Love Talk was a winner to open in 2:03.3 with a final quarter of :29.1 for Mike Lachance. The Cantab Hall-Tennis Lover filly races for the Bob Bencal stable and is owned by Jeff Gural's Little E, LLC.
Race two saw Cee Bee Yes get a workout in for the Merrie Annabelle final next Saturday with a 2:00.3/:29.1 prep. As the top money winner among the entrants, she was offered a bye into the final of that stake which was accepted by trainer Julie Miller on behalf of Jason and Douglas Allen, owners of the Muscles Yankee-Enbeecee filly. Marcus Miller drove.
Master Kemp was a winner in 2:01.1/:28.3 for driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Tony Alagna. He's a Yankee Glide-Armbro Waikiki colt owned by Eagles Soar Partners, Joe Sbrocco, Minisink Farms and TLP Stable.
The Chuck Sylvester owned and trained Andover Hall-Growth Spurt colt Overgrown won in 2:02 with a :29 kicker with Mike Lachance aboard. Neal Goldman and Pinstripe Stables are partners in the colt.
Gural, Bencal and Lachance connected again with Gural's homebred Muscles Yankee-Opulent Bluestone gelding Opulent Yankee, a winner in 1:58.4.
Just two pacing races went to post and Mark Capone steered Capozzo home a winner in 1:59.3. Capone trains the Bettor's Delight-Annie Mcguire N colt for Sal Capone and Thomas Magliozzo.
Odds On Rhodonite won for new connections in the last of the 2-year-old races. The Western Ideal-Odds On Helen colt paced in 1:54.3 with Marcus Miller aboard for trainer Jeremey Howard. Mark Winship and Amy Giberson are the newly minted owners.
Racing continues Saturday night at 7:15 p.m., highlighted by eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks and U.S. Pacing Championship. A free program for tonight's card is available on the Meadowlands website, compliments of TrackMaster.