Well, here we go. Perhaps one of the biggest overall weekends of racing taking place with Saturday night at the Meadowlands being the finale of the 2011 Meadowlands Meet which features not only the first round of the Tioga Driving Championship; it includes The Sweetheart (2yo fillies), Woodrow Wilson (2yo colts and geldings), Golden Girls (FFA Mares), and the William R Haughton Memorial (FFA) stakes for pacers. For those attending the races live, there will be a fireworks show afterwards.
Meanwhile, up on Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown Driving Park is concluding Old Home Week with the running of the Gold Cup and Saucer, a $60,000 race which is their equivalent of the Little Brown Jug. Drivers and trainers will come from all over Canada and this year the United States to win the event. It is only a $60,000 purse but when you consider the lowest class races for $850 dollars, you can imagine how big this $60,000 race.
Finally, on Sunday we have Super Sunday at Chester Downs with a special post time of 2:00pm. As I mentioned earlier, at 5pm, MAV-TV will have nationally a show from Chester regarding the day's big events.
Due to the number of races I am handicapping, I will keep my postings short. Instead of full race analysis of the big races, I will just be providing my selections of the race cards.
First up, the Meadowlands for Saturday, August 20, 2011
1st Pace - $16,250; $15,000-$20,000 Claiming Handicap NJOS
7 - Sam Hill (A Miller, 3-1)
4 - Native Ligthning (Brennan, 2-1)
2 - Albion (Tetrick, 5-1)
2nd Pace - $11,250; NW $6,600 Last 5 Starts NJOS (Driving Championship)
8 - Corky Baran (Sears, 3-1)
3 - The Admiral (Pierce, 12-1)
9 - Heart Of Rocknroll (Jamieson, 5-1)
3rd Pace - $27,500; Preferred
5 - Mega Lighting (Brennan, 8-1)
1 - Double Trouble (Sears, 6-1)
4 - Southwestern Dream (Tetrick, 7-2)
4th Pace- $363,900; The Sweetheart - 2yo Fillies
2 - Podges Lady (Sears, 4-1)
3 - Handsofffmycookie (Tetrick, 5-2)
10-Pirouette Hanover (Pierce, 3-1)
6 - Bettor B Lucky (Morrill, 6-1)
5th Pace - $16,000; NW $10,000 Last 5 Starts (Driving Championship)
3 - Allamerican Daddy (Hensley, 12-1)
2 - Frddy Day Hanover (Sears, 8-1)
4 - Epanephrine (A Miller, 5-2)
6th Pace - $317,800; Woodrow Wilson - 2yo Colts and Geldings
7 - Major Bombay (Sears, 5-1)
3 - Wrubellious (D Miller, 15-1)
6 - Allstar Legend (Tetrick, 8-1)
7th Pace - $235,750; Golden Girls - FFA Mares
2 - Rock N Soul (Gingras, 8-1)
8 - Dreamfair Eternal (Sears, 2-1)
7 - Shacked Up (Morrill, 10-1)
3 - Hula's Z Tam (Lachance, 15-1)
8th Pace - $22,000; NW $18,000 Last 5 Starts (Driving Championship)
2 - A J Corbelli (Tetrick, 7-2)
3 - Veal Marsala (Jamieson, 3-1)
1 - Blue Rock (Gingras, 9-2)
9th Pace - $523,000; Willam R Haughton Memorial - FFA
1 - We Will See (Pierce, 5-2)
2 - Won The West (D Miller, 3-1)
4 - Foiled Again (Gingras, 5-1)
3 - Ideal Matters (Morrill, 15-1)
10th Pace - $7,500; NW $4,000 Last 5 Starts (Driving Championship)
6 - Wellthereyougo (Sears, 4-1)
3 - Beware Of Darkness (D Miller, 3-1)
9 - Best Magic (Tetrick, 7-2)
1 - Alex Bullville (Brennan, 6-1)
The Closing of Perretti Farms the start of something good? See Harness Racing Update for why Perretti Farms is closing. Despite what the Governor is saying, Senator Sweeney and the Governor are jointly responsible. The Governor for not pushing a North Jersey casino and for not trying to get Senator Sweeney to allow a gaming bill to get to the Senate floor. Well, the (North Jersey) Democrats are starting to kick up a storm. Will anything come of it? Sadly, probably not. Perhaps the best thing which could possibly be done is a referendum allowing a casino at the Meadowlands to be built when New York allows table games at their racinos or stand-alone casinos. Even then, Atlantic City won't be able to make a logical argument to deny a casino in North Jersey.
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