Meladys Monet, winner of two straight and five of his last seven races, has been installed as the 5-2 morning line favourite in the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres Final for three-year-old trotting colts on Friday, October 26 at Freehold Raceway.
Trained by Taylor Gower, Meladys Monet is in the hands of Hall of Famer Cat Manzi, and will start from Post 5 in the field of eight, carded as the seventh race.
The gelded son of Revenue S won all three of his New Jersey Sire Stakes preliminary legs and has six wins, four seconds and three thirds from 19 starts this year for owner-breeder Luca Balenzano of Pompano Beach, Florida.
The NJSS-Green Acres stakes records at Freehold for three-year-old trotters is 1:58.4 for colts, set by Market Share in 2011, and 2:01.3 for geldings, set by Dreamlands Big C in 2004.
The field for the NJSS Final appears below.
1 - New York Muscle - D. Dube - 6-1
2 - Keystone Fugitive - J. Marshall III - 10-1
3 - Muscolo - M. Lachance - 7-2
4 - Volare De Vie - J. Meittinis - 9-2
5 - Meladys Monet - C. Manzi - 5-2
6 - Kingapore - S. Smith - 7-2
7 - Map Of Hawaii - H. Landy - 8-1
8 - Kingstone - E. Abbatiello - 5-1
(Muscolo and Kingapore are coupled in the wagering)
(SBOANJ)