Max Contract and driver Andy Miller were forced to sweat out a Judges’ inquiry en route to capturing the $92,300 Shady Daisy, which looked a bit like a demolition derby in deep stretch.
Max Contract entered Saturday’s (July 16) $150,000 Mistletoe Shalee at The Meadowlands with the least experience. But, despite making only her fifth start, the daughter of Huntsville flashed an incredible turn of speed in the homestretch and devoured pacesetter Boudoir Hanover on the line to capture the event for three-year-old pacing fillies in a stakes record-equaling 1:48.3.
A morning of sunshine and mild heat draped East Rutherford, N.J. for another session of Breakfast at the Babies on Saturday (June 25) at The Meadowlands.
Jujubee and Whiskey Blu, old rivals from a spring late-closer event, showed how well they’ve developed Friday at The Meadows, as each captured a division of the Super Bowl, a $147,706 Pennsylvania Sires Stake that wraps up the four preliminary legs in the series for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters.
With two wins and as many seconds, Jujubee cemented a berth in the $250,000 championship while Whiskey Blu’s two victories likely will earn him a slot. All four finals for sophomores are set for Sept. 4 at Pocono.
Jujubee quarter-poled to the top for Tony Hall and never had an anxious moment, defeating the rallying Ethan T Hanover by 3-3/4 lengths in a career-best 1:53.1. Early leader Sunny Crockett completed the ticket.