Meadowlands: Friday 4/3 Analysis
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 4/3 card at The Meadowlands.
Derick GiwnerApr 01, 2015
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 4/3 card at The Meadowlands.
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Steve Asmussen reached 7,000 training wins in North America on Wednesday, when Drama Coach won the second race at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Asmussen entered the day needing two wins to reach the milestone, and he swept the first two races on the card.
Bac in Front is perfect in three starts this year at Los Alamitos, a winning streak that will be tested in Friday’s $205,200 La Primera Del Ano Derby for 3-year-old Quarter Horse fillies.
The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, Keeneland Race Course, and Churchill Downs have formed a partnership to generate funds for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance through a per-start donation from participating owners.
Anthony Bonomo has been named the new chairman of the New York Racing Association’s Reorganization Board, a spokesman for the company confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
Trainer Bob Baffert did not ship either of his top two Kentucky Derby prospects to New York for the Saturday’s Grade 1 Wood Memorial, but he did send the 3-year-old Lord Nelson cross-country for Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Bay Shore Stakes at seven furlongs.
Wonder Gal made an eye-catching debut last summer when she galloped to a 14 1/2-length victory in the Lynbrook Stakes, a six-furlong race at Belmont Park. Her 3-year-old debut figures to be much more challenging.