“So many things can happen, and I don’t want to tie the driver’s hands.” “I never want to take the reins out of anybody’s hands,” he says. Twaddle indicates he’ll leave Saturday’s race strategy up to Wrenn. If they’re within his sight, he’ll mow them down. “He trained very sharp going into last week, so I knew he would give a good accounting of himself,” Twaddle says. He’ll need all that and more Saturday, as the field includes a formidable duo from trainer Ron Burke: Windsong Leo (post 8, Dave Palone), who’s won 23 times over the past two seasons, and Real Peace (post 5, Aaron Merriman), a neck loser to Dapper Dude last week. Last week, Dapper Dude won a high-level Conditioned Pace in 1:49.3, just three ticks off the mark he took as a sophomore. We’re hoping for another confidence-builder.” “He’s quieted down quite a bit, but he’s happy. “I’m still working on getting his weight back, but he’s on the right track,” Twaddle says. Micki Rae paid attention and returned him to The Meadows and trainer Tim Twaddle, where he’s regained some of his swagger. But he was off the board his next three outings worse, the personable old boy seemed to mope in his new surroundings. When Massachusetts-based Micki Rae Stables acquired Dapper Dude earlier this year and shifted him to Plainridge, it appeared the move would work, as he won his initial start there. Those sorts of heroics made him a fan favorite. In many of those victories, he cut the mile but appeared gassed and ready to give it up before rallying again. The card begins at 1:05 PM.ĭapper Dude has won more than $1.3 million and 54 races in his distinguished career. The feature goes as race 8, with Dapper Dude and Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. Following a brief sojourn at Plainridge Park, the 10-year-old son of The Panderosa-Dress To Suggest will take on the track’s elite pacers in Saturday’s $20,000 Open Handicap Pace. Dapper Dude, the engaging millionaire who for several years has thrilled fans at The Meadows with his gritty, heart-stopping wins, is back.
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