By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With many
Meadowlands regulars in Lexington racing at The Red Mile, opportunities for
other drivers were there for the taking at the mile oval Friday night. Making
the most of his chances was Delaware regular Victor Kirby, no stranger to the
Big M winner’s circle, who won four times on the card, all in the Fall Harvest
Series, a late closer for horses of moderate class.
Kirby recorded a “natural hat trick”
by taking the fourth, fifth and sixth races in succession, scoring first with
Adorabella in a division for pacing fillies and mares. The Don Biccum trainee,
who was the 3-1 third choice, hit the wire in 1:53.3, lowering her previous
lifetime best by two-and-four-fifth seconds.
Next up was 7-1 sixth choice in the
wagering Pirates Alley, a John Wyatt-trained gelding who scored in a division
for male pacers in 1:56, before Walks Of Life (5-1 third choice) took another
pacing males event in 1:53.2, completing an all-Kirby Pick-3 that returned $514.60
for $1.
But Kirby’s fans had one more score
in store.
The 48-year-old pilot, currently
fourth in the standings at Harrington Raceway, kept 20-1 long shot Thunder Some
Where close to the action in the 11th race, another male pacing
division, and got up nearing the wire in 1:53.1 for trainer Paul Blumenfeld.
11s WILD IN PICK-5: Horses that went off at odds of 11-1
scored in both races two and three on the card, setting the stage for an Early
20-cent Pick-5 that yielded but one winner – who was betting into the Elite
Turf Club hub – that walked away with $35,515.06. The lone winning favorite
during the sequence was a lukewarm 5-2 choice in the first race.
The 20-cent Pick-6 failed to yield a
winning ticket, which means a carryover of $4,577 will be available Saturday
night.
A LITTLE MORE: Simon Allard, currently fifth in the
Pocono Downs standings, and Marcus Miller, who’s in sixth, each drove two
winners on the card. … Nice job by the Big M TV fill-in team of Brett Risi and
Andrew Demsky, who both gave out winning Early 50-cent Pick-4 tickets on the
in-house simulcast presentation. … All-source wagering on the 13-race program
totaled $2,304,358. … Racing resumes Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
