from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Market Share romped to a nine length victory in the second of two New Jersey Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt trotters on Friday night (May 25) at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

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Market Share was a nine length winner for Tim Tetrick in a time of 1:53.1.

Driven by Tim Tetrick, Market Share saved all the ground and easily scooped up the lion’s share of the $19,500 purse after chief rival Big Chocolate broke stride entering the final turn. Market Share ($4) trotted the mile in a career best 1:53.1. Muscolo finished far behind in second after carving the early fractions. Highland Yankee was third.

Market Share, trained by Linda Toscano, was undefeated in five starts as a 2-year-old last year. The son of Revenue S-Classical Flirt was a $16,000 yearling purchase at the Lexington Selected Sale. Richard Gutnick and Gary Cocco own the colt, who is being pointed toward the $1.5 million Hambletonian on August 4. Toscano, Gutnick and Cocco campaigned 2011 Hambletonian finalist Chapter Seven, who finished fourth in the $1.5 million final.

Little Brown Fox, another Hambletonian hopeful, won the first of the two NJSS splits by a nose over Vic Smith. Trainer-driver Jimmy Takter steered the son of Muscles Yankee to a 1:54.1 score. Takter’s wife, Christina, co-owns the colt with brothers John and Jim Fielding and Brittany Farms.

Riverfest (Windsong’s Legacy) and Vanity Treasure (Muscles Yankee) took the fillies’ divisions. Riverfest cruised wire-to-wire in 1:53.4 for driver Mike Lachance and trainer Joseph King, who co-owns the filly with Marvin Meyer.

Vanity Treasure squeezed through an opening in deep stretch to take her split by a neck in 1:55.2. Andy Miller steered the lass to her first win of the season for trainer Chris Ryder and partners Max and Tamra Wernick.