Meadowlands Opening Night Preview

Well, it is almost here.  Opening night of the 2015-2016 standardbred meet kicks off Friday evening with a slate of eleven races.  The wagering format has changed a bit from last year so let's first kick off the exotics menu.

• Exactas and Trifectas in each race
• Daily Doubles in the first two and last two races each day
• 10 cent Superfectas in races 2, 4-11
• Pick 3 starting in races 2, 4-7, and 9 
• 50 cent Pick 4 starts in race 4 and 8
• 50 cent Pick 5 starts in race 1
• 20 cent Jackpot Super High Five in races 5 and the last race of the day

A notable change is in the High Fives as their takeout went from 8% up to 15% due to the refusal of numerous simulcast partners in accepting wagers on this particular bet due to amount of money they would get in accepting these wagers.  To get the wager accepted across the board, it was necessary to increase the wager to a 15% rake.  While the Meadowlands will gain little from the increase, it should speed up the growth of the jackpots with more money being wagered into the pools.

Without further ado, here are my selections for opening night:

1st Trot - $11,000; N/W 2 Extended PM races or $21,000 LT (2 and 3yos)

6 - E L Love (Rekila, 9-5)

7 - Tuscanellie (Svanstedt, 7-2)

4 - Radiant Beam (A Miller, 5-2)

2nd Trot - $25,000; TVG Mares Open

4 - Harley Momma (Zerron, 20-1)

6 - Bee A Magician (Sears, 4-5)

1 - Classic Martine (Tetrick, 3-1)

3rd Trot - $8,500; N/W $7,500 Last 5 

6 - Sharp Edge (Bongiorno, 5-2) 

2 - Stonebridge Idol (Napolitano, 20-1)

3 - Fondant (Campbell, 10-1)

4th Pace - $10,000; N/W 2 Extended PM races or $20,000 LT

5 - JK Fannie (Tetrick 9-5)

6 - Penpal (Lachance, 2-1)

4 - BC's Belle Street (Gingras, 8-1)

3 -  Well Excuuuse Me (D Miller, 15-1)

5th Trot - $20,000; The Goldsmith Maid Elimination

1 - Ultimate Shopper (Campbell, 8-1)

9 - Womans Will (A Miller, 5-1)

5 - Double Exposure (Tetrick, 6-1)

4 - Wildflower (Svanstedt, 15-1)

8 - All The Time (Gingras, 9-5)

6th Pace - $14,000; FM N/W $10,000 Last 4

4 - Sayitall BB (Gingras, 5-2)

5 - Purity (Ginsburg, 15-1)

6 - Sir Jillian Z Tam (Lachance, 12-1)

1 - Solid Queen (Bongiorno, 8-1)

7th Pace - $25,000; TVG Mares Open

2 - Gallie Bythe Beach (M Miller, 4-1)

5 - Katie Said (Campbell, 7-2)

1 - Skippin By (D Miller, 12-1)

8th Trot - $13,500; N/W $12,500 Last 5 

2 - UVA Hanover (Tetrick, 5-2)

8 - Mambo Lindy (Zeron, 4-1)

7 - Explosive Man (D Miller, 7-2)

3 - Kascara Rosa (Berry, 10-1)

9th Pace - $6,900 N/W $12,500 LT (NJOS)

9 - Brioni (M Miller, 9-2)

2 - Buckeye In Charge (Pollo, 5-2)

6 - Walks Of Life (Berry, 12-1)

5 - Espirit De Kay Jay A (Gingras, 5-1) 

10th Trot - $7,000; N/W $5,000 Last 5

2 - Beau Joe (B Miller, 6-1) 

5 - Pembroke Snapshot (M Miller, 9-2)

9 - ES Mucho (Bongiorno, 7-2)

3 - Broadwat Rocks (Lachance, 8-1)

11th Pace - $7,500; FM N/W $5,000 Last 5

4 - Lizzie's Dream (Zeron, 8-1)

7 - Exotic Beach (D Miller, 5-2)

5 - Miss Defiance (B Miller, 4-1)

6 - Kelli Rachelle (Campbell, 7-2)

1 - Gimmesomeroom (Callahan, 12-1)

Good luck to all.