East
Rutherford, NJ - The second leg of the
New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) for three-year-old pacers fields one $25,000
division each of fillies and colts at The Meadowlands on Saturday night. The
top ten from the two elimination legs will race in the $100,000 finals on Saturday,
May 30.
Race five is a field of
ten pacing fillies with the 2014 freshman filly final winner Stacia Hanover the
one to beat. The Western Ideal lass swept through both legs and the final last
season, the highlights of her abbreviated five race campaign. After a few
conditioning starts this season against older, "Stacia" rallied from
well back to be second behind Happiness in last week's first NJSS leg, pacing
her final quarter in a flat 26 seconds for the second
consecutive race. Driver Scott Zeron has employed the "off-the-pace"
style exclusively with Stacia Hanover and will have to fashion a trip from post
nine on Saturday. Steve Elliott trains the filly for owners David Van Dusen and
Michael Cimaglio.
The colts come up in the
very next race with a field of eleven set to compete. Hurrikane Ali
will draw the favorite's role with defending NJSS champ and
co-leg one winner Artspeak taking the week off. Hurrikane Ali reduced his
record to 1:50 over a deteriorating surface last week with driver Yannick Gingras
never having to ask him for pace. Lightly raced at two, the Rocknroll Hanover
colt has won both starts this season for trainers McDermott, John Sr & Jr
and owners Kuhen Racing, Jonathan Klee, Dr. Ken Rucker and Robert Pucila.
There is a carryover of
$124,509 in the race five Jackpot Super High 5 and $96,746 in the last race
Jackpot Super High 5 as the live racing weekend begins on Friday night.
Belmont Stakes Trip Giveaway
With the eyes of the racing
world fixed upon American Pharoah and his quest for thoroughbred racing’s
Triple Crown, the Meadowlands is going to give one of its fans a trip of a
lifetime. Fans visiting the Meadowlands during live racing can enter to win a
VIP trip to the Belmont Stakes. The prize package includes clubhouse seating
for four, dining in the Marquee Tent, and a parking pass. The winner will be
drawn May 29. Fans must be present to win the grand prize.
The thirteen race
Saturday card begins at 7:15pm.
