Registration
begins Friday (May 8) to win VIP trip to Belmont Stakes
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (May
7, 2015) – While the stakes season
continues to heat up at the Meadowlands on Friday (May 8) with the Reynolds
Memorial and Simpson Memorial for sophomore fillies, racing fans will also have
an opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Belmont Stakes.
Registration begins Friday
night to win a VIP trip to the Belmont Stakes, final jewel of the Triple Crown
at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 6. Fans can fill out an entry form once each
live race night to win the trip that includes clubhouse seating for four, dining
in the Marquee Tent, and a parking pass. The grand prize drawing will be held
on Friday, May 29 during live racing. Fans must be present to win the grand
prize. Should Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah win the Preakness Stakes,
he would attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 in the
Belmont Stakes.
The $43,106 Reynolds Memorial
for three-year-old pacing fillies drew a field of seven including a pair of
uncoupled entries from trainers Ron Burke and Joe Holloway. The Holloway duo of
Bettor Be Steppin and Divine Caroline have tuned up for their three-year-old
stakes debuts with easy wins against conditioned company. Bettor Be Steppin was
third, Divine Caroline was fourth, in last year’s Breeders Crown. Burke’s duo
is led by Happiness, a fast closing third in last week’s Simpson Memorial in
her first start for Burke. The Reynolds Memorial is carded as the sixth race.
The eighth race is the
$39,816 Simpson Memorial for three-year-old trotting fillies. Riley’s Dream,
second as the favorite in last week’s Lady Suffolk at Freehold, is the 5/2
morning line favorite against eight others. The 3/1 second choice is Allerage
Star, who makes her sophomore debut for trainer Jessica Okusko. She won four
times last year including divisions of the Tompkins-Geers and Reynolds Memorial
for an ownership group that includes Meadowlands owner Jeff Gural and CEO/GM
Jason Settlemoir.
Friday’s thirteen-race card
also features two growing carryovers in the Jackpot Super High 5 wagers. The
race five carryover is $103,769 and the race thirteen carryover is $77,990.
First post time is 7:15 p.m.
