Two months after upsetting Determined Kingdom in the $100,000 Ben’s Cat at Laurel Park, Whenigettoheaven shipped to Colonial Downs for trainer Nolan Ramsey and pulled the same trick again in the $100,000 Meadow Stable Handicap on Saturday. This time, he beat the 1-2 favorite on his home turf. Though Whenigettoheaven took down Determined Kingdom when the pair last met, bettors had several reasons to back the beaten rival again on Saturday. While Whenigettoheaven was entering the Meadow Stable off a layoff, Determined Kingdom, a six-time winner at Colonial, was returning home off a dramatically improved effort in the Grade 2 Troy at Saratoga. Both 6-year-old geldings stalked early on in the Ben’s Cat, but neither runner exercised such courtesy in the Meadow Stable. Whenigettoheaven and jockey J.G. Torrealba broke sharply from the rail to take the early lead and jockey Mychel Sanchez urged Determined Kingdom forward to join him, setting the stage for a head-to-head bout. The top pair were 1 1/2 lengths clear of their next rival through a sharp opening quarter-mile in 21.98 seconds. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. The front-running rivals were practically inseparable on the backstretch and traveled together all the way around the far turn, blazing through a half-mile in 44.18 and entering the stretch in a white-hot duel. After directly challenging for the lead every step of the way on the outside, Sanchez called on Determined Kingdom for everything he had left to take a short lead near the wire, but Whenigettoheaven responded on the rail. Torrealba somehow managed to find more aboard his gelding and kicked clear. Going Up, a 4-year-old gelding trained by Ron Potts Jr., surged late from fourth, but Whenigettoheaven was a step too far and prevailed by a head. He completed the 5 1/2-furlong sprint in 1:01.74 and paid $11 to win. Going Up inarguably had the best trip behind the early duel, but he came up short in a runner-up finish for trainer Potts. He finished a length ahead of Determined Kingdom, who was a warrior to the end and held on for third in a three-horse photo over longshots Great Heavens and Embolden. Before the race, Ramsey said that he felt slightly unconformable entering Whenigettoheaven at 5 1/2 furlongs at Colonial. The trainer believes that the Maryland-bred gelding prefers six furlongs, and if forced to run shorter, he tends to do his best running at Laurel Park. If all goes to plan and he is entered in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint in October, he is sure to be a daunting presence on more familiar ground. Camptown Determined Kingdom may have come up short for Trombetta in the Meadow Stable, but Hollywood Walk provided a hefty consolation prize in the $100,000 Camptown Handicap on Saturday. The 6-year-old mare made a belated rally along the rail and hung on at the wire to win her second straight stakes race at Colonial. After a pair of losing efforts at Laurel Park and Aqueduct earlier this year, trainer Mike Trombetta correctly predicted that his mare would take a step forward in Virginia this summer. The turf sprinter has now earned five of her seven career victories on the Colonial course. The Maryland-bred mare got away at 8-1 odds when she closed to win the $150,000 Andy Guest earlier this month, but bettors were more prepared on Saturday. Facing a field of 10 state-restricted rivals in another 5 1/2-furlong sprint, she paid $3.60 to win. Trombetta’s hard-knocking mare closed from well back to win the Andy Guest last time out, but she and Sanchez, the rider on Determined Kingdom later on, worked out a more typical trip in the Camptown. While 3-1 second choice Bosserati and 45-1 longshot Wiffletree Serry broke well and went to the early lead, Hollywood Walk settled into fourth on the backstretch, stalking in between horses through an opening quarter-mile in 22.63. Bosserati turned away her early rival and led into the stretch through a half-mile in 45.16, and for a brief moment, it seemed like she might be able to scamper away. Then, with a sudden burst, Hollywood Walk found running room along the rail and took command in a powerful bid from third. Trombetta’s mare was one of several runners charging home at the end, but Sanchez’s timing and track position made the difference. Chickahominy and Noquestionaboutit led a cavalry charge of four closers down the center, but all those late challengers simply ran out of room. Hollywood Walk prevailed by a head in a three-horse blanket finish, completing the 5 1/2-furlong distance in 1:02.97. Despite the chaotic finish, Trombetta nearly secured a 1-2 finish in the Camptown when Noquestionaboutit made a late run from fifth. The 3-year-old filly had to settle for third, however, as 11-1 shot Chickahominy closed faster from sixth to finish second by a neck for trainer Karen Godsey. Hollywood Walk has certainly enjoyed most of her success at Colonial over the course of her career, but if last year is any indication, her string of success in Virginia could set her up for a strong finish to her 6-year-old campaign. After winning the Camptown last year, she went on to deliver strong performances in stakes company at Aqueduct and Fair Grounds. The road doesn’t have to end here. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.