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Race Five: The $108,600 Presidential Final

Saturday, February 5, 2005 at The Meadowlands

Head#/Post/Horse                Driver               Trainer          M.L. Odds
1        5     Eaton Road Kill         Brian Sears         Mark Harder        9-5
1A      9     Luckyisasluckydoes     David Miller         Mark Harder        9-5
2       1    Life Source              George Brennan Richard Banca     5-2
3       2     Royal Mattjesty        John Campbell     Nat Varty            5-1
4       3    Make It Brief         Patrick Lachance   Robin Schadt      9-2
5       4    Sagebrush               Ron Pierce            Ken Rucker        10-1
6       6     Corey's On Crombie     Daniel Dube          William Elliott     15-1
7       7     West Gun                Yannick Gingras     Joe Guarino       20-1
8       8     Whosurboy               Jim Morrill Jr.       Mark Ford         10-1

The Presidential was first contested on February 11, 1978 at the Big M, and was won that year by Senor Skipper and Buddy Gilmour in 1:58.3, for a purse of $50,000. To view the program page for this year's Presidential, click on the link below: http://www.thebigm.com/sharedimages/Presidential.PDF

Below is the history of one of the Meadowland's signature events.

Date                    Horse                       Driver               Time           Purse
2004
Jan 25, 2003        Gallo Blue Chip           Daniel Dube         1:51.1          $121,000
Feb 2, 2002          Perfect Son                M. Vanderkemp    1:51             $115,000
Jan 27, 2001        Color Me Best             Eric Ledford          1:52.1          $101,000
Jan 29, 2000        Dragon Again             John Campbell       1:51            $100,000
Jan 23, 1999        Red Bow Tie               Luc Ouellette         1:50.2          $100,000
Jan 24, 1998        Red Bow Tie               John Campbell      1:51.2          $110,000
Jan 25, 1997        Tune Town                 Ron Pierce            1:53.4          $100,000
Jan 27, 1996        Lusty Leader              John Campbell      1:53.4           $105,000
Jan 28, 1995      JC's Supremo             Ron Pierce            1:51.3         $114,000
Jan 29, 1994        Exotic Earl                  Jim Morrill Jr         1:52             $100,000
Jan 23, 1993        Cambest                    Walter Case Jr.     1:51.2           $106,000
Jan 25, 1992        Nuclear Flash              Jack Moiseyev      1:52.4          $102,000
Jan 26, 1991        Covert Action             Ray Schnittker      1:52.4           $ 97,000
Jan 27, 1990        Barely Visible             Bill O'Donnell        1:53.3           $101,000
Jan 28, 1989        Hug A Bear                Ray Remmen        1:54.1           $103,000
Jan23, 1988         Banker Blue Chip       John Campbell      1:55.4           $ 93,000
Jan 24, 1987       American Freedom     Ben Webster         1:55              $101,000
Feb 6, 1986         Lustra's Big Guy         Bill O'Donnell        1:53.3           $110,000
Feb 21, 1985       Russ Lyn Scott          Ron Waples          1:54.1          $103,000
Feb 9, 1984       Boomer Drummond    John Campbell      1:56.4          $112,000
Feb 10, 1983     Whiteys Fella              Jack Parker Jr.     1:55.4           $ 88,000
Feb 4, 1982         Rusty Abbot               Cat Manzi             1:56.3           $ 90,000
Feb 5, 1981         Miller's Scout              Buddy Gilmour     1:56.1           $ 89,000
Feb 7, 1980         Pat's Gypsy                Lew Williams        1:56              $ 68,000
Feb 8, 1979         April's Skipper            Lew Williams        1:57.1           $ 61,500
Feb 11, 1978       Senor Skipper            Buddy Gilmour     1:58.3           $ 50,000