By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – If you’re
going to rock the apple cart, then your name might as well fit the result.
Saturday night at the Meadowlands, a
win for K Ryan Bluechip or Geez Joe in the Preferred Handicap would have
established the victor as the Big M’s top pacer in training, but
Constntlysidewys A threw a monkey wrench into the machine, going a big mile for
owner-trainer Tahnee Camilleri, and scoring as the 9-2 fourth choice in the
wagering in the $21,000 weekly feature.
The race saw plenty of action as New
Talent was the leader at the quarter before K Ryan Bluechip, the 5-2 second
choice, came calling to poke a nose in front at the half before assuming the
front end. Tuxedo Bay ripped out of three hole shortly thereafter to grab the
lead at the three-quarters as Constntlysidewys A was advancing from first-over.
At this point, 2-1 favorite Geez Joe was last in the field of seven in a
third-over flow.
Through the stretch, 15-1 Tuxedo Bay
was stubbornly hanging in there as Constntlysidewys A continued to chip away at
his advantage, and it wasn’t until deep stretch that Constntlysidewys A would
get past that foe, winning by a hard-fought head in 1:50.1 for driver Dexter
Dunn. Geez Joe kicked home in :27 but finished an unthreatening third. Mindtrip
was fourth. K Ryan Bluechip faded to fifth.
Constntlysidewys A, an 8-year-old
gelded son of Village Jasper-Miscilla, paid $11.60 to win. Lifetime, he has 26
wins from 102 starts and a bank account of $169,117.
A LITTLE MORE: A meet-best $109,617 was poured into
the 50-Cent Pick-4 pool, and despite favorites winning the last two legs of the
bet, the return was a giant $11,646.50 after a 14-1 and an 80-1 hit the wire
first in the initial two legs. … Driver Dexter Dunn got a big leg up on
possibly being named the Big M’s “Driver of the Week”. The New Zealand native,
after winning three times on Friday, added four more scores on the Saturday
card, finishing with seven victories over the course of the two-card race week.
… All-source handle on the 14 races totaled $2,704,027, meaning wagering has
exceeded $2.5 million for five consecutive programs. … The always entertaining
Larry Lederman called the Saturday race card. … Racing resumes Friday at 7:15
p.m.
