Meadows Monday Memo

LUCKY7 STARTS NEXT WEEK

The Lucky7, The Meadows’ new Pick-7 wager, will begin next Wednesday, March 6.  With a $1 minimum and a 15% takeout, the harness racing wager will take place daily beginning in Race 3.  It is not a jackpot wager – all full winning tickets will share in the pool.  However, if no full winning tickets are sold, there will be a 100% carryover of the net pool.

STAKE SEASON AROUND THE CORNER

Every year, The Meadows’ Spring Series events are the lead-in to stake season, and the first series events kick off on Wednesday, March 7.  The draw will take place this Friday for the first event, the Donna Dunn Memorial Series, for 3- and 4-year-old pacing fillies and mares.  Each series will have 2 legs and a final.  The finals will take place between March 20-22.

CLOSE BATTLE ATOP DRIVER STANDINGS

Drivers Dave Palone and Ronnie Wrenn are locked in a close battle for first place in wins among drivers at The Meadows.  Palone has 51, while Wrenn currently has 50 victories.  Aaron Merriman is third (42), followed by Hunter Myers (24) and Brady Brown (18).  Notable among drivers with fewer starts, Tyler Stillings has driven 10 races so far in 2024, with 3 wins and 4 second place finishes, for a UDRS rating of .522.

If you would like additional information at any point, please reach out to track announcer Jeff Zidek (jeff.zidek@pennentertainment.com).

by Jeff Zidek, for The Meadows