Lexus Kody, one week after going off stride in mid-stretch as the 3-2 favorite, rebounded in a big way for trainer Mickey Burke Jr. on Saturday night at the Meadowlands, scoring in a dazzling 1:50 lifetime-best, and in the process, established a new track record for older trotting geldings in an $18,000 high-end conditioned event. The 6-year-old son of Archangel-Lexus Helios blasted to the lead from post nine in the nine-horse field and led at every call, clicking off fractions of 27 4/5, 55 2/5 and 1:22 4/5 before sprinting home in 27 1/5 to complete the job. Undeterred by what happened the week before, with regular driver Gingras calling the shots, the public bet Lexus Kody down to 7-5, and the favorite delivered a $4.80 payoff. "I know this horse," said Gingras. "When he runs in, he's OK, but when he runs out, he makes breaks. The horse has crazy speed and crazy ability. He's a crazy fast horse, but at times, he's his own worst enemy." RED RIGHT HAND RIGHTEOUS IN FEATURE:  Returning to the scene of his determined score three weeks ago in his seasonal debut, the Nancy Takter-trained Red Right Hand notched his second straight win at the Meadowlands Saturday night in a 2024 track-fastest-mile time of 1:49 1/5. Red Right Hand tried his hand at Yonkers in the Borgata Series after his initial Big M win, but went off stride before the half on the way to a last-place finish 12 days ago. Coming back to his favorite track, where he set his lifetime-best of 1:48 1/5 during 2022, was just the thing to get Red Right Hand back in the winning swing. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Australian invader Big Skewy N was the first away from the gate from post six in the seven-horse field and led at the quarter in 27 seconds while making his North American debut as Red Right Hand set up shop in the pocket. Even-money favorite Combustion, seeking to stay perfect in two seasonal starts, raced in fourth, just behind Dragononthebeach. The half was reached in 54 4/5 with no movement, but shortly after reaching the five-eighths, driver Yannick Gingras would wait no longer, deuce-popping with Red Right Hand before sprinting to the lead at three-quarters in 1:22 3/5, using what would turn out to be the winning move. "I thought it was asking a lot of [Big Skewy N to win on the front]," said Gingras. "I think our horses might be a little more fit. That horse was running in a little on the first turn, and when I moved, it was time to pounce. I figured I could sit there [in the pocket] for a while and see what happens." Red Right Hand was on a clear lead at the head of the stretch, then shrugged off a challenge from Dragononthebeach before holding on by a head as the late rush of Combustion (off live cover) came up a head short. Dragononthebeach held third. "They were coming at the end, but my horse had a pretty big effort," said Gingras. A 6-year-old Captaintreacherous-Preppy Party Girl horse who is owned by Christina Takter, Nancy Takter and JAF Racing, Joe Sbrocco and R A W Equine Inc., Red Right Hand returned $8.40 to win as the third choice in the betting. He now has 19 wins in 77 career tries, good for earnings of just over $450,000. A LITTLE MORE: Yonkers regulars Jordan Stratton and Jason Bartlett led the driver colony with three wins apiece. Stratton scored twice with 7-1 shots, while one of Bartlett's victories came with a 10-1 chance. Both 50-cent Pick 4 pools exceeded $100,000, as a total of $213,600 was put in play on the Big M's most popular multi-leg bet. All-source handle totaled $3,520,145 on the 14-race card. For the weekend, the total wagered on the 28 races was $6,965,703, leaving total action just $35,000 short of a $7 million race week. Racing resumes Friday at 6:20 p.m. --edited press release (Meadowlands)--