East Rutherford, NJ – Thirteen 3-year-old pacers entered the Meadowlands Pace, making one elimination necessary on Saturday (July 4).
With 13 entries, byes were offered to the horses with the highest career earnings. The connections of Brandon Blvd, Bookie J, and Ubrute declined the byes, while Al Papi, Melillo, and Lindy Dragonwater accepted byes into the final schedule for Saturday, July 11.
Following is the field for the $50,000 elimination in post order:
Post – Horse – Driver – Trainer
1. Bookie J – Jason Bartlett – Chris Ryder
2. Sweet Lovin Lou – Scott Zeron – Daniel Lagace
3. Brandon Blvd – Dexter Dunn – Andrew Harris
4. Gentleman’s Club – Andrew McCarthy – Aaron Lambert
5. Talbot Andretti – Matt Kakaley – Jake Leamon
6. Ubrute – Yannick Gingras – Ron Burke
7. Toby Ornot Toby – Tim Tetrick – Scott DiDomenico
8. Obliterate – Patrick Ryder – Chris Ryder
9. Azrael Blue Chip – Brett Beckwith – Besim Odza
10. Always B Charlie – Jason Bartlett – Nancy Takter
In addition to the Pace elimination, Saturday’s race card is loaded with stakes action:
- Graduate Final Pace – 13 entered
- Graduate Final Trot – 11 entered
- Dave Brower Memorial – 13 entered
- Perfect Sting – 10 entered
- JL Cruze – 7 entered
- Six Pack – 10 entered
- Reynolds (4 divisions)
Complete entries for Saturday are available here.
Saturday (July 4) has a special early post time of 6 p.m. (EDT). FS1 will broadcast the racing action beginning at 8 p.m. Following the races, a free fireworks display will celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary.
For all racing, dining, and event information, visit playmeadowlands.com.