Marcus Miller wins five at Meadowlands

East Rutherford, NJ — Marcus Miller was on fire at The Meadowlands Saturday night (June 29), driving five winners on the 14-race card.

Miller began his big night in the second race by guiding 4-5 favorite All It Takes to a 1:52 score in a non-winners of $3,500 for pacers.

Rocks Noble Artist took the seventh race Saturday night, one of five winners for driver Marcus Miller. Lisa photo.

He then reeled off three straight wins, beginning in race seven. First was Rocks Noble Artist as the 5-2 second choice in 1:52.1 in a TrackMaster rating Dash for the “G” Notes final pace, followed by 7-2 third choice Sams A Champ A in a non-winners of $6,000 pace in 1:50, and then 6-5 favorite Music Is Art in a non-winners of $9,000 on the pace, also in 1:50.

Miller capped his big night in race 13 by scoring with Daylyn Horizon as the 5-2 second choice in a $7,500 up to $10,000 claiming handicap for pacers in 1:52.3.

The 30-year-old pilot came close to having a half-dozen winners, but lost race 10 by the smallest of margins, missing by a nose with the classy Sweet Rock in a non-winners of $17,500 pace to Ideal Feeling, who just held on in 1:49.

Miller now has 36 winners at the meeting, good for sixth in the Meadowlands’ driver standings.

A Little More: Greg Merton had a driving double on the card while trainer Edgar Clarke also won twice.

Despite a sequence that saw one odds-on favorite and no horse longer than 5-1, the 50-cent Pick-5 returned $650. The fifth race 20-cent Jackpot Super High-Five did not result in a single-ticket winner, upping the carryover to $118,780.

All-source handle totaled $2,599,180.

Racing resumes Friday at 7:15 p.m. Next Saturday (July 6), post time will be 6:35 p.m.

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