East Rutherford, NJ – Live racing returns to The Meadowlands on Friday, January 15 at
6:35 p.m. Fourteen races comprised largely of full, competitive fields of
trotters and pacing mares with are again the order of the day.
The top trotters split
into a pair of opens with the tougher group is spotted in race two where a
field of seven goes to post in an Open I Handicap for a purse of $25,000.
The logical
favorite is likely last week’s winner Uva Hanover, who is blossoming into
a splendid performer for his connections at age five. The altered son of
Cantab Hall has quietly amassed lifetime earnings of nearly $350,000 for owners
Stake Your Claim Stable and Martin Sternberg. His most recent effort was a
career best 1:52.2 score in last week’s feature with driver Tim Tetrick
motionless in the sulky. It looks as though Uva Hanover may be on course to
perpetuate trainer Linda Toscano’s enduring production of top trotters.
The solid campaigner
March Awareness moves up to the Open I level off a hard-fought 1:55 win against
the Open II trotters last week for the meet's leading trainer Ron Burke.
Yannick Gingras drives the winner of over $114,000 last season for owners Burke
Racing and Weaver Bruscemi on Friday.
March Awareness, or any
of a number of overnight warriors, could be yours on Monday, January
18 as he is one of 30 horses racing at The Meadowlands this weekend that
will go through the sales ring on that day in the January Select Mixed Sale.
Gambling-wise, the races
are again deep and competitive, the guaranteed pools are in place and the last
race Jackpot Hi-5 total is up to $56,645 on a 20¢ base wager. You'll find free program pages for the
"Late Pick 4" wager with the total pool guaranteed at $50,000 as they
become available.
On the promotion
schedule this winter is the exciting opportunity for several lucky fans to "Own A Horse" where they can
experience the thrill of ownership and share in up to 10% the purse if they are
present for the race. A few of the January winners were present for Winner's Circle photos with their
steeds last weekend and sign-ups are now underway for round two in
February.
Horseplayers are
reminded that the popular $50,000 World Harness
Handicapping Championship (WHHC) gets underway with the first of four
qualifying rounds held at The Meadowlands next Saturday, January 23.
For those that enjoy
making an evening of the racing entertainment, The Meadowlands offers several venues from which to enjoy the live racing including delectable
trackside dining in Pink.
The fun starts at 6:35
p.m.
