New Jersey-sired three-year-old pacers will be competing for $166,000 in four NJSS Premier Division races on Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway
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With another $20,000 in two NJSS Green Acres Division races for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, the total of $186,000 on the August 15 program exceeds the $163,900 in purses for the NJ-sired two-year-old trotters on opening day (August 12).
There will be two Premier Division races with $42,400 purses each for sophomore pacing fillies on Saturday, while the colts and geldings will race for $40,600 in each of two races.
Making her 2009 debut will be Twist N Clout, the daughter of Western Ideal that was chosen NJSS two-year-old pacing filly of 2008. The filly, owned by the Val D’Or Farms of Millstone and trained by Joe Holloway, drew post one in a nine-horse field for Hall of Fame driver John Campbell.
Twist N Clout earned $506,419 last year, winning the NJSS Championship Final at The Meadowlands among her five victories.
In opening day NJSS competition, IPO Blue Chip uncorked a 1:59 victory in a $22,800 split that was the fastest of the first preliminary leg trot of the Premier Division series at Freehold. Other freshman trotting filly winners were Lindys Two Step (2:03) and Glide By (2:02.1).
The winning two-year-old colt trotters were Take My Picture (2:00.2) and Flex The Muscle (2:03).
(New Jersey Sires Stakes)