On a perfect Memorial Day Weekend Saturday night (May 28) that featured great weather and great racing, wagering went past the $3-million mark at The Meadowlands for the 12th time in 2022 from 39 total racing programs.
Wagering was vigorous at The Meadowlands Saturday night (March 26) with all-source action clearing the $3-million hurdle for the fourth time in 2022 as $3,173,852 was put in play on the 13-race card.
According to the past performances, Lyons Steel would need a lot of things to go his way, but nonetheless survived bumping up in class to emerge victorious in Saturday night’s (Feb. 20) co-featured $22,500 winners-over $11,500 conditioned pace at The Meadowlands.
Following a perfect second-over trip, the razor sharp six-year-old gelded son of Rock N Roll Heaven-Lyons Luck blasted home off cover to pull off a 6-1 surprise, and in the process, upped his winning streak to three.
After floating away from the gate from post 5 in the seven-horse field, driver Corey Callahan had Lyons Steel in sixth at the quarter. Early leader and 5-2 second choice Italian Delight N yielded to My Pal Joe at the half in :55.3 as the flow started to develop on the rim.
Meladys Monet is getting up in age but remains young at heart. The 12-year-old male trotter has three wins and a second in four starts this season and will look for career victory No. 71 when he visits The Meadowlands for Saturday’s $22,500 conditioned trot.
“He’s doing really good,” trainer Hermann Heitmann said. “Nothing has changed with him (over the years). He is still acting like a young horse, actually. He likes to play around in the paddocks, he enjoys his lunch, he doesn’t look like he wants to slow down yet.
“He just likes to race.”
Meladys Monet is a son of Revenue S out of Keystone Melady. He was bred by Ester Balenzano and her husband Luca, who passed away last year. Ester remains the horse’s owner under the Melady Enterprises banner.