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A trio of Winter Series finals that were a part of the Saturday card that had to be canceled due to weather last week, went postward Saturday night (Feb. 28) at The Meadowlands. The Sonsam, Burning Point and Charles Singer Memorial finals were the featured events on the 13-race program...read more
N/W 3 pari-mutuel races or $40,000 lifetime. F+M N/W of 4 pari-mutuel races or $50,000 lifetime.
Winners over $100,000 lifetime ineligible.
1.609 m auto Purse: $49 000 (24,500-12,250-5,880-3,920-2,450)
RACE 2 - Meadowlands - NJ - February 21, 2023
Conditions: CHARLES SINGER MEMORIAL - FINAL 3 & 4 Year Olds N/W 3 Extended PM Races or $40,000 Life
(F&M; N/W 4 or $50,000 Life) Up to & Including 12/1/2023 Winners Over $100,000 Life Ineligible
Gait: Trot Purse: $49,000 Class: SingerMem Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: FAST| Sta | Häst | Kön | Kusk | Tränare | Rek | Intj | Far | Mor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JL CRUZE | v4 | John Campbell | Eric Ell | 11,1 | 85 097 | CRAZED | TOPCAT HALL |
| 2 | OPULENT YANKEE | v4 | Andy Miller | Julie Miller | 09,5 | 73 017 | MUSCLES YANKEE | OPULENT BLUESTONE |
| 3 | TWO HIP DIP | h4 | Brett Miller | Nick Salenetri | 11,0 | 11 250 | GLIDEMASTER | MAYFLOWER VOLO |
| 4 | BLOCKING THE WAY | v4 | Yannick Gingras | Julie Miller | 11,0 | 46 735 | YANKEE GLIDE | DUCHESS OF LINDY |
| 5 | PROPULSION | h4 | Scott Zeron | Tony Alagnaa | 10,0 | 50 590 | MUSCLE HILL | DANAE |
| 6 | WALK THE WALK | h4 | David Miller | Chris Ryder | 11,8 | 53 969 | MUSCLE HILL | LETSJUSTALKABOUTME |
| 7 | DETROIT RAPPER | v4 | Jim Marohn Jr | Rob Harmon | 11,1 | 61 498 | JAILHOUSE JESSE | SHOWPIECE |
2. Opulent Yankee 1:52.2 (25)
3. Blocking The Way 1:53.0 (25)
4. Detroit Rapper 1:53.1 (278)
5. Two Hip Dip 1:53.1 (166)
Opl. Propulsion 1:53.2 (25), Walk The Walk 1:55.4g (104)
1st Jl Cruze (4, G Crazed - Topcat Hall - Conway Hall)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Wm Wood - MD, William Dittmar Jr - PA, Stephen Iaquinta - PA
Breeder(s): Joanne Morrison - ON, Glengate Farms - ON
2nd Opulent Yankee (4, G Muscles Yankee - Opulent Bluestone - Conway Hall)
Registered Owner(s): Little E LLC - NY, Arthur Geiger - NJ, Jason Settlemoir - NJ, David Stolz - OH
Breeder(s): Little E LLC - NY
3rd Blocking The Way (4, G Yankee Glide - Duchess Of Lindy - Mr Lavec)
Registered Owner(s): Nick Surick Stable LLC - NJ, Harvey Eisman - MI, Bert Hochsprung - IL
Breeder(s): Vae LLC - NY | Lisa photo |
| JL Cruze was a 1:52.1 winner in the Singer final on Saturday. |
A trio of Winter Series finals that were a part of the Saturday card that had to be canceled due to weather last week, went postward Saturday night (Feb. 28) at The Meadowlands. The Sonsam, Burning Point and Charles Singer Memorial finals were the featured events on the 13-race program.
JL Cruze made it back-to-back series' wins with his wire-to-wire victory in the $49,000 Charles Singer Memorial final.
Sent off as the 3-5 favorite, JL Cruze would dictate terms from the start, seating Opulent Yankee in the pocket through fractions of :27.4, :56.2 and 1:25.2. From there, the race was on and the top pair sprinted away from the field, but Opulent Yankee had all to do just to keep up, as JL Cruze ripped through a :26.4 final quarter, reaching for the wire in 1:52.1, a lifetime mark. Opulent Yankee never got closer than one length. Blocking The Way checked in third.
Trainer Eric Ell indicated that last week's weather cancellation helped his trotter.
"I was able to get a good mile into him over a decent track at Harrington," said Ell. "The track at my place I couldn't train on because the weather has been so terrible."
A $32,000 Harrisburg purchase, JL Cruze has exceeded his trainer's expectations.
"No, I didn't expect he would be this good," added Ell. "We made a lot of changes when we got him and he just keeps getting better. He tries hard every week."
JL Cruze was driven by his usual pilot John Campbell for owners William Kenneth Wood, William Dittmar Jr. and Stephen Iaquinta.
Ell confirmed the Shiaway St Pat trotting series, a more difficult late closer series based on its conditions, was next for his prized trotter. That series begins on Friday (March 13).
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