By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media
Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Apparently,
Yannick Gingras and Andy Miller like an off track, as both Meadowlands regulars,
currently first and third, respectively, in the driver standings at the mile
oval, each scored three times on the Friday night Big M card.
At the start of the evening, the
weather was spring like, with temperatures in the 70s, but a cold front came
through after the fourth race, dousing the track with several intense rainfalls
that made it necessary to delay the action twice during the remainder of the
card.
Neither Miller nor Gingras could have
cared less, as each scored their trifectas after the track was downgraded to
sloppy for the start of the fifth race.
That’s when Miller got his night
underway, scoring with Abbeylara in a $7,500 claiming pace as the 8-5 second
choice in 1:53.2. The resurgent Rubber Duck won the seventh, a conditioned
trot, in 1:52.3 as the 6-5 favorite before Miller completed his three-bagger in
the 14th race with Arch Credit in a conditioned trot in 1:55.3.
After going a three-hole trip, Arch Credit skimmed the cones to become the
night’s biggest-priced winner at $23.80.
Gingras began with Max Volo in the
sixth race conditioned trot, scoring as the 6-5 public choice in 1:56.1. Well
Said Maria (4-1 second choice) followed in the ninth race fillies and mares
conditioned pace in 1:52.1 before Tearful Of Happy became Gingras’ third of the
night in the 11th race fillies and mares conditioned pace in 1:52.1
as the 5-2 second choice.
A LITTLE MORE: The 14-race card saw a 6-1 shot win
the opener and a 10-1 chance take the finale. The 12 races in the middle were
won by six favorites, with no horse scoring at odds greater than 4-1. … The
50-Cent Pick-4 fell just short of a sixth straight $100,000 pool, as a total of
$97,185 was wagered. The sequence saw winner’s odds of 3-1, 4-1, 7-2 and 5-2
add up to a healthy payoff of $1,001. … Tyler Buter and Andy McCarthy had
driving doubles while Nick Surick trained a pair to victory lane. … All-source
handle totaled $2,675,593. … Racing resumes Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
