Winning ticket survived 7 races to outlast all others
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (November 11, 2017) – Week Two of the new Pick 10 Survivor
wager at the Meadowlands picked up steam as the pool size increased to $16,188,
up nearly 40 percent from its debut.
While 33 tickets shared in the bounty last week, one single survivor took down
the entire pool (minus 15 percent takeout) on Saturday for a $13,751.26 score
on the 20-cent winning combination. The ticket was purchased through
Twinspires.com.
Unlike last week when a longshot eliminated 93 percent of the tickets after
Race 1, odds-on favorites scored in the first two races of the evening.
Favorites were defeated in the next three races, leaving just 44 tickets alive
heading into Race 6.
3-to-5 favorite Express Stride scored in the sixth race, but only 13 tickets
were still alive at that point.
Race 7 served as the Saturday night feature. Some Attitude, a 3-year-old taking
on older competitors, turned in the race of his life with a front-end score in
1:50.1 on a 32-degree evening. The win was his fifth in seven starts since
moving to trainer Jackie Greene. The 7/2 wagering choice was one of three wins
on the evening for Marcus Miller, but more importantly, only one live ticket in
the Pick 10 Survivor used Some Attitude, leading to the five-figure score.
Earlier in the night, highly-touted freshman pacer American History blasted a
field of non-winners of two in 1:52.3 to maintain his undefeated record in
three starts. The American Ideal colt, trained by Tony Alagna and owned by
Brittany Farms, Marvin Katz, and American History Racing, will head to the
Governor’s Cup eliminations scheduled for next Saturday at the Meadowlands. His
stablemate and Breeders Crown champion Stay Hungry also tuned up for the
Governor’s Cup eliminations by winning a Big M qualifier on Saturday in
1:53/:26.3.
Total handle on the 12-race card was $2,009,394.
Live racing resumes next Saturday with a 7:15 p.m. post time.
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