Call her 'Misster' winner at The Meadows

Misster Wilker made a decisive quarter-pole move and converted it to her second straight win in the Donna Dunn Memorial series for freshman filly pacers Thursday at The Meadows. The series’ second leg was contested over four divisions, with Dovetail, Hello Great Mate and O Lucky Me capturing the other $12,000 splits. The $20,000-added Dunn final is set for next Thursday.

 

Misster Wilker used the Lightning Lane for her initial series victory, but she was strong on the point when Dick Stillings moved her early. She scored in 1:55.3, a career best and fastest of the four divisions. Ideal Observation was a clear second, five lengths in arrears, with Kenna Lyn third. Janet Irvine trains the homebred daughter of Towner’s Big Guy-Mary Demando for Elaine Konesky.

 

Dovetail also became a two-time winner in the series when she spurted to a 1 1/2-length lead for trainer-driver Mike Micallef, then just held off the late charge of Imperial Rival to down that rival by a neck in 1:56.1. Team Spirit finished third. The partnership of Anita Micallef, Melvin Fink, Clifford Grundy and Prince Lee Acres owns the daughter of Dragon Again-Western Dove, who has won six of 10 lifetime starts.

 

Elsewhere on the card, Anais Kicker captured a five-eighths-mile dash in 1:08.1, a track record for the distance. Dave Palone drove the 4-year-old gelded son of Arturo-Anais Hanover for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. Palone drove three winners on the 17-race card while Burke enjoyed a four-bagger.