East Rutherford, NJ --- The $30,000 final for the Legends vs Phenoms driving competition threaded through the Saturday night card at The Meadowlands with ten drivers competing over five races for the $15,000 first prize. Each driver was entitled to choose his mount in one of the five races and through the first three they proved to be prophetic with a chosen horse winning each of those races.
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Corey Callahan, second from left, won the Legends vs Phenoms driving competition on Saturday night at The Meadowlands.
As the twelfth race came onto the track as many as six drivers had a chance at the top prize, though point leader Jim Morrill, Jr was forced to watch from the sidelines due to the scratch of his mount.
Corey Callahan seized that opportunity and put his mount, the 9-2 third choice Whataorse, in play early from post ten landing a pocket trip behind dueling leaders. Jim Marohn Jr. sent his charge Prince Sharka to the lead and parked Dave Miller through demanding fractions. When a seam opened in the stretch Callahan slipped through and although he could not track down race winner Stormin Rustler and Steve Smith he did finish second in the race amassing enough points to win the competition.
The final tally was Callahan 36 (winning $15,000), Morrill 35 ($5,000) and Marohn 34 ($3,000). All other drivers were awarded $1,000 for taking part in the competition.
