Meadows Monday Memo

THURSDAY-SATURDAY RACING THIS WEEK

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will race three days this week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all at 12:45.  Friday’s harness racing card will feature Pennsylvania Sire Stake and PA Stallion Series stakes for sophomore filly trotters.  On Saturday, track announcer Jeff Zidek will be joined for the show by special handicapping guest Mike Pribozie from NAHUpicks.com

 

LOCAL HORSE TOPS NATIONAL STATS

Don’t B Blue won for the 11^th time in 15 season starts on Friday, giving him sole possession of the national dash win lead for horses of all ages.  The 4YO pacer isn’t slowing down, as he set a new lifetime mark of 1:50.4 with the victory, going wire to wire.  He cut fractions of 26.2, 54.2 and 1:22.1 en route to the victor for trainer Brandon Presto and driver Dave Palone.  Don’t B Blue has raced for several stables this year, was claimed again on Friday, this time for $15,000 by the Dirk Simpson Stable.

LOCAL DRIVERS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS

Several Meadows regulars are currently in the top-10 nationally in wins, thanks in part to their local success.  Aaron Merriman is #1 on the list with 299 wins, while Justin Irvine is fifth (178).  Ronnie Wrenn is seventh with 170 wins.  In the Universal Driver Rating standings, Dave Palone is fourth (.405), followed by Wrenn in fifth (.390) and Merriman (7^th, .358).

ADIOS PRESENTING SPONSOR TO BE NAMED

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will be naming this year’s presenting sponsor of the Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios later this week.  The 60^th Adios will take place on Saturday, July 25.

 

by Jeff Zidek, for The Meadows