Ontario-sired Spoiled Beach survived a first-over trip to win the $22,500 first leg of the Blossom Series for three-year-old pacing fillies at the Meadowlands Racetrack on a wet Wednesday night
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Twin B Treasure with David Miller left from the far outside and set up shop on the front-end while Spoiled Beach, a daughter of Camluck, moved up on the outside under the urging of Rob Pierce. Twin B Treasure reached the first quarter in :29.2 then picked up the tempo en route to the half in :56.4.
Still sitting second on the outside, Spoiled Beach applied pressure to the third quarter station in 1:25.1 then claimed a short lead down the stretch. As Twin B Treasure faded to fourth, Spoiled Beach held off his ‘beach’ rival, Terroronthebeach (George Brennan), by Ontario sire Western Terror, for the win in 1:54.1 by a neck. Wildflower Hanover (Brian Sears) came on for third.
Trained by Linda Toscano for the Enviro Stables of Miami, Florida, Spoiled Beach, who returned to the track after more than a month's rest, scored his third win in five starts this year pushing his life savings to $80,272.
The second $22,500 leg of the Blossom Series is scheduled for next Wednesday, March 8 with the $65,000 final set for March 15.
To view Wednesday's results, click here.
Pick Six Carryover Reaches $76,000
The Meadowlands Pick Six boasts an eight-day carryover pool of $76,566 heading into Thursday night's card.
Thursday's Pick Six begins in the fourth race and includes the $71,400 Jersey Girls Final for filly and mare pacers. Dont Deny Me bids for her fourth straight win and a series sweep as the 9-5 morning line favourite from Post 1 in the third leg of the wager, Race 6. She is coupled in the wagering with her stablemate Sand Pleasure, who is also trained by Ken Rucker. Post time is 7 p.m. for the 10-race card.
While no one had all six winners, the Meadowlands Pick Four returned $13,581 on Wednesday night. The wager has averaged a $5,000 return through the first three months of racing in 2009, with a record $55,466 payoff last Wednesday, March 25. Spanning races six through nine, the Pick Four features a low 15 percent takeout and guaranteed pools ($25,000 Wednesday through Friday, $50,000 Saturday).
(With files from NJSEA)