Freehold Raceway's 11-race program this Friday (Sept. 4) is headlined by a pair of New Jersey Sire Stakes-Standardbred Development Fund races for trotting three-year-old.
The division for fillies drew a field of six and is scheduled as the third race with a listed post time of 1:10 p.m. (EDT). The expected favourite is Common Sense S for trainer Ake Svanstedt and driver Steve Smith. A winner of several stakes races this year, Common Sense S is seeking her first win of her sophomore campaign. She's coming off a fifth-place finish in the Continentalvictory at the Meadowlands. She has post-position 5 for this race.
Her five rivals all exit the first leg of the series, held last Friday. The best finisher of the group, Alyvia Deo, finished third at 45/1 last week. She has post-position 3 for trainer Rob Harmon and driver Vinny Ginsburg.
The division for colts & geldings features a field of eight and will go as the fifth race, scheduled to be run at 1:50 p.m. (EDT). Marcus Melander sends a pair: Southwind Hillrazr, coming off a runner-up finish against winners at Harrah's Philadelphia, and Fly Eagle Fly, a recent maiden winner at that track. They drew the inside two post positions.
Freehold's Friday card also features two carryovers. The Early Pick 4, beginning in Race 2, has a carryover of $1,223.86. The Pick 5, which starts in Race 5, features a carryover of $863.91.
The first race at Freehold on Friday is slated to go at 12:30 p.m. (EDT).
(Freehold Raceway)