Rockin Amadeus, the Breeders Crown winner at two and the New Jersey Sire Stakes Final champion at three, has drawn the rail for the $250,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic on Saturday, August 3 at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

The New Jersey Classic, which has a field of 11 three-year-old New Jersey-sired pacing colts and geldings, will be carded as Race 13.

In the filly companion event, the $125,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey, will be carded as the first race and will not offer Show wagering on its field of seven three-year-old New Jersey-sired pacing fillies. The probable favourite is I Luv The Nitelife, a winner of six of seven starts this year, including the Fan Hanover, Lynch and Mistletoe Shalee stakes. She has drawn Post 2.

New Jersey Classic
(Post - Horse - Driver - Morning Line)

1 - Rockin Amadeus - Yannick Gingras - 8-1
2 - Emeritus Maximus - Tim Tetrick - 10-1
3 - Real Rocker - Corey Callahan - 20-1
4 - Only The Lonely - Andrew McCarthy - 30-1
5 - Always There - Sylvain Filion - 20-1
6 - Word Power - Jim Morrill Jr. - 8-5
7 - Rocks N Bonds - Mike Lachance - 30-1
8 - Ideal Carver - George Brennan - 20-1
9 - Lucan Hanover - David Miller - 6-1
10 - Wake Up Peter - Ron Pierce - 9-2
11 - Johny Rock - Andy Miller - 7-2

Miss New Jersey
(Post - Horse - Driver - Morning Line)

1 - Authorize - Ron Pierce - 20-1
2 - I Luv The Nitelife - Tim Tetrick - 3-5
3 - Ms Caila J Fra - Simon Allard - 7-2
4 - Ideal Ginny - Andy Miller - 15-1
5 - JK Letitgo - David Miller - 20-1
6 - Certified Ideal - John Campbell - 30-1
7 - Jerseylicious - Corey Callahan - 3-1

Both stakes, sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, are part of the stakes-laden closing-day program at the Meadowlands that features the $1.2 million Hambletonian and $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks.

The complete fields for the New Jersey Classic and Miss New Jersey with morning line odds will be available later today.

(SBOANJ)