Consistent Trotter Wins By Open Lengths
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – (March
13, 2015) When he doesn’t face JL Cruze (and sometimes even when he does), he
wins. That has been the case all winter
for Opulent Yankee and that trend continued in the first round of the Shiaway
St. Pat on Friday night at The Meadowlands.
Sent off as the 2/5 betting
choice, Opulent Yankee was kept off the gate slightly and allowed to settle
into third position early in the mile with Andy Miller. The front end belonged to the Dover invader
Razor Ramone, who was keyed up through a quarter of 27.2. Positions remained unchanged down the
backstretch until Miller guided his trotter off the pylons past the half-mile
in 57.3 where Opulent Yankee began his pursuit of Razor Ramone. Midway through the far turn it was clear that
Opulent Yankee had more in the tank and the gelding cleared the lead going past
three-quarters in 1:26.3. In the
stretch, Opulent Yankee powered away with the end result never in doubt,
gliding to an easy 1:55 score. Sheer
Flex rallied for the runner-up spot, with Razor Ramone fading to third.
Opulent Yankee is trained by
Julie Miller for Little E L.L.C., Art Geiger, Jason Settlemoir and David Stolz.
