Wind Of The North survived a :27.3 opening quarter in the slop and went on to collect his 14th win of the season during The Meadows’ $20,000 Preferred Handicap Trot on Monday (Nov. 19).
After Aaron Merriman gave Wind Of The North a :30.3 second-panel breather, the eight-year-old Cantab Hall-Talk To The Wind gelding had enough in the tank to hold off the rallying Classic Banker by a head in 1:56.1. The pocket-sitting PL Jerico finished third.
Wind Of The North, capturing the Monday (Nov. 19) feature at The Meadows
Bill Bercury trains and owns Wind Of The North, who now boasts 49 victories and $1,026,058 in earnings for his career.
Elsewhere on the card, Its A Dew Thing lit up the tote board when he scored at 96-1 for Chris Shaw, trainer Norm Parker and owner Tom Klosky Jr. The five-year-old Western Ideal-Artbitration gelding returned $228 for a $2 win-place-show ticket and set up a double-carryover of $5,888.89 for Tuesday’s Pick 5 and a $1,629.04 for Tuesday’s first superfecta, which is currently scheduled for Race 2.
Mike Micallef, Jim Pantaleano and Merriman each piloted a pair of winners on the 13-race program.
Big-score wagering opportunities will abound Tuesday at The Meadows, as the card features four carryovers. They include:
- Pick 5 (Taces 9-13), two-day carryover of $5,888.89.
- Pick 4 (Races 4-7), $3,905.52. The Meadows, in association with the United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Initiative, will guarantee this pool at $5,000 as it does for each Monday and Tuesday Pick 4.
- Superfecta (Race 2), $1,639.04. Should a scratch or scratches leave the second race with fewer than eight wagering interests, the carryover will be applied to the first superfecta with at least eight wagering interests.
- Super Hi-5 (Race 13), $670.20.
First post Tuesday is 1:05 p.m.
(The Meadows)