Meadowlands Media Relations
East Rutherford, NJ - Dream Together (Bob McClure) was the
winner by a neck of the $154,800 Dr. John Steele Memorial Trot for older mares
on August 4 at The Meadowlands. The four year-old mare is trained by Luc Blais
and owned by Determination Stable of Montreal.
Ariana G (Yannick Gingras) was first to the lead at the :27
first quarter and held that lead through the :55 half and the 1:23.3 three
quarters. When the field hit the trop of the stretch, Ariana G was still
on the lead, but Dream Together was on the move from fourth place and overtook
the leaders for the win in 1:51 3/5, her first win since mid May.
Ariana G faded to fifth and Broadway Donna (David Miller) closed
strongly to be second, Caprice Hill (Doug McNair) was third.
Dream Together returned $105.60, $49.60 and $25.20 and topped a
$1,031 exacta with second place finisher Broadway Donna ($6.20, $6.40).
The trifecta was $2,883.40 with third-place finisher Caprice Hill ($9.00).
