STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

Representing the drivers, trainers, caretakers, breeders and owners of New Jersey

64 Business Route 33

Manalapan, NJ 07726

Phone: 732-462-2357

Fax: 732-409-0741

STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

Representing the drivers, trainers, caretakers, breeders and owners of New Jersey

64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726 

Phone: 732-462-2357 | Fax: 732-409-0741

BACK

MY WAY, ALLEGIANT MAKE AMENDS IN NJSS AT BIG M

Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations • July 21, 2023

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — July 21, 2023 — After disappointing their fan bases in their most recent starts, My Way and Allegiant got into the win column Friday night at The Meadowlands by winning their respective $30,000 divisions of the second leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds on the trot.

My Way (Muscle Hill-Fine Tuned Lady) broke early a week ago in leg one as the 4-5 favorite but had no such problem Friday in the first of three splits for colts and geldings, displaying two moves on the way to a 3¼-length score in 1:54.4 to win his second career betting start. Poof Of Record, the 6-5 favorite, was second best.

“He took a bad step and I lost him,” said winning driver Tim Tetrick of last week. “Tonight, he wanted to run on the last turn, but I yelled at him to make him pay attention.”

My Way, a Marcus Melander student, returned $5.80 to win as the 9-5 second choice in the wagering.

Last week, Allegiant (Tactical Landing-Too Good For You) finished second as the 3-5 public choice, but her fans came back for another try, this time at odds of 2-5, and the Vernon Beachy trainee delivered by three-quarters-of-a-length after going a pocket trip in 1:54.2 in the second of three divisions for fillies.

“She’s an excellent horse,” said winning driver Dave Miller. “She tries very hard and has good manners and good speed. Behind the gate I saw Dexter (Dunn, driving eventual second-place finisher Special Talent) was right on the gate and I was thinking it would be good to get a trip right behind him.”

Now a winner of three-of-four career starts, Allegiant returned $2.80 to win.

AND THE OTHER WINNERS WERE: The other fillies emerging victorious were Walcango (Walner-Tamgo Donato) in 1:54.3 for driver Todd McCarthy and trainer Jim Campbell as the 9-2 third choice and Soiree Hanover (Walner-Spring Gala), who stayed perfect in two NJSS outings after scoring in 1:55.4 for Tetrick and Lucas Wallin as the 3-5 public choice.

On the colt and gelding side, Sig Sauer (Muscle Hill-Sigilwig) made his parimutuel debut a winning one for Andy McCarthy and Noel Daley in 1:54.4. The 9-5 second choice took down 4-5 favorite Stormcloudfashion, who finished second.

Finally, Mars Hill (Muscle Hill-Cardinale) made it two-for-two in Sire Stakes starts in 1:55.2 for Todd McCarthy and Tony Alagna. After winning last week at odds of 14-1, he once again rewarded his backers, scoring as the 7-1 third choice.

A LITTLE MORE: Todd McCarthy led the driver colony with three wins. … Alagna’s double paced the trainers. … There were no winning tickets sold on the 20-cent Pick-6, creating a carryover of $6,275 for Saturday night. … Free past performances for every race of every Big M card are available by going to playmeadowlands.com. … All-source handle totaled $2,839,183 on the 14-race card. … Racing resumes Saturday at 6:20 p.m.

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations July 29, 2025
Imagine your prom is in a few days and two of the prettiest girls in school want you to put the corsage on her wrist and slow dance the night away in the gymnasium under the basketball hoop. Tough decision ...
By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager July 29, 2025
Super Chapter, who won one of last week’s three Hambletonian Stakes eliminations, drew post two for Saturday’s $1 million final at The Meadowlands and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 100th edition of the sport’s premier event for 3-year-old trotters ...
By Meadowlands Racetrack July 28, 2025
On Saturday, August 2, the Meadowlands Racetrack showcases the 100th Hambletonian, presented by FanDuel ...
By Hambletonian Society July 28, 2025
From award-winning author, researcher, and equine professional, Cheryl L. Eriksen comes Greyhound, the most complete biographical portrait of the greatest racehorse history (nearly) forgot ...
By Courtney Stafford July 28, 2025
The recipients have been named for the 2025 scholarships awarded by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) and the Backstretch Community Assistance Program (BCAP) ...
By Ray Cotolo, for The Meadowlands July 27, 2025
The picture for the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks shifted greatly from expectations with some surprise performances from both ends of the spectrum in the three $50,000 eliminations at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 26) ...
More Posts