East Rutherford, NJ - The Easter
holiday weekend of live racing at The Meadowlands kicks off with an eleven race
card on Friday evening.
The featured event is race two a
$17,500 overnight comprised of seven gifted pacing mares, five of which are
coming into the race off a win in their most recent start.
Delightful Dragon has strung
together a pair of wins, a 1:51.4 score at The Meadowlands two back followed by
a trip across the Hudson to take the Preferred in 1:53.4 on the half mile oval.
Trainer Noel Daley owns the now 7-year-old winner of nearly three quarters of a
million dollars and Andy McCarthy will drive from post 3.
Juxta Cowgirl is using this race to
prep for the upcoming Burning Point series which begins next week. The career
winner 27 times from 47 starts dominated the Iowa fair circuit as a freshman
and sophomore and has excelled since moving to the East coast for owners Stuart
Oppenheimer, David Glasser and Robert Cooper. She won at first asking over the
Meadowlands mile and takes on better foes this week. Mike Watson trains and Jim
Marohn, Jr is back in the bike from post 6.
The popular "Driver Face
Off" promotion returns, the "1 Million
Penny Giveaway" debuts and the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pool is at $161,453
going into Friday's races. Get your free program pages here.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
