East Rutherford, NJ --- With so much focus on Sunday's Mother's Day 12:40 p.m. matinee
card, let this serve as a reminder that The Meadowlands will not have
live racing on Friday, May 6. This week's racing will be confined to Saturday,
May 7 at 7:15 p.m. along with the above mentioned Sunday afternoon races.
The higher class
pacing races have been carded for Sunday resulting in
Saturday's offering being largely youth-centric, featuring a $20,000 short
series final and a pair of overnight divisions, all for NW 2 pacers.
The final (race
six) of the quick turnaround two week series for young pacers
logically showcases several fashionably bred three-year-olds that didn't get
much done as freshmen.
Chief among these
is Western Fame, a Brittany Farms homebred who made three starts late in the
year at age two with little to show for it. The Western Ideal colt did enough,
however, to hold the interest of trainer Jimmy Takter and is now paying
dividends with two wins and a second in his three seasonal outings. He flashed
speed and talent in easy 1:53 win last week for driver Jimmy Marohn,
Jr who has the assignment back this week from post two.
The big deal
Saturday is of course the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. If you
can't attend the race live, being at The Meadowlands is the next best
thing. Joined by a grandstand full of fans, you'll be able to
place your bets then watch all of the action on the giant screens TV's in
Victory Sports Bar or outside on the Jumbotron.
There are a number
of Derby related promotions on
Saturday including a wagering contest, a hat contest, a Derby themed buffet in Victory
Sports Bar (trackside dining room Pink opens early at 5:00 p.m.), the opening
of Victory Rooftop Terrace (weather permitting) and you may enter to win a trip to the
Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Saturday also marks the return of the popular Horse Play promotion.
Meadowlands gates
will open at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and Churchill Downs gets underway with the
first race at 10:30. The Kentucky Derby has an estimated post time of 6:34 p.m.
It's all happening
at The Meadowlands on racing's biggest day.
Wagering Update
With the change to
the regular Meadowlands schedule by racing on Sunday afternoon, the regular
guarantees in the Pick-5 and two Pick-4 wagers will not be in place. The
jackpot amounts in the Super High Five wagers will remain.
