East Rutherford, NJ — Six Pack went out a winner, capping his career by capturing Saturday’s (Nov. 23) $350,000 TVG Open Trot championship by three-quarters of a length with a track-record 1:50 performance over a surface labeled “good” because of rain at The Meadowlands.
Manchego, the lone mare in the race, finished second and Guardian Angel AS was third. Gimpanzee, the 3-year-old taking on older trotters, finished fourth.
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Guardian Angel AS took the lead on the first turn while Six Pack, on the inside, and Manchego, on the outside, battled for second through an opening quarter in :26.3. Guardian Angel AS gave up the front to Manchego in a half of :53.4, with Six Pack third and Gimpanzee fourth.
The top four remained in that order as Manchego reached three-quarters in 1:22.4, but Six Pack was on the move and came home with a :26.3 final quarter to hit the wire first. The winning time established a track record for 4-year-old stallion trotters.
“It was a perfect trip for him,” trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt said about Six Pack. “It was a fast first quarter and fast first half, so then I thought I had a good chance to win.”
Six Pack, by Muscle Mass out of Pleasing Lady, is owned by Ake Svanstedt Inc., Little E-Knutssontrotting, Stall Kalmar Inc., and L Berg Inc. He was bred by Brittany Farms.
For the year, Six Pack has won four of 12 races and earned $581,314. Lifetime, the 4-year-old stallion won 19 of 35 races and $1.93 million. He will stand at Deo Volente Farms in New Jersey.
Six Pack was a Dan Patch Award winner at age 3, when he became the fastest 3-year-old trotter in history with a 1:49.1 mile. This season, he became the fastest 4-year-old male trotter, with a 1:49.2 score.
A meet-best $110,502 was wagered in the 50-cent Pick-4. … All-source handle on the 13-race program was $2,699,358, missing the meet high of $2,730,886 (established on Nov. 2) by just over $30,000. … Racing resumes Friday (Nov. 29) at 7:15 p.m.
Watch Race Replay here.