Meadowlands: Hambletonian Oaks lures 18 fillies

Eighteen 3-year-olds entered today for the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks, the filly division of the Hambletonian.

Hambletonian Festival week kicks off on July 29 with two $40,438 eliminations to narrow the field to 10 for the $500,000 Oaks Final on Hambletonian Day, Sat., Aug. 5, at The Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ.

The favorite in the field will be Dan Patch divisional champion Ariana G. The talented homebred daughter of 2009 Hambletonian winner Muscle Hill sports a record of three wins in four tries this year, with lifetime earnings just under $1 million, at $937,839. Ariana G comes from the royal broodmare band of Marvin Katz and AL Libfeld, and her full sister All The Time, won the 2016 Hambletonian Oaks for the same team of owner/breeders Katz-Libfeld and trainer Jimmy Takter.

$40,438 Oaks Elim for Sat., July 29 (race placement to be determined)

Post	Horse	Trainer	Named Driver
1	HILLARMBRO	Trond Smedshammer	Trond Smedshammer
2	MAGIC PRESTO	Richard Norman	Brian Sears
3	THAT’S ALL MONI	Jimmy Takter	Tim Tetrick
4	SOUTHWIND AVANTI	Anette Lorentzon	Tim Tetrick
5	OVERDRAFT VOLO	Julie Miller	Andy Miller
6	CAVIART WONDER	Noel Daley	Andrew McCarthy
7	FEED YOUR HEAD	Jimmy Takter	Yannick Gingras
8	BROADWAY IDOLE	Jim Campbell	Scott Zeron
9	EVELYN	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Svanstedt

$40,438 Oaks Elim for Sat., July 29 (race placement to be determined)

Post	Horse	Trainer	Named Driver
1	GLITZEY GAL	Richard Norman	David Miller
2	ICE ATTRACTION	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Svanstedt
3	DREAM TOGETHER	Luc Blais	Dan Dube
4	ARIANA G	Jimmy Takter	Yannick Gingras
5	FINE TUNED LADY	John Butenschoen	Corey Callahan
6	DREAM BABY DREAM	Rod Allen	Rod Allen
7	TREVISO	Charlie Norris	Charlie Norris
8	COOL CATES	Noel Daley	Andrew McCarthy
9	SUNSHINE DELIGHT	Staffan Lind	Brett Miller

The top five finishers in each elim will advance to the final on Aug. 5. There is no Lasix or any race day medication permitted in the Hambletonian Oaks or Open. Elimination winners draw for inside posts 1-5 and all other finalists will then be placed in an open draw. The winner of the final on Aug. 5 is the Oaks winner, regardless of elimination finish on July 29.