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Thursday, July 16, 2015

A Look at Meadowlands Pace Night

The Meadowlands is hosting their second best night of racing this year; the Hambletonian Day card being the only card which surpasses Meadowlands Pace night.

Here is my take on the card.  Be aware I typically don't do so well at the Meadowlands, but every once in a while I will manage to catch lighting in a bottle.

Saturday night, all races have Win, Place, Show, Exacta; Trifecta, and Superfecta wagering (even on races with six horses) offered.  Pick-3s are offered on races two, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten, and twelve.  The Daily Double will be offered on the first and last two races on the card.  The fifth race offers a Super High Five wager without a jackpot while the fourteenth and final race offers the Jackpot Super High Five wager which, assuming it is not hit Friday night, will offer a carryover north of $200,000.  Both High-Fives feature an 8% rake,

Typically on Meadowlands Pace night, the Meadowlands offers enhanced guarantees on their Pick-x wagers and Saturday is no different.  The guarantees are:

Pick-5 (Races 1-5) - $50,000
Pick-4 (Races 3-6) - $50,000
Pick-4 (Races 7-10) - $100,000
Pick-4 (Races 11-14) - $25,000


Here are my selections for the Meadowlands, Saturday, July 17, 2015.  All races, unless denoted will be contested at the standard one mile distance.

1st Pace - $20,000; NW $15,500 Last 5
  4 - Odds On Equuleus - A Miller; 6-1
  9 - Art History - Zeron; 4-1
  8 - Ontario Success - Gingras; 8-1
  7 - Kingofthejungle - Tetrick; 15-1

2nd Trot - $157,225; Stanley Dancer Memorial - 3yo Open (1st Division)
  2 - Pinkman - Gingras; 6-5
  3 - Canepa Hanover - Taktere; 3-1
  6 - Habitat - Sears; 4-1
  1 - Muscle Diamond - Campbell; 5-1

3rd Pace - $11,560; NW  $6,500 Last 5 Starts
  5 - Dancin Hill - Kakaley; 10-1
  7 - Alex Bullville - Callahan; 7-2
  2 - That's My Opinion - A Miller; 5-2
  8- You Bet Your Glass - Tetrick; 8-1

4th Trot - $159,725; Stanley Dancer Memorial - 3yo Open (2nd Division)
  2 - Centurian ATM - Svanstedt; 7-2
  1 - Crazy Wow - Sears; 8-5
  6 - The Bank - Takter; 5-1
  5 - Iron - Tetrick; 12-1

5th Pace - $13 500; NW 2 LT - 3yo Colts and Geldings
10 - Hurrikane Ali - Gingras; 5-2
  3 - Roland N Rock - Campbell; 3-1
  5 - Shades of Bay - Zeron; 9-2
  7 - Dragon Eddy - Callahan; 8-1
  9 - Lyons Again - Kakaley; 10-1

6th Trot - $187,000; Delvin Miller Memorial - 3yo Fillies
  7 - Lady Winona - Smith; 5-1
  2 - Wild Honey - Campbell; 3-1
  6 - Magic Marker - D Miller; 8-1
  4 - Livinthefastlane - A Miller; 5-2

7th Pace - $201,350; Mistletoe Shalee - 3yo Fillies
  1 - Divine Caroline - Sears; 5-1
  3 - Single Me - A Miller; 20-1
  6 - Band Of Angels - Gingras; 7-2
10 - Moonlit Dance - D Miller; 8-1

8th Pace - $430,600; William R Haughton Memorial - FFA
  3 - Lyonssomewhere - A Miller; 12-1
  2 - Mach It So - Tetrick; 15-1
  9 - Luck Be Withyou - Sears ; 3-1
  5 - Doo Wop Hanover - Campbell; 5-2

9th Pace - $213,450 - 1 1/8 Miles; Golden Girls - FFA Mare
11 - Venus Delight - Bartlett; 6-1
12 - Rocklamation - Gingras; 8-1
  6 - Table Talk - A Miller; 6-1
  1 - Sayitall BB - Kakaley; 12-1

10th Pace - $706,000 - Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace - 3yo Open
  4 - Wiggle It Jiggleit - Teague; 4-5
  2 - Dude's The Man - Callahan; 30-1
  9 - Wakizashi Hanover - Tetrick; 4-1
  3 - Artspeak - Zeron; 6-1

11th Trot -  1 1/8 Miles; Hambletonian Maturity - 4yo Open
  5 - Il Sogno Dream - Merriman; 20-1
  2 - Shake It Cerry - Takter; 4-1
  6 - JL Cruze - Campbell; 9-5
  3 - Resolve - Svanstedt; 12-1

12th Pace - $14,750; NW $11,500 Last 5
  7 - Idealbeach Hanover - Tetrick; 8-1
  6 - Capozzo - B Miller; 5-2
  2 - Mister Virgin - A Miller; 3-1
  1 - Rockaholic - A Merriman; 15-1

13th Pace - $26,000; Open Handicap
  5 - Melmerby Beach - Campbell; 3-1
  6 - All Bets Off - Kakaley; 5-2
  1 - El Bloombito - D Miller; 10-1
  2 - Dapper Dude - Callahan; 8-1

14th Pace - $7,600; NW $5,000 Last 5
  2 - Garnet River A - Marohn; 8-1
  9 - David's Dream - Gingras; 9-2
  7 - Jin Dandy - A Miller; 7-2
  3 - Steady Pulse - Zeron; 6-1
10 - Rocknroll Reality - Callahan; 10-1


Good luck and here's hoping you are cashing often.

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