DOO WOP HANOVER
GOES FOR SERIES SWEEP IN GRADUATE FINAL AT MEADOWLANDS
Friday, July 3
undercard features opening legs of New Jersey Sire Stakes for Two-Year-Olds
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (July
1, 2015) – Fresh off his world-record
victory, Doo Wop Hanover seeks a series sweep in the $250,000 Graduate Final,
the highlight of a stakes-filled card on Friday (July 3) at the Meadowlands.
In victories in the first
three legs of the series for four-year-old pacers, Doo Wop Hanover set two
different track records, one at Tioga Downs when he won in 1:47.4, and two
weeks ago at the Meadowlands when he set a world record of 2:02.3 for the little
used one-and-one-eighth mile distance.
The Steve Elliott-trained son
of Rocknroll Hanover drew post two in Friday’s race and faces eight other foes
including fellow Elliott-trainee Rockeyed Optimist, who saw his seven-race
winning streak come to an end when finishing second to Doo Wop Hanover in his
world-record victory.
Doo Wop Hanover is the 6-5
morning line favorite. Rockeyed Optimist is the second choice at 8-5.
Ron Burke sends out the
uncoupled duo of All Bets Off and Limelight Beach.
All Bets Off adds Lasix for
the first time on Friday. Burke said the career earner of more than $1.2
million bled in his previous two starts.
The Graduate Final is race
ten on Friday’s twelve-race card that also features six divisions of the New
Jersey Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotters and pacers.
Burke sends out a pair of
two-year-old trotters that drew in separate six-horse divisions.
In race two, Southwind Frank
makes his pari-mutuel debut for Burke off a sparkling win in a baby race at
Gaitway in 1:55.3.
“He was not impressive
starting out,” explained Burke of the $100,000 Lexington Select yearling, “but
he’s got really good upside and we have plenty of reasons to believe he’s a top
colt.”
Burke sends out morning line
favorite Southwind Flash in race four, the other division for male freshman
trotters. Southwind Flash won both of his baby races at Gaitway. He was an
$85,000 Lexington Select yearling and the first foal out of Friendly Amigo, an
earner of more than $557,000 during her racing career.
“He actually trained down
better than ‘Frank,” said Burke. “No one else could go with him in both of his
qualifiers, but we actually think he’ll be even better following horses when he
races the better ones.”
Handicappers will also have
the opportunity to wager into a pair of large carryover pools in the Jackpot
Super High 5. The Race Five carryover is $170,877 and the Race Twelve carryover
is $154,332.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
