Claiming co-features stand atop Saturday Big M card
At 0h02, on January 24, 2026 • By Meadowlands Media Relations
It’s not often that claiming races are the featured events at the No. 1 harness venue in the world, but that will be the case this Saturday night (Jan. 24) at The Meadowlands, when a pair of extremely competitive dashes will comprise half of the Early 50-cent Pick-4.
The seventh race – which is leg two of the Pick-4 – sports a $17,000 purse and is for pacers who are in for a tag of no less than $25,000 and no more than $30,000. The horses in for a higher price draw outside in this handicap event.
There are three horses who are all in search of a second consecutive trip to the winner’s circle, starting with Mayhem Hanover, who is off an upset score at odds of 12-1 with this kind last Saturday (Jan. 17) for trainer Rico Robinson. He’ll depart from post 4 with driver Austin Siegelman and start out at 5-1 on the morning-line.
Caviart Camden (post 5, 3-1) swung four-wide at three-quarters before closing like a shot to upset in a softer spot last week as a 14-1 outsider. Colin Kelly, who won 10 races last weekend to end Brett Beckwith’s six-week reign as the track’s “Driver of the Week”, will guide the Maria Alvarez student.
Betting On Caesar (post 10, 8-1) is another bumping up in class, as the Joe Bongiorno trainee crushed weaker on the front end when last seen on Dec. 27. Beckwith will be in the bike.
In the eighth race, $19,000 will be on the line in a $40,000-$60,000 claiming handicap pace, where all eyes will be on Boston Bound (post 10, 3-1). The Chris Height student went a brutal trip a week ago on the way to seventh-place finish as the 1-5 public choice as the speedball never got near the front end. Beckwith will be the pilot.
Sun Of A Show and Mamba are both looking for a second straight score.
The Tee Wine-trained Sun Of A Show (post 6, 7-2), who will be driven by Braxten Boyd, emerged from the pocket to win at odds of 10-1 last week, while Mamba (post 7, 4-1), who is trained by Bongiorno, went a gigantic parked-out effort to score as the 4-5 public choice back on Dec. 13. Can he overcome the layoff is the question. Kelly is listed to drive.
