Deck The Halls and returned to the winner’s circle in the tenth with the pacer Shasham.

Harrah’s Philadelphia
Upper-level conditioned filly and mare pacers took the stage for the featured event on a cold Friday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. The heavy favorite was the class dropping Ms Caila J Fra (Andy Miller) who unfortunately made a break just shy of the quarter pole. George Simmons trainee Persuasive Hanover (Vic Kirby) sped away for the lead, with 3-year-old Marathon Day (George Napolitano Jr.) leaving aggressively as well. The latter cleared the lead short of the half, which was timed in a pedestrian :58.4. Ron Burke trainee Leaveumlady (Tim Tetrick) rushed up to challenge the leader, and the duel commenced. Leaveumlady’s bid stalled, however, as Marathon Day fought off all challengers to win by a head, stopping the clock in 1:54.3. Ooh Bad Shark (David Miller) closed determinedly for second, while Pan Luis Obispo (Corey Callahan) finished third. It was Marathon Day’s eighth career win, moving her career earnings closer to $150,000. The Gilbert Garcia-Herrera trainee paid $7.60 to win. Driver George Napolitano Jr. had five wins on the card, while Daryl Bier tallied three. Bier drove both ends of the late daily double, which returned a whopping $2,481.40. Live racing resumes Sunday at 12:40 p.m. A special post time of 2:30 p.m. is on tap for Wednesday at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Saratoga Casino and Raceway
There were three divisions of the second leg of the Spa Loyalty Claiming Series on Friday night at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. The trotters competed in races at distances of a mile and a sixteenth as part of the varying distances throughout the series. Mr Orlando was the fastest of the winners in leg two, scoring in 2:06.2 with leading driver Billy Dobson in the sulky. Mr Orlando was claimed out of the first leg of the series and by competing in both of the qualifying legs of the series is eligible to compete in next Friday night’s $25,000 final. Mr Orlando was a wire-to-wire winner in the race. The other winners in leg two were Passat Blue Chip (Stephane Bouchard), who finished second in the series’ first leg and Need Help Here (Frank Coppola Jr.), who is not eligible for the final as he did not participate in leg one. The Spa Claiming Series for pacers takes place on Saturday night with three divisions.