By Evan Pattak For The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association “Horsemen Helping Horsemen” photo Fancy Like Louuuuu by Chris Gooden
Pinned against the cones with no path outside as the field turned for home, Fancy Like Louuuuu fund the Lightning Lane just in time and scored in Thursday’s Pop-Up Series at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Skepticism captured the other $10,000 second-leg division in the event for freshman filly pacers.
Fancy Like Louuuu had plenty of pace but no room to challenge the leader, Angel Heart, until the pocket-sitting Ava’s Remy moved wide for the drive. That left Fancy Like Louuuuu and Aaron Merriman the inside route to victory — and they took it, powering past Angel Heart to down her by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:55.4. Ava’s Remy finished third.
Sarah Andrews trains the daughter of Sweet Lou-Somewhere Sweet and owns with Angela Cornell and Jarod Miller.
Undeterred by the presence of 1-5 favorite Country Dancing leaving alongside her. Skepticism took her time making the point, but she had little trouble from there, breaking her maiden in 1:56 for Mike Wilder, trainer Doug Snyder and owner Frank Poerio, Jr. Anna Loves Bananas was second, 3 lengths back, with Dancin With Pappi third. Country Dancing, meanwhile, struggled first over and finished fourth. Aaron Merriman piloted four winners on the 13-race card.
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of approximately 700 Standardbred trainers, drivers, caretakers and owners at The Meadows. In addition to providing horses to race at The Meadows, MSOA administers such member-centric services as health insurance and retirement programs for horsemen and horsewomen.