Friday, March 20, 2015
and 2016. With that trial period set to expire, the
Hambletonian Society, WEG to Rescind “Gural
Hambletonian Society voted unanimously to discontinue the
Rule”
restrictions starting with foals of 2017.
It wasn’t a good week for Meadowlands owner
“People buy horses so they can hit the home run and that
By Bill Finley
means
having a stallion,” said Joe Thomson, the owner of
The Hambletonian Society and the Woodbine
Winbak Farm and a Hambletonian Society Director. “The
Entertainment Group have informed Meadowlands owner
older horses, the 5-year-olds and older, can be really good,
Jeff Gural that they will be dropping the “Gural Rule” after
2016. Thus horses conceived in 2017 that are by 4-year-old really tough horses. Many 4 year-olds just are not ready to
stallions will be able to compete freely in the Hambletonian, take on those guys yet. And that causes their value to go
the Breeders Crown and stakes at Woodbine and Mohawk. down as a stallion prospect. They may go on and make a
The news was a blow few bucks at four, but the percentages are against them
when competing against older horses. If you have a good 3to Gural, who has
year-old who has had great performances that is the time to
campaigned tirelessly
syndicate them.”
for the sport to band
Shortly after the Hambletonian Society reached its
together to keep star
decision,
Gural was informed by Woodbine management
horses on the racetrack
that
it,
too,
was rescinding its stallion restrictions.
rather than have them
WEG’s Executive Vice President-Racing Jamie Martin
retire to the breeding
The Hambletonian Society is
said his company weighed several factors, among them
shed after their 3-yearamong those breaking ranks with
how making horses race at four might have hurt owners
Jeff Gural on restrictions on 4-year- old years. It also came
financially. He said Woodbine management came to the
just days after his chief
old stallions
conclusion that a better way to keep 4-year-olds around
lieutenant, Jason
was to offer more races restricted to that age group.
Settlemoir, was soundly beaten by incumbent Phil Langley
“The most important thing is we’ve decided instead of
for the presidency of the USTA. Many saw Settlemoir’s
defeat as a referendum on Gural.
Rather than going along with the Hambletonian Society
and WEG Gural said he would make his rules even stricter.
As the rule now stands any horse by a 4-year-old stallion is
only banned in stakes races. Gural said that going forward
any such horse would be banned from all races, including
qualifiers, at his three racetracks.
“I am hurt because it was the breeders who were behind
getting the rules changed back,” Gural said. “Where would
they be if I didn’t step up? That guy (Chris Christie) was 48
hours away from closing the Meadowlands when I made
that phone call and that would have been it. He’s not
someone who changes his mind. So I don’t know, where
would the breeders would be without the Meadowlands?
We have 61 stakes races, which go for $12.8 million.
Where would the breeders be if you took those 61 stakes
races away? I really thought that they would look at it and
say this may not be the right thing to do for us but if it helps
the Meadowlands we have an obligation to do anything we
can to keep that place afloat until they gets slots.
“On the other hand we have the experiment with Father
Patrick breeding and racing and I turned the Graduate
series into a series for 4 year olds, which everyone said
needed to be done. I thought they’d wait at least one more
year to see how the Father Patrick experiment went.”
The Hambletonian Society sent a letter dated March 11
to Gural informing him of its decision. In 2011, the
Hambletonian Society voted to honor Gural’s restrictions on
4-year-old sires for a two-year trial period, for foals of 2015
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using a stick we need a carrot,” Martin said. “Next year we'll
be introducing some major events for 4-year-olds. This year
we are hosting the Breeders Crown and there is a fairly
significant purse investment we have to make in the
Breeders Crown which we don’t
have to make next year and that
will free up some money. Three
years ago I was not interested in
creating 4-year-old events. I didn’t
think they filled well and I didn’t see
the benefit. Through this process
I’ve changed my mind.”
