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Sept. 6~Cane Pace Highlights Eligibles' Events
One More Laugh wins the Cane Pace USTA Photo
The Cane Pace on Monday, Sept. 6, was the feature at Freehold and was a big success for One More Laugh, who won and set a new stakes record of 1:50.3.
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Sept. 5~Copious Cast of ‘Crown’ Characters on Stage
The holiday weekend was strewn with stakes in North America and a long line of Breeders Crown eligibles took part in divisional action that kept bettors busy. On Sept. 4 the highlights were all in Canada as Mohawk hosted top-pursed Grand Circuit action with the $1-million Metro Pace, while on Sept. 3, soph-colt trotters highlighted New York Sires Stakes at Yonkers. These $69,000-plus events brought back some of the Hambletonian-Trail contestants and two Crown-eligibles won. ~to read the rest of the Cotolo's lengthy feature, Click Here
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Sept. 2~Action Ensues for Freshmen Eligibles
As September 2010 debuted, frosh-filly trotters were going strong in sires stakes at Freehold and Monticello. Also, Yonkers hosted four divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for frosh-filly pacers on Aug. 31 and Crown-aiming gals won both divisions.
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Aug. 30~Zweig Splits for Sophomore Trotting Divisions
Members of Hambletonian class of 2010, some Breeders Crown eligibles, won the Zweig Memorial divisions for both sexes in four Zweig Memorial Trots at Tioga Downs on Aug. 29. The quartet of stakes were won by soph-colt and soph-filly trotters with their eyes on a "Crown" score come October. ~to read the rest of the Cotolos' story, Click Here |
Aug. 28, 2010~Bevy Of Battlegrounds for "Crowns"
What a weekend for Breeders Crown eligibles. All divisions were buzzing around North America. The vast competition in each division is growing, making for great racing along the way. ~to read the rest of Frank & Ray Cotolo's story, Click Here |
Aug. 27, 2010~Colt Eligibles Score
Freehold and the Meadows held state-bred affairs on Aug. 27, highlighting the careers of a few Breeders Crown-eligible colts. ~to read the rest of the Cotolos' story,
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Aug. 26, 2010~Costa Rica & China King Shine
At Freehold on Aug. 26, eight frosh-colt trotting Breeders Crown eligibles and six soph-filly trotters were on the grounds in New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) divisions. The highest profiled eligibles were sophs Costa Rica and Boinga. China King won $60,557 New York Sires Stake at Yonkers. ~to read more of this story, Click Here |
Aug.25, 2010~Fillies in State Action: 40 days to Elims
On Aug. 24, Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) at The Meadows hosted four events, each over $50,000, for frosh-filly pacers. Breeders Crown-eligibles, a total of six in three splits, were not very successful in the mix. ~to read the rest of Frank & Ray Cotolo's story, Click Here
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Aug. 22, 2010~Glamour & Glory: 42 days to Elims
On Aug. 22, Harrah’s Chester featured three-year-old pacers and trotters in the Battle Of Brandywine, Colonial and Valley Forge finals. On a damp day in Pennsylvania, the track was swarming with Breeders Crown eligibles, many of them popular names from the first half of the season. ~to read more of this feature, Click Here
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Aug. 22, 2010~Freshman Pacers Get Busy: Only 43 days to Elims
Freshmen took top billing as the Meadowlands ended its main meet for the season with two of the biggest events for colt and filly pacers –both winners Breeders Crown eligible (BCE).
The Woodrow Wilson Pace Final, which for years has tried to forecast next year’s top glamour-boy pacer, was taken by Fashion Delight. The colt is a New York-bred that was the public’ second choice at a hard 3-1.
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Aug. 20, 2010~Only 44 days to October 1 Breeders Crown Elims
Breeders Crown 2010 will feature the best of the dozen standardbred divisions on a single program at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania. With the second half of the 2010 season now in progress (we like to put the halfway point on Hambletonian day), the battles for berths in the coveted "Crown" events are in progress.
The who, what, where, when and why of eligible contenders for the Crown fields start now, with these special reports on highlighted events for all of the divisions’ eligibles, as a way to keep up with their performances. You will read how they performed no matter where they finished.
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Aug. 10, 2010~Breeders Crown Post Time Set
A post time of 5 p.m. EST has been set for the 2010 Breeders Crown at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Oct. 9.
The landmark program, which includes the finals for all 12 divisions, is the first of its kind. Previously, the championship finals and elims have been races on different days and at different tracks. ~to read more, CLICK HERE
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 Muscle Massive wins the
85th Hambletonian at The Meadowlands |
Muscle Massive & driver Ron Pierce
Muscle Massive made trainer Jimmy Takter’s week shine even more as his colt won the Hambletonian in 1:51. "Massive" chased down favorite Lucky Chucky to win the race late in the stretch with Ron Pierce again in the bike. "You win the Hambletonian and you win the biggest in the game," Takter said. "Chucky" held for second. Wishing Stone closed well and picked up the third spot while Pilgrims Taj, who had some traffic problems, got fourth. It was as great a field as this event has seen in years and all of the colts raced their hearts out from start to finish. Cassis went right for the lead, giving pause to an attack by Massive; he sat cold in second. Hard Livin, another of the three Takter colts, left well but could not clear Cassis’ lead. Takter’s other colt, On The Tab, the only colt eligible to win the Trotting Triple Crown, was out of it most of the way. Holiday Road never had a chance, unable to get a spot leaving from post 10 and breaking at three-quarters to finish last. Mystery Photo was parked out early with nowhere to go. Temple Of Doom was not a threat at all. The field was strewn out down the stretch as Massive and Chucky battled home. Muscle Massive was sent off at 6-1. 2010 Hambletonian Chart |
$1.5 Million Hambletonian for 3-year-old Trotting Colts
(Official order of finish)
PP Horse Driver Trainer
6 Muscle Massive R Pierce J Takter
2 Lucky Chucky J Campbell C Sylvester
5 Wishing Stone G Brennan D Minor
3 Pilgrims Taj M Lachance T Smdshmmr
9 Temple Of Doom D Miller J Czernyson
4 Mystery Photo A Miller J Miller
8 Hard Livin Y Gingras J Takter
1 Cassis T Tetrick R Schnittker
7 On The Tab D Dube J Takter
10 Holiday Road B Sears G Peck
27.1 54.3 1:22.2 1:51
Bar Slide wins Hambletonian Oaks
Bar Slide & Tim Tetrick
In the Hambletonian Oaks, Bar Slide came out as early leader Fashion Feline was fading and blew the field away to win. Sent off at 3-1, "Slide" ate the stretch up as favorite Poof She’s Gone took one of her race-losing bad steps on the inside and was eliminated. Ultimate Cameron had a late surge and picked up second, while Springtime Volo chased Slide but could not toss off "Ultimate." The mile was won in 1:53.4. 2010 Hambletonian Oaks Chart
$750,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old Trotting Fillies
(Official order of finish)
PP Horse Driver Trainer 5 Bar Slide T Tetrick J Holloway 9 Ultimate Cameron T Ritchie B Stewart 3 Springtime Volo G Brennan J Johnson 4 Behindclosedoors D Dube C Sylvester 7 Bramalea Hanover M Lachance R Mcintosh 10 Fashion Feline B Sears J Campbell 2 Poof She's Gone D Miller R Norman 8 Southwind Samurai J Campbell B Noren 6 In The Mean Time Y Gingras C Sylvester 1 Boinga R Pierce B Roland 27.0 54.4 1:24.1 1:53.4
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