The Meadows: $1.4 million 3-year-old PA championships to be contested Saturday

The spotlight will shine on Pennsylvania’s top 3-year-olds this Saturday (Sept. 6) as Hollywood Casino at The Meadows hosts the $1.4 million Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships. The blockbuster card features four $50,000 consolations and four $300,000 championship finals, with first post at 12:45 p.m.

The championship action begins in race five, the 3-Year-Old Filly Trot Final, led by Hangover, the divisional points leader with two wins and two seconds in the prelims. Trained by Ake Svanstedt, she will leave from post one at 6-5 morning-line odds with Hall of Famer Dave Palone in the sulky. Local contender Payback Moni (15-1), trained by Steve Schoeffel and driven by Brady Brown, enters ranked second in the standings and starts from post seven.

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Race six showcases the 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot Final, where co-point leaders The Fix Is In (Charlie Norris, post 1, 20-1) and Hey Porter (Tony Alagna/Dexter Dunn, post 5, 7-1) square off. Adding intrigue is Fashion Green (5-2), the division’s richest performer this year, leaving from post eight for trainer Jim Campbell and driver Tim Tetrick.

The pacing fillies take the stage in race seven, headlined by 8-5 favorite Miki and Minnie, who rides a six-race winning streak and starts from the rail for trainer Chris Ryder and driver Dexter Dunn. Her only loss this season came to Rodeo Drive Deo (Ron Burke /David Miller, post 6, 4-1), who returns for a rematch.

The action concludes with a heavyweight clash in race eight, the 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace Championship. North America Cup champion Louprint (3-1) will look to stay unbeaten in 2025, entering the race a perfect 6-for-6. With Ronnie Wrenn Jr. at the lines for trainer Burke, he starts from post seven but faces a deep field, including Adios winner Prince Hal Hanover (Dr. Ian Moore/Todd McCarthy, post 8, 4-1), and Twisted Destiny (Chris Ryder/Dexter Dunn, post 1, 5-2), runner-up in divisional points.

With championship glory on the line, a $10,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 (Races 5-8), and many of the sport’s brightest stars in action, Saturday’s program promises one of the most thrilling afternoons of the season at The Meadows.

-edited release (MSOA)