Dali rallies off fast fractions for 1:50.2 victory

Dali rallied off fast early fractions to win the $415,000 Woodrow Wilson, the track's premier event for young pacers, on Friday night at the Meadowlands.

Duneside Perch, part of a heavily favored three-horse entry trained by George Teague, commanded the field through brisk fractions of :26.3, 54.2 and 1:22.4 into the stretch.   Driver Luc Ouellette worked out a second-over trip for Dali and tipped him three-wide on the final turn.   Dali took flight off the torrid pace, equaling the stakes record of 1:50.2 set by Fox Valley Barzgar in 2006.

Dali paid $6.40 to win.   Moon Beam held on for second.   It was another six lengths back to Cash Cab in third.

"I think I was away sixth or seventh," Ouellette said.  "Usually he's been taking me in the hole a little more than I would want to.  Tonight, they were going good fractions and he was lot more relaxed and it suits his style a lot better.  At that point [in the stretch], I was pretty confident he was going to pace right to the wire." 

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