Breakfast With The Babies Wrap for July 4, 2025

Friday, July 4, 2025

Breakfast With The Babies, sponsored by Fashion Farms, got underway at 9:00 on a perfect summer morning at the Meadowlands. The temperature was a comfortable 71f and the track nice and fast with negligible breeze to begin. John Rallis and Greg Blanchard called the action.

First up for the baby races today was a 1:57 win by Skillful Tactics (Yannick Gingras) who set all the fractions on a loose lead and held safe over his closest pursuer David Seaman S (Svanstedt) through a :28.1 final panel on his own. The Tactical Landing colt was bred by Chris Beiler and was a$35,000 (HBG) buy for Leblanc & Kribbs, Pryde Stable, Inc, WG Beattie and In The Gym Partners.

Pretty Picky (Todd McCarthy) made it two straight for Tactical Landing and many of the same owners when she followed along in the pocket until head stretch then zipped to the top and won over Ygritte (Dexter Dunn) in 1:58.1 home in :28.2. Tony Alagna trains Pretty Picky for Rob Leblanc, Pryde Stable, Inc, WG Beattie and and breeder Crawford Farms, she was a $65,000 (LEX) yearling.

Trond Smedshammer drove his Walner colt Kingmen to a front stepping 1:58.2 win over the debuting $1 million colt Cambridge Hanover (Dexter Dunn). Kingmen was a $50,000 (HBG) yearling bred by Southwind Farms and is owned by Peaceful Acres, Klee, Bolasci & Viero.

Ake Svanstedt drove his Gimpanzee gelding Campanzia to a close one over Miguel (Takter) after a stirring stretch duel in 1:59.3 / :29. Svanstedt owns the $125,000 (HBG) yearling with Little E, LLC, Graham Grace Stables and Kiwi Stables.

Race 9 was a Tony Alagna exacta as Frattina Diablo S (T. McCarthy) set the trot and closed out the 1:59.4 mile with a :28.1 final quarter to stay on over the bold close of Opulence (Andy McCarthy) who again had impressive late trot. The winner is a Dreamover Ab homebred by Captain Corey.

Nancy Takter had an exacta of her own in the 10^th when Crown The Queen (Gingras) led all the way and took the win over the fast inside close of Leading Lady (J. Takter) in 1:57.3. Third time was the charm, after breaks in the first two she was straight and true this morning for the $250,000 (LEX) Walner filly owned by Rob Leblanc, Herb Liverman, Caviart Farms and Pryde Stables. James Avritt is the breeders.

Jimmy Takter drove Madam Cheval, a Walner filly from his great mare Shake It Cerry, to a 1:59.1 win in her debut. Third through the early going, Takter moved uncovered and wore down the leaders finishing with a :28.2 final quarter over Funny Story (T. McCarthy). M Biasuzzi Stable paid $330,000 (LEX) for Madam Cheval to breeders Solveig’s Racing Partners.

Perfect Sting had a winner when the pacing races began with A Perfect Moment (Scott Zeron) converting a pocket trip into a 1:56.2 score over No Stranger To Me (Gingras). The winner is trained in the Alagna barn and is owned by the breeder, Dr. Fred Kruszelnicki.

Race 13 saw another stretch throw down when Ocean B (T. McCarthy) and Fearless Partner (Zeron) went right to the wire with Fearless Partner flying late into the 28 second end to the 1:54.4 mile but Ocean B hung on for the close call. Brett Pelling trains the winner, a Winbak Farms homebred racing for their Bay Pond Racing.

Pelling won right back with another Perfect Sting, this one the filly Sunny Station (T. McCarthy) who took over past the half and drove in comfortably in 1:56 / :27.3 to defeat Snackcident (Dunn). Deo Volente Farms gave $65,000 (LEX) for the winner, bred by Spring Station Bloodstock.

Three straight for “Sting” with another filly winning, this time Beautiful Memory (A. McCarthy) cut the mile and held off the charge from Amira Hanover (Joe Bongiorno) through a :27.4 end to the 1:55.4 mile. From the prolific Reflect With Me, the winner was a $250,000 (LEX) purchase by David Cohen’s Micki Rae Stable, LLC from breeder Brittany Farms.

Dexter threaded through a small opening late to get Show Me Your Ace up in the shadow of the wire for a 1:56.4 win, home in :27.2 over Up In Place (T. McCarthy) and a host of others. Chris Ryder trains and owns the American Ideal $150,000 (LEX) yearling with Demers, Minowitz and Ake Svanstedt. In The Dark Racing is the breeder.

Panther Hill (Dunn) wrapped it up the day’s fastest when he tracked down Treacherous (Zeron) late to get the 1:53.1 / :27.1 win. Ryder again trains the Tom Hill homebred.

Meadowlands live racing tonight features 7 divisions of the opening leg of the Kindergarten  and tomorrow at 6:20. The Saturday card features the Graduate Series finals and customer appreciation night prices…and fireworks!!. Programs are free!