East Rutherford, NJ – An
accomplished field of seven with combined career earnings in excess of $8
million will compete in Saturday night’s $25,000 Open Handicap pace
(race 11) at The Meadowlands.
Among them is a
triumvirate of five-year-old horses who finished 1-2-3 in the Dan Patch
voting at age three back in 2014. McWicked won by a wide margin as the top of
that class with Always B Miki nosing JK Endofanera out of second. Two years
removed, these three veterans have now accumulated over $5 million for
their connections and are still competing at the highest level.
This week the
brilliantly fast Always B Miki boasts the favorite’s role fresh off his easy
1:49.1 Mother’s Day romp. He and JK Endofanera are stablemates now, residing in
Jimmy Takter’s barn and will line up side by side from posts six and seven on
Saturday.
Dave Miller drives
Always B Miki for Bluewood Stable, Roll The Dice and Christina Takter while
Yannick Gingras has the assignment on JK Endofanera for the 3 Brothers Stables.
Mc Wicked has a new
address this year, having taken up residence in Steve Elliott’s barn when
shipped north from Florida. It was a quiet season at four for McWicked,
winless in ten outings, but he’s had a pair of vicious qualifiers at The
Meadowlands and may well be up to a lot for driver Scott Zeron and the SSG
Stable.
Speed merchant Mel Mara
takes on the top class in his second start for Dylan Davis after a searing
1:48.2 score in his last. He is coupled in the wagering with the
formidable In The Arsenal, who is prepping for next week's Graduate
Series leg, through a J&T Silva common thread.
Always At My Place and
Doctor Butch complete the field of talented pacers.
The summer
season outdoor promotions officially get underway with The
Meadowlands Battle For The Best Burger on Saturday where
ten local burger purveyors will be grilling to impress a panel of carnivores in
pursuit of the $1,000 in prizes.
The usual guaranteed
horizontal wagers are in place, free
program pages for the late Pick-4 are available courtesy of
Trackmaster and the last race Hi-5 Super Jackpot stands at $212,593 to open the
weekend.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
