The $701,830 Meadowlands Pace final headlined a smorgasbord of stakes affairs on the Saturday, July 14 program at the Meadowlands, including the second preliminary of the Miss Versatility, $257,000 Del Miller Memorial, $262,000 Stanley Dancer Memorial, $191,800 Mistletoe Shalee, $405,850 Hambletonian Maturity, $189,750 Golden Girls and $471,100 William Haughton Memorial.
The featured event went to race-favourite Courtly Choice, who paid the $61,690 supplemental fee to enter the Meadowlands Pace. Winning his elimination from off the pace in 1:48.2, the Blake MacIntosh-trained son of Art Major sat a second-over trip off quick fractions before surging in the stretch to a lifetime-best 1:47.1 mile, which provided driver David Miller his first win in the 'Pace'.
Below are the recaps for both the featured race and the sideline features.
Courtly Choice Charges In 'Pace'
Sitting second over off a fast pace, Courtly Choice edged wide into the stretch and surged past long shot and first-over challenger Dorsoduro Hanover to win the $701,830 Meadowlands Pace in 1:47.1....read more.
Hannelore Hanover Trots Track Record
Hannelore Hanover wired her competition and remained undefeated in six starts this season, taking the second division of the Miss Versatility second preliminary in a track-record mile of 1:50.2....read more.
'Plunge' Lunges To World Record In Miller
Plunge Blue Chip pressed Manchego in the final half and stayed at her throat from the far turn to the wire, getting a narrow advantage on the 1-5 favourite at the wire to trot the fastest mile by a sophomore of 1:49.4 in the $128,500 second division of the Del Miller Memorial....read more.
Six Pack Breaks World Record In Dancer
Six Pack sat patiently off a swift pace and powered to the front in the stretch, trotting a stakes-, track- and world-record mile of 1:50 in the $181,000 second division of the Stanley Dancer Memorial....read more.
Kissin In The Sand Sharp In Shalee
Kissin In The Sand, besting Youaremycandygirl after parking the mile in the $300,000 James Lynch Memorial, topped the frosh champion again, this time going wire to wire in the $191,800 Mistletoe Shalee final, pacing the mile and an eighth in 2:04.1....read more.
Ariana G Jolts To Maturity Win
Guardian Angel As stretched out odds-on favourite Ariana G trotting through the stretch to the first turn but the world-champion Jimmy Takter trainee trotted unfazed on the lead and coasted to a 2:05 win in the $405,850 Hambletonian Maturity going one-and-one-eighth miles....read more.
'Image' Ignites Tote In Golden Girls
Sent at odds of 31-1, Divas Image benefitted from quick fractions on the lead and catapulted from fourth over, sweeping by rivals to take the $189,750 Golden Girls going a mile and an eighth in 2:03.1....read more.
Mcwicked Swift In Haughton
Mcwicked, placed second over, stormed home in the stretch and outsprinted Filibuster Hanover to take the $471,100 William Haughton Memorial going a mile and an eighth in 2:02.2....read more.
For the charted results from the Meadowlands Pace card, click the following link: Saturday Results - Meadowlands Racetrack.