Campbell has seen a recent rejuvenation at the Meadowlands, moving into the top five in the driver standings after tonight and Tetrick is starting to catch fire as well.
The Junior Trendsetter Series got underway a week late following last Friday’s cancellation due to the blizzard. The first $12,500 division saw Humility make his first start of his three-year-old season a winning one for Tetrick and trainer Tony Alagna while defeating his favoured stablemate, third-place finisher Wilcox. The second division featured a popular win by A Bettor World, who led from start to finish for driver Dave Miller and trainer Aaron Lambert. Both winners clocked their miles in 1:52.4.
The fastest division went to the Andy Miller-driven Resistance Futile, owned by Robert Burgess of Campbellville, Ont., Karin Olsson Burgess of Milton, Ont., Toronto's Champagne Stable, and James Walker of Port Perry, Ont. The Real Desire colt, trained by Robert Siegelman, used a :26.3 final frame to win his first Meadowlands start in 1:51.1 by five lengths.
Round two of the series continues next Friday.
The action at the betting windows was fast and furious once again. By night’s end the bettors sent $3,218,851 through the windows. That total handle marked an increase of 32 per cent from this same Friday in 2012. In addition, the live handle also showed an increase of 20 per cent from this day in 2012.
Racing returns on Saturday featuring the second round of the Exit 16W Series with first post time at 7:15 p.m.
(With files from Meadowlands Racetrack)