It remains to be seen what
decisions owners of top 3 year olds
will make in the future. With Gural
not budging, the offspring of 4year-olds stallions will still be
WEG’s Jamie Martin
said there will be
handcuffed and unable to compete
major events for 4
in races like the Meadowlands
year olds on the 2016 Pace, The Peter Haughton and the
racing schedule in
Cane Pace, but there will still be a
Ontario
lot of opportunities for them to
compete for big money, including,
if they are trotters, in the Hambletonian. Will the next
Captaintreacherous be retired after his 3-year-old year or
not?
“I don’t think it’s going to matter,” Gural said of the
WEG/Hambletonian Society decision. “I think the top
horses will continue to race at four. I certainly preferred it
the other way where we all worked together but just
because others are pulling the plug I’m not going to do so.”
With the Hambletonian Society and Woodbine going in
another direction and with Settlemoir having been beaten
soundly in the USTA election it’s clear that Gural’s list of
allies is growing shorter by the day. He said he
understands that and that he rubs some people the wrong
way.
“Someone I respect told me that other people don’t want
to be criticized all the time and that I have done myself
more harm than good,” he said. “People are tired of being
criticized and being told what I think. They’d just rather go
about their business and let the chips fall where they may.”
He added: “Jason would have done better if people didn’t
think his getting elected would have helped me.”
Gural said he still has the same concerns he’s always
had for the future of the industry, but will try to worry less
about the sport in general and more on his own tracks.
“I am just tired,” he said. “I haven’t accomplished what I
wanted. I really thought I could change the direction of this
sport and convince people that we had to invest in our
future and the reality is that no one is interested in that.
Everybody is looking at the short term and it may be that
people just think they should just take as much money as
they can before they pull the plug on the slots. If that’s the
way it’s going to be maybe they are doing the right thing.”
This is always a tough time of year for the Meadowlands
as the opening of Pocono Downs and Chester takes a big
toll on the amount of horses available to fill the entry box.
The Meadowlands has been doing its best to run 13-race
programs, but Gural said he can’t see that continuing.
“That’s what you’re going to see in the near future, nine
races cards and we’re going to get killed because of it,” he
said. “The only thing that pays the bills for me is the handle
on those races and if I have a 9-race card instead of a 13race card my revenues go down by 40 percent.”
Tony Morgan (as told to Perry Lefko)
First of a two-part series
Dover Downs-based driver Tony Morgan is approaching
the 15,000-win mark in his career, which would make him
only the third person in North America to reach that plateau
(Dave Palone is the all-time leader, nearing the 17,00 mark,
followed by the legendary Herve Filion, who is second with
15,183). After last night’s card at Dover he had 14,992
winners.
The 56-year-old Morgan, a sixth-generation horseman
born in Ohio, is the son of Eddie Morgan Jr., who won 4,724
races in his career. Early in his son's career, his father
introduced him to friends as harness racing's next world
champion driver. Morgan began racing at age 15 and rose
to prominence in Chicago, where he and the recently-retired
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Dave Magee battled for titles at the tracks in that area. In
his career, Morgan has led the U.S. in wins five times
(1995-97 and again in 2006 and 2008). Four times he was
voted Harness Track of America's Driver Of the Year
(1996, 1997, 2002 and 2006).
Morgan spoke at length to Harness Racing Update about
a variety of subjects earlier this week. In this first of two
parts, Morgan talks about how he
views his upcoming milestone, how
switching to his own bike instead of
using Dave Magee's helped his
career, the pivotal switch from
Chicago to Delaware in 2006,
catching Palone and why he feels
he's not in the Harness Hall of
Fame despite his achievements:
HRU: What does it mean to
approach 15,000 wins?
TM: It's another feather in my
cap,
I guess. There's not a whole
Tony Morgan will soon
lot
of
significance other than that.
become only the third
I've
had
a good career, got to race
driver in history to
a
lot
of
nice
horses. It's another
reach the 15,000
milestone. It probably means more
milestone (USTA
to my Dad than it does me, but
photo)
that's probably the way it's
supposed to be, I guess.
