Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Dec. 9).
Author: by Bob Pandolfo
Mack rallies to Dover upset
Mack found room along the pylons late and surged to victory in the Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (Dec. 7).
Gaitway Guy grinds to gritty DSBF win
GTY Stable’s homebred Gaitway Guy withstood a sustained first-over attack to score his second preliminary win in the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old male pacers at Bally’s Dover, drawing away to a handy 1:54.1 victory in his $20,000 second-round division on Thursday (Dec. 7).
Muscle Dynasty wins at Bally’s Dover
Muscle Dynasty brushed down the backstretch and won confidently in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Dec. 5).
Kodack Black repeats in second DSBF prelim
Kodack Black, who won the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) summer series final for 3-year-old male trotters in July at Harrington Raceway, is poised for a second seasonal title in the First State after coasting to an open-length score in his $20,000 second-round DSBF series division on Tuesday (Dec. 5) at Bally’s Dover.
I Did It Myway dominant in Dover feature
I Did It Myway ($2.10) was a wire-to-wire winner in Thursday’s (Nov. 30) $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover.
Beckwith stars as Plainridge Park closes out meet
Driver Brett Beckwith was the star of Thursday’s (Nov. 30) meet-concluding card at Plainridge Park by winning the feature race and reaching milestones for both himself and one of his mounts.
Gaitway Guy strong in DSBF pacing prelim
Gaitway Guy ($2.10) maintained the top spot among Delaware-sired 3-year-old male pacers with a 1:55 win in his $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series on Thursday (Nov. 30) at Bally’s Dover. Marshal Dillon ($11.00) captured the other split in 1:56.
Fifty Ways rides cover to Dover upset
Fifty Ways took advantage of a cover trip and scored a 26-1 upset in Tuesday’s (Nov. 28) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover.
La Bella Vita N best in Plainridge blanket finish
It took a camera to separate the top three finishers in the $25,000 distaff pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 28), but the picture clearly showed that La Bella Vita N got the job done for the second week in a row.