The North America Cup final may have been the first kingmaker of the Dream Stable season, with the 261 managers who selected Sportswriter for their stables catapulting to the top of the heap, but the upcoming million-dollar Meadowlands Pace will be another huge watermark for the prime contenders.
Will Sportswriter’s supporters surge even farther ahead of the competition? Will Pace elimination winner Rock N Roll Heaven’s backers take back the momentum? Will one of the other finalists, perhaps a horse that was only picked by one or two Dream Stable entrants, slide a few unexpected owners in the driver’s seat?
Just for fun, let’s look at just how popular the Pace finalists were back when the stables were picked at the beginning of the year.
Sportswriter won the early popularity contest in a landslide, with 261 Dream Stable managers selecting him as their go-to three-year-old colt pacer.
The breakdown for the other finalists is as follows:
Rockin Image (189)
Rock N Roll Heaven (26)
One More Laugh (8)
Kyle Major (3)
OK Commander (1)
Fred And Ginger (0)
Im Gorgeous (0)
Nova Artist (0)
Valentino (0)
Clearly, things are about to get very interesting. Good luck to all and enjoy the Pace.