Maywood: Big Boy Dreams wins Windy City Pace

Big Boy Dreams might not be the best horse in the Ron Burke barn, but he brought a big effort on Friday night at Maywood Park in the $180,000 Windy City Pace. The 3-year-old colt went wire to wire for the 1:51 score with Tim Tetrick in the bike.

The early pace was hot in the Windy City as Big Boy Dreams wrestled the lead away from Somewhere In L A before a sizzling 25 4/5 opening quarter. With a more reasonable rated second panel in 28 2/5, Big Boy Dreams was well in control and cruising to three quarters in 1:22 2/5.

Big Boy Dreams had a two-length lead at the head of the lane and Let’s Drink On It could not make a dent in the margin. Three Of Clubs was third while 3-5 favorite Somewhere In L A finished far back.

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“I broke my teeth at this place and it is good to be back here once in a while,” said the Illinois native Tetrick, who got some rare drives for trainer Ron Burke. “They have a powerhouse stable, that’s for sure.”

Big Boy Dreams ($7.80) won for the second time in three starts since joining the Burke barn. The Dominick Rosato-owned colt has four wins on the year in 10 starts, good for $168,495 in earnings.

Earlier on the card, top 3-year-old trotting colt E L Titan easily won the $92,300 Galt stake in 1:56 for trainer/driver Riina Rekila. The son of Muscle Hill is owned by Erkki Laakkonen.

Two split divisions of the $37,600 Cinderella for 3-year-old pacing fillies went to Sayitall BB and Lady Shadow. The former paced the mile in 1:52 2/5 with Tetrick in the bike while Doug McNair steered the latter in 1:53 2/5. Ron Burke trains Sayitall BB. Greg McNair conditions Lady Shadow.

Earndawg started off the stakes action by winning the $57,100 Abe Lincoln 2-year-old colt and gelding pace in 1:55 1/5. He was driven by Todd Warren for trainer Richard Welch.