by James Witherite,
Meadowlands Media Relations
East Rutherford, N.J. -- A
pair of $15,000 co-featured events quite literally serve as the centerpiece of
a 12-race Friday (March 25) evening program at The Meadowlands, and leading
trainer Ron Burke starts a top contender in each.
In the sixth event, a
top-level conditioned pace for fillies and mares, the Burke stable's 19-time
winner Sayitall BB will once again battle with Clear View Hanover, among eight
others. Sayitall BB rises off a pillar-to-post 1:51.2 victory in which
she held clear of pocket rival Clear View Hanover via a sharp :27.2 closing
split. Joe Bongiorno once again handles the driving duties of the
5-year-old Tell All mare, and they will start from post 3 as the lukewarm 7-2
morning line favorite. Clear View Hanover--a winner at this level twice
in her last five races--drew one position to her inside as the 9-2 second
choice, and Hall of Fame driver David Miller will take the lines of the Henrik
Lundell trainee.
The night's top distaff serves
as the payoff leg of the Early Pick 4, which carries a $25,000 guaranteed pool.
Just twenty minutes later, the
$50,000 Late Pick 4 commences in the seventh event, a top-level conditioned
trot with no shortage of talent. Burke trainee Its Huw You Know enters
this race off back-to-back wins, most recently making much of the pace in a
1:55.2 Pocono triumph. David Miller is slated to the 8-time winner from
post 6 as the 7-2 second choice.
Among those to square off
against Its Huw You Know is B Yoyo (3-1 morning line favorite), who won at this
level in mid-February before a pair of unsuccessful efforts in Open
events. Bongiorno drives the 17-time winner for trainer Richard Johnson
from post 4.
Of note, four of the other six
in the featured trot enter this race off winning efforts, including Mr Lover
(Andy McCarthy, post 1), Dreams of Thunder (John Campbell, post 3), Scorcher
Hall (Marcus Miller, post 5), and Saratoga invader Newcastle (Brett Miller,
post 7).
In addition to the two Pick
4s, the Pick 5 (composed of the first five races on the card) carries a $30,000
guaranteed pool. A pair of 20¢ Jackpot High 5 wagers in races 5 and 12
boast carryovers of $9210 and $148,441 respectively. Fans on-track can
enter to win a Florida vacation in Friday's Spring Break Sweepstakes, as well.
Post time for Friday's first
of 12 races is 7:15 p.m. EDT.
