Freshman Fall Final Four Entries
At 10h42, on November 15, 2023 • By MEADOWLANDS
The box for the Freshman Fall Final Four stakes, last of the 2-year-old Grand Circuit stakes of the season, has closed and the number of entries will necessitate eliminations on Saturday for all divisions to advance to next week’s finals.
The Governor’s Cup colt & gelding pace drew sixteen entries. Per race conditions, Kindergarten Final winner Lou Vuitton goes directly to the $440,000 (est.) final while the remaining colts will battle to determine the nine other finalists.
Entries for the $415,000 (est.) Goldsmith Maid filly trot numbered eighteen with Sambuca Hanover riding her Kindergarten pass directly to the final while the other girls skirmish over the remaining nine berths.
Both the $410,000 (est.) Valley Victory colt trot and $360,000 (est.) Three Diamonds filly pace drew a dozen entrants, each requiring a single elimination.
Karl and Caviart Belle go straight to the finals on their Kindergarten merit. Security Protected accepted a free Valley Victory pass and an as yet to be determined filly (currently waiting on a response to the offer) will get a bye to the Three Diamonds, both based on seasonal earnings. That leaves a ten horse elimination to be pared down to eight that will join the aforementioned in each of those finals.
Complete entries for the Thursday card at Dover may be seen at this link.
