Meadowlands: Successful comebacks for Lexus Kody, Yo Tillie

Dan Patch Award winners Lexus Kody and Yo Tillie started their respective campaigns with victories in qualifying events on Saturday morning at the Meadowlands.

Ron Burke-trained Lexus Kody (Yannick Gingras) followed stablemate Chapercraz (Dexter Dunn) through fractions of 29 1/5, 56 3/5 and 1:25 before he went by while in-hand in the lane to tally by 2 3/4 lengths in 1:53 4/5, while Yo Tillie (Todd McCarthy), trained by Andrew Harris, won by three lengths in 1:54 2/5 after she led at the 29 1/5 quarter, 56 3/5 half and 1:25 1/5 three-quarters.

Burke and Gingras also won races with 4-year-old Bar Hopping gelding Cheers Hanover (1:56 2/5) and Swingtown (1:54 3/5), a 4-year-old son of Downbytheseaside.

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Jason Bartlett prevailed multiple times as well, connecting with 3-year-old Walner filly Custom (1:56 2/5) and 3-year-old Walner colt Kingmen for trainer Per Engblom, along with Harris trainee Unreasonable (1:53 3/5), a 4-year-old daughter of Huntsville.

Rounding out the victors during the session were 3-year-old Gimpanzee filly Ygritte (1:57 4/5) for Mattias and Marcus Melander, 3-year-old Captaintreacherous filly Darlin's Angel (1:53 1/5) for Lauren Tritton and Juan Cano, 3-year-old Perfect Sting gelding Be Sting (1:52 1/5) for Scott Zeron and Joe Holloway and American Son (1:54 1/5), a 4-year-old son of American Ideal for Dexter Dunn and Chris Ryder.