Oaks and Hambletonian Post Draw and Guaranteed Pools

Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands (Saturday, August 4, 2012) begins at 12:00 noon and features a stakes-laden fifteen race wagering card (only one race is an overnight race) which also features a non-wagering $15,000 RUS.  The post positions and the morning line have been set for the Hambletonian Oaks and Hambletonian at the Hambletonian press conference.

While some of the drivers did attend the press conference, a number of the drivers were not and their absence was noted.  It is kind of sad to note these drivers couldn't make time to attend while Jody Jamieson was able to make the effort to come down from Canada for the press conference.

Here are the post positions and morning line for the Oaks and Hambletonian.  George Brennan needs to make a decision as to whether or not to drive Uncommon Knight or Dream On Hanover in the Hambletonian Oaks.

11th Trot - $714,050; Hambletonian Oaks (Estimated Post 4:13) - Start of Hambletonian Oaks-Hambletonian Daily Double, Start of Pick 3
  1 - Superstar Hanover (Takter, 15-1)
  2 – Check Me Out (Tetrick, 4-5)
  3 – Maven  (Gingras, 5-2)
  4 – Personal Style (D Miller, 12-1)
  5 - Uncommon Knight (Brennan, 15-1)
  6 – Real Babe (Schnittker, 20-1)
  7 – Win Missy B (Sears, 8-1)
  8 – Dream On Hanover (Brennan, 30-1)
  9 – Holier Than Thou (Pierce, 20-1)
10 -  Sassy Syrinx (Morrill, 30-1)

12th Trot - $1,500,000; Hambletonian (Estimated Post 4:42) - $200,000 Guaranteed Exacta Pool, Start of $100,000 Guaranteed Pick 4
  1 – Uncle Peter (Pierce, 5-2) 
  2 – Market Share (Tetrick, 4-1)    
  3 - Knows Nothing (Jamieson, 7-2)  
  4 - Archangel (Morrill, 9-2)
  5 - My Mvp (Lachance, 15-1)
  6 - Prestidigitator (Filion, 12-1)
  7 - Guccio (Takter, 8-1) 
  8 - Stormin Normand (Palone, 15-1) 
  9 – Money On My Mind (A Miller, 15-1) 
10 - Gym Tan Laundry (Brennan, 30-1) 


There are plenty of guaranteed pools on Hambletonian Day.  Here is a list of the pools being guaranteed as well as the exotic wagering menu for the fifteen race card. 

• Early Pick 5 (Races 1-5) with a 15% take out - $25,000 guarantee
• Early Pick 4 (Races 6-9) with a 15% take out - $50,000 guarantee
• Late Pick 5 (Races 8-12) with a 15% take out - $25,000 guarantee
• Late Pick 4 (Races 12-15) with a 15% take out - $200,000 guarantee
• 12th race Exacta will feature a $200,000 guaranteed pool.

• Exacta and Trifecta - All races
• Superfecta - All races except the final race (15th race)
• Super High Five - Last race (15th race)
• Daily Double - Beginning with the 1st, 11th, and 14th race
• Pick 3 - Beginning with the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th race
• Pick 4 - Beginning with the 6th and 12th race
• Pick 5 - Beginning with the 1st and 8th race
• Pick 6 - Beginning with the 4th race

Racing Under Saddle News - The field has been drawn for the non-wagering RUS under saddle event being contested on Hambletonian Day during the racing program.  Malin Beras, the number one monté driver in Norway, is saddled with post position ten while Armbro Doyle, the trotter who set the world record for RUS on a 5/8 mile oval at Pocono Downs was saddled with post position nine.  Provisional driver Karen Isbell who is a former thoroughbred jockey draws post three.  Here is the complete field for the non-wagering event.

NB Trot - $15,000 RUS Open (Post 1:20) 

PP	Horse	Rider	Trainer
1	Windsun Galaxie	Leigh Nichol	Tyler Raymer
2	Ripped	Emma Peterson	Gary Napierala
3	Muscolo	Karen Isbell	Ray Schnittker
4	Celebrity Playboy	Maria Andersson	Ron Burke
5	Master Pine	Helene Gregory	Julie Miller
6	Take My Picture	Therese Lindgren	Nikolas Drennan
7	Chinese Cuisine	Tina Duer	John Duer
8	Zuerest	Susanne Kovacic	Joseph Poliseno
9	Armbro Doyle	Jennifer Connor	Tracy Brainard
10	Blacktuxwhitesocks	Malin Beraas	Trond Smedshammer