The Meadows Pa Race 7

1609m

Prize Money: $57,061

SCARPA (3) won at Philadelphia two runs ago but couldn't repeat the dose at his latest appearance over 1609m at Meadowlands, beaten 8 metres. Will enjoy a nice run from this favourable starting position. Facing a tougher assignment but he is capable of testing this field. STRAPPED (1) is flying at present with two successive wins to his name, most recently at Philadelphia two weeks ago. Big chance to keep the ball rolling. HOOK N REEL (2) is in the mix following a respectable second at his most recent appearance over 1609m at Philadelphia. Something for the Multiples: FRIDAY NIGHT FATS (7) KEYSTONE AUGUSTA (8)

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: TSS FINAL

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Strapped (Fr1) 1211
Trainer: Nicholas Devita ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $45,947
Win / Place: 75% / 100%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAIN COREY (USA)

Dam: BORROW AND SPEND

100

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 3-1-0

Distance

4: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

4: 3-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 3-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 3-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Two-year-old gelding is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at Philadelphia and Pocono Downs both over 1609m. Last start posted a big 4 m win as favourite (Fr3) at Philadelphia (1:56.20) beating Bigmanballin in TSS-2YOCG on August 23 at $1.30. Hard to fault on recent form.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:56.20	1:56.20	3.8m	$1.30f	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Strapped 2. Bigmanballin 3. Lions Tale
1st of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Tyler Buter	1:55.40	1:55.40	5.3m	$2.00f	15	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Strapped 2. Black Tesla 3. Bigmanballin
2nd of 8	26/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Tyler Buter	1:56.00	1:56.00	7.5m	$2.70	14	2YOCG	$23,222	$5,806	1. Bentley Blue Chip 2. Strapped 3. Capt Osborne
1st of 8	12/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:56.40	1:56.40	1.5m	$15	-	2YOCG	$23,222	$11,611	1. Strapped 2. Capt Osborne 3. Wuhan
4th of 5	1/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Tyler Buter	2:00.40	2:00.40	15m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Joseph The Great 2. What The Neck 3. Splash Page
3rd of 6	10/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Tyler Buter	2:01.00	2:01.00	12.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Green To Go 2. Book It Armitage 3. Strapped

Scarpa (Fr3) 55112
Trainer: R Nifty Norman ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $40,131
Win / Place: 40% / 60%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: GREENSHOE (USA)

Dam: TUSCANY

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 2-1-0

Distance

5: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 2-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

2: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

3: 2-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 2-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start good run when 2nd (Fr7) over 1609m at Meadowlands, beaten 8 m by New Hope (1:53.10) in KNDRGARTEN on August 29 at $2.10. Two runs back posted a big 4 m win as favourite (Fr4) at Philadelphia (1:56.00) beating Caesarmoni Hanover in TSS-2YOCG on August 23 at $1.60. Genuine contender in this suitable contest.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	29/8/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:53.10	1:53.10	8.3m	$2.10f	6	KNDRGARTEN	$35,663	$8,916	1. New Hope 2. Scarpa 3. Maxman
1st of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:56.00	1:56.00	3.8m	$1.60f	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Scarpa 2. Caesarmoni Hanover 3. Bel Ragazzo
1st of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:57.30	1:57.30	0.6m	$3.70	17	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Scarpa 2. Green To Go 3. Lions Tale
5th of 10	24/7/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Andrew McCarthy	1:56.00	1:56.00	9.0m	$136	8	KNDRGARTEN	$36,284	$1,814	1. Gustav Vasa 2. New Hope 3. Jimdougie Armitage
5th of 8	16/7/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jacob Dunn	1:57.30	1:57.30	30.0m	$6.70	-	2YOCGNW2	$17,417	$871	1. Black Tesla 2. Loyal Son 3. Caesarmoni Hanover
4th of 7	30/6/26	Philadelphia	1609m			-	Jacob Dunn	2:01.10	2:01.10	9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Black Tesla 2. Celebrini 3. Night Manager

Bigmanballin (Fr4) 3432132
Trainer: Mahlon Martin ()
Driver: Mike Wilder
Prize Money: $38,963
Win / Place: 14% / 85%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: INTERNATIONAL MONI (USA)

