by Evan Pattak, for the Meadows

Meadow Lands, PA — Tresokay, making her career debut, was used early in the mile and then again late but scored in 1:59, the fastest division of the $82,770 Arden Downs, a Grand Circuit stake for two-year-old filly trotters on Tuesday night at The Meadows.

The stake was contested in five divisions, with other splits taken by Kosmopoliton, Heathers Dream, Carmen Hall and Pacific Celebrity. In an oddity, every winner but Tresokay triumphed in the identical time of 2:00.1.

The Arden Downs kicked off a week of Grand Circuit action at The Meadows highlighted by Saturday’s $421,800 Coors Delvin Miller Adios for three-year-old pacers.

Dewayne Minor, trainer/driver of Tresokay, said he has been purposefully conservative with the daughter of Self Possessed, launching her career with two qualifiers and a matinee event.

“She’s been getting better, so I’ve been waiting on her a little bit,” Minor said. “I figured this filly would be fine with time. Looks like it’s paying off. She’s doing exactly what I thought she could do.”

In the Arden Downs, Minor and Tresokay took the lead from post position four, found themselves pocketed by Celebrity J Lo, then charged past that one in the lane. Celebrity J Lo saved place, with Sweetheart K a distant third.

Cowboyland Aalborg owns Tresokay, a $37,000 yearling acquisition. Minor said he’s pointing the filly to the Review Stake, but likely will avoid half-mile tracks this year.

“She has some little aches and pains, and I don’t want to pinch her up on the half-mile turns,” Minor said. “If it seems like she can handle it, I’ll try her later on. But right now I want to keep to the plan.”

Kosmopoliton had been leaving alertly but not finishing as sharply, thus was winless in seven starts. In the Arden Downs, she willingly advanced through the “Lightning Lane” for driver Doug Snyder, posting a one and a half length victory over favored Muscle Chips. Hampered by the extreme outside post position, Muscle Chips was a gritty second, while Lanterns Joy finished third.

A diminutive filly, Kosmopoliton was purchased as a yearling by Wayne L. Whitson for no more than several thousand dollars, as her petite stature discouraged higher bids.

“She’s a sweetheart, but I’ve had my reservations about her the last couple weeks,” said Dane Snyder, who trains the daughter of Sierra Kosmos. “She’s been acting up a little bit, but tonight she behaved herself perfectly. I’ve told people all year long how much I love this filly. She sure tries.”

Heathers Dream, a daughter of Dream Vacation, now has two victories in five career starts — all stakes. She previously captured a division of the Tompkins-Geers at Scioto Downs but was bothered in her most recent race, the Hanover at Balmoral, and broke stride. In the Arden Downs, she provided trainer/driver Duke Sugg with a hard-fought Lightning Lane victory.

“She had good trips at the Meadowlands, but she just wasn’t coming home,” Sugg said. “Here tonight she seemed to like the Lightning Lane. Maybe the shorter stretch appealed to her, but she raced differently than she has been.”

Clareen was second, three-quarters of a length back, with Lovely finishing third. Duke Sugg’s father, Ivan Sugg, is the owner/breeder of Heathers Dream.

“We have her dam,” Duke Sugg said. “This is about her fifth foal and the first one that actually resembles the mother. Most of the other ones looked like the dad. So we kept her.”

MILESTONES: Ray Paver scored the 3,000th win of his career by driving Water Twice to victory in the seventh race. Paver began his career in Ohio and notched his initial victory in 1972. Since then, his winners have banked more than $13 million. Paver trains, drives and co-owns Jake Taker, a contestant in this year’s Coors Delvin Miller Adios.