HRU: When you first started out, what were your
objectives?
TM: I always had motivation from my family to do good
and to win races. Back when I first started out,
catch-drivers hadn't really evolved that much and the
national driving champion was somebody who drove for a
big stable. I just wanted to race horses. I liked to do it. It
was a lot of fun. I wanted to win races, but I'm not a
goal-winning oriented person. I kind of go against the grain
of most people I read about that are successful. If you read
what motivational, successful people have to say, you have
to set goals and write them down and all that. I'm not that
way at all. I try to have a good day every day. One of my
big things was to turn the page as quick as I can on a bad
day so it doesn't ruin the next one. Try to have a good day
every day.
HRU: Dave Magee just retired. You and he battled for a
long time in Chicago. What motivates you at this age to
keep going?
TM: I still enjoy it, I guess. I enjoy winning. I don't like
losing. But I never did like losing. I still like to work hard and
that's part of it. I've always had a pretty strong work ethic,
and I've got to have something to do, so that's why I do it.
My biggest motivation for choosing the path I did was my
love of the daily grind. I thrive on it - not winning titles and
big races.
HRU: Did you leave Chicago after the 2005 season
because you were concerned about the future of racing
there?
TM: I've always been one to try to forecast. I always think
in any business being able to forecast is something that is
really very, very important. I couldn't see Chicago
overcoming the hurdles of (not) getting slots, and the way
racing was headed there I thought in my opinion it was a on
a slow starve. I made a decision that if I stayed there I was
going to have to start using my savings, and by the time I
got done when I was 60 years old not have enough money
to retire and would have to keep racing. Not that I might not
still be racing when I'm 60 - I've got no idea - but I wouldn't
have to. I just looked at the people in Chicago when I was
there that were really successful - they'd won 6,000 or so
races - and really didn't have a lot of (money) to show for it.
That really scared me, so I always tried to do my best to
save my money. I didn't think I could make a living in
Chicago (and be able to retire comfortably). I was still
winning as many races as I ever did, but my income was
less than half of what it was the previous 10 years.
HRU: I read where you once changed to your own race
bike while driving in Chicago because you were using Dave
Magee's and the hopples were a foot shorter.
TM: I'm not a short guy (5-foot-11) and back then if you
were tall, you were out of the norm. All the little guys that
were leading drivers were short and here I am and every
race bike I was using was set up for Dave Magee or Butch
Paisley. Only trainers owned bikes. It was very
uncomfortable for me and I didn't like it. Finally I started
using my own bike and it made a dramatic difference, so
I've done it ever since. Now it seems to be the norm.
Everyone uses their own bike.
HRU: In your first year at Dover, you won 1,004 races,
which is still the most you've ever won in a single season,
and at the time set a career-best in season earnings with
more than $8.4 million. You also got off to a great start in
the first month, winning a 100 or so races. When you
decided to make the move, did you consciously think you
had to start off strongly to prove yourself to the trainers and
owners at Dover?
TM: I don't know what it is about Dover, but for whatever
reason they always like something different here. They like
out-of-town drivers and out-of-town people more than the
locals. It doesn't matter who it is. If anybody from the
Meadowlands or Yonkers or any of the A tracks show up
here, they'll be on a full card of horses if they choose to be.
Even people that aren't nationally ranked or whatever, if
they come in from out of town and have a pretty good
resume, they'll be on a full card of horses right away. The
(horseman at Dover) seem to like new drivers, and it was
the same with me. When I first came here, I had a good
resume and had been the national driving champ, so as
soon as I did just a little bit of good I was on two or three
horses every race.
HRU: I've heard drivers refer to that as the "new guy"
thing or the new flavor of the month.
TM: If you've been here for a long time, you don't get near
the drives you do as if you're not here all the time. If Corey
Callahan wasn't driving at Chester or the Meadowlands, he
wouldn't command nearly the drives he does - and he's the
leading driver here by far - if he was here day and day out
and wasn't gone a lot of the time. He'd still do well as long
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as he's on top. Whenever Corey or any of the (top) guys
come here (from out of town), they're going to get the
top-flight drives and the local guys won't.
