By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – One week ago,
the Erv Miller-trained Trolley worked out a perfect pocket trip on the way to
gunning down a heavy favorite in the Friday night conditioned trotting feature
at the Meadowlands.
Trolley left nothing to chance this
time around, blasting to the lead just after the quarter and taking the Big M
Friday night feature for a second straight week.
The 5-year-old son of Donato
Hanover-Lakeside Bride left the gate and was parked around the first turn. He
was then urged to the lead by driver Marcus Miller just after the quarter and
was permitted to rate the middle half in :57, leaving more than enough gas in
his tank to win for the 10th time in just 23 lifetime starts.
The pocket-sitting Opulent Yankee
raced well for second, finishing three-quarters of a length behind the winner.
Misslarose was third.
Trolley, who finished second to 1-5
shot Southwind Frank in the $500,000 Beal Memorial in 2016, has now earned just
over $280,000 for owners Paymaq Racing, L.L. Mathias, G. Gillis and L.A.
Willinger.
As the 3-5 public choice, Trolley
paid $3.20 to win after trotting the mile in 1:52.1.
A LITTLE MORE: Driver Andy McCarthy kept up his winning
ways, scoring three times on the program to increase his meet-leading win total
to 24. … The 50-Cent Pick-4 was a hit with the bettors, as the pool total of
$85,439 proves. … One lucky player wagering into the Oregon hub was the only
bettor to correctly select the winner of the first eight legs of the 20-Cent
Survivor Pick-10 and walked away with $11,664. … All-source wagering totaled
$1,799,373. … Racing resumes Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
