Meadowlands Racetrack

It was another big Saturday night at the Meadowlands, as for the third time this year, wagering surpassed the $3-million mark at the industry’s handle leader.

A pair of short-priced favourites tasted defeat in the first leg of the Shiaway St. Pat series for trotters at the Meadowlands on Friday night (April 6).

The Meadowlands is offering a pair of late closing series for horses of all ages, one on the trot and one on the pace, to be raced in May.

“We try to keep our expectations low so we’re not disappointed, but he came back [nicely]. The issues had resolved themselves, and hopefully they stay that way.”

The hard-hitting Western Joe reigned supreme once again at the Meadowlands, winning the feature Saturday, March 31, the $20,000 Preferred Handicap Pace, for a fifth time in eight tries this year.

Friday night’s featured fillies and mares conditioned pace at the Meadowlands was supposed to be a battle between Delightful Dragon and Monica Gallagher, a pair of talented mares who were both seeking...