Racing action is back on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack with a dozen races programmed. High on the bill are three ‘G-Note’ divisions and a well-matched group of 10 will contest the featured seventh race with a myriad of angles to complicate the handicapping.
More than half the field in the feature are returning from last week's race, they represent the second through seventh place finishers who were separated by fewer than three lengths.
Alexie Mattosie, second in last week's race, seems to have found the elusive fountain of youth as he continues to perform at a very high level at age 11 and nears career start number 200. The gallant gelding stormed home from well back for John Campbell to miss by just a nose last week in 1:50.4. He will race from Post 6 on Saturday for trainer Nik Drennan and his longtime ownership group of Donald Lindsey, Paul W. Kleinpaste, William V. Alempijevic and Dennis Mavrin.
It'll be no cakewalk, as the always-gritty Doctor Butch will start just to his inside, and the dangerous import Elrama N, who was trip-compromised from a poor post last week, will start from Post 3 this week.
The Meadowlands is giving away a Big TV for optimum Super Bowl watching on Sunday, and if you don't win, don't despair, you can come to Victory Sports Bar for the Super Bash and watch on the giant 20 foot (that’s right, 20 foot) screens in the bar.
It's all happening at the Meadowlands and will start at 7:15 p.m.
(Meadowlands Racetrack)