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Nov 26, 2024 | 
pittsburghquarterly.com | Aakanksha Agarwal |Barbara Eichenlaub |Louise Gray |Evan Pattak
This story is part of “The New Americans” series, a project of Pittsburgh Tomorrow. While food halls were having a moment in Pittsburgh, Asian food halls were having a moment elsewhere. “In bigger cities like New York, they have food halls just focused on Asian food,” says Alex Tang, who started Mola restaurant in East Liberty in 2018. “Pittsburgh’s growing; it’s changing, it’s more diversified.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 22, 2024 — Rallying four wide past the three-quarters, Gung Ho (Captaintreacherous-Silky) had little trouble with the extra distance — or the off going — and comfortably captured Friday’s harness racing feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $15,000 Conditioned Pace. Gung Ho was fourth over when winning driver Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. decided the excess cover wasn’t getting him where he wanted to go.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
sharonherald.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Rocked N Loaded made the decisive move to the top at the quarter and held off a bevy of challengers late to score for owner/trainer Andy Rickert of Fredonia in Friday action at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The 7-year-old gelding captured an $11,800 Conditioned Pace in 1:52.4 over a sloppy surface, lifting his career earnings to $155,575.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 21, 2024 — Spitfire Oversees (International Moni-Legal Lady) rode a sustained uncovered move in the slop to harness racing victory in Thursday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $12,800 Conditioned Trot. Spitfire Oversees was fourth down the backside when Anthony MacDonald sent him after the leader, Windsong Patriot, who was unpressured to that point.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 21, 2024 — Looped from the gate by Rhythm Of Life and forced to take a seat, Pick Pocket (Walner) overwhelmed that rival late and triumphed convincingly in Wednesday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $13,000 Conditioned Pace. Once Anthony MacDonald and Pick Pocket pulled the pocket near the three-quarters, they had little trouble putting away Rhythm Of Life and rolling home in 1:54.2, 2-1/2 lengths better than Mass Market. Momoni De Vie completed the ticket.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 15, 2024 — Surreal Ideal (So Surreal) and Benjamin Hanover (Sebastian K S) each continued his domination of the pacing and trotting elite, respectively, at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, each scoring at 1-9 Friday in an Open Handicap event.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 14, 2024 — Stardust Volo (Muscle Hill-Sterling Volo) found the sloppy going to her liking as she rolled to a convincing harness racing victory in Thursday’s feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, an $11,900 Conditioned Trot. Sent off the 8-5 favorite, Stardust Volo seized the early lead for Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. and shrugged off the mild bid of Butter N Syrup. No other challengers emerged, and the 3-year-old scored easily in 1:56.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 13, 2024 — Allen “The Sisco Kid” Sisco and long shot Golden Compass (Sebastian K S) seized the early lead and held off the 1-2 harness racing favorite, Michael Burke (Tequila Talkin) to pull off the 18-1 shocker in Wednesday’s $10,000 Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association (GLADA) Trot at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Burke was bidding for his first win in a purse race in nearly three decades, but Sisco had other ideas.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
sharonherald.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, Pa. β Just as she did last week, Philly Seelster shot the Lightning Lane in win again for owner Jesse Burdette of Sandy Lake in Wednesday action at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The 2-year-old filly captured a $10,900 Conditioned Pace in 1:57.4. Live racing at The Meadows continues Thursday when the 13-race program features a pair of carryovers: $233.63 in the Early Pentafecta (race 4), $902.74 in the Pick 5 (race 9). First post is at 12:45 p.m.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
harnesslink.com | Evan Pattak
WASHINGTON, PA, Nov. 8, 2024 — Buried in fourth with no apparent way out as the field turned for home, Shanghai James (Shanghai Phil) found the Lightning Lane and poured through to take Friday’s feature — his second straight harness racing victory — at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, a $12,000 Claiming Handicap Pace. As the field fanned out to attack the leader, Shanghai James and Brady Brown found an unexpected path to the Lightning Lane.
