Golden Receiver shines in 2nd round of Art Unger Stake
February 8, 2009,from Meadowlands Publicity Department
East Rutherford, NJ — Golden Receiver seized command at the half and never looked back en route to a 1 1-2-length victory in the first of three $12,500 Art Unger Stake divisions Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands.
Driven by George Brennan, Golden Receiver was clocked in 1:53 as he rolled to his seventh win in 12 career starts. Sent off the 2-5 favorite, Golden Receiver paid $3.00, $2.40 and $2.10 in the afternoon’s third race. Ooh Dear Sam [$5.00, $2.60] flashed a final panel of 26.4 to finish second, while Rock Creek Rocky [$2.80] held third off a pocket trip.
Mark Harder trains Golden Receiver, a 4-year-old son of Village Jove, for Richard Taylor, Nina Simmonds, Stephen Springer and Stable 45.
In the second Art Unger division, Red Mile Road lit up the tote board with a $103.20 payoff as he nosed out the tiring 1-5 favorite Blue Boy at the wire in 1:52.2. Driven by David Miller and trained by Ken Rucker, Red Mile Road posted his first win in three starts this season. Real Samart captured the final Art Unger division, prevailing by 1 1/4 lengths over Red Star Catch in 1:52.3, in rein to Yannick Gingras.
The $73,500 Art Unger Final will be contested as part of a special President’s Day matinee card on Monday, February 16. Post time is 1:10 p.m.
PICK SIX CARRYOVER $68,000 HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY
The Meadowlands Pick Six carryover has grown to $68,561 for Wednesday night’s card after a series of long shots lit up the tote board Sunday.
Red Mile Road [$103], The Quiet Village [$32] and Real Samart [$15] contributed to a seven-day carryover pool for Wednesday. The Wednesday Pick Six begins in race four and features two divisions of the Tender Loving Care Series for 3-year-old pacing fillies. Post time is 7 p.m.
The record Pick Six payoff at the Meadowlands is $131,071, which came in February 2007 when one winner took down the entire pool after a $58,000 carryover heading into the card.