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It was Ladies Night on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack, as the Linda Toscano-trained Best In Show won the $682,650 Meadowlands Pace.

Toscano, who last week became the first female trainer inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, also became the first female trainer to win the Meadowlands signature event for 3-year-old trotters.

“This is another one I never dreamed. This is home for me. This is awesome,” Toscano said.

At the three-quarter pole, Sears was sitting fourth at the rail with Best In Show.

“I knew they were racing pretty good and it was all the horses to beat that were going at it and I was pretty content thinking I could get a good piece and I wanted to try and sneak him around there a little bit and I got a little opening and he fired for me and it all worked out,” he said.

In a very tight finish, Best In Show, driven by Brian Sears, was one of three colts at the wire in 1:48.

When the photo was examined, the judges determined that Best In Show scored the head victory over Bettor’s Wish. Workin Ona Mystery was third.

Best in Show paid $56.20 and gave Sears his third Pace victory.

Earlier in the evening, on a stakes-laden undercard, Shartin N won the $179,550 Golden Girls for free-for-all mare pacers by a half-length over Caviart Ally in 2:02 1/5 for the 1 1/8-miles distance. Apple Bottom Jeans finished third.

Shartin N (1-5), trained by Jim King, Jr. and driven by Tim Tetrick, paid $2.40 and now has 10 wins in 11 starts this season.

In the Stanley Dancer Memorial, which was split into two $153,000 divisions, Swandre The Giant and Greenshoe were victorious.

Swandre The Giant (5-1) won his race for 3-year-old trotters in 1:51 3/5, while Greenshoe (1-5) came home in 1:50 1/5.

The Dancer is the last major prep for the $1 million Hambletonian, which takes place at the Meadowlands on Aug. 3.

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