Back to back wins in The Meadowands Mare Pacing Feature
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – (Friday,
April 10, 2015) Radar Contact entered the $27,500 Mares Open Handicap Friday
Night at The Meadowlands on quite a roll. In fact, she had not been worse
than second in her last six starts. That would not change as the seven
year old daughter of Dontgetinmyway took the field wire to wire score back to
back wins at the top level for the mare pacers in 1:50.3 as the even money
favorite.
John Campbell wasted no time with his mare, establishing
the early lead instantaneously off the gate. She would soar through
fractions of 27.1, 55.4 and 1:24 with no pressure. Just like the week
before, Inittowinafortune sat the pocket throughout behind the favorite.
Meanwhile, Rocklamation making her first start of the season, was relegating to
the trailing position from her outside post. That is where she remained
throughout the mile, unable to launch a rally upon her return. Through
the stretch, Radar Contact was able to keep Inittowinafortune at bay, powering
home in a 26.3 final quarter to win impressively. Cherry Bliss, making
her Meadowlands debut maintained her position flashing good pace to be third.
Radar Contact is trained by Noel Daley for Charles
Stillings and Dean Ehrgott.
The win was the fourth on the season for Radar Contact,
bringing her earnings this season to $78,200.
The $27,500 Open Handicap Trot featured Melady’s Monet who
had won three consecutive editions of the top-level trot, but six year old
gelding did not fire tonight, finishing a distanced last. Tonight, Wind
Of The North brought his A-game, following a wire to wire performance at
Dover. The five year old gelding did the same thing at The Meadowlands
tonight, trotting through fractions of 27.2, 57 and 1:25.1. On the far
turn, he received a challenge from the other Dover invader, Tough Mac, and the
pair sprinted away from the field, opening up several lengths on Rolls Blue
Chip who had been sitting the pocket. At the mid-point of the stretch,
Wind Of The North put away Tough Mac, but was faced with a monstrous rally by
Lindy’s Tru Grit who came from well-back and sprinted a final quarter in 26.3,
but was simply left with a bit too much to do and would finish second to Wind
Of The North. Master of Law rallied to be third.
The winner was driven by Dave Miller for Daryl Bier who
trains and co-owns the gelding with Joann Dobeck. Wind Of The North
completed the mile in 1:53.1
Tonight’s GSY Amateur trotting event went to Robert
Hechkoff and Bambino Hall in 1:57.3. Hannah Miller put forth another good
effort in the series finishing second with Casanova Lindy.
Both Jackpot Super Hi-5 wagers continued their carryovers,
with the fifth race carryover growing to $76,092 and the last race carryover
reaching $41,497. Both carryovers will roll into the Saturday program
which features a 13-race card that begins at 7:15 P.M.
