Washington, PA — Tom “Mayhem” Svrcek and Kombucha led every step but had to fight off a race-long challenge from Floyd “The Roper” Rhodes and Back Door Man to secure the victory in Friday’s $9,000 leg of the Great Lakes Amateur Driving Association (GLADA) Trot at The Meadows.

Tom “Mayhem” Svrcek and Kombucha scored by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.2. Chris Gooden photo.

Mayhem fired to the lead from post three while The Roper had the more eventful journey, moving three wide past the quarter before settling in the two path for the backside chase. The pair drew away late, and though The Roper still had trot, he couldn’t lasso Mayhem, who scored by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.2.

Bryce Brocklehurst trains Kombucha, a 4-year-old daughter of Kadabra-Terrific Dream who soared over $100,000 in career earnings, for owners Kristen Cron and Svrcek.

Stephen Oldford was third with Hititoutofthepark, notable because that driver piloted another horse to a second-place finish in an amateur event Thursday at the Delaware County Fair. Which goes to show “You’re Never Too Oldford.”

And a tip of the cap to Donald “Dooger” MacDougall Jr., who steered 99-1 bomb Mister Gelato to a fourth-place finish.