In a three-way photo, Lhasa Muscles prevailed by a nose to stretch his winning streak to three in the featured $35,000 condition trot Friday night at the Meadowlands. Another nose separated Earl's Charm K, who challenged on the outside and got up for second, and Jabez, who was locked in on the pylons and found room in the final strides to finish third. Lhasa Muscles, driven by Cat Manzi and trained by Ross Croghan, trotted the mile in 1:53.4.
A 5-year-old gelded son of Muscles Yankee, Lhasa Muscles has nine wins, four seconds and four thirds from 17 starts this year for earnings of $178,098 this year. Lifetime, he has earned nearly $332,000. He currently races in the name of Let It Ride Stables of Delray Beach, Florida; Stake Your Claim 3 of Secaucus, New Jersey and Shari Watchman of Colts Neck, New Jersey. (Meadowlands)