by
James Witherite, Meadowlands Media Relations
East
Rutherford, N.J. – Ron Burke trainees Sayitall BB and Its Huw You Know swept
Friday (March 25) evening’s co-featured $15,000 events at The Meadowlands, and
the 50¢ Pick 5 went without a five-of-five winner, prompting a carryover in
excess of $31,000 to Saturday’s card.
The
featured top-level distaff pace, carded as the sixth event, saw Sayitall BB
($3.80) make good at odds-on, dueling clear and edging away late for a 1:52.4
score. The 5-year-old Tell All mare scored her 20th career win
in front-end fashion, turning in a virtual carbon copy to her victory two weeks
prior.
Joe
Bongiorno put Sayitall BB in play from the outset, dueling clear of Clear View
Hanover (David Miller) through a :27.2 initial quarter. While Sayitall BB
saw no pressure through a :57 middle half, Do Your Job (Jim Marohn, Jr.)
sustained a first-over push on the far turn to claim second from a laboring
Clear View Hanover. Meanwhile, Sayitall BB was driven clear to a three-length
advantage off the corner, kept to task the length of the stretch to hold sway
by 1-3/4 lengths. Purity (Vinny Ginsburg), sent off at 16-1, emerged from
traffic to just nab the staying Do Your Job for second.
Just
20 minutes later, Its Huw You Know ($6.40) emerged late to capture the $15,000
seventh-race trot. David Miller sent the 4-year-old Holiday Road gelding
to a clear lead, but yielded to Saratoga invader Newcastle (Brett Miller) after
a :28 first quarter. Its Huw You Know would enjoy a cozy pocket ride
behind Newcastle, who faced pressure from the first-over B Yoyo (Bongiorno)
through middle splits of :56.3 and 1:24.4. Its Huw You Know found a clear
lane up the pegs at the eighth pole when Newcastle broke, accelerating to the
fore the instant room availed. The 9-time winner held sway by a long half
length, staving off a resurgent Scorcher Hall (Marcus Miller)--who gapped the
third-quarter duel before finding more--and a late-rallying You’re Majestic
(Scott Zeron) in 1:54.
The
Burke Racing Stable, Mark Weaver, and Mike Bruscemi share ownership of Sayitall
BB and Its Huw You Know.
Brett
Miller and Andy McCarthy led all drivers on the night with two wins each.
Total
handle for the 12-race card was $2,871,616, marking an increase of $262,507
over the corresponding Friday in March of 2015.
Saturday
(March 26) evening’s first of 12 races is due off at 7:15 p.m. EDT. The
50¢ Pick 5 spanning the first five races boasts a $31,206 carryover and a
guaranteed pool elevated to $75,000. Both 20¢ Jackpot High 5 wagers carry
over as well, with the fifth race bolstered by $11,033 in added money and the
finale by $154,428 should either pool be captured by a lone winning ticket.
