East
Rutherford, NJ - Bettor's Edge (Vic Kirby) and Western Joe (Jimmy Marohn, Jr)
will continue their budding rivalry in Saturday's second race, a $20,000 Preferred
Handicap pace. Five of the past six Preferred has seen one of the two come home
a winner with "Joe" holding a 3-2 "Edge" over his
counterpart. The pair drew for the outside here with Western Joe getting the
better of it pulling post 5, just inside Bettor's Edge.
Western Joe has amassed $55,100 in
just eight 2018 starts for owner Anthony Ruggeri on the strength of five
winning efforts. Chris Choate trains the 4-year-old horse.
Bettor's Edge is at $41,150 and is 7
of 9 on the board this season for trainer Jennifer Lappe who shares ownership
of the 9-year-old with Robert Santagata.
The wagering has been hot and heavy
for the past several weeks with the horizontal wagers reaching new seasonal
highs each week and the vertical Super Jackpot Hi-5 carry over is at $167,139
into Saturday's last race play.
Get free
program pages for the Late Pick 4 and the Super Hi-5 here and handicapping
tips from the house observers are also yours for a click.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
