Meadowlands: Carryovers and Kindergarten highlight weekend action

There will be no need for horse players to knock on doors this weekend to get tricks and treats, all they need to do is head to The Meadowlands, where three carryovers will be available Friday (Oct. 30) to satisfy the sweet tooth of any punter before the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds, a tasty treat with purses totaling $500,000, takes center stage on Halloween Night, Saturday (Oct. 31).

On Friday, the first race will offer a carryover on the Early 20-cent Pick-5 of $20,891. Last Saturday, after a sequence that saw winner’s odds of 7-2, 3-5, 17-1, 84-1 and 22-1, no winning tickets were sold. Those with four correct selections collected $1,741.00.

Carryover No. 2 will come in race three, as the 20-cent Pick-6 will start out with $2,655 up for grabs. Last Saturday, after a sequence that saw winner’s odds of 17-1, 84-1, 22-1, 7-1, 1-1 and 2-1, the only players cashing in – for $35.22 – were those with four correct selections.

Finally, the third and final Friday carryover comes in race seven. Last Saturday, the 10-cent Hi-5 (Pentafecta) combination of 5-8-7-1-4 yielded no winning tickets, and after the low 15 percent takeout was removed from the pool of approximately $10,000, a carryover of $8,417 remained.

THE KINDERGARTEN

The series for freshmen of each sex and gait will make up the Early 50-cent Pick-4 on Saturday. Each has a purse of $125,000. Here is a snapshot of horses who are major players:

· Race 6 (Filly Trot): Orinoco stormed home to win the fifth and final leg last Friday as the even-money favorite in 1:54 2/5. The Captain Corey-Bonnie Lou product finished third in her Breeders Crown elimination in the start prior, but was disqualified and placed sixth, costing her a spot in the final.

· Race 7 (Colt and Gelding Pace): The Joe Bongiorno-trained and driven Seine (Sweet Lou-Lock Bridge) was dominant in his Leg 5 score, hitting the wire in a lifetime-best 1:50 4/5 as the 1-5 public choice. He will have his hands full with Starstruck Dreamer (Captaintreacherous-Scarlett Hanover), the Noel Daley trainee who just missed in the Breeders Crown to Blazin Lou.

· Race 8 (Filly Pace): This race shapes up as a great matchup between Miss Dolce (Perfect Sting-Beautiful Candy) and Perfect Body (Perfect Sting-Sweet Body), the winners from last week’s two divisions.

· Race 9 (Colt and Gelding Trot): Obiter Dictum (Tactical Landing-Insolentreusite) was a safe winner in one of two Leg 5 divisions a week ago as the Marcus Melander student was using trotting hobbles for the second time. Melander’s Gustav Vasa (Face Time Bourbon-Ms Emily Mariette) pulled off a 12-1 surprise in the other dash.

-edited release (Dave Little for Meadowlands)