Five wins each for Sears and Burke at Big M

East Rutherford, NJ – Driver Brian Sears and trainer Ron Burke were on fire Saturday night (Sept. 11) at The Meadowlands, as each recorded five winners on the 13-race card.

Warrawee Ubeaut and driver Brian Sears take the ninth race at The Meadowlands Saturday night, the third time that Sears and trainer Ron Burke teamed up to score on the card. Lisa Photo.

Three times the pair teamed up to score, hitting the winner’s circle with Globetrotting ($3.60 to win as the 4-5 favorite) in the fourth race low-end conditioned trot in a lifetime-best equaling 1:52.4, Bee Two Bee ($5.20 as the 8-5 public choice) in the seventh race mid-range conditioned pace in a lifetime-best 1:49.1 and Warrawee Ubeaut ($5.40 as the 8-5 favorite) in the ninth race high-end conditioned pace for fillies and mares in 1:48.4.

Sears’ other victories came with Sweet Lucy Lou ($4.20 as the even-money choice) for trainer Robert Cleary in the third race low-end conditioned pace for fillies and mares in 1:50.1 and Lovedbythemasses ($3.20 as the 3-5 favorite) in the sixth race featured Open Trot in 1:51.3 for Jeff Cullipher.

Burke’s other two scores were handled by George Brennan. De Los Cielos Deo ($2.20 as the 1-9 public choice) took the second race low-end conditioned pace in 1:49.1 and Patriarch Hanover ($3.40 as the 3-5 favorite) wired the field in the eighth race mid-range conditioned trot in 1:53.3.

A LITTLE MORE: Corey Callahan, Marcus Miller and Brennan all recorded driving doubles while Cullipher trained a pair to victory lane. … There were no winning tickets sold in the 20-cent Pick-6, which means the wager will start out with a $3,576 carryover Friday night Sept.17). Those with five correct collected $63.44. … All-source handle totaled $2,337,146. … Racing resumes Friday at 6:20 p.m.

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