East Rutherford, NJ - Thursday night's twin features are the finals of the short
"Racing for G-Notes" overnight series for trotters and pacers, races
7 and 8 on the card. Both will be a part of the live TV broadcast on the
SNY television network.
Trotters are up first
going for $15,000 and trainer Patti Harmon holds a very strong hand with a
powerful pair of six-year-old geldings that are coupled as a pari-mutuel entry.
Montalbano Bi is
experiencing a career renaissance since being paired with young driver Drew
Monti by winning both preliminary legs of this series in the 1:55 range,
flirting with his career mark taken at age three. He's drawn post five in the
final for owner Joel Kahan.
The other half of
the Harmon entry is Detroit Rapper, a long-timer in the
barn, owned by the Harmon family. Detroit Rapper has been on the
board in all three 2017 starts but clearly last week's was his best effort of
the season. He came from well back for driver Jimmy Marohn, Jr to
be second, closing with a 28.2 final quarter on the 1:55.4 final time.
The pacers go for
$12,500 in their final and the only leg repeat winner in the field is Mr Big
Load. Trainer/driver Billy Mann has had the six-year-old gelding razor sharp
throughout the series with a dominating 1:52.1 win last week. If Mr Big Load
can hold his form for one more week, he could very well bring home the top
prize to owners Friendship Stables.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
