Perfect
Alliance completed her sweep of the Charles Singer Memorial with dominant
1:52.2 stakes record performance in the $53,200 final for Andy Miller.
Sent away
as the overwhelming 1/5 betting choice, Perfect Alliance followed Time To Quit
around the first turn before brushing to the top before the 55- half. Ray Hall
ranged up first over for Tetrick and pressed the leader toward the 1:24- three
quarters before Perfect Alliance kicked it into another gear and drew out to an
open length win under minimal urging in the record mile.
Longshot
Little Bitty Lies rallied late for Marcus Miller to take the place and Time To
Quit stuck around for third.
The winner
is trained by Julie Miller for owners Meadowlands Racing Entertainment Chairman
Jeff Gural (racing under Little E, LLC), General Manager & CEO Jason
Settlemoir, Dave Stolz and Art Geiger. Julie Miller was beaming with
pride in the winners circle. “She was unbelievable tonight,” said
Miller. “I couldn’t be more excited. She had a great week, was
training great all week and she raced great tonight.” Miller confirmed
the Bobby Weiss will be next on her mare’s agenda.
National
Debt continued the parade of unbeaten prospects when he captured the $60,500
Buddy Gilmour pacing series final in Saturday’s eleventh race.
Driver
Tim Tetrick protected the eventual winner’s position from the rail, allowing
second choice Capital Account a short lead before retaking before the 55.2
half. The winner faced token pressure through the 27.4 third panel with Gingras
waiting in the pocket with Capital Account for the homestretch to unleash his
colt from the pocket.
National
Debt had the answer when asked by Tetrick, sprinting home in 27.2 for the
1:50.3 win. Capital Account was a well meant second and Dinner At The Met
third. Tetrick was pleased with his colt once again. “A 1:50 mile
in March is pretty big,” said Tetrick. “He got a little lazy on the lead
and he has some things to learn, but the talent is there. Now we just
have to see if he can pace in 1:47.”
National
Debt is now six for six in his career and doubled his lifetime earnings with
the Gilmour win for owners Kelly Hoerdt, Ema & Blair Corbell and their new
partner J & T Silva Stables. Ron Coyne, Jr has been deputized by Hoerdt to
tend to his prize pupil while stateside and his work thus far has been
impeccable.
Total
handle for the Saturday program was $3,426,720, which included slight on-track
gains.
Racing
returns Thursday, with a 10-race program and post time at 7:15 P.M.
