by Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations

East Rutherford, NJ — On a program that saw four $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes finals for 2-year-olds, Every Way Out and Ariana G stood out as the dominant winners at the Meadowlands Friday (July 15) night.

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Every Way Out remains undefeated in three career trips to the post and is a New Jersey champion after his performance at the Meadowlands.

Every Way Out won the colt and gelding pace by 4-3/4 lengths over Deo Galileo. Firefox Hanover was third.

The son of If I Can Dream-Every Play led at every call, cutting out fractions of :28, :56.3 and 1:24.4, before sprinting home in :27.4 to record an easy 1:52.3 score for driver Tim Tetrick, trainer Dylan Davis and owners Taylor, Basen, Gold and Lazzaro. As the 1-9 public choice, Every Way Out returned $2.10 to win and remained perfect in three starts.

“He’s got a pretty big motor,” said Tetrick. “Every time I asked him, there was plenty left.”

There was plenty left in Ariana G’s tank as well, as the daughter of Muscle Hill-Cantab It All rolled by seven lengths over Evelyn in 1:53.4 for her second win in as many starts in the filly trot. Feed Your Head was third. Driven by Yannick Gingras and trained by Jimmy Takter, the filly came uncovered around the far turn and blew her foes away as the 3-2 second choice, returning $5.00 to win for owners Marvin Katz and Al Libfield.

Checkmate Time, the 6-5 favorite, got jammed up at the three-eighths and went off stride, finishing far back.

In the colt and gelding trot, What The Hill ($17.80) emerged victorious along the rail in deep stretch for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Ron Burke. The son of Muscle Hill-K T Cha Cha scored by a head over King On The Hill in 1:55.2. Fly On was third.

Designated Drinker (If I Can Dream-Dreamsicle) blew up the tote board in the filly pace, gunning down 1-5 favorite Livinginthedream in 1:55.2 to record a neck win for owner/trainer/driver Chris Lems at odds of 40-1, paying $82.40 to win. Wonderful World was third.

Lems picked a great time to record his first career driving win at the Big M.

It could not have come at a better time,” said Lems.

LITTLE EXTRAS: Jeff Gural’s Little E LLC owned a half dozen of the trotters in the NJSS finals.

The fifth race 20-cent Jackpot Super High Five did not have a single-ticket winner, upping the carryover for the next program to $35,773.41.

All-source wagering on the 14-race program totaled $2,590,736, which represents an increase of $193,482 over the corresponding card from last year, which had 13 races.

Saturday (July 16) night’s huge Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace Night program has an early post time of 6:30 p.m. In addition to a star-studded stakes slate, the card also features a mandatory payout of the late Jackpot Super High FIve, which has a carryover of $267,769.