Series Win Part Of Marohn's Grand Slam
Driver Jim Marohn Jr. guided four winners at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (September 17) as the track brought the curtain down on its abbreviated four-card September meeting.
Marohn got rolling right at the start of the night, piloting O U Sexy Guy ($4.80 to win, 1:56) to victory lane in the first race conditioned pace.
Macs Jackpot ($3.20, lifetime-best 1:51.4), fresh off a pair of mediocre efforts in the Metro at Mohawk Racetrack, flexed his class muscles to score in the fifth race, a $10,000 division of the Kindergarten Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings on the pace.
The 34-year-old’s third victory came behind El Bloombito ($6.00, 1:50.2) in another conditioned event in race nine before Marohn got his fourth score in the 13th and final with Carmens Best ($4.20, 1:51.2).
Marohn drove five favourites on the program and won with four.
A CLOSE SECOND: Brett Miller won three races on the program while Vincent Ginsburg and Joe Bongiorno had two apiece.
MORE KINDERGARTEN WINNERS: The evening's other Kindergarten Series winners were Lady Juno (Ginsburg), Jennys Terror (Vic Kirby), and Northwest Yankee (Miller).
SCINTILLATING SCORE: Stay Up Late ($3.00, 1:50.1) was a powerhouse three and three-quarter-length winner in the $17,500 Dash For The “G” Notes on the pace. The five-year-old son of Artiscape cut out all of the fractions – reaching the half in a sizzling :53.3 while pressured – and won easily for a second straight start for driver William Mann and trainer Al Annunziata.
THE RUNNERS ARE COMING: Thoroughbred turf racing comes to The Meadowlands for a 14-day meeting that runs from September 28 through October 19. Post time on Opening Night is 7 p.m.
IT ALL COMES DOWN: Harness racing returns to the Big M on October 21 with Breeders Crown eliminations the featured action. The following night, the track will have a 40-year anniversary celebration.
(With files from The Meadowlands)