Friday night's $30,000 A/FFA pace for mares proved to
be the fourth straight success for the vastly improved American In Paris.
The American Ideal mare has really moved forward for Ron Burke, winning her
four most recent starts with the addition of Lasix.
This edition was another gate to wire trip conducted by Yannick
Gingras. Fast out of the gate to the front in 26.3, Gingras eased her through a
soft middle half then outsprinted her rivals home in 27.2 to close out the
1:50.4 score. Lorrie Please was second and Monkey On My Wheel third.
The win continued the unbeaten season for American In Paris,
perfect in four outings with $45,000 in the books for the Burke Racing Stable
and Weaver Bruscemi.
Drivers Tim Tetrick and Yannick Gingras split eight wins on
the card, each winning four on the evening. For Tetrick, his career win
total now stands at 7,995. The Bionic Man has 12 drives on the Saturday
program including National Debt, the morning line favorite in the William
“Buddy” Gilmour Final. That series final features a matchup of
Meadowlands Pace hopefuls as first round winner National Debt squares off with
the other first round winner, Capital Account.
The Saturday card also features the final of The Charles
Singer Memorial, headlined by the February Horse of the Month, Perfect
Alliance, who looks to remain undefeated in 2014 and is the 4-5 morning line
choice in that Final. She will be challenged by Super Bowl Champion Time
To Quit, who is a perfect five for five in 2014.
Post Time for the 13-race Saturday program is 7:15 P.M.
