By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – All Salute!
Saturday night at the Meadowlands
belonged to Corey Callahan – aka ‘The Captain’ – as he drove four winners on
the 13-race card.
Callahan’s big night began in Race 5
with his most impressive performer, as None Bettor A – from the hot Jennifer
Bongiorno barn – scored in a high-class conditioned pace in a sizzling 1:48.4.
None Bettor A has now won four straight and returned $3.00 to his backers.
Another 1-2 chance would follow in
the next race as Stonedust scored in a low-range conditioned pace in 1:51.1
before Callahan guided 1-5 shot McThriller to a dominant score in a mid-range
conditioned pace in 1:49.4 in Race 9.
‘The Captain’ completed his all-chalk
four-bagger in the 13th and final race of the night with Colonial
Road in a race for pacers with a Trackmaster rating of 76.8 or less in 1:56.4
at odds of 5-2.
Callahan now has 42 winners at the current
Big M meeting, good for fourth in the standings.
‘THINKBIG’ ROLLS: The classy Thinkbig Dreambig – who
earned over $500,000 last year as a 3-year-old – went a third-over trip in a
six-horse field and blew by his foes blazing a final quarter in :25.2 to take
the featured Preferred for 4-year-old pacers.
The son of Bettor’s Delight-Extreme
Dream, who was driven by Scott Zeron and is trained by Nancy Johansson, stopped
the clock in 1:50.2 and returned $3.40 to his fans as the odds-on choice in the
wagering. On Duty was a half-length back in second with Rock Lights third.
A LITTLE MORE: Bongiorno’s Albergo Hanover won Race
12 to give the trainer a double on the card. … The 50-Cent Pick-4 pool reached
six figures for a third straight time as a total of $104,786 was pushed through
the windows. … Chalk players had a good time as six winning post-time choices
hit the winner’s circle. … All-source handle totaled $2,365,844. … Racing
resumes Friday at 7:15 p.m.