HRU: Did you ever consider going to a place such as the
Meadowlands to get the types of horses that would race on
the Grand Circuit?
TM: I really got started winning a lot of races late in life. I
didn't win a lot of races until I was about 35, so from about
35-40 when I really got rolling it was kind of late in life to
get started at the Meadowlands. I really liked what I was
doing and made a conscious decision not to do that and it
cost me a lot on the Grand Circuit. I got to race a lot of nice
horses on the Grand Circuit, but nothing like I would have
had I gone to the Meadowlands. You have to race at the
Meadowlands. You look at the drivers at Yonkers and they
win an extraordinary amount of money, but even Brian
Sears doesn't get nearly the amount of stakes horses that
he used to get when he was the Meadowlands. If doesn't
matter if he wins twice as many races as the guys at the
Meadowlands or twice as much money, he'll never get the
national account to dominate the Grand Circuit.
HRU: Did you also think you were making a decent living
based at Dover and it wasn't worth the risk going to the
Meadowlands?
TM: I liked the family life that I had and I really thought I
was making plenty of money and would have made enough
at Dover to retire. I don't want to sound stuck up or above
everybody else, but when I moved here I was looking for a
place where one day I could retire that was a little more laid
back and I could still race some horses (as a trainer) and
have something to do. I didn't think I could do that if I left for
the Meadowlands. Some day when I want to retire I can
(being financially set) and I don't have to keep doing this
when it's not fun anymore. But I like it and I really like the
horses. It's something that not a lot of people in my position
do, but I really enjoy the horseman end of it. I guess if I
wasn't that busy or wanted to make more money or I didn't
need any money, I'd probably train horses. At this time I
don't think there's enough money in it for trainers - and
maybe that's wrong - but it looks to me like the real money
is in owning them or driving them. I just don't see trainers
that are working for other people making a whole lot of
money at it. They can do okay, but I don't think the profit
margin is near what it is for a driver. Even successful
trainers like Ron Burke, I think he would agree owning the
horses are where the majority of his income comes from,
not from a daily training rate. I had a stable until about 1995
and owned a lot of them and had partnerships, but I got rid
of the horses because it was interfering with my driving. I
couldn't take the best horse every time. It wasn't
advantageous. I liked the horses until it got to be a burden
monetarily and then I quit. Training was kind of a safety
net, if you will. If you didn't do any good driving, you could
still make money training. I have never owned any since
substantially. But that will be an option some day, I'm sure.
HRU: Do you think you can one day catch Dave Palone
for career wins or is it unlikely because he's too far ahead?
TM: It probably wouldn't be likely, but anything can
happen. He's a little bit younger than me and has really big
accounts driving (for trainers) like Ron Burke.
HRU: What would it mean to be inducted into the Hall of
Fame and are you surprised it hasn't happened already?
TM: It would mean a lot to my father and the rest of my
family if was (inducted) a lot more than me, but that's a
political thing and I think the powers that be (don't want that
to happen). One of the people that nominated me one year
came up to me and said "what did you ever do to these
people. They got on their soapbox about why you shouldn't
be nominated or why you shouldn't be inducted? Their
deciding argument was they have awarded you several
national driving awards and you never came to their
banquet and accepted, therefore you're not worthy of being
in the Hall of Fame." In my life I've gotten a lot of that. But in
my life there was a period where I didn't want to take a
Saturday night off to go to an awards banquet. Saturday
night was a big night, that's where we made all our money.
So the reason I wasn't inducted into the Hall of Fame more
than once was because I didn't go to an awards banquet in
person and receive the awards.
Blue Chip Matchmaker Series Kicks Off Tonight
Anndrovette is one of the most accomplished pacing
mares of her era. With 41 wins, over $3 million in earnings
and three Dan Patch Awards to her credit, there's little she
hasn't done. But there is one thing missing from her
resume, a win in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series.
