The $52,500 final of the Shiaway St Pat Series for trotters will be the feature this Friday night (April 20) during the ten-race program at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Leg One winner Deep Impact, who skipped Leg Two, has received the slight 3-1 nod on the morning line. The five-year-old rolled right on by the field in a career best 1:53.1 on April 6 and looked like there was plenty left in the tank. He'll start from Post 9 for trainer/driver Ake Svanstedt and the Van Camp Trotting Corporation.
Deep Impact will face another fast, fresh horse in the speedy Sutton, who is set to start from Post 7 for Andy Miller. After having missed an entire season, Sutton disappointed as the heavy favourite in the first leg, but he redeemed himself last week with a scorching 1:51.3 performance. Julie Miller trains the accomplished five-year-old for the Andy Miller Stable and Jason and Doug Allen.
‘Big M’ High-Five Carryover Ballooning
This Friday evening (April 20), handicappers focusing on the Meadowlands Racetrack will have an opportunity unlike any other in harness racing: Wager a measly 20 cents and walk away at the conclusion of the 10th race with almost $200,000.
“When live racing resumes this Friday, the Meadowlands will offer the second-largest carryover in horse racing, behind only the Rainbow Six at Gulfstream Park,” said Jason Settlemoir, the Meadowlands’ chief operating officer and general manager. “The final race on the program will offer a Jackpot Super High-Five carryover that has now grown to $192,943. The popular wager has a 20-cent minimum.”
Settlemoir went on to discuss some of the other recent wagering happenings at the East Rutherford, New Jersey track.
“April has been a very good month at the ‘Big M,’ as the pools continue to grow,” said Settlemoir. “The competitive GSY Spring Fling Series amateur driving club trot was the first race of last weekend and handled $241,407. We never looked back. Our Pick-4 pool exceeded the $100,000 barrier for the third time this year ($105,082) and our average handle per race for the week was $226,917, compared to $188,099 for the comparable weekend a year ago. In addition, our 20-Cent Survivor Pick-10 pool was an all-time best $25,061. We can’t thank our fans enough for their incredibly loyal support.”
Post time for the card will be 7:15 pm.
(With files from the Meadowlands Racetrack)