from Harness Racing Communications, a division of the USTA

Freehold, NJ — The $230,000 Berry’s Creek on Saturday (May 9) at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey will feature a field including eight Meadowlands Pace eligible horses.

Leading the way is Hypnotic Blue Chip, who won his Berry’s Creek elimination race by a neck over Arctic Warrior in 1:51.2 on May 2. River Shark won the other Berry’s Creek elim by 1-3/4 lengths over Western Posse in 1:51.3.

Hypnotic Blue Chip has won five of eight races this year and earned $95,028. He won the Junior Trendsetter at the Meadowlands in February and was third in the Matt’s Scooter Series final in March.

“He’s a very nice horse; he’s very handy and well taught,” driver Tim Tetrick said about Hypnotic Blue Chip. “I think there are nine other ones to beat, too, not just River Shark. It will be an interesting race.”

River Shark, who won the Suslow Series in April at the Meadowlands, and Vertical Horizon are the only Berry’s Creek finalists not eligible to the $1 million Meadowlands Pace.

“I wanted to go easy with him and it worked out,” said Daniel Dube, who drove River Shark. “I just waited until a horse came up next to him and then went with him. He just does everything right.”

The field for the Berry’s Creek, in alphabetical order, with most recent drivers is: Annieswesterncard (Ron Pierce), Arctic Warrior (David Miller), Drop Red (George Brennan), Hypnotic Blue Chip (Tim Tetrick), Lisagain (Andy Miller), Pair A Dice (John Campbell), River Shark (Daniel Dube), Vertical Horizon (Ron Pierce), Vertigo Hanover (John Campbell), and Western Posse (Tim Tetrick). Elimination winners will select their post positions. The draw for the race is Tuesday.