East Rutherford, NJ – The Meadowlands offered twin $30,000 Open
features on a brisk late February Friday night.
Odds On Amethyst took the top class trot for the second time this
season with a start to finish romp in 1:52 for Brett Miller. Miller set his
charge away sharply from post eight and crossed over instantly. Odds On
Amethyst set honest fractions, fought off a legitimate bid from Melady’s
Monet through a grueling 27.3 third panel then held sway for the win. B Yoyo
sat a tight pocket throughout, menaced the winner late and held well for the
place with DW’s NY Yank surviving an adventurous trip from the far outside to
be third in his first seasonal start. The winner returned $9.20 and the exacta
a healthy $122.60. Jimmy Takter trains for Diamond Creek Racing.
The Open Mare Pace went to Inittowinafortune and Corey Callahan in
an identical time of 1:52. Callahan fashioned an ideal second-over trip then
rallied the mare late from just off the pace to track down Radar Contact after
a stretch-long battle and prevail in a photo.
Inittowinafortune returned $18.40 while winning her third
straight for owner Mike Pagonas and trainer Mike Russo. It was Callahan's third
winner of the night.
In wagering news, the Hi 5 Jackpot carried over in the fifth race
at $37,167 and the last race Jackpot eclipsed $142,000 going into tomorrow
night’s program.
The Saturday card features three Winter Series finals among the
thirteen races. Post time is 7:15 pm.
