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MEADOWLANDS AND ITS HORSEMEN TO RAISE MONEY FOR FLORIDA FIRE VICTIMS

Such a great thing the Meadowlands and its horsemen are doing.  They are teaming up to raise money for the victims of a horrific barn fire in Florida earlier this week. 12 race horses were killed in a fire at the South Florida Trotting Center late Tuesday night. 11 other horses were rescued, but suffered various injuries including two who were listed in critical condition. The fire broke out in a barn shared by trainers Roman Lopez and Thomas Haughton.

“This is everyone’s worst nightmare that is involved with horses and we at the Meadowlands knew immediately it was our responsibility to do anything we can to help these horsemen who suffered the loss of their horses,” said Meadowlands GM/CEO Jason M. Settlemoir.

Drivers and trainers competing this weekend at the Meadowlands are invited to fill out a form available in the paddock to pledge a percentage of their earnings to those affected by the fire. The money will be deducted by the horsemen’s bookkeeper and sent directly to the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association.

Any interested IdaBet.com players or other owners or horsemen interested in donating are asked to contact Jennifer Bongiorno at the Meadowlands via email at jbongiorno@playmeadowlands.com or by calling (201) 460-4166.

Earlier this winter, the Meadowlands and its horsemen raised more than $30,000 for the victims of another barn fire in Ontario that killed 43 horses.

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Trotters, distaffers headline Friday at Big M

You heard it first here on the IdaBet.com Player News Blog!  A 12-race card featuring trotters and distaff pacers awaits punters on Friday (March 18) at The Meadowlands, with nearly a quarter million dollars in carryovers and guaranteed pools on the line as well.
Co-featured third-level events share the spotlight on the track, with a full field of ten trotters competing in the evening’s seventh event and a septet of distaff pacers squaring off in the night’s 11th race.  The $12,500 seventh features Julie Miller trainee Magenta Man, who seeks his seventh win in nine starts on the year.  Just last week, the 4-year-old Muscles Yankee gelding kept on for a 1:53.4 triumph over World Cup after making two early moves to protect the lead.  Usual driver Andy Miller will team up with Magenta Man from post 4.  To Magenta Man’s immediate outside will be World Cup, who swung four-wide off the far turn and just missed Magenta Man by half a length last week.  Joe Bongiorno once again will drive the Richard Johnson-trained 7-year-old.
A pair of solid invaders are in the offing, with Can Do (Anthony Napolitano) returning from Saratoga after enjoying some success in the Open ranks earlier this meet, and Workout Wonder (Andy McCarthy) commencing his 4-year-old season following mild success on the New York Sire Stakes circuit last year.
The evening’s featured $12,00 distaff features the invading Mandy’s Mattjesty, who swept a late closing series at The Meadows in February.  Ron Burke entered the 6-year-old His Mattjesty mare for the optional $20,000 claiming price, and Joe Bongiorno will drive her from post 1 in the field of seven.  Among her top rivals are Tom Fanning trainee Do Your Job (Marcus Miller), who emerged through traffic to save second in her seasonal debut last week, and Mischief Maker N (Steven Nason), who makes her first Stateside start for new trainer Kelvin...

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IdaBet Players WOW – TWO-DAY SANTA ANITA PICK SIX CARRYOVER FUELS MASSIVE TOTAL POOL OF $2.6 MILLION ON THURSDAY AT SANTA ANITA

With a two-day Pick Six carryover from Sunday of $548,670 providing the pari-mutuel impetus, $2,115,962 in “new money” was wagered Thursday, creating a massive total Pick Six pool at Santa Anita of $2,664,632 by third race post time.

On a day when “form” for the most part, held, there were 304 winning tickets, each worth $5,537.40.  There were 8,876 consolation tickets with five winners, each paying $54.40.

Contested on races three through eight, second choice Foxy Fresh, off at 9-5, paid $5.60 to win the third.  Favored Algorhythmic, off at 9-5, was up to win the fourth race by a nose and paid $5.60 to win.  Longshot Awesome Luck, off at 14-1, took race five and paid $30.20.  Race six went to 3-5 favorite Shiny Nugget, who paid $3.20 to win.

