East Rutherford, NJ - The upcoming
weekend at The Meadowlands is shaping up to be a cornucopia of delights for
horseplayers and fans alike. With a dearth of racing opportunities in the
region over the Christmas holiday the Racing Office staff found an embarassment
of riches in the form of declarations awaiting them when they came to work on
Tuesday morning.
The volume of entries and reduced
options for horsemen to get their horses raced compelled management to call an
audible on the number of races and the post time for Friday and Saturday's live
race cards. Both nights were expanded to 14 races and the first race post time
backed up to 6:35 p.m. which will continue theoughout the winter meet.
There have also been changes made
to the wagering menu which may be viewed with details available in an earlier release.
The beauty part is that every
single one of the 28 races over the coming weekend drew to a full field of 10
horses. That detail harkens back to the days of yore when winter racing at The
Meadowlands was the most anticipated wagering opportunity of the year for
standardbred players.
On the racetrack the Friday evening
twin features are a pair of $11,500 condition races, one for trotters and the
other for mare pacers.
In the seventh race trot, Quick
Deal (PP #1 Jimmy Marohn, Jr) and Watkins (PP #5 Brett Miller) hook up again
after last week's 1-2 finish. Post position advantage goes to Quick Del this
time after Miller and Watkins tracked that one throughout for a perfect pocket
ride last week, capitalizing on their inside draw for the win.
The pacing mares in race eight are
a diverse group with the contestants coming in from everywhere including Neon
Sky N (PP #3 Anthony Napolitano) all the way from Australia and making here
very first start state-side off a good Meadowlands qualifier. Cousin Mary (PP
#8 Brett Miller) is wrapping up a stellar 2017 campaign and comes in off a win
against weaker.
The weather is to be unseasonably
warm and the action downright hot at The Meadowlands this weekend. It's a prime
opportunity to recover from holiday spending and fatten up those recently
depleted pockets.
Free program pages
for selected wagers are available as always.
Remember, post time on Friday and
Saturday will be 6:35 p.m.
