The connections of 15 of the top three-year-old male pacers in the sport have entered their charges to contest this Saturday’s (July 7) eliminations for the Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace.
The 2018 edition of 'The Pace' attracted 15 declarations, including a pair of supplements in Courtly Choice and Jimmy Freight. For complete information on the decisions to supplement Jimmy Freight and Courtly Choice, click here and here, respectively.
It was also announced earlier this week that 2018 Pepsi North America Cup winner Lather Up would be skipping the Meadowlands Pace. For complete details, click here.
As a result of the amount of entrants, there will be two $50,000 elimination races this coming Saturday (July 7). The top five finishers from the official order of finish in the eliminations will gain entrance to the $700,000 (estimated) final, which will take place on Saturday, July 14.
Trainer Tony Alagna has entered five horses, led by his O'Brien Award winner Stay Hungry and American History, who tuned up with a vicious 1:47 win last Saturday.
The fields for the Meadowlands Pace eliminations appear below.
Meadowlands Pace Elimination 1 (Race 6)
(Post – Horse – Listed Driver - Trainer)
1 – Ideal Feeling – Tim Tetrick – Michael Deters
2 – Hayden Hanover – Andy Miller – Julie Miller
3 – This Is The Plan – Tim Tetrick – Chris Ryder
4 – Captain Deo – Brett Miller – Tony Alagna
5 – Nutcracker Sweet – David Miller – Jimmy Takter
6 – Stay Hungry – Doug McNair – Tony Alagna
7 – Thinkbig Dreambig – TBA – Jimmy Takter
Meadowlands Pace Elimination 2 (Race 8)
(Post – Horse – Listed Driver - Trainer)
1 – American History – Yannick Gingras – Tony Alagna
2 – Courtly Choice – David Miller – Blake MacIntosh
3 – Jimmy Freight – Louis-Philippe Roy – Andrew Harris
4 – Fashiononthebeach – David Miller – Jim Campbell
5 – Babes Dig Me – Brett Miller – Tony Alagna
6 – Odds On Lauderdale – Scott Zeron – Tony Alagna
7 – Grand Teton – Scott Zeron – Jimmy Takter
8 – Dorsoduro Hanover – Matt Kakaley – Ron Burke
Trot Insider will update this story with additional information when it is released.
Supporting the ‘Pace’ elims will be the $250,000 Graduate Series finals with full fields of the top four-year-old trotters and pacers currently racing.
Saturday's card is one of the highlights of the Meadowlands Racetrack’s championship meet.
It is important to note that the races will start at an earlier than usual post time of 6:35 p.m.
(With files from the Meadowlands Racetrack)