East Rutherford, NJ - Saturday's
Meadowlands card could aptly be described as a "Bettor's Delight".
Thirteen races, heavy with large and competitive fields, guaranteed horizontal
wagers and a bonanza of nearly $100,000 in the last race Super Hi-5 Jackpot carry-over
pool.
The night's feature race is the
seventh where seven pacers will vie for the lion's share of a $20,000 purse.
there has been a different winner every week in this class and tonight's race
includes the winners of the past three editions.
Western Joe took the crown on
January 20 with a convincing front-end 1:50.4 tour de force, then skipped a
week to return with a good but unrewarded sixth place effort in last week's
race. Pat Berry has picked up the drive on the classy 4-year-old for trainer
Chris Choate and owner Anthony Ruggeri.
Endeavor seems to have a passion for
the mile track and has blossomed since trainer/driver Pat Lachance made the
move from the half miler late last year for owner Helene Fillion. He's now won
half of his six Meadowlands starts including a 1:50.2 score in the class two
back.
Starznheaven was the longshot winner
when Yannick Gingras put up an amazing steer to get him across for trainer Ron
Burke at a $47.80 mutuel in last week's open. He's back with a chance from a
mid-pack post but loses Yannick and picks up A Nap (fresh off his 5 win
performance on Friday) for owners Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, Emond and
Karr.
Free program pages
for the Late Pick 4 and last race Super Hi-5 Jackpot carryover ($96,484) may be
downloaded from the Meadowlands website.
The Valentine
buffet continues in Pink with champagne & roses for the girls. Post
time is 6:35 p.m.
