New Scott Di
Domenico-trainee posts second straight 1:50.3 win
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (April 1, 2017) – While trainer
Scott Di Domenico was watching his Missile J win again in the Levy Series at
Yonkers, another more recent acquisition to his stable was turning heads again
at the Meadowlands.
Barimah, who made his Di Domenico debut last week with a
lifetime-best 1:50.3 win against conditioned foes at the Big M, backed up that
performance with an equally impressive score in an identical time in the
featured $20,000 upper level pace.
After Alberto Contador led the field through a half mile in
:56.1, David Miller launched Barimah first over. Barimah continued to battle
Alberto Contador through three-quarters in 1:23 with Artistic Major looking to
find room up the pylons from his pocket spot.
Barimah disposed of Alberto Contador and paced away from him
to win by two lengths in 1:50.3.
"He has been scary good," said Di Domenico.
"His last few starts before we bought him, he was really charging home and
he had some really good starts in Australia before he came over here so we took
a shot on him."
Barimah is owned by Brian Carsey, John Mcgill and Adam
Friedland. Carsey and Mcgill are also partners on Missile J.
"Those two guys get all the credit on pulling the
trigger on Barimah too," said Di Domenico. "All I can say is I'm sure
glad they did."
Tyler Buter was the driving star of the night with three
wins. Hall of Famer David Miller had a pair of wins on his return weekend at
the Meadowlands and Andrew McCarthy also had two winners. Ron Burke had a
training double.
Total handle was $2,463,962.
Racing resumes next Friday. Post time is 7:15 p.m. For more
information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.
