Saturday night at the Meadowlands belonged to Corey Callahan.
Callahan’s big night began in Race 5 with his most impressive performer: None Bettor A–from the hot Jennifer Bongiorno barn who scored in a high-class conditioned pace in 1:48.4. None Bettor A has now won four straight and returned $3.00 to his backers.
Another 1-2 chance followed in the next race as Stonedust scored in a low-range conditioned pace in 1:51.1 before Callahan guided 1-5 shot McThriller to a dominant score in a mid-range conditioned pace in 1:49.4 in Race 9.
‘The Captain’ completed his all-chalk four-bagger in the 13th and final race of the night with Colonial Road in 1:56.4 at odds of 5-2.
Callahan now has 42 winners at the current Big M meeting, placing him fourth in the standings.
‘THINKBIG’ ROLLS: The classy Thinkbig Dreambig–who earned over $500,000 last year as a three-year-old–went a third-over trip in a six-horse field and blew by his foes with a :25.2 final quarter to take the featured Preferred for four-year-old pacers.
The son of Bettors Delight-Extreme Dream, who was driven by Scott Zeron and is trained by Nancy Johansson, stopped the clock in 1:50.2 and returned $3.40 to his fans as the odds-on choice in the wagering. On Duty was a half-length back in second with Rock Lights third.
A LITTLE MORE: Bongiorno’s Albergo Hanover won Race 12 to give the trainer a double on the card.
The 50-Cent Pick-4 pool reached six figures for a third-straight time as a total of $104,786 was pushed through the windows.
Chalk players had a good time as six winning post-time choices hit the winner’s circle.
All-source handle totaled $2,365,844.
Racing resumes Friday, May 31 at 7:15 p.m.
(with files from Meadowlands Racetrack)