from the Meadowlands Publicity Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Snow White, the 2007 2-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year, will make her first qualifier appearance on Thursday morning (June 12) at the Meadowlands, according to trainer Kevin Lare.

Snow White became the fastest (1:52.4) and richest ($1,252,646) freshman filly trotter in history, punctuating her 11-for-13 season with a Breeders Crown trophy. The daughter of Self Possessed underwent tie-back surgery, which can correct breathing difficulties, at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in March.

“All systems are go,” Lare said. “I trained her Saturday (June 7) and she went fine, no noises. She loves to trot home. She’s feeling good. The plan right now is to qualify at the Meadowlands each of the next two weeks, then race Historic Week (in the Coaching Club Oaks on June 27). From there, it’ll be the Del Miller eliminations and hopefully the final, and either the Hambletonian or the Hambletonian Oaks. She’ll tell me which one.”

Surprise bonus for Meadowlands Pick Four players

Meadowlands players benefited from a $7,147 bonus contributed by the track last Saturday when the Pick 4 pool fell short of the $75,000 guarantee.

“It was pretty surprising to see the total Pick 4 pool was just under $68,000,” said Assistant Vice President of Racing Development and Distribution Alex Dadoyan. “We had been averaging over $94,000 on Saturdays this year and really hadn’t fallen below $85,000 in months. But, it’s a good thing for the players. It gave bettors a bit of an extra boost in payoff and reassures everyone that they’re going to be betting into big pools every week.”

The winning Pick 4 combination of 5-3-7-10 paid $991.70 for a $1 wager. Without the added money, the payoff would have been $901.

“Any time there’s a carryover in our Pick 6 or a shortage in a Pick 4 guaranteed pool, bettors are wagering into pools that essentially have a lower takeout,” Dadoyan said. “This past Saturday, $67,852 was bet, and after the normal 15 percent takeout on the $75,000 guaranteed pool, $63,750 was paid out. That’s an effective takeout for the players of only six percent. You don’t see that very often in racing. In fact, there are some nights with our Pick 6 carryovers where there’s a positive expectation for the bettors — where more money is paid out than was wagered that night.”

The Pick 4 is offered on races six through nine each night at the Meadowlands and features a $35,000 guaranteed pool weekdays and $75,000 on Saturdays. Through the first 99 racing days, the average payoff for the Meadowlands Pick 4 has been $3,195 for the $1 base wager.