The 2013 season for filly pacers was all about I Luv The Nitelife
and Shebestingin. At year's end, Somwherovrarainbow hadn't lived up the
her two year old championship season. Now four, Somwherovrarainbow
decided she was going to make a statement in her 2014 debut, a $22,500 B-1/A-2
Handicap for filly & mare pacers. In a race that included a wild
sprint in the first turn, where the Rainbow Blue mare was stuck between horses
3-wide, Somwherovrarainbow moved to the lead on the backstretch, opened up
with powerful acceleration and tripped the timer in a sparkling 1:49.1 for Tim
Tetrick, who appeared to have his mare comfortably wrapped up in the stretch.
The final margin was 6 3/4 lengths over Pan Luis Obispo with Continual
Velocity third. Monkey On My Wheel who was parked 4-wide around the first
turn, predictably faded in the final 3/8th's of a mile.
For Somwherovrarainbow , the 2012 Breeders Crown Champion is
onto the Bluechip Matchmaker at Yonkers Friday night for trainer Joe Holloway
and owners Ted Gewertz and Diamond Creek Racing. If tonight's effort is
any indication, she is sure to be a force in that series.
Friday night at The Meadowlands saw the opening leg of the Horse
& Groom trotting series with the first of two $20,000 divisions going to
Amigo Ranger in 1:55.1. Corey Callahan drove the Amigo Hall five year old to a
first over score, wearing down the favored Hldontghttourdrms in the stretch for
his first win of the campaign. Ashes Cash closed to be second and longshot Home
Turf was third.
Ron Burke trains the winner for the Burke Racing Stable, Weaver
Bruscemi and RTC Stable.
The second division featured an exciting stretch drive where
Bambino Glide, who cut the mile, called on all he had to hold off a relentless
Time To Quit, who missed by a diminishing neck in 1:53.1 with longshot March
Awareness third.
Bambino Glide was sent out by team Orange Crush, Andy and Julie
Miller for owners Kapildeo Singh and Shakoor's Racing Stable.
The second leg of the Winter Survivor series also split into a
pair of divisions with the first of those going to Cane Ridge and Callahan in
1:51.1. The winner of last season’s Rags To Riches late closer was sent right
to the top from the outside post nine and rated an honest pace to score handily
over Mc Rusty and Astreos Flash.
Trainer Doug Dilloian shares ownership with Darius Oshidar and
East Wind Stable.
The second division of the Winter Survivor went to Mattador D with
a well-timed late move for Joe Bongiorno in 1:53.4. A winner in a division of
leg one last week, Mattador D settled well back as Hacienda led through a
casual 58 flat half mile. Closing from the third over position, Mattador D was
put to a rousing drive by Bongiorno and was actually a fairly comfortable
winner over Malosi N.
The feature race Friday night was the $30,000 Free-For-All Trot,
carded as race six. That event went to Modern Family who scored
decisively in 1:52.1 for Tim Tetrick. Parked past the 27.1 opening quarter,
Modern Family crossed over, got a breather in the middle and tacked a 27 flat
final panel on the end of the mile. DW’S NY Yank was second and Daylon Magician
saved third from a first over trip.
Daryl Bier is the trainer and part owner of the winner, who passed
the $300,000 career earnings mark, with Charles Dombeck and Richard
Poillucci.
Brad Irvine is the trainer and Carly Roman the owner of Mattador,
a likely favorite in next week’s $47,650 final.
Total handle for the Friday card was $3,053,484, a slight increase
of 4-percent over 2013.
Racing returns on Saturday, featuring the first round of The Clyde
Hirt series and a $30,000 Free-For-All headlined by a rematch of Golden
Receiver and Dovuto Hanover, with post time at 7:15 P.M.
