Meadowlands: Takter, Alagna net training hat tricks

Trainers Jimmy Takter and Tony Alagna had the hot horses Friday night at the Meadowlands, as each conditioner sent three pupils apiece to the winner’s circle.

Takter swept the early Daily Double with Susy and Tactical Landing, not only as trainer, but driver as well. Susy, a daughter of Father Patrick who was sent off at 2-5, took a division of the Kindergarten Classic for 2-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55 1/5, and Tactical Landing, the 1-2 public choice, completed a $4, all-Takter double in a non-winners of two event. The Hambletonian hopeful, a son of Muscle Hill, hit the wire in 1:52 3/5.

Takter’s three-bagger was complete after 1-9 choice Beautiful Sin won a Kindergarten for 2-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55 1/5 in the sixth race. The daughter of Muscle Hill made it two wins in as many parimutuel starts.

Alagna sent out a pair of winners in the Kindergarten for 2-year-old colts and geldings on the pace. The first was in race five, when Major Deception (a Captaintreacherous colt) scored in 1:53 3/5 as the 3-5 favorite. The other was with Captain Ahab (another Captaintreacherous colt), who scored as the 4-5 choice in a sizzling 1:51 1/5 in race nine.

Tony’s trifecta was capped in the 11th race when 5-1 chance (the longest shot of the night) Key West scored in a Kindergarten for 2-year-old pacing fillies in a remarkable 1:51 1/5. Making her second career start, the daughter of Captaintreacherous paced her final quarter in 25 4/5.

Trainer Marcus Melander also had multiple wins on the card, annexing Kindergarten splits for rookie trotting colts with Muscle Hill sons Green Manalishi S in 1:55 2/5 and Gerry in 1:54 3/5.

--press release (Meadowlands)--