Dam: BEHOLD THE DREAM

100

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 1-2-3

Distance

7: 1-2-3

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-1

Track

3: 1-1-1

Season

7: 1-2-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

7: 1-2-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 1-2-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Racing consistently with minor placings at his last two starts. Placed last start 2nd (Fr1) over 1609m at Philadelphia, beaten 4 m by Strapped (1:56.20) in TSS-2YOCG on August 23 at $21.70. Before that 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at Pocono Downs, beaten 12 m by Strapped (1:55.40) in TSS 2YRCG on August 10 at $9.70. Others make more appeal.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Mike Wilder	1:56.20	1:56.20	3.8m	$22	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$7,133	1. Strapped 2. Bigmanballin 3. Lions Tale
3rd of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Rawlings	1:55.40	1:55.40	12.8m	$9.70	10	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$3,424	1. Strapped 2. Black Tesla 3. Bigmanballin
1st of 7	31/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Wilbur Yoder	1:57.20	1:57.20	2.3m	$8.70	7	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Bigmanballin 2. Keystone Augusta 3. Longshanks
2nd of 8	24/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Wilbur Yoder	1:57.00	1:57.00	2.3m	$7.60	13	ARDEN 2YOC	$29,028	$7,257	1. Crimson Crown 2. Bigmanballin 3. Swinging Gimp
3rd of 7	11/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Mike Wilder	1:59.00	1:59.00	5.3m	$35	16	TSS-2YOCG	$29,028	$3,483	1. Keystone Augusta 2. Captain Cooper 3. Bigmanballin
4th of 8	25/6/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Art Stafford (Jnr)	1:57.10	1:57.10	19.5m	$56	7	2YOCGNW2	$17,417	$1,393	1. Lindy On The Wall 2. Weinberg 3. Capt Osborne

Green To Go (Fr5) 267128
Trainer: D R Ackerman ()
Driver: Brian Zendt
Prize Money: $26,454
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: GREENSHOE (USA)

Dam: DONNA HILL

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 1-2-0

Distance

6: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

6: 1-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

6: 1-2-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 1-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Well beaten last start by Strapped, a rival who he faces again; when 90 metres eighth at Philadelphia over 1609m in a TSS-2YOCG race on August 23. Can't have on that basis.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:56.20	1:56.20	90.0m	$3.90	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	-	1. Strapped 2. Bigmanballin 3. Lions Tale
2nd of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:57.30	1:57.30	0.6m	$3.30	10	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$7,133	1. Scarpa 2. Green To Go 3. Lions Tale
1st of 7	31/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brian Zendt	1:56.00	1:56.00	5.3m	$23	20	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Green To Go 2. Moni In His Pocket 3. Hades Hanover
1st of 4	22/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	D R Ackerman	2:01.30	2:01.30	57.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Green To Go 2. Ghost Fire 3. Gliding Wings
7th of 7	11/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Dave Palone	1:59.00	1:59.00	90.0m	$5.00	7	TSS-2YOCG	$29,028	-	1. Keystone Augusta 2. Captain Cooper 3. Bigmanballin
6th of 7	4/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tim Tetrick	1:55.40	1:55.40	126.0m	$13	13	ALL-STARS	$43,541	-	1. Dream Shaq 2. Celebrity Hunter 3. Captang

Lions Tale (Fr6) 2133
Trainer: Marcus Melander ()
Driver: Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $28,370
Win / Place: 25% / 100%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BAR HOPPING (USA)

Dam: I'M ON CLOUD NINE

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-2

Distance

4: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Track

2: 1-1-0

Season

4: 1-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 1-1-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 1-1-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 4.5 m third behind Strapped at Philadelphia over 1609m TSS-2YOCG last start. Before that was beaten 4.5 metres third at Pocono Downs in TSS 2YRCG on August 10. Racing well and worth each-way consideration.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Mattias Melander	1:56.20	1:56.20	4.5m	$12	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$3,424	1. Strapped 2. Bigmanballin 3. Lions Tale
3rd of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Mattias Melander	1:57.30	1:57.30	4.5m	$2.10f	10	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$3,424	1. Scarpa 2. Green To Go 3. Lions Tale
1st of 6	31/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Mattias Melander	1:57.10	1:57.10	10.5m	$3.70	20	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Lions Tale 2. Loyal Son 3. Massive Road
2nd of 6	11/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dexter Dunn	1:58.00	1:58.00	0.9m	$2.70	-	TSS-2YOCG	$29,028	$7,257	1. Hook N Reel 2. Lions Tale 3. River Cole
6th of 6	19/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Mattias Melander	1:57.10	1:57.10	42m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Morethanenough 2. Wrong Sounds Right 3. Hypersonic
4th of 4	6/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Mattias Melander	1:59.30	1:59.30	27.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Mats 2. Bigtime Chapter 3. Kaws

