Dave Little’s 2026 Meadowlands Pace Winterbook Top 10
Thursday, March 19, 2026
1. Beau Jangles (12-12-0-0; $1,227,326; 1:48.3) Earnings were more than double that of the second-best in the division. Tr-Dr. Ian Moore; Dr-Bob McClure. Big wins: $700,000 Breeders Crown, $216,000 ONSS Super Final, $730,000 Metro. Never raced outside of Canada.
2. Odds On Mr Mamba (8-7-0-0; $314,405; 1:47.4) This gelding made every start of his 2025 at Hoosier Park. Tr-Melanie Wrenn; Dr-Dexter Dunn. Big win: Put up a 1:47.4 effort on October 2 in Indiana Sire Stakes action to become the only 2-year-old ever to break the 1:48 barrier.
3. Gentleman’s Club (10-5-1-1; $239,756; 1:50.2) Big win: Held off Melillo to win the $334,000 Governor’s Cup in a lifetime best in a race where Fragment was 2-5 (and finished 6th). Ubrute finished 3rd. Spent the first part of the year in Ohio, came to The Meadowlands and picked his game up in a big way. Tr-Aaron Lambert; Dr-Andy McCarthy (in his 2 Meadowlands wins).
4. Brandon Blvd (10-7-2-0; $389,397; 1:48.4) Finished 4th in the Breeders Crown. Finished second in the Kentucky Sire Stakes final. Won 3 KySS preliminaries. Tr-Andrew Harris; Dr-Dexter Dunn (Tim Tetrick earlier in the year). Big win: $88,000 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile. Won 6 races at The Red Mile during the year.
5. Al Papi (11-4-4-2; $403,102; 1:48.1) Earned $157,500 of his bankroll with a 2nd-place finish in the Breeders Crown. Finished 2nd in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final. Tr-Ron Burke; Dr-Yannick Gingras. Big win: $88,000 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile in a lifetime best.
6. Melillo (14-3-6-3; $380,357; 1:48.4) Came up a neck short finishing 2nd in the Governor’s Cup. Finished 3rd in the Breeders Crown. Those 2 races accounted for $154,000 of his seasonal earnings. Tr-Ron Burke; Dr-Ronnie Wrenn Jr. Big win: $88,000 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile.
7. Lindy Dragonwater (10-5-0-2; $301,240; 1:51) This gelding raced on the Ohio Sire Stakes and Kentucky Sire Stakes circuits. Just missed getting a check (finishing 6th) in the Breeders Crown. Tr-Ron Burke; Dr-Chris Page (mostly). Big win: Won the Ohio Sire Stakes final for $300,000 as the 3-5 favorite at Dayton on September 27.
8. Ubrute (10-2-3-3; $358,507; 1:49.4) Big win: Won the $400,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final, beating Brandon Blvd. Tr-Ron Burke; Dr-Yannick Gingras. Raced in 4 KySS preliminaries in addition to the final.
9. Bookie J (11-4-2-3; $208,680; 1:51.1) Big wins: Won the $125,000 Kindergarten final on November 1. Won the New Jersey Classic final on September 5 for $150,000. Tr-Chris Ryder; Dr-Dexter Dunn. Every charted line during 2025 came at The Meadowlands.
10. Windor (11-2-1-4; $160,575; 1:51.2) Finished 2nd to Beau Jangles at 34-1 in the Ontario Sire Stakes Super final. Big win: Gunned down Tilthecowscomehome in the Champlain in 1:51.2. Tr-Michael Venderkemp; Dr-Doug McNair. With the exception of his first outing (a qualifier at Grand River), all other charted lines came at Mohawk.
INELIGIBLE – Fragment (16-9-2-0; $585,906; 1:50) Had a couple of bad nights when the lights were bright, with a 6th-place finish in the Governor’s Cup as the 2-5 favorite and a 7th-place finish in the Breeders Crown at 49-1. Tr-Per Engblom; Dr-Jason Bartlett.
ALSO INELIGIBLE – Frantic Hanover, Hunt Off The Press, Tilthecowscomehome, Sonofanutcracker, I’llbetyourboots, Beantown Dragon
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