East Rutherford, NJ – If you’re going to rock the apple cart, then your name might as well fit the result.

Constntlysidewys A (#1) and driver Dexter Dunn hit the wire first Saturday night in the feature at the Meadowlands, the $21,000 Preferred Handicap for pacers. Lisa Photo.

Saturday night (Jan.12) at the Meadowlands, a win for K Ryan Bluechip or Geez Joe in the Preferred Handicap would have established the victor as the Big M’s top pacer in training, but Constntlysidewys A threw a monkey wrench into the machine, going a big mile for owner-trainer Tahnee Camilleri, and scoring as the 9-2 fourth choice in the wagering in the $21,000 weekly feature.

The race saw plenty of action as New Talent was the leader at the quarter in :26.4 before K Ryan Bluechip, the 5-2 second choice, came calling to poke a nose in front at the half in :54.3 before assuming the front end. Tuxedo Bay ripped out of three hole shortly thereafter to grab the lead at the three-quarters in 1:22 as Constntlysidewys A was advancing from first-over. At this point, 2-1 favorite Geez Joe was last in the field of seven in a third-over flow.

Through the stretch, 15-1 Tuxedo Bay was stubbornly hanging in there as Constntlysidewys A continued to chip away at his advantage, and it wasn’t until deep stretch that Constntlysidewys A would get past that foe, winning by a hard-fought head in 1:50.1 for driver Dexter Dunn. Geez Joe kicked home in :27 but finished an unthreatening third. Mindtrip was fourth. K Ryan Bluechip faded to fifth.

Constntlysidewys A, an 8-year-old gelded son of Village Jasper-Misscilla, paid $11.60 to win. Lifetime, he has 26 wins from 102 starts and a bank account of $169,117.

A LITTLE MORE: A meet-best $109,617 was poured into the 50-Cent Pick-4 pool, and despite favorites winning the last two legs of the bet, the return was a giant $11,646.50 after a 14-1 and an 80-1 hit the wire first in the initial two legs. … Driver Dexter Dunn got a big leg up on possibly being named the Big M’s “Driver of the Week … The New Zealand native, after winning three times on Friday (Jan. 11), added four more scores on the Saturday card, finishing with seven victories over the course of the two-card race week. … All-sources handle on the 14 races totaled $2,704,027, meaning wagering has exceeded $2.5 million for five consecutive programs. … The always entertaining Larry Lederman called the Saturday race card. … Racing resumes Friday (Jan. 18) at 7:15 p.m.