PALERMO HANOVER EQUALS CURRIER & IVES RECORD AT THE MEADOWS

By Evan Pattak For The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association

WASHINGTON, PA, June 25, 2022  — She may have been the 1-2 favorite, but Palermo Hanover needed nearly every inch of racetrack to get by Disclosure — and equal the stake record 1:53.2 — in Saturday’s $57,335 Currier & Ives for 3-year-old filly trotters at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

Away an unhurried third, Palermo Hanover watched as Disclosure opened a commanding lead. In fact, her margin grew so great that when Mike Wilder sent Palermo Hanover first up, she was able to clear the tiring Fit Fanatic and duck back to the cones.

That breather may have helped the daughter of Father Patrick-Personal Style, as she eventually wore down the well-meant Disclosure and downed her by 3/4 lengths. Whistle A Song finished third. The time matched the stake mark established by Sister Sledge in 2020.

Noel Daley trains Palermo Hanover, who now has banked $226,537, and owns with Larry Zelin and The Gandolfo Stables.