Meadowlands: Southwind Tyrion remains undefeated

Southwind Tyrion continued his impressive winning ways Friday night at the Meadowlands, upping his lifetime record to three wins in as many starts after taking the $60,000 Garden State, sponsored by the Standardbred Owners and Breeders of New Jersey, for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the trot in 1:54 3/5 over a track labeled 'good.'

The popular 1-9 favorite swung wide off the far turn and sprinted past his foes through the stretch to record a safe one length win for trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt. Cricket Fashion was second, with Red Redemption third.

Two weeks ago, Southwind Tyrion took the New Jersey Sire Stakes final in a lifetime-best 1:54. He now has earnings of $122,500 for owners S R F Stable, Ake Svanstedt, Knutsson Trotting, and Brittany Farms.

In the first of two Garden State divisions for 2-year-old fillies on the trot, Lindys Dollywood, the 4-1 third choice in the wagering, came from off-the-pace to nail Beautiful Game at the wire. The George Ducharme-trained, Scott Zeron-driven daughter of Muscle Hill-Lindys Crazy Dolly won for the first time in three career starts after stopping the clock in 1:54.

The Svanstedt-trained Presto made it two wins in three lifetime outings in the second division, hitting the wire in a lifetime-best 1:56 2/5. Yannick Gingras guided the product of Trixton-Susie's Magic to an easy score as the 1-5 favorite.

Dune Hill (Gingras) ran her winning streak to four in the Continentalvictory for 3-year-old filly trotters, holding off Ms Savannah Belle by a nose in 1:53 4/5 in winning for the sixth time in 16 starts for trainer Ron Burke. The daughter of Muscle Hill-Quite Possible paid $9.20 as the third choice in the betting.

Hillexotic, a Muscle Hill-Exotic Destination colt trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer, held off the late-charging 3-5 favorite Play Trix On Me in the Muscle Hill for 3-year-old colts and geldings on the trot. The winner, who was sent to the gate as the fourth choice in the betting at odds of 6-1, won for the first time in four career starts, hitting the wire in 1:53.

--press release (Meadowlands)--