EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – August 4, 2018 – Tactical Landing took
the tactical route outside to avoid inside traffic and win the second $100,000
Hambletonian Elimination, the ninth race, on Saturday afternoon at the
Meadowlands Racetrack.
The Jimmy Takter driven and trained three-year-old son of
Muscle Hill scored his third consecutive win, crossing the wire in 1:52.2.
He returned $14.80, $7.80, $7.20. It was a quarter length back to Patent
Leather ($50.20, $36.20) in second and Fashionwoodchopper ($21.40) in third by
1 ¾ lengths. Also advancing to the final were fourth place Alarm Detector
and Classichap in fifth.
The Tactical Landing Stable of Perrysburg, OH owns
Tactical Landing, who was only making his sixth career start.
“He’s inexperienced, but he’s a strong horse to go heats,”
said Takter.
Six Pack, the 2-5 favorite, hooked wheels in the stretch,
finished sixth and will miss the $1 million Hambletonian Final.
