The Meadowlands - Friday's card
at The Meadowlands is filled with future stars with five races
dedicated to the popular Kindergarten series for two-year-old pacers and
trotters.
Trotting colts were most
plentiful as nineteen entrants necessitated a pair
of divisions, carded as races three and eight.
The third race showcases another
impressive Chapter Seven colt from the connections of Hambo favorite Walner.
Seven Iron (PP #8) has been improving with each start and went his best
race in an overnight last week finishing a close second in 1:56.3. Linda
Toscano trains the $100,000 Harrisburg buy for Kenny Jacobs and Tim Tetrick has
the drive.
There are several really nice colts
in the eighth race and odds maker Dave Brower has tabbed Hill Street (PP #6) as
the 3-1 choice. Hill Street is a product of the Jimmy Takter school of trotting
and took a 1:56.3 record for driver Yannick Gingras in a Kindergarten leg two
weeks ago. The $180,000 Lexington prize purchase by Brixton Medical, John
Fielding, Herb Liverman and Bud Hatfield looks to keep his record perfect on
Friday.
The fairier sex of freshman
trotters is represented in the fourth race where Takter holds a pat hand with
favored Chanel Me starting from the rail with Gingras. The homebred Muscle Hill
lass is the first foal of the accomplished stakes winning mare To Dream On, she
makes her debut in the Kindergarten for Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld.
Pacers? We got 'em with ten colts set
for the ninth where I'm A Big Deal will attempt to live up to his adorably
pretentious moniker and $300,000 price tag. He's had a pair of
impressive qualifiers, though he's yet to taste victory for trainer Chris Ryder
who owns the colt in partnership with Craig Henderson and Bob Mondillo. He'll
leave from mid-pack in post six for Dave Miller.
Pacing fillies wrap up the eleven
race card where Kissin In The Sand looks to score her second Kindergarten win
from post eight. She handled the opposition easily last week taking a sharp
1:53 mark, three lengths clear of the field. Nancy Johansson trains the
$130,000 yearling lass for Marvin Katz and Bud Hatfield. Gingras has the drive.
It's Corntastic weekend and the buffet theme is Italian, so
come early and enjoy the fun.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
