East Rutherford, NJ - It's an interesting mix of six trotters that will compose
the field for the featured sixth race, a $20,000 Preferred trot, on the evening
of Friday, April 21 at The Meadowlands.
A few familiar faces
remain in B Yoyo, Muscle Diamond and Opulent Yankee. These three have been
in the thick of things at the top trotting level throughout the early
third of the Meadowlands racing season.
New shooters in the
field are Up The Alley, shipping in fresh from South Florida for Richie
Silverman and the $1.5 million winning proven stakes commodity Crazy Wow making
his first pari-mutuel foray of the season for the Ron Burke barn.
Adding considerable
intrigue is the American-bred, Italian-born, Scandinavian trained Tuonoblu
Rex. The five-year-old globe trotting import had European stakes success
at age three, winning the Ulf Thoresen Memorial in Norway but his form
fell off while racing in France last season.
Now based in
America, "T Rex" races for owner Cees J Faber under the nom
de course of Stable Why Not and has been placed in the care of the successful
training/driving team of Julie and Andy Miller.
A hint of the regard in
which Tuonoblu Rex is held by his connections is evidenced by the fact that
payments have been made to have him eligible for this season's Meadowlands
major trotting stakes including the May 6 Arthur Cutler Memorial, lists which
may be accessed here.
In his only stateside
appearance thus far, Tuonoblu Rex evidenced a powerful presence while
dominating a field that included stakes winner Crazshana in a 1:53.4
qualifying win while well in hand.
Friday's race will
certainly be a greater test of his abilities, helping to determine if T
Rex fits against America's best.
In the building, themed
dining kicks off with Fiesta
Night in Pink while the popular Swipe
& Score promotion offers free betting vouchers.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
