Undefeated Teague
Trainee Defeats National Seelster
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Saturday March 7,
2015 – The showdown on paper pitted two undefeated three year olds in the
second round of the Buddy Gilmour series, but Wiggle It Jiggleit left no doubt
on the racetrack, he is the real deal.
Sent off as the 1/9 favorite in the first $20,000 division, Wiggle
It Jiggleit waited for National Seelster to move to the lead past the opening
quarter of 27.2. Once his rival cleared the front, Montrell Teague moved
his undefeated gelding to the outside and took up the chase. He glided
past National Seelster through a half-mile of 56.3 and he would never
relinquish that lead. Allowed to float through the third quarter with
National Seelster in the pocket, Wiggle It Jiggleit hit three quarters in
1:25.2 and that is when his pilot asked him for speed and the response was
instantaneous. The son of Mr. Wiggles powered away from National Seelster
through the stretch, pacing a 26.4 final quarter and winning geared down in
1:52.1.
Fast Movin Train rallied to be second over National Seelster.
The second division of the Gilmour was a much more wide-open
betting affair on paper, with a highly competitive seven-horse field on the
gate. Rodeo Romeo was sent off as the 3/2 favorite with John Campbell and
that colt would clear the lead before the opening quarter of 28.3. He
would relinquish that lead to Midnight Lightning who brushed down the
backstretch and took over command nearing the half-mile of 57.3.
Affluenza and Brett Miller would commit first over and lead the outer flow as
the field circled past three-quarters in 1:26.4 with Coaster right on his
back. In the stretch, it looked like anyone’s race with Midnight Lightning
digging in, Affluenza bearing down, Rodeo Romeo looking for room and Coaster
rallying off cover. Those four lined up at the eighth pole before Coaster
and Rodeo Romeo separated themselves from the field, with Coaster narrowly
getting up in the shadow of the wire for Yannick Gingras, his fourth win of the
night. Gingras would also win the nightcap, making it five wins on the
card. Rodeo Romeo was second with Midnight Lighting third.
Coaster is trained by Ron Burke, who won two races on the card and
is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi and Collura.
They say a horse doesn’t know his odds, and clearly Bullet Bob
wasn’t aware that Lonewolf Currier was 1/5 or that he had been defeated by that
same foe the previous week by more than seven lengths. On this night,
Bullet Bob turned the tables on the favorite in the $25,000 Dash For The “G”
Notes Final, winning in 1:51.4. Bullet Bob was sent hard off the gate by Dave
Miller and crossed over to the pylons before the first turn with New Kind
pressing him early. New Kind would clear the lead before the quarter in
27.3. But Lonewolf Currier was lurking and Corey Callahan made his move
for the lead with five-eighths of a mile to go. He would establish
fractions of 56.1 and 1:23.4 before setting sail for home, but Bullet Bob came
to call and wore down the favorite through the stretch for the upset score. New
Kind was a game third.
The winner is owned by Fox Hollow Farm and trained by Mark Harder.
Both $.20 cent Jackpot Super Hi-5 wagers carried over, with the
fifth race carryover reaching $47,522 and the last race carryover growing to
$161,277.
Racing returns to The Meadowlands on Friday night, featuring the
first round of The Shiaway St. Pat for trotters contested in $20,000 divisions
with post time at 7:15 P.M.
The draw schedule will change beginning next week, as the entry
box for Friday will close Monday at 9:00 A.M. and Saturday’s entry box will
close Tuesday at 9:00 A.M.
