By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Driver
Anthony Napolitano has been doing good things at the Meadowlands for the last
three winters, and Friday night at the Big M, he was without question the big
man on campus, winning five times on the 13-race card.
Napolitano had help. With Yannick
Gingras absent, ‘ANap’ drove trainer Ron Burke’s stock, and the duo teamed up
to win four times on the card. Their winners were Noble Prize ($5.20 to win as
the favorite, 1:56.3 for the mile) in the fourth race conditioned trot, Jaded
Dream ($7.20, 1:53) in the fifth race conditioned pace for fillies and mares,
Stormont Wizard ($5.40 as the public choice, 1:53.4) in the ninth race
conditioned trot and Misslarose ($3.60 as the chalk, 1:55) in the 12th
race conditioned trot.
Napolitano capped his big night in
style, scoring in the 13th race fillies and mares conditioned pace
with 12-1 chance Heavenly Bet ($26.80, 1:53) for trainer Brianne Good, who
recorded a training double on the card.
A LITTLE MORE: Marcus Miller also had a big night,
guiding three winners on the card. … The Pick 4 was popular as usual, as the
second biggest pool of the year, $88,456, was wagered. The return for a 50-cent
bet was $209.15 with favorites winning the last three legs. … All-source
wagering totaled $2,524,710. … The Late 20-Cent Jackpot Super High Five once again
failed to result in a single-ticket winner, and as a result, the carryover
crept ever closer to the $100,000 mark, just a little over $3,000 short at
$96,484. … Racing resumes at the Big M Saturday at 6:35 p.m.
