East
Rutherford, NJ - Racing returns to The
Meadowlands on Friday (September 9) evening featuring the fifth and last
leg of the Miss Versatility series, carded as race six.
With division leader
Hannelore Hanover away facing open competition in the Maple Leaf Trot
eliminations, a very competitive field of seven trotting mares will vie for the
winner's share of the $40,000 purse and a spot in the $120,000 final on Jug Day
(September 22) over the half-mile oval at the Delaware County Fair.
Jewels In Hock has raced
in every series leg and is atop the leader board on the
strength of a pair of wins and two second place finishes in the series. The daughter
of Credit Winner excels on all size tracks (hence the
"Versatility" in the series title) and is closing in on the half
million dollar mark in career earnings. She races out of the Linda Toscano barn
for owner Ken Jacobs' KJ Stable and gets Tim Tetrick to drive on Friday.
Also on the bill are
five divisions of Kindergarten trotters with the same connections sending out
the exciting prospect Walner in race five. From the first crop of Toscano's
2012 Horse of the Year Chapter Seven, Walner was a Meadowlands baby race
sensation and has a pair of wins in as many starts on the NYSS circuit.
He'll start from the rail on Friday night.
All systems are go for
the short September meet, dining options
are available and Saturday, September 10 features the Tri-State
Food Truck Mash Up.
Post time on Friday and
Saturday is 7:15 p.m.
