Wind Of The North survived a :27.3 opening quarter in the slop and went on to collect his 14th win of the season during The Meadows’ $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot on Monday (Nov. 19).
After Aaron Merriman gave Wind Of The North a :30.3 second-panel breather, the eight-year-old Cantab Hall-Talk To The Wind gelding had enough in the tank to hold off the rallying Classic Banker by a head in 1:56.1. The pocket-sitting PL Jerico finished third.
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Wind Of The North, capturing the Monday (Nov. 19) feature at The Meadows
Bill Bercury trains and owns Wind Of The North, who now boasts 49 victories and $1,026,058 in earnings for his career.
Elsewhere on the card, Its A Dew Thing lit up the tote board when he scored at 96-1 for Chris Shaw, trainer Norm Parker and owner Tom Klosky Jr. The five-year-old Western Ideal-Artbitration gelding returned $228 for a $2 win-place-show ticket and set up a double-carryover of $5,888.89 for Tuesday’s Pick 5 and a $1,629.04 for Tuesday’s first superfecta, which is currently scheduled for Race 2.
Mike Micallef, Jim Pantaleano and Merriman each piloted a pair of winners on the 13-race program.
Big-score wagering opportunities will abound Tuesday at The Meadows, as the card features four carryovers. They include:
- Pick 5 (Taces 9-13), two-day carryover of $5,888.89.
- Pick 4 (Races 4-7), $3,905.52. The Meadows, in association with the United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Initiative, will guarantee this pool at $5,000 as it does for each Monday and Tuesday Pick 4.
- Superfecta (Race 2), $1,639.04. Should a scratch or scratches leave the second race with fewer than eight wagering interests, the carryover will be applied to the first superfecta with at least eight wagering interests.
- Super Hi-5 (Race 13), $670.20.
First post Tuesday is 1:05 p.m.
(The Meadows)