The 8-year-old daughter of Riverboat King will be making
fifth straight appearance in
the series, which kicks off
tonight at Yonkers. With
only 17 horses entered in
the first round, which has
been split into three
divisions, she might this
year's Matchmaker
challenge easier than ever
Anndrovette is the headliner in before.
the Blue Chip Matchmaker
Anndrovette has not had
series, which begins tonight at a start yet this year and is
Yonkers (Lizzi photo)
coming off a pair of
second-place finishes in
qualifiers at the Meadowlands. She'll be making her first
appearance in the series for new trainer Jeff Bamond Jr.,
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whose father is a co-owner of the mare. Bamond Jr. has
replaced P.J. Fraley.
Anndrovette will go in the second of the three divisions
tonight, and each one is worth $40,000. Tim Tetrick. It
appears the horse she has to beat tonight is the Ron
Burke-trained Camille, who will be driven by George
Brennan.
Burke has three horse in tonight in the Matchmaker, as
does the Bamond stable. Trainer Rene Allard also figures
to be heard from as he has morning line favorite
Yagonnakissmeornot in the first division and Carolsideal in
the second. Last year's Blue Chip Matchmaker champion
Somwherovrarainbow is the big name in the third and final
division, which also includes morning-line favorite Monkey
On My Wheel.
For TrackMaster pps for the Blue Chip Matchmaker
series races click here. For all other pps go to
www.trackmaster.com
The Ultimate Dance Competition
Now it's up to the public to decide who will win the
$10,000 in yearling credits. Will it be Roy W. with his
submission of DANCE REVOLUTION, or maybe Stacy C.
with SET IN STONE, or Lisa F. with CUTS LIKE A KNIFE?
Two weeks ago, Diamond Creek Farm invited fans to
submit names for the first A Rocknroll Dance foal born at
their farm, a filly out of Whetstone Hanover. The prize for
the best name is $10,000 in Diamond Creek yearling
credits. The finalists have been chosen, and now it's time
for the voting to begin!
With over 2,500 names submitted, Adam Bowden, Owner
of Diamond Creek Farm and designated chooser of the
finalists, had his work cut out for him to narrow the list to
only three. So many good names were entered, and the
names ranged from cute to clever, pretty to fancy, from odd
to outright hilarious. Diamond Creek wishes to thank
everyone who participated! Your responses exceeded
expectations.
To vote for your favorite, go to
www.diamondcreekfarm.com . Each vote cast brings one
contestant closer to the grand prize of $10,000 in yearling
credits. Good luck to the finalists!
USTA to Create Industry Summits
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - from the USTA
Communications Department
Columbus, OH --- Building upon the momentum
generated by its recently concluded annual board of
directors meeting, the United States Trotting Association
will create and host at least two “industry summits” this
year, USTA President Phil Langley announced today.
Each meeting will concentrate on specific topics of
importance to the sport and will attempt to bring together
various harness racing segments to further examine and
address those issues that impact the game’s growth.
The sessions will be held in Columbus at times and dates
to be announced and will involve key stakeholders from
both within and outside of the USTA.
“Our annual meeting was especially productive in regards
to the issues and ideas that were introduced and
discussed,” said Langley. “Given the challenges and
unprecedented competition that our sport faces, it would be
wise for us to use that energy to keep the conversation
going, and to involve others from various constituencies. At
its best, the USTA brings people together to effect change.
That’s what we’re shooting for here.”
Langley was re-elected on Sunday to a fourth, four-year
term as USTA president and presented an agenda over the
weekend that continues the Association’s aggressive move
into social media, with an increased focus on interactivity
and broadcast platforms. During the three-day meeting, a
repeated theme was the need for industry cohesiveness in
order to promote growth.
The conferences will be organized by Mike Tanner, the
USTA’s executive vice president, and his staff, and will be
held in Columbus, Ohio, the USTA’s home base. Tanner
indicated that he hopes to be able to provide event details,
an agenda, and a preliminary participant list by the end of
May. He anticipates that the first summit will take place in
late spring or early summer.
