By Evan Pattak For The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association “Horsemen Helping Horsemen” Photo My Girl EJ by Chris Gooden
My Girl EJ moved powerfully first over from fifth, and she kept right on moving until she scored in 1:48.4, fastest distaff mile ever at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in Saturday’s $104,225 Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo for sophomore filly pacers.
The time knocked a tick from the track’s all-age distaff pacing record as well as the stake mark established by Allstar Rating in 2014.
When the daughter of Sweet Lou-Lucy’s Pearl set sail after the leader, Geocentric, it was last year’s Breeders Crown winner challenging last year’s Dan Patch Award winner. My Girl EJ cleared easily and went on to defeat CanIgetalouploup by 2-3/4 lengths, with Asweetbeachhere third.
“She’s pretty quick, and she’s pretty tough, too,” said winning driver Dexter Dunn. “Once the fractions set up for her, I didn’t know I would win like that, but I knew I’d be in the fight.”
My Girl EJ now has finished in the money in all but one of her 20 career outings. Ron Burke trains her and owns with Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Elizabeth Novak.
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.