from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Breakfast With The Babies, final edition of 2017, began at 9:30 a.m. on acool, overcast morning with the temperature at 66 degrees. Gabe Prewitt wasthere to paint a picture of the races with words.

Strawberry Hanoverwon the opener for Andy Miller, moving from the pocket around the second turnto take over from Padua Hanover and sprinting off as she pleased in 1:58.4 with a :28.1 final quarter.Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld were the successful bidders at $95,000 forStrawberry Hanover at the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg last fall andJulie Miller is the trainer. She drove another from the Miller barn, FinalLady, to be second.

Wolfgang returnedfrom an unsuccessful visit to Ohio for a Sires Stake to win for Jimmy Takter in1:57.4 with a 28.1 final quarter. Takter took him back early, marched up uncovered past the halfto engage Hat Trick Habit (Domenico Cecere) just past the :59.3 half then wore thatstubborn rival down late in the stretch for the win. Wolfgang was a $60,000Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase for Brixton Medical, Goran Falk, Hatfield Stable and hisbreeder Fair Island Farm. Hat Trick Habit went a brave trip to be second.

Andy Millerdoubled up with his Make It A Double in the third. The pair sat just behindleader Go To Hill (Takter) past the 1:28.2 three panels and when shownracetrack Make It A Double forged by in the stretch for the 1:58 flat win.Go To Hill gave way grudgingly in a good effort. The winner was an $80,000Lexington Selected Yearling Sale buy for Andy Miller Stable, Jason & Doug Allen and Julie Milleris the trainer.

Takter came backto take the fourth for pacing fillies with the homebred Betterthanbrie in1:55.1. The pair sat just off the pace of Balestra Hanover (A. Miller) throughthree-quarters in 1:27.1 then pushed past late for the win. Christina Takterand John Fielding share ownership of the Betterthancheddar first cropper.

The 2-year-old raceseason came to an end with a whimper as only two made their way out to thetrack and the gelding Ideal Deal outpaced the filly Miss Hill in 1:57.2. It wasthe Millers again as Andy drove and Julie trains Ideal Deal who is owned by AndyMiler Stable, Nick Surick and Harvey Eisman.

Live racingtonight is highlighted by the eliminations for the Aug. 5 $500,000Hambletonian Oaks and a mandatory payout for the Super Hi-5 Jackpot in the lastrace where the pool is more than $68,000 and likely to reach a solid six figuretotal by off time.

First race posttime is 7:15 p.m.