Trotter overcomes 10 hole to win Hiram Woodruff final

Slave Dream got up in the final strides to take the $46,500 Hiram Woodruff final Thursday night at the Meadowlands.

Driver John Campbell and Slave Dream ($4.20) got away fourth out of the gate, followed John Paul’s Legacy up the backstretch and were parked without cover around the far turn. The two began dueling stride for stride down the stretch with Slave Dream prevailing just a nose ahead in 1:53.2. Captain Primeau finished third.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to get there, the other horse (John Paul’s Legacy) was racing really well,” Campbell said of the mile. “This horse has raced tough the last few weeks and there’s no quit in him. If you could get him a little easier trip I’m sure he’ll trot faster; the last two times he’s had to come from first over. If he gets in with tougher horses and follows cover I think he’ll give a good account of himself.”

The son of Pearsall Hanover-Hunarie F has now won seven out of 10 starts this year for trainer Pierre Couture, with the last three wins in the Hiram Woodruff Series. Slave Dream increased his lifetime earnings to $203,009 for owners Franco Cianci and Isidoro Russo. (Meadowlands)

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