“The declines in USTA membership and foal crop levels
are the most obvious topics for study, and we’ve generated
several reports internally that would serve as a good
starting point for industry discussion,” Tanner stated. “And I
think we need to dive deeply into pari-mutuel issues and
how we’re collectively presenting our product to those who
wager on it. Like Phil said, we’re looking to encourage
dialogue and seek solutions. In conversations that we had
with several directors this past weekend, there’s a real
desire to bring people to the table.”
Hambletonian Maturity Noms Include Shake It
Cerry
(press release from the Hambletonian Society)
The second edition of the $400,000 (est.) Hambletonian
Maturity Stake attracted 25 eligibles, including Dan Patch
Trotter of the Year, the filly Shake It Cerry and Dan Patch
sophomore trotting colt of the year, Father Patrick. Both are
trained by Jimmy Takter.
The Maturity moves to Saturday, July 18, a night worth
$2.6 million, anchored by the Crawford Farms
Meadowlands Pace, will take place at the New
Meadowlands Racetrack in Rutherford, NJ.
Created by the Hambletonian Society and the
Meadowlands as a racing opportunity solely for 4-year-olds
previously eligible to the Hambletonian and Oaks, the
inaugural event drew a field of 14 that included the 2013
Oaks winner and Dan Patch Horse of the Year, Bee A
Magician and the Hambletonian champion, Royalty For Life.
The first edition was won by Your So Vain and Ake
Svanstedt.
The Maturity was created in 2011 when the Hambletonian
Society saw an opportunity to provide an additional stake
event for four-year-olds returning to the races. A total of 25
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Race 7, F&M N/W $17,500 L5 Pace
SCANDALICIOUS had to go first over in her return to the
races last Friday and was caught late in a game mile. She
defeated the great Anndrovette in that return qualifier a
couple weeks back and should be controlling things tonight
from the rail in her second start back; only cause for
concern is that the barn is now 1 for 49 on the season.
MATTIE TERROR GIRL was good here last year and now
makes her first start back since December for Alagna; might
need tonight’s race to tighten up. ADDY’S WAY surprised
again last out and has now proven twice in recent weeks
that she can go with these types; moves inside off that final
sweeping quarter of :26:1 and will be in a closing position
once again. SOUTHWIND SERENITY was outkicked in her
most recent but she too closed with a fast final quarter; a
step in the right direction for the Burke trainee.
horses: 14 stallions, nine geldings, and two mares made
the February 15 payment. Six of the 11 starters in last
year’s Hambletonian remained eligible to the Maturity:
Datsyuk, Don Dorado, Father Patrick, Harper Blue Chip, Il
Sogno Dream, and Resolve.
Shake It Cerry will be joined by Celebrity Artemis as the
only two eligible females.
Also paid into the Maturity are top NY Sires Stakes
performer Gural Hanover, Indiana star Rose Run Parker,
and EL Titan who defeated Father Patrick in the Carl
Erskine Trot. Those two stallions will both race and breed
this year.
Like the Hambletonian and Oaks, the Maturity racing
conditions prohibit the use of Lasix, the only race day
medication permitted in New Jersey and entrants are
subject to out of competition testing. The distance of a mile
and eighth provides a fairer shot for the possibility of 16
starters in the race.
All starters in the race will receive money, with the winner
receiving 50% of the purse. One percent of the total purse
will be paid to the owners of those finalists finishing 6
through last. The remainder of the purse for the Maturity
will be divided 50-24 -16-10% for the horses finishing
second through fifth
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Race 8, N/W $15,850 L5 Trot
MODEST PRINCE had the anticipated easy mile in his
return last week and all systems should now be on go. That
qualifier two back where he trotted a :26:1 final quarter to
beat Sevruga by three lengths was a real sparkler and now
he drops in his second start back; I’d expect a big effort.
