East Rutherford, N.J. – Fox Hollow
Farm’s Bullet Bob ($21.40) dug deep to withstand a barrage of late pressure and
prevail over a powerful odds-on entry of Dream Out Loud N and In the Arsenal in
Saturday (December 3) night’s featured $17,500 top-level pacing event at The
Meadowlands.
Corey Callahan wasted no time with the
red-hot 7-year-old Tell All gelding, sprinting to the fore just upon entering
the first turn. The pair controlled solid early sectionals of :27.4 and :54.4
before facing a first-over challenge from Dream Out Loud N (David Miller) in
the final five-sixteenths of the mile. Bullet Bob dug in at once, not only
working to stave off Dream Out Loud N for the length of the home straight, but
also a late bid from the second-over In the Arsenal (Brett Miller), who fanned
off cover upon cornering for home. Ultimately, Bullet Bob prevailed by half a length
in 1:51 for his second win of the meeting and the 33rd of his
career. Dream Out Loud N and In the Arsenal took second and third respectively,
while the late-emerging Ashley’s Husband (Vinny Ginsburg) made a belated
stand-side push to claim fourth.
Mark Harder trains Bullet Bob, whose
1:51 mile earned him a new seasonal mark.
Full fields and healthy dividends
spurred a strong total handle for Saturday night’s 13-race card, as players
combined to wager $2,924,959.
Noteworthy dividends included the
$20,020.22 takedown of the 20¢ Jackpot Super High Five in the night’s fifth
race, and a $9,539.35 Pick 5 payoff over a sequence which saw four of five
favorites vanquished to begin the program.
Live racing returns to the Big M on
Friday (December 9) evening; post time is slated for 7:15 p.m. Eastern.
