A field of seven will contest the Meadowlands Racetrack’s featured dash on Friday night (March 2), the $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot (Race 2).
The Meadowlands is back racing tomorrow (Friday) evening with 13 live races and a big $125,000 guarantee on the Pick-5 wager spurred by a carryover of more than $30,000 from last Saturday. The wager requires a player to correctly select the winners of Races 3 through 7 and has a base wager of 50 cents. Race 3 is scheduled to go off at 7:25 p.m. (ET).
The guarantee is the result of a collaboration between the Meadowlands and the USTA Strategic Wagering initiative. Free program pages for all Pick 5 races, as well as the $50,000 guaranteed Pick 4 (races 8 through 11) and the Race 13 Jackpot Super High five with a carryover of $120,134 are available courtesy of Track Master on the Meadowlands website.
On the racetrack, the $20,000 Preferred Handicap trot is the second-race feature. A talented field of seven will go forth and an interesting blend it is.
Gural Hanover (PP7) will make his seasonal bow in his quest to advance his career bankroll to seven figures for the Burke Stable, Weaver Bruscemi. Little E and Panhellenic Stables with Yannick Gingras set to drive. He is coupled for wagering purposes with the Opulent Yankee (PP5 Andy Miller) who is as dependable as the Maytag repairman for his ownership group of Little E, Stolz & Geiger.
Meladys Monet is in from Yonkers for owner Melady Enterprises and trainer Kevin McDermott. Brett Miller is down to drive the career winner of nearly $1.25 million from Post 6.
NF Happenstance (PP4) has been red hot for trainer/driver Jack Parker Jr. She has won five of her last seven starts against top competition already this year. She will represent the fairer sex for owner James Moore III.
LMC Mass Gem. Rossini and Zooming will complete the field.
Come early for the Survivor Pick 10 and stay late for the $120,000 carryover in the Jackpot Hi-5.
Post time is 6:35 pm.
(With files from the Meadowlands Racetrack)