Enjoying an unusual inside post position, Sir Caviar used it well Monday at The Meadows, controlling the mile and capturing the $22,500 Preferred Trot in 1:53.1, matching his own track record for older geldings
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The top trot typically is written as a handicap; when Sir Caviar drops in, he most often is assigned an outside post. Monday, however, he landed the rail in an open draw and took full advantage of it. The six-year-old SJs Caviar-Sierra Flower K gelding rushed to the front for Brian Zendt, briefly relinquished the lead to Trotslikethewind, then reclaimed it and defeated Break The Bank K by 1-1/2 lengths. Trotslikethewind, who saw her four-race winning streak snapped, saved show.
Leslie Zendt trains Sir Caviar, who now boasts $395,269 in career earnings, and owns with Bill Zendt.
Mike Wilder drove four winners — three for trainer Dan Altmeyer — and Tony Hall also fashioned a driving four-bagger on the 16-race card.
(The Meadows)