Points
will be earned in the event, along with other designated races, to determine
who advances to the $500,000 final on November 30 at the Meadowlands.
Market
Share, driven by Tim Tetrick and trained by Linda Toscano, won the 2012
Hambletonian on his way to Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year
honors. This will be his second start of the year. He won his 2013
debut on May 31 in 1:51.1.
Coupled
in the wagering with Wishing Stone, the winner of the Maxie Lee at
Harrah’s Philadelphia, Market Share is rated the 8-5 favorite from post
eight.
Lifetime,
Market Share has 16 wins, five seconds and three thirds from 26 starts for a
bankroll of $2,052,655.
There
are no soft spots in the lineup which also includes the Jimmy Takter-trained
duo of Uncle Peter and Guccio, Cutler winner Sevruga, Undercover Strike, Big
Sky Storm, Knows Nothing, Another Amaretto and Arch Madness, recently returned
from finishing second in the Elitlopp in Sweden.
The
Friday night card also includes a pair of $22,700 finals – the Flower Child for
trotters and the Cathedra Dot Com for pacing mares – and a semi final of the
Summer Survivor Series.
For
fans of camel and ostrich racing, those events will be presented between live
harness races on Saturday, June 22.
-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
