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MEADOWS-PENN PICK 4 STARTS FRIDAY
The Meadows and Penn National Race Course, our sister track in Grantville, Pennsylvania, will be working together to offer a dual-breed Pick4 on Friday evenings starting this Friday, July 14.
Featuring a low 12% takeout, the wager will consist of two races from each track, starting with the first race from Penn National, followed by harness racing dash 4 at The Meadows. The third leg will be Penn National’s second race, while The Meadows’ 5th race will conclude the wager, which should take place all within a 40-minute time span. The Pick4 will begin at approximately 6PM, which is first post at PNRC. The Meadows’ post time on Fridays is 5:10PM.
ADIOS AROUND THE CORNER
The Adios Pace for the Orchids, the highlight of the racing schedule each year at The Meadows, is coming up soon. Elimination races will take place on Saturday, July 22, with the final the following Saturday. Post time on Adios Day (July 29) will be 11:45PM. It is the only variation during July in our schedule, which currently is Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 12:45, Fridays at 5:10.
MONTI RECORDS 5 WINS
Drew Monti, who has made The Meadows a more prominent part of his busy driving schedule this year, had a big day on Thursday, July 6. He drove in 12 races for the afternoon, winning 5, with two second-place finishes. Only one of his wins was with a favorite (Benjamin Hanover, 1-2), while two were at prices of 10-1 or higher (Rockin Romance, 15-1 and Dirty Dreams, 10-1). Monti is now 7th in victories at The Meadows this year with 60.
POST 5 is #1
Over the past 10 years, post position #5 has regularly been at the top of the list in winning percentage at The Meadows, usually around 15%, but this season it has been even more of an advantage than usual. Through July 8, horses leaving from post position 5 have won 211 times in 1,136 starts, an 18.6% clip. Second-best is post #3, at 13.7%.
If you would like additional information at any point, please reach out to track announcer Jeff Zidek.
by Jeff Zidek, for The Meadows
