Washington, PA — For the fourth time this year, Tom “Mayhem” Svrcek captured a $10,000 leg of the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association Trot at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. It happened Friday (Sept. 29) when Svrcek teamed with Whiskey Lindy, who has provided Mayhem with three of those four wins.

Bob “Saint” Barnard (Alana Hill) pocketed Svrcek early, a position that sometimes can be troublesome for the front-end-loving Whiskey Lindy.

Tom Svrcek prevailed by a neck in 1:56.4. Chris Gooden photo.

“He was comfortable in the pocket,” Svrcek said. “As long as he’s placed forwardly, he’s competitive. If he gets too far off, he kind of gives it up. When I was in the turn, I thought I had a ton of trot. But when those horses looked eye to eye, he struggled a little bit. But he got up.”

Barnard raced gallantly, but Svrcek prevailed by a neck in 1:56.4. Scott “Bomber” Betts (Muscle Hall) and Floyd “Roper” Rhodes (Back Door Man) finished third and fourth, respectively.

Bryce Brocklehurst trains Whiskey Lindy, a 9-year-old Cantab Hall-Rum Boogie gelding who boasts a lifetime bankroll of $135,082, for owners Janet Collins and Svrcek.

The Meadows next week will introduce its Fall-Winter schedule, which features live cards each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday kicking off at 12:45 p.m. each day. When live racing resumes Wednesday, the program will offer a $1,048.05 carryover in the Early Pentafecta (race four).