Not Enough had just enough left in her tank to hold on to victory in the $129,000 Overbid Series Final for free for all pacing mares on Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack
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First to the lead, Not Enough made On The Glass (Yannick Gingras) work hard to clear the top in a :55.1 opening half before popping back out to re-take command. She opened up to a three-length lead at the top of the stretch and barely held off Laughandbehappy (David Miller) by a neck for the victory in 1:50.4. Ginger and Fred (Brian Sears) sat third the whole way and picked up the show money. Sent off the 8-5 favourite, Not Enough paid $5.20 to win the sixth race feature with Ron Pierce in the sulky.
The five-year-old mare, trained by Chris Oakes, improved her record to three wins in four starts this season. At three, Not Enough won the 2009 Mistletoe Shalee in a then-world record time of 1:49 at the Meadowlands. Bulletproof Enterprises owns the daughter of Grinfromeartoear-Party Planner, whose career bankroll now totals $1,368,575
"I figured [Ron Pierce] would race her a little more aggressively than he did last week," Oakes said. "I knew tonight he would put her in a spot where it was 'catch me if you can.' I just knew he was going to feed her racetrack and I thought she was the best mare in the race. We had a few anxious moments late, but thank God, she hung on and got the job done."
Delightful Diva pulled off a 9-1 upset over race favourite Rock N Soul (Yannick Gingras) in the $27,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace. Brian Sears drove the six-year-old Bettors Delight-Mellowood Abby to a narrow 1:51.2 victory for trainer Lou Pena and KDM Stables Corp.
Chiodo Sits In The Sulky Saturday
Driver-trainer Stacy Chiodo will be the featured In The Sulky guest on Meadowlands Racetrack's Saturday night pre-card broadcast.
Chiodo, who reined Mighty Joe Young to a 1:55 victory on Feb. 5, is one of only 19 female drivers in history to win a race at the Meadowlands. Chiodo also owns the world record for the fastest mile ever driven by a female, which she earned guiding Mighty Young Joe to a 1:50.3 mark at Harrah's Chester in 2007.
Fans can e-mail questions for Chiodo to answer on-air to [email protected]. The broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. on the Paddock Level television set and also airs live on MeadowlandsRacetrack.com.
For results from Friday’s harness racing card, click on the following link: Friday Results – Meadowlands.
(With files from Meadowlands Racetrack)