from Meadowlands Publicity Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Well Said, the North America Cup winner, headlines the list of 17 3-year-old colts now in pursuit of the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 18.

One of three horses entered by trainer Steve Elliott, Well Said tops the field for the first of the two $50,000 eliminations for the Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 11. He will start from post six with Ron Pierce in the sulky. The first five finishers in each elim will advance to the nation’s richest event for sophomore pacers on Saturday, July 18 at the Meadowlands. The pair of $50,000 eliminations are carded as races five and seven on Saturday night.

With seven victories and nearly $1.3 million in earnings, Jeff Snyder and Lothlorien’s Well Said is the richest of the Meadowlands Pace contenders. His 1:48.1 score in the North America Cup on June 27 at Mohawk was a stakes, track and Canadian record. His biggest win at two came in the $700,000 Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands, which he won by a length over Art Colony in a season’s best 1:51. Well Said will try to become the eighth colt in history to win both the North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace. His stablemate, Pair A Dice, will start from post four in their elimination, while Elliott’s other contender, Mysticism, drew post eight in the second of the two elims.

“He had something left,” said Ron Pierce of Well Said‘s decisive North America Cup win. “I don’t see any reason why he can’t continue what he’s doing and beat these colts in the Pace, too.”

Art Colony, runner-up to Well Said in both the Breeders Crown and North America Cup, will face his nemesis once again in their Pace elim. The Casie Coleman trainee will leave from post five.

Passmaster Hanover, winner of the $500,000 SBOA/Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic on June 13, looks to rebound in the Pace elims after being scratched with a pus pocket last week. He will start from post six in the second of the elims, race seven, for trainer Blair Burgess and driver Tim Tetrick.

The Meadowlands Pace eliminations share the spotlight with the $688,000 William R. Haughton Memorial for free for all pacers on Saturday night. The Haughton features the first major battle between two-time Older Pacer of the Year Mister Big and Art Official, the 2008 Meadowlands Pace winner and only horse to defeat Somebeachsomewhere. The field for the William R. Haughton, in post position order: Palone Ranger, Shark Gesture, Won The West, Bettor Sweet, Dali, Mister Big, Winbak Speed, Art Official, Dragon King.

$50,000 Meadowlands Pace Elimination – Race 5, Saturday, July 11
Post, Horse, Driver, Trainer
1, Vintage Master, Daniel Dube, Jimmy Takter
2, Lisagain, Andy Miller, Erv Miller
3, Schoolkids, Tim Tetrick, Tracy Brainard
4, Pair A Dice, Tim Tetrick, Steve Elliott
5, Art Colony, John Campbell, Casie Coleman
6, Well Said, Ron Pierce, Steve Elliott
7, Barber Pole, Brian Sears, George Teague Jr.
8, Drop Red, George Brennan, Robert Horowitz

$50,000 Meadowlands Pace Elimination – Race 7, Saturday, July 11
Post, Horse, Driver, Trainer
1, Vertigo Hanover, Yannick Gingras, Monte Gelrod
2, Ideal Danny, Andy Miller, Erv Miller
3, If I Can Dream, George Brennan, Tracy Brainard
4, Straight Shooting, Tim Tetrick, Tracy Brainard
5, Hypnotic Blue Chip, Tim Tetrick, Mark Harder
6, Passmaster Hanover, Tim Tetrick, Blair Burgess
7, Chasin Racin, David Miller, Brenda Teague
8, Mysticism, Tim Tetrick, Steve Elliott
9, Arctic Warrior, David Miller, Sam Beegle

$688,000 William R. Haughton Memorial – Race 8, Saturday, July 11
Post, Horse, Driver, Trainer
1, Palone Ranger, Andrew McCarthy, Greg Peck
2, Shark Gesture, Tim Tetrick, Larry Remmen
3, Won The West, David Miller, Ron Burke
4, Bettor Sweet, John Campbell, Joe Poliseno
5, Dali, Jody Jamieson, Monte Gelrod
6, Mister Big, Brian Sears, Virgil Morgan Jr.
7, Winbak Speed, Jim Morand, Melvin Givens
8, Art Official, Ron Pierce, Joe Seekman
9, Dragon King, Tim Tetrick, Roy Williams