Campbell bids for another Pace win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -John Campbell is again in the driver's seat with the horse to beat Saturday night in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace.

Campbell, harness racing's all-time leading driver with over $270 million in purse earnings, holds the stakes record with seven wins. He bids to extend that mark with Rock N Roll Heaven, the 5-2 favorite in the 10-horse field of 3-year-olds.

Rock N Roll Heaven won last week in 1:47 3/5, a record for a Pace elimination. The victory improved the colt's career mark to 10 for 18.

The three elimination winners earned the right to select their post positions for the final. OK Commander, who captured his elimination in 1:47 4/5, was scratched Wednesday before the draw due to an abscess in the right front leg. His spot in the final was taken by Delmarvalous.