from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — The trotter that had stolen the show this winter at The Meadowlands had been conspicuous by his absence for the last four weeks.

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Tim Tetrick steered Melady’s Monet home first in a time of 1:55.1.

Melady’s Monet had not been seen since winning the top-level trot on Jan. 2. Trainer Kevin McDermott reported the gelding suffered a quarter crack and was given time to heal and freshen up. There was no evidence of any lingering affects of that quarter crack Friday night (Jan. 30) at The Meadowlands.

Sent off as the 4-5 favorite, Melady’s Monet was allowed to settle in last in the field of seven and remained there as the field rolled through tepid fractions of :28.2 and :57.1, established by Modest Prince.

Still last turning for home through three-quarters of 1:25.1, Melady’s Monet saw Lindy’s Tru Grit, who he was tracking on the outer flow, go off-stride directly in front of him. That was no problem either as the Tim Tetrick driven trotter towered up and powered home through the stretch while Tetrick remained motionless at all times to win going away into extremely strong headwinds, completing the mile in 1:55.1. Take My Picture rallied to be second while Team Six raced well uncovered in finishing third.

Melady’s Monet is trained by Kevin McDermott for Melady Enterprises LLC.

The Dash For The “C” Notes for trotters returned Friday night at The Meadowlands as well, featuring six divisions, providing very competitive racing as only a win in your division guaranteed a spot in the $25,000 final next week. The remaining four finalists are to be drawn by lot from the second place finishers in the six divisions.

The divisional winners were Captain Primeau (1:57.3-Ron Pierce), Perfect Picture (1:57.3-Pierce), My Muscleman (1:55.3-Brett Miller), Bluebird Kidsqueen (1:56.4–Eric Abbatiello), Rock Of Cashel (1:55.3–Alan Richardson) and Scorcher Hall (1:56–Andy Miller).

The second place finishers were comprised of Walltocousins, Mr Fenwick, Grey Ice, Worth The Money As, Most Wanted Lindy and Lauderdale. Four of these six runner-up trotters will complete the field of 10 for the $25,000 “C” Note final next week, with the four being drawn by lot.

Both Jackpot Super Hi-5 wagers went unclaimed, with the fifth race carryover at $4,611.57 and the last race carryover standing at $76,077.56.

Racing resumes on Saturday with first post time at 7:15 p.m.