Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

The Meadowland's Weekend Action
For February 9, 10 & 11th, 2007

The $35,000 Cape & Cutter The Meadowlands, Race 4 Friday, February 9, 2007
PP Horse                     Driver
3 Nanny Withafanny       Cat Manzi
7 Street Dancer            Ron Pierce
1 Miss Galvinator           Yannick Gingras
6 KG Delight                  David Miller
2 Stonebridge Kisses      Daniel Dube
5 Lady Juniper N            Geo Brennan
4 Cowgirls N Indians      Andy Miller
10 The Queen of Trash   Brandon Givens
9 Artbitration                 Brian Sears
Scratched: Easton Alliance N
26.4      54.1      1:23.      1:51.1

The $35,000 Aquarius The Meadowlands, Race 3 Saturday, February 10, 2007
PP Horse                     Driver
3 Fox Valley Appeal       Cat Manzi
6 Tuffofthetoughest       Geo Brennan
1 My Boy David            Andy Miller
7 ABs Beach Boy          Daniel Dube
2 Predator DVM            Ron Pierce
8 Real Mean Art           Yannick Gingras
5 Texas Shootout          Brian Sears
4 Sand Gogh                 David Miller
27.3      56.1      1:24.3      1:51.3
The Skinny: Fox Valley Appeal rocketed off the cover of Real Mean Art in the stretch and charged home fastest of all to win the first of two $35,000 Aquarius Series divisions on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Driven by Cat Manzi, Fox Valley Appeal held off the pocketsitter Tuffofthetoughest for a three-quarter-length victory in 1:51.3, in the evening's third race. It was another length and a half back to My Boy David in third.

Trained by Jeff Smith, Fox Valley Appeal notched his second win in three starts this season. The Sportsmaster gelding entered the Aquarius Series off a 1:56.4 victory at Yonkers on February 3. At three, he won six of 21 starts and swept the Junior Trendsetter Series at the Meadowlands. He is owned by Jerold Spitzberg and Robert Cohen, who race as Ribbonships of Somerset, New Jersey.

"I heard about his race at Yonkers and I was encouraged," said winning driver Cat Manzi. "He worked out a good trip. He had a great finish to him."

"Cat gave him a perfect trip," added trainer Jeff Smith. "He is a trip horse. If he is close, he loves going by other horses. He was behind Real Mean Art who brought him into the race and he exploded off cover."

The $35,000 Aquarius The Meadowlands, Race 10 Saturday, February 10, 2007
PP Horse                     Driver
4 Royal Man                  Ron Pierce
6 Mister Big                   Brian Sears
8 Bono Bests                Yannick Gingras
7 Alastor Hanover          Cat Manzi
5 Jake of Diamonds       Geo Brennan
1 Sandro Hanover          D Miller
2 Western Guy              Andy Miller
3 Pownal Bay Matt         Daniel Dube
28.2 56.3 1:24.3 1:51.3

Miller Tops in Senior Trendsetter
Driver David Miller picked up a pair of wins in the Senior Trendsetter Series as the Meadowlands kicked off its first Sunday matinee (February 11th) of the 2007 season.

Miller steered Woodbine shipper Tiger Tinch to a 1:51 victory in the third race, the second of four $12,500 Senior Trendsetters on the card. Owned and trained by Dan Ater of Clarksburg, Ohio, Tiger Tinch notched his first win in six starts this season with a length and a quarter tally over Cam's Accord. Yankee Lance completed the trifecta.

A four-year-old gelding by Towner's Big Guy, Tiger Tinch improved his career totals to 10 wins in 35 starts and $55,018 in earnings.

Miller was back in the winner's circle in the eighth race with Natural Talent. The four-year-old Nobleland Sam gelding easily wired the field in 1:52.4 for his second win of the year. Quickful Bliss was second, while Sony Hanover grabbed the show spot.

Trained by Bo Boudon, Natural Talent was an astute $25,000 claim on December 13, 2006 by owners John Fodera, Martha Frank, Anthony Ferrara and Steven Wienick. In his six starts for his new ownership, Natural Talent has racked up four wins, one second and one third, equal to $45,520 in earnings.

The other Senior Trendsetter winners were Category Six, who coasted to a 1:52.4 win for driver Dan Dube and trainer Ron Coyne Jr. in the first race, and Crawdad, an impressive first-over winner in the eighth race for the driving and training team of brothers Andy and Erv Miller.