EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – After cashing some big checks in the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series at Yonkers Raceway last month, Take All Comers (Creatine) was clearly the one to beat in the Friday night contest at The Meadowlands, and the Jim Campbell trainee went 1-5 public choice in the $25,000 trot for winners – up from $12,500 in their last five starts.
Take All Comers was alert away from post five in the eight-horse field and took the point from the first turn before giving the lead to 5-2 second choice Resolve To Win, who stopped the clock on the quarter while parked in :27.4.
With the field’s top two horses racing 1-2, there wasn’t much action at the back as Resolve To Win moved past half in:56.1 and three-quarters in 1:25.2.
Midway through the stretch driver Colin Kelly, whose two nights of five wins last weekend ended Brett Beckwith’s six-week stranglehold as winner of The Big M’s Driver of the Week, tapped Take All Comers from the pocket, and the duo methodically made up ground on the leader before moving to the safest possible score of 1 length in 1:54.1. Super Duper Cooper was explosive late, taking second over Resolve To Win.
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“It was an ideal trip for the horse from his qualifying competition [which he won in 1:54.4]Kelly said. “He could have cut it off [on the front end]. [This win] was well deserved. This horse is a real gentleman. I never asked him, to be completely honest with you. I felt very confident when it came off. He has a lot of class and knows what he is doing.”
An 8-year-old gelding son of Creatine-Nantab, Take All Comers, who now has 25 wins from 81 lifetime attempts, increased his gaudy bank account to $1,234,801 for owners Runthetable Stables. He paid $2.60 to win.
MEADOW’S SIX-PACK: Meadow Twaddle, the 23-year-old co-host of the “Hot 2 Trot” podcast, was back on the Sam McKee Memorial Set on Friday night and once again picked the winners.
Twaddle ended the night with six on top, including best bet Rock On Line ($6 to win in the second race), EA Mushu ($7.40 in the 11e) and Leave And Roll ($7.20 in the 12e).
Her regular partner, Big M TV veteran Dave Little, dealt out five and treated his followers to the early Pick-4, where they collected $130 when they played Little’s $1 base betting ticket.
AN EARLY BEGINNING: In an effort to get everyone home earlier than normal with the expected snowstorm on the way early Sunday morning, Saturday’s race card will have a first race post time of 6 p.m. The Big M simulcast pregame show begins at 5:35 p.m., with Twaddle joined by Debbie Little, who will serve as an on-set host. Debbie is the associate editor and columnist for Harness Racing update.
NO SUNDAY RACING: Due to the expected bad weather, Sunday’s race card has been canceled. Simulcasting and betting at the FanDuel Sportsbook is expected to be available, but check The Big M’s website. Speelweidelands.combefore heading out.
A LITTLE MORE: A transfer of $4,271 enticed players to pump $16,737 in “new money” into the 20-cent Pick-6 pot, and after a series in which the odds for the winner were 4-5, 4-1, 1-5, 5-2, 5-2 and 12-1, the winning tickets were exchanged for $1,903.10. … The Beckwith-Kelly rivalry picked up where it left off last week, as both pilots recorded three wins on the card. A week ago, Kelly won 10 times. Beckwith was next with seven scores. … The 14-race program total was $2,980,371, the biggest night of business in The Meadowlands – and likely the entire industry – in 2026.
For full race results, click here: American trotting results
Through Dave Kleinfor The Meadowlands
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