Another
hazy Saturday morning session with the two year olds at The Meadowlands with
the temperature in the mid-80's began at 10am.
Ron
Pierce and Noel Daley opened the card with a pair of wins with colt
trotters. The first was Way Outta Here, a Broadway Hall gelding from I'm A
Pearl, who added trotting hopples and led all the way, sprinting home under his
own power in 27.2 on the end of a 1:59.2 mile. Sharlene Vanderkemp owns
that one.
They
came right back with Severus Hanover to win race two for Adam
Victor & Son Stable. This one was a $20,000 Harrisburg purchase from
the impressive first crop sire raced by the same connections, Explosive
Matter, out of Sorbet Hanover. Severus cut the mile and closed his 1:58.4 mile
with a 29.1 quarter.
John
Campbell won with the sharp looking Muscle Hill x Girlie Tough filly Heaven's Door
in 1:57.2 for Ross Croghan. She led all the way and was under no encouragement
in this test. Let It Ride, Robt Cooper, J&T Silva and J
Myers bought her at Harrisburg last fall.
Pacing
colts lined up in the 7th and they went right at it. Well Said Stride made
the early lead then released Journey Man past the 57.3 half. That colt led
until mid-stretch where first Shadios then I'm All Heart wrestled the lead away
to win in 1:54.3 / 28.2. Ray Schnittker drove, trains and owns the Bettor's
Delight from Sealed In My Heart in partnership with Creative Racing Stable.
Over
$1million was spent on the eight pacing colts that faced the gate in race
eight. That's My Opinion set slow fractions with So Surreal stalking him from
the start. After a restrained 1:28- three panels, Schnittker tipped
So Surreal, a Somebeachsomewhere half brother to Well Said, and he went by
willingly into a 27- last quarter. He was an impressive winner in 1:55.4 on
June 1 and looked just as good in his return today. Ray owns the colt with Ted
Gewertz, Steve Arnold and Jonathan Kurnit.
Pacing
fillies came next and Easter Surprise scored a come from behind 1:55.3 win with
Corey Callahan driving for Chuck Sylvester. The Allamerican Native filly from
Ultimate Test is owned by the trainer with John Tronco and Pinstripe Stable.
Gordjus
closed out the babies with a geared down 1:58.2 off the pace win for Simon
Allard. Robbie Siegelman trains the Dragon Again x Matinee homebred for Barry
Rubenstein Farms, LLC.
The
charts and video replays can be accessed at The Meadowlands website.