Thursday’s seventh race went to another favorite, Big Move, who was off at 7-5 and paid $4.80 to win.  The eighth and final race went to favored Surfing the Menu, who was off at 2-1 and paid $6.40 to win.

First post time for an eight-race card on Friday at Santa Anita is at 1 p.m.  Admission gates open at 11 a.m.

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IdaBet Players Note: TOEWS ON ICE HEADS SUNDAY’S $75,000 SAN PEDRO STAKES

In an ongoing effort to keep our IdaBet.com players in the know with all things racing…we thought you would want to know that graded stakes winning Toews On Ice heads a field of seven sophomores in Santa Anita’s $75,000 San Pedro Stakes at six furlongs on Sunday.  (Originally scheduled for this past Friday, March 11, the San Pedro was cancelled due to heavy rain and re-drawn this morning).

TOEWS ON ICE:  Trained by Bob Baffert and named for Chicago Blackhawks star center and captain, Jonathan Toews (pronounced TAVES), Toews On Ice was an impressive winner of the Grade III, seven furlong Bob Hope Stakes three starts back on Nov. 14 at Del Mar, but he comes off a disappointing sixth place finish as the 3-5 favorite in the one mile Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park Jan. 18.

Owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, Toews On Ice, who is Triple Crown nominated, was a close second to his highly regarded stablemate Mor Spirit two starts back in the Grade I Los Alamitos Futurity on Dec. 19.  A Kentucky-bred colt by Archarcharch, Toews On Ice has pressed or been on the early lead in all seven of his starts, resulting in three wins and earnings of $245,700.

DENMAN’S CALL:  Trained by Doug O’Neill, this Kentucky-bred gelding by Northern Afleet has done little wrong in two starts.  A stylish 3 ¾ length first-out maiden special weight winner going 5 ½ furlongs here on Jan. 9, Denman’s Call hugged the rail en route to an impressive third place finish behind top Derby contender Nyquist in the Grade II, seven furlong San Vicente Stakes on Feb. 15—an effort that earned him a lofty 94 Beyer Speed figure.  Owned by Gilman Racing, Westside Rentals.com or W.C. Racing, Inc., Denman’s Call is also Triple Crown nominated and could use a win in the San Pedro as a springboard to the Derby trail.

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IdaBet Players Note: AWESOME LUCK WINS $58,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS

A top of the mornin’ IdaBet.com players!  With the luck of the Irish wafting in the air on St. Patrick’s Day at Santa Anita, Harris Farms’ home-bred Awesome Luck made every pole a winning one in taking Thursday’s $58,000, one mile allowance feature by 1 ¼ lengths under Santiago Gonzalez.  Conditioned by Blake Heap, the 5-year-old Ghostzapper mare seemed to appreciate a surface switch from turf to dirt as she negotiated the distance in 1:37.97.

“She doesn’t seem to handle the grass,” said Heap in reference to a 13 ½ length defeat going one mile on turf here Feb. 21.  “She’s a steady-paced type of filly and today, she showed what she can do.  I told John (owner, Harris) she was doing good coming into this.”

Off at 14-1 in race five, the middle leg in Santa Anita’s Pick Six, which, thanks to a two-day carryover, generated a total pool today of more than $2.6 million, Awesome Luck was the second biggest price in a field of seven California-bred or sired mares and paid $30.20, $11.00 and $7.00.

With the winner’s share of $34,800, she increased her earnings to $96,875.  Awesome Luck now has two wins from 12 career starts.

“It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we have the green and white colors, so I guess that didn’t hurt,” said Harris.  “I don’t know if the jock’s Irish, but I guess today, everybody is!”

The heavy favorite at 3-2, Take It Easyplease sat second the entire trip, but couldn’t keep up with the winner around the far turn and finished second, 1 ¾ lengths in front of Stole a Kiss.  Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Take It Easyplease paid $3.40 and $2.80.

Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Stole a Kiss was off at 6-1 and paid $3.80 to show.

With a two-day Pick Six carryover of $548,670 from Sunday, $2,115,962 in “new money” was wagered on Thursday, creating a total Pick Six pool of $2,664,632.  Thursday’s Pick Six will conclude with the eighth race, which is scheduled...

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Bonus Cash On Australia & New Zealand – IdaMatch Wednesdays

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