Brian Sears sewed up his sixth driving title in seven years on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Sears’ three wins on the card included the $235,750 Golden Girls with Dreamfair Eternal and $317,800 Woodrow Wilson with Major Bombay, giving him 149 victories to close out the 2011 harness meet. The 43-year-old Secaucus, NJ resident also led all drivers in earnings with $3.5 million in purses. He previously led the standings for five straight years, from 2005-2009.
Highlights of the meet for Sears included steering See You At Peelers to victory in the $127,000 Tarport Hap, Arch Madness in the $220,750 Titan Cup, Slave Dream in the $200,000 Arthur Cutler Memorial, Hey Mister in the $257,000 Del Miller Memorial and Bettor Sweet in the $174,250 US Pacing Championship.
Tim Tetrick finished second in the standings with 137 victories, while David Miller was third with 100. Newcomer Simon Allard cracked the Top 10, finishing seventh with 40 wins, while Hall Of Famer Mike Lachance rejoined the list with a highly successful summer campaign.
The 2011 Meadowlands Top 10 Drivers:
Rank Name Strts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses
1 Brian Sears 731 149 111 100 3,523,915
2 Tim Tetrick 717 137 100 95 2,931,735
3 David Miller 710 100 90 82 2,223,972
4 Andy Miller 746 96 94 85 2,236,171
5 Yannick Gingras 687 94 103 118 2,416,508
6 Ron Pierce 670 63 94 71 2,802,404
7 Simon Allard 317 40 46 38 720,764
8 Mike Lachance 329 35 31 25 776,780
9 John Campbell 399 32 47 49 935,629
10 Brandon Simpson 447 29 29 45 491,473
