Dontevenknowmymame is a relative newcomer to Eiler's stable. He purchased Dontevenknowmymame in October and she has picked up two wins, six seconds and two thirds in 11 starts, primarily at Harrah's Chester, and earned $34,355.
"She's been very, very good to me," Eiler said. "I really thought she fit the Super Bowl Series well. Her first race for me (last October) she was a little short, but since then I've never missed the board with her. She's been good. She's got a little gate speed.
"Eric Abbatiello has been doing a real good job with her. He gets along with her really well. He clicks with her."
Eiler liked Dontevenknowmymame as soon as she arrived.
"You can tell when you sit behind them if they're going to be good or they're going to be so-so," Eiler said. "You can tell their attitude around the barn, and she's got a good attitude. I expected her to do really well in the series."
Eiler was introduced to harness racing by his father, who took him to Liberty Bell as a child. Soon after graduating from Frankford High S chool and beginning a career with the Philadelphia Police Department, Eiler got involved in the sport as an owner, and the desire to take a more active role simmered within him for more than two decades.
The 49-year-old Eiler got his trainer's license in 2010 and last year won 14 of 126 starts and $173,507.
"I love the game," Eiler said. "I can't get enough of it. If it wasn't for my job, I'd be fulltime training horses. It's a great sport."
Juggling two jobs is worth it to Eiler.
"The horses are such great animals and working with them is such a pleasure," Eiler said. "When you win, it's even more of a high. It's just the greatest feeling in the world being in the winner's circle."
It's a feeling he hopes to enjoy again Thursday at the Meadowlands.
