As it has been commonplace over the course of the last couple of weeks, the stars were out during Thursday's qualifying session at the Meadowlands
Racetrack.
Race 5 saw standout three-year-old Malabar Man filly Honorable Daughter put in her first charted mile since capturing her division of the Breeders Crown last fall. The student of trainer Larry Remmen came from off the pace for driver John Campbell and recorded a one-length victory in 1:58.2.
Three-year-old Western Ideal filly Twist N Clout put in her second qualifier of the year for trainer Joe Holloway and driver John Campbell in Race 9. The winner of over $506,000 was charted third throughout the mile and finished in that position, covering her mile in 1:54.1. The filly closed off her juvenile campaign by finishing a close second to Fox Valley Topaz in the Breeders Crown.
In Race 10, Hawaiian Drink, winner of the Three Diamonds in 2008, put in her first charted line since the Breeders Crown. With Ryan Anderson steering for trainer Joe Anderson, Hawaiian Drink finished fourth in this morning, pacing her mile in 1:59. The filly took a record of 1:51.3 over Dover Downs in the Matron last fall.
Pepsi North America Cup eligibles finished one-two in Race 12. Schoolkids, trained by Joe Anderson and driven by Tim Tetrick, finished first in the dash, stopping the clock in 1:54.1. Schoolkids has been rated as the 25-1 tenth choice in Trot Magazine's 2009 Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book. Trained by Casie Coleman and driven by David Miller, Straight Shooting (48-1 in spring book) finished second in the mile, pacing in 1:54.2.
Aquarius and Four Leaf Clover winner Southwestern Dream took to the track in Race 15 and put in a very solid effort. Making every pole a winning one, the four-year-old gelded son of Cambest went on to record a 13-length victory in 1:52.3, capped off with a :26.2 final quarter.
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