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Weekend Highlights from The Big M

January 6 & 7, 2006

Foxy Maneuver Takes Meadowland's Feature
Longshot Foxy Maneuver rallied for a two and a quarter length victory and lit up the tote board in the sixth race, a $35,000 condition pace, on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The seven-year-old gelding paced the mile in 1:50, and returned $60.60, $13.00 and $4.80 in his 2006 debut.

Rare Jewel, who cut the mile and battled with Hop Sing down the backstretch, held on for second. It was two and three-quarter lengths to Rob Roy Mattgregor in third.

Foxy Maneuver, driven by Brian Sears, is trained and owned by Donald Eash of Greenfield, Indiana. The 39th victory of his career pushed Foxy Maneuver’s earnings to $701,861. He has finished in-the-money in 69 of 119 starts.

“Foxy Maneuver is the best horse I’ve had,” said Eash, who is racing at the Meadowlands for the first time this winter. “There isn’t anything that stands out about him. He’s just very consistent every race.”

Friday night at the Big M
HZ Easy held off Lhasa Muscles for a neck victory in the $30,000 condition trot on Friday night at the Meadowlands. Sir Valahad was third by two lengths. HZ Easy, driven by David Miller and trained by Kevin McDermott, trotted the mile in 1:55.2. The six-year-old gelding races for Double Down Stables of Colts Neck, New Jersey, the nom de racecourse of recently retired Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet, and Fredric P. Frisco of Hillsborough, New Jersey. HZ Easy now has 23 wins, 12 seconds and 10 thirds from 92 career starts and earnings of $257,450.