4-Year-Old heads
field of eight in $30,000 Open Trot on March 27
EAST RUTHERFORD, NY (March
26, 2015) – With dominant divisional
leader Melady’s Monet sitting out the week, Odds On Amethyst assumes the
favorite’s role in Friday’s featured $30,000 Open Trot at Meadowlands Racing
& Entertainment.
The 4-year-old son of Muscle
Hill is the 8-5 morning line favorite in a field of eight that also includes
millionaire Sevruga and Handover Belle, the third place finisher in last year’s
Breeders Crown Mare Trot.
Odds On Amethyst has five
wins in 13 starts since joining trainer Jimmy Takter’s barn last August. Brett
Miller has driven the gelding in each of last five starts including a lifetime
best 1:52 win on February 27.
Owned by Diamond Creek
Racing, Odds On Amethyst has been nominated to the revamped Graduate Series for
four-year-olds as well as the Cutler Memorial and Cashman Memorial for
free-for-all trotters.
Friday’s thirteen-race card
also includes the $25,000 Dash for the “G” Notes for mare pacers and two
divisions of the GSY Amateur Series.
Horseplayers can look forward
to a carryover of $58,878 in the Jackpot Super High 5 in the fifth race.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
Dubai World Cup Simulcast
Information
The Meadowlands will open at
8:30 a.m. on Saturday for fans to watch and wager on the Dubai World Cup
program, the world’s richest day of racing.
Advance wagering on the card
will also be available at the Meadowlands starting Friday at Noon and
continuing through the close of simulcasting on Friday night.
Kentucky Derby winner and
Horse of the Year California Chrome headlines the field in the $10 million Dubai
World Cup.
