Washington, PA — Wind Of The North survived a 27.3 opening quarter in the slop and collected his 14th win this year in Monday’s $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.

Wind Of The North scored his 14th win of the season in the $20,000 feature at The Meadows. Chris Gooden Photo.

After Aaron Merriman gave Wind Of The North a 30.3 second-panel breather, the 8-year-old Cantab Hall-Talk To The Wind gelding had enough in the tank to hold off the rallying Classic Banker by a head in 1:56.1. The pocket-sitting PL Jerico finished third.

Bill Bercury trains and owns Wind Of The North, who now boasts 49 victories and $1,026,058 in earnings for his career.

Elsewhere on the card, It’s A Dew Thing lit up the tote board when he scored at 96-1 for Chris Shaw, trainer Norm Parker, and owner Tom Klosky, Jr. The 5-year-old Western Ideal-Artbitration gelding returned $228 for a $2 win-place-show ticket and set up a double-carryover of $5,888.89 for Tuesday’s Pick 5 and a $1,629.04 for Tuesday’s first superfecta, currently scheduled for race 2.

Mike Micallef, Jim Pantaleano and Merriman each piloted a pair of winners on the 13-race program.