Summer schedule kicks in at The Meadows

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will race its regular summer schedule starting this week. Wednesday and Thursday action will begin at 12:45 p.m., with Friday action “under the lights” at 5:10 p.m. The week concludes with a 12:45 p.m. card on Saturday.

Wednesday afternoon’s card will feature the $18,000 Open Mares Pace, which brings together a strong group of eight. Making her first Meadows appearance of the season is Rose, a winner of more than $400,000 last year at age 2 for the Ron Burke Stable. The homebred filly is the lone 3-year-old in the field. The morning line favorite is another Burke trainee, Jillian B Miki. Co-owner Ronnie Wrenn Jr. guided her to another top-level win last week in a career-best 1:51.1. Newcomer Huntress debuts for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. after a pair of qualifying wins in Ohio. Dave Palone will drive her as the second choice in the morning line, at 3-1. The feature is carded as race five on the 12-race card.