Big M preps mean big stars at Big M
At 0h50, on November 18, 2022 • By MEADOWLANDS
The prelude to the final major race card on the 2022 harness racing calendar takes place this Saturday (Nov. 19) night at The Meadowlands, when eliminations take place for the “Fall Final Four” for 2-year-olds, with finals that will go for purses totaling $1.75 million on Nov. 26.
Three of the races for freshmen will have eliminations Saturday, while one will not, they are:
Valley Victory (male trot)
Garden State winner Celebrity Bambino will look to stay sharp and be one of the top eight finishers in this 10-horse field to move on to the final. Peter Haughton winner Kilmister and Kindergarten champion Volume Eight received byes to next week’s dash.
Governor’s Cup (male pace)
Ammo, the 50-1 upset Breeders Crown winner, and Handlelikeaporsche, the Home Grown champion, top their respective elims where the top five from each will advance to the final.
Three Diamonds (female pace)
Matron winner Vivians Dream will attempt to up her seasonal stats to eight wins from just 12 starts in this single elimination where the top eight will advance. Kentuckiana winner Earthwindfire and Bellisima Hanover, the Kindergarten champ, received byes and will take the week off.
Goldsmith Maid (female trot)
With 10 horses having declared, all will participate in next week’s final with no eliminations needed. All eyes that night will be on the Ake Svanstedt trained and driven Bond, who is six-for-eight this year after taking the Kindergarten Series final from post 10 as the 4-5 public choice on Nov. 12.
But those races merely mark half the action – the other half is “TVG Finals Night” – on what will be another huge card at The Big M on the 26th.
