East Rutherford, NJ –
The Meadowlands Pace Day edition of Breakfast With The Babies took place on a
hot, humid morning with the temperature already around eighty degrees and no
wind.
Overdraft Volo took a
nice 1:56.1 mark for Andy and Julie Miller in the opener, leading all the way
and trotting easily right to the wire several lengths in advance of Amber Ella
(Tim Tetrick). The winner is a result of ol’ school Kentuckiana breeding being
by Yankee Glide from Bank Of Newport and Kentuckiana retains an interest in her
with the Pinske Stable. She sold for $50,000 at Lexington last fall.
Eddie Lohmeyer won the
second with Casa Palmera, an Andover Hall filly he owns with his wife Dr. Patty
Hogan. Eddie sent her right to the top, sent legitimate fractions and won in
hand in 1:58.3 / 29.3. Crann Tara (Tetrick) was second and Glitzy Gal (Dave
Miller) was a closing third.
Italian-bred Victor Gio
It (Yannick Gingras) impressed the veteran crowd of BWTB faithful with his remarkable
turn of foot, moving around the leaders on the turn then zipping home in 27.1
on the end of a mile in 1:56.4. He’s by Ready Cash from the Pine Chip mare
Ilaria Jet, owned by Christina Takter with Italians Somma, Ruscigno and Swede
Pietro de Mitri.
Wutan won for Jimmy
Takter this morning, taking over just past the quarter and going along nicely
in 1:57.3 to win by a few over Explosive Ridge (Marcus Johansson). The
fashionably bred Muscle Hill colt from Broadway Schooner cost Christina Takter
and Brixton Medical, INC $130,000 at Harrisburg last fall.
Ohio sire Big Bad John
had a winner this morning when the filly Crooked Halo took a 1:57.2 record for
Scott Zeron. Ross Croghan conditions the winner for Let It Ride and Dana Parham
who gave $95,000 for her at Harrisburg.
Rock The Boat gave
Croghan another winner this morning, ending the 1:54.1 mile with a 26.4 final
quarter for Andy Miller. The Rock N Roll Heaven colt from the great race mare
Tug River Princess left, yielded to Long Beach near the 59 half, tipped out of
the last turn then stormed home under light urging. Benji’s Best (Jason
Bartlett) finished second and Long Beach (Tetrick) faded to third. Let It Ride
and Dana Parham also own this colt and are the breeders as well.
Richard Hill got Pace
day off to a winning beginning for owner Tom Hill and trainer Tony Alagna who
will send favored Racing Hill out in tonight’s stake by winning the single
pacing colt division for Tim Tetrick in 1:55.3 / 27.1. Mr Hill gave $190,000 for
the Mach Three colt at Harrisburg. Another Alagna pupil, Art Scene (Zeron), was
a closing second.
It’s Meadowlands Pace
night with perhaps the best card of the 2016 season thus far beginning at the
special early post time of 6:30 p.m. and over $267,000 in the Jackpot Hi-5
Carryover which will be the twelve horse Golden Girls stake, race twelve.
