The Meadowlands Racetrack put on a pari-mutuel show on opening night Friday.
The night of harness racing contained a little bit of everything. A 119-1 shot, Carolstern, paid over $240 to win sparking a Pick 5 carryover into the Saturday night program of $16,769.68.
Later on the card, All About Justice scored at 52-1 and returned over $107 to win. That victory caused a Late Pick 4 payout of over $10,000 following an Early Pick 4 that returned over $18,000.
The bettors came out in force on opening night, as the Meadowlands handle of $2,691,107 was an increase of 24 per cent from the $2,166,584 bet on opening night one year ago. All three of the Meadowlands guaranteed wagers were very well received, including the brand new early Pick 4, which carried a pool of over $42,000.
Dave Miller was the driving star of the evening, notching three wins on the card. Tim Tetrick and Yannick Gingras both picked up where they left off, each with driving doubles.
The Saturday night card features a Pick 5 carryover of $16,769.68, which kicks off the card in race one. The Early Pick 4 sports a $25,000 guarantee and gets underway in Race 3 and the Late Pick 4, covering Races 7 through 10, will carry a $75,000 guarantee.
Racing resumes Saturday, with post time at 7:15 p.m.
Horsemen should note the holiday draw schedule this week. The Meadowlands will draw on Saturday for Thursday’s program, Monday for Friday’s program and Wednesday for Saturday’s program.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Meadowlands Racetrack.
(With files from Meadowlands Racetrack)