Pat Lachance
authors 111-1 upset with Semalu Express
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (April 22, 2017) – The
Meadowlands winner’s circle was painted orange on Saturday night as Andy Miller
swept the co-featured upper level paces en route to a four-win night during the
11-race program.
Miller scored in the $18,000 conditioned pace with the
red-hot Special T Rocks by a head in 1:50.4 over the narrow 2-1 favorite
Alberto Contador. That came two races after Miller prevailed in a three-way
finish with Artful Way, who shipped down from Saratoga for the victory in the
co-featured $18,000 event.
In between those races, Iwillmakeyousaywow lived up to his
name by surviving brutal fractions of :26.4, :53.4, and 1:21.4 to win the
$17,500 Dash For The G-Notes Final from post 10.
The biggest fireworks of the night came in Race 10 when Pat
Lachance steered 13-year-old Semalu Express to a last-to-first win at 111-1
odds. He was followed by fellow 13-year-old Stormin Rustler, who was 95-1.
The lucky $2 exacta returned $5,231.60 while the $2 trifecta
with 6-5 favorite Camturo Beach came back $25,279.20.
Corey Callahan and Jim Marohn, Jr. each had two driving wins
while Eric Foster and Joe Hundertpfund, Jr. each had two training wins.
Total handle was $2,326,485 for the 11-race card.
Racing resumes next Friday. Post time is 7:15 p.m. For more
information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.
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