Washington, PA — Trailing by 4-1/2 lengths and wide at the half, Steve “You’re Never Too” Oldford and Utopia tracked down the leader in the shadow of the wire and captured Friday’s (June 28) $10,000 leg of the C.K.G. Billings Amateur Trot at The Meadows.

Utopia tracked down the leader in the shadow of the wire. Chris Gooden photo.

Alesha “The Hoosier Hotshot” Binkley and Hititoutofthepark vaulted to the front from post five and despite constant pressure, opened a daylight lead turning for home.

But Oldford and Utopia gobbled up ground in the lane and downed Binkley by a head in 1:57. Tom “Mayhem” Svrcek (Ubanji) and Michelle “The Belle” Ruvola (Jackie Goldstein) rounded out the superfecta.

Terry Deters trains Utopia, an 8-year-old Mutineer-Brontease gelding who lifted his career bankroll to $238,495, for Oldford Racing.