The Meadows: Good Deal was the real deal in Zendt Memorial final

Hammered down to 2-5, Good Deal justified that heavy support as he rolled to a front-end victory in Friday's $22,000 championship of the Wilbur Zendt Memorial Pace for 3- and 4-year-old horses, colts, and geldings at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

A 3-year-old Sweet Lou-Cut A Deal gelding, Good Deal was well-staked at 2 and responded by hitting the ticket in seven of 10 starts. Thus, he seemed more than qualified for the Wilbur Zendt late-closing series, and the results in the final showed it.

After Dave Palone gave him a 29 3/5 second-quarter breather, he was able to withstand the Lightning Lane challenge of the pocket-sitting Pack Your Bags and defeated him by half a length in 1:53 4/5. Treasurer Delight completed the ticket.

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Ron Burke trains Good Deal for Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC., J&T Silva– Purnel & Libby and Larry Karr. It was one of four wins for Palone on the 11-race card.

--press release (MSOA)--