Lollique sets 1:53.4 track mark at Meadows; Vivid Photo races

Lolique confidently pulled the pocket early and didn’t stop pouring it on until he had won the $25,000 Preferred Handicap Trot on Tuesday at The Meadows in 1:53.4, setting a track record for older geldings. Vivid Photo, the 2005 Hambletonian champion, made his 2009 debut but was raced conservatively and finished fourth.

Sitting second behind Universal Star in a quick front half of :56.1, Bill Fahy asked Lolique for trot before the three-quarter pole. The 6-year-old gelding responded with last panels of :28.2 and :29.1, scoring by four lengths over Primo Spur. Universal Star saved show with Vivid Photo 7 1/2 lengths back.

The previous track record of 1:54.2 was held jointly by Sweet Deal Hanover and Prism K. Lolique’s mile equaled his career best and was the fastest trotted in 2009 on any five-eighths-mile track. John Wagner trains Lolique, who pushed his bankroll past $400,000, for Pamela Wagner and Scott Woogen. (The Meadows)

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