East Rutherford, NJ - On one of the coldest nights in recent
memory at The Meadowlands, Yannick Gingras was on-fire from the word go.
The Green Hornet came out of the gate running, sweeping the first three races
on the program. By night’s end, he would add three more wins for a total
of six on the card. The six wins brought Gingras win total to 30 as he
has opened up a 13-win lead on both Dave Miller and Corey Callahan in the young
meet. Gingras is winning at a 23-percent clip to start the meet.
Four of the six wins for Gingras came teamed up with trainer Ron Burke.
The equine star of the night was once again Sweet
Justice. Facing the toughest task of his career, Sweet Justice not only
passed the test, he aced it. Winning wasn’t good enough for the four year
old son of Justice Hall, he had to do it in 1:51.1, just one-second off
the all age world record on a mile track, on a night where temperatures were in
the single digits. The $25,000 Harrisburg purchase is now
undefeated in five starts since the sale, nearly doubling his sales price with
$46,000 in earnings in those five starts. Proven at the toughest level he
will face this winter, it is time to consider just how far Sweet Justice can go
in the 2014 Free For All Trotting Division. Sweet Justice is owned by M
& M Harness Racing L.L.C. and trained by Bruce Saunders.
Despite a snow storm that dumped nearly one foot of snow in
parts of the metropolitan area and temperatures approaching zero-degrees, The
Meadowlands showed a slight increase in handle. The $2,908,156 wagered on
the Friday card was a 3-percent increase over the same Friday in 2013, which is
significant because that card in 2013 yielded a 31-percent increase over 2012.
Racing resumes Saturday with first post time at 7:15
P.M. After a late opening Friday, both The Meadowlands and Winners
Bayonne will be open for full day and night simulcasting on Saturday, with
doors opening at both properties at 11:00 A.M.
For more information log onto PlayMeadowlands.com.
