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Lisagain Prevails In Four Leaf Clover

March 27, 2010

In a wild rush to the finish, Lisagain out-sprinted Alexie Mattosie and Golden Receiver to win the $132,000 Four Leaf Clover Final by a nose Saturday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.

Lisagain sat third on the pylons through a :54.4 half before angling out to challenge the pacesetter Beeyouuuuu down the backstretch. He passed the tiring leader mid-way down the lane and dug in gamely in the final strides for a 1:50.3 clocking with Hall of Fame driver John Campbell in the sulky.

Alexie Mattosie, driver George Brennan's choice over Lisagain, moved three-wide on the far turn and fell just a nose short at the wire. Golden Receiver shook loose late to finish third, just a head behind them. In what was perhaps the most competitive final in the stake's history, Lisagain was sent off as the fifth choice in the betting and paid $10.40.

The Erv Miller trainee improved his impressive seasonal slate to five wins in eight starts and surpassed $250,000 in career earnings for owners Mystical Marker Farms of Dyer, IN and John Carver of Moline, IL. The 4-year-old son of Dragon-Again-Lisheen is a half-brother to two-time Older Pacer of the Year Lismara.