East Rutherford, NJ - Scott
Zeron is starting to catch on, quickly. Each week he is driving with more
confidence and winning more races. The 2012 Rising Star Award Winner
scored a natural hat trick on the Friday night card at the
Meadowlands. The Friday guest on “In The Sulky,” Zeron attributed his
early season success to the “opportunities trainers are giving him and the
confidence they are showing in him.” Zeron pointed to Janie Bay’s win on
a rainy Friday night as the race that has moved him in the right
direction. While Zeron was unable to win with that mare again, it didn’t
stop him from winning three other races on the card. He scored from well
off the pace with Eighthunrdollarbill in the featured $25,000 A-1 Pace for
Fillies and Mares for owners J. Darrow and Ron Broadstone and trainer Andrew
Harris. Zeron came back the very next race, going wire to wire in a sharp
1:52.4 score with the B-1 trotter Il Mago for Mark Harder and the Chris
Alexander Stables Incorporated. Zeron then avenged a tough loss last week
for Big McDeal, winning the B-1 Pace for fillies and mares in a three horse
blanket photo finish in 1:52.3 for Larry Remmen and owner Bradley Grant.
Tonight’s effort put Zeron in the top-5 in the driver standings.
Not to be out-done, Yannick Gingras also won three
consecutive races on the card, ironically all from post position 10 with
Wednesdays Whim, Four Starz Speed and Sarandon Blue Chip. Corey Callahan
and Dave Miller had driving doubles as well.
For the first time the
Meadowlands was able to gauge performance of total handle, by comparing it to a
night that the track raced the previous year. The total handle of $2,812,167
was an increase of $121,060 from the $2,691,107 wagered on this same Friday in
2012, which happened to be opening night of the 2012-2013 Winter Meet.
Racing resumes tomorrow night with first post time at 7:15 P.M.