Friday Night Fats (Fr7) 464111
Trainer: Matthew Burkholder ()
Driver: Brady Brown
Prize Money: $46,278
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

Picket Fence

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CANTAB HALL (USA)

Dam: LOVELY LIV

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 3-0-0

Distance

6: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Track

4: 1-0-0

Season

6: 3-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

6: 3-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 3-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Scored at his last three starts. Last start won by a neck (Fr3) at Philadelphia (1:57.00) beating Hook N Reel in TSS-2YOCG on August 23 at $2.60. Hard to leave out on current form. Sure to give backers a sight.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	23/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:57.00	1:57.00	0.3m	$2.60	13	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Friday Night Fats 2. Hook N Reel 3. Moni In His Pocket
1st of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Mike Wilder	1:57.10	1:57.10	3.8m	$1.60f	10	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Friday Night Fats 2. Bel Ragazzo 3. Loyal Son
1st of 7	31/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Dave Palone	1:57.00	1:57.00	30.8m	$1.40f	7	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$14,265	1. Friday Night Fats 2. Royal Reid 3. Deep Pockets
4th of 8	24/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:56.00	1:56.00	3.8m	$2.60f	13	ARDEN 2YOC	$29,028	$2,322	1. Red Andray 2. Hades Hanover 3. Keystone Augusta
6th of 7	11/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brady Brown	1:54.30	1:54.30	27.0m	$34	16	PASS-2YOCG	$81,052	-	1. Captang 2. Red Storm Hanover 3. Celebrity Hunter
4th of 8	25/6/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brian Zendt	1:59.10	1:59.10	6.0m	$63	-	POPUP2YOCG	$14,514	$1,161	1. Hades Hanover 2. Red Andray 3. Chipsahoy Hanover

Keystone Augusta (Fr8) 3113252
Trainer: William Daugherty (Jnr) ()
Driver: Aaron Merriman
Prize Money: $37,027
Win / Place: 28% / 85%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CAPTAIN COREY (USA)

Dam: MISS AULTSVILLE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 2-2-2

Distance

7: 2-2-2

Trk/Dst

5: 2-1-2

Track

5: 2-1-2

Season

10: 3-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

6: 2-1-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 2-2-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 2nd (Fr3) over 1609m at Washington well beaten by Sa's Tiki Bar (2:08.40) in PASS2YRCTA on August 16. Two runs back 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at Pocono Downs, beaten 24 m by Scarpa (1:57.30) in TSS 2YRCG on August 10 at $9.90. Needs to lift.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 5	16/8/26	Washington	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brian Zendt	2:08.40	2:08.40	0.0m	$1.00	6	PASS2YRCTA	$5,884	$1,471	1. Sa's Tiki Bar 2. Keystone Augusta 3. Hat Trick Hanover
5th of 7	10/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brian Zendt	1:57.30	1:57.30	24.0m	$9.90	10	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$1,427	1. Scarpa 2. Green To Go 3. Lions Tale
2nd of 7	31/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brian Zendt	1:57.20	1:57.20	2.3m	$3.80	7	TSS-2YOCG	$28,531	$7,133	1. Bigmanballin 2. Keystone Augusta 3. Longshanks
3rd of 8	24/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brian Zendt	1:56.00	1:56.00	1.5m	$3.30	13	ARDEN 2YOC	$29,028	$3,483	1. Red Andray 2. Hades Hanover 3. Keystone Augusta
1st of 7	11/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brian Zendt	1:59.00	1:59.00	3.0m	$2.80	9	TSS-2YOCG	$29,028	$14,514	1. Keystone Augusta 2. Captain Cooper 3. Bigmanballin
1st of 7	2/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brian Zendt	1:57.00	1:57.00	0.3m	$14	7	POPUP2YOCG	$14,514	$7,257	1. Keystone Augusta 2. Red Andray 3. Brad Brad Brad

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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