TEAM SIX wasn’t bad last out in giving a game first over
chase to a classy drop down winner; figures to be right in
the thick of it. STRUCK BY LINDY has been in against Not
Afraid in two of his last four and that rival would fair pretty
well in here; recent form in those bulky Yonkers distance
races are tough to gauge but he generally fits with these.
LAUDERDALE found this group a bit too fast last time and
while I don’t think he can win; he can still looks the best of
the rest and can land a minor share.
Race 9, F&M N/W $5,000 L5 Pace
BROWNSVILLE BOMBER hasn’t shown a winning move in
any of her recent races, albeit against much tougher
company. She did close in :26 and change a couple back
and has found this level welcoming in the past; picks up a
new driver in Dave Miller. BALLINEEN lured Zeron away
from the top choice and she tripped out to win two back;
one of the obvious short priced contenders. DELLA BEA
switches drivers from Lachance to Marohn and he always
does good when teaming up with trainer Harmon; has had
no shot in any of her recent tries from the outside posts at
Yonkers. MC TAYLOR was hard used in her last and
heads the Robinson entry. CANDY STYX N should have
been better last week and now has to deal with the trailing
starting position; Callahan does stick though. ALHAMBRA
returns from Yonkers and her lone win this year did come
here; YG and Simpson have already hooked up for a couple
wins this season.
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Race 10, N/W $8,500 L5 Trot
WORTH THE MONEY AS has been a hard luck horse
finishing second in four of his ten starts this year but this is
a field he should be able to break through against. That
mile three back against Lauderdale was very good as was
his rally last week; worth a flyer in a field you could throw a
blanket over. SWEET JUSTICE was an Open trotter at this
time last year trotting in 1:51; what a difference 12 months
makes. He obviously wouldn’t be a shock and could be
worth including at the anticipated square price. LUKAS
HALL steps up while aiming for three in a row for the sharp
Julie Miller outfit. FOR YOU ALMOSTFREE was a
well-meant winner four races back which was the last time
he was at this reduced level; CASHAHALLIC is another
who only seems to win when in this class level.
MUSCOLO exits a winning qualifier but makes his first start
since December.
$12 ticket ($0.50 base): 1-2 / 2-3 / 3-4 / 1-7-10
$45 ticket ($0.50 base): 1-2-3 / 2-3 / 1-2-3-4-8 / 1-7-10
Tuesday’s Results
9, Mea, $22,500, T, F&M W/0 $10,000 LIFE/PREFERRED
HANDICAP P.P.1-6 DRAWN; 7-9 DRAWN, 28.2, 57.2,
1:26.0, 1:54.4, FT
Cowgirl Hall (m, 6, Cash Hall--Centerfold Hall, by
Garland Lobell), $23,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Burke Racing
Stable LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC & Jack B Piatt III &
Michael H Rosenthal. B-Walnut Hall Limited & Lucky
Shamrock Stable. T-Ron Burke. D-Dave Palone, $11,250,
Lifetime Record: 78-35-9-12, $658,993
Wednesday’s Results
6, Mea, $22,500, P, W/0 $10,000 LIFE/PREFERRED
HANDICAP P.P.1-6 DRAWN; 7-8 DRAWN; 9 ASSIGNED,
27.3, 54.4, 1:22.2, 1:50.3, FT
For TrackMaster pps for the Meadowlands Pick 4 click Sweet Talkin Satin (g, 5, Always A Virgin--Silky Satin,
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by No Nukes), $30,000 2011 LEX-SEL O-Burke Racing
Stable LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC & J&T Silva Stables,
LLC & Phillip Collura. B-Bluestone Farms LLC. T-Ron
Burke. D-Eric Ledford, $11,250, Lifetime Record:
57-15-13-10, $367,489
Thursday’s Results
8, DD, $20,000, P, Winners Over $12,000 in Last 6 Starts
or $50,000 Lifetime / Open Handicap Post Positions 1 thru
4 Drawn Post Positions 5 thru 8 Drawn, 26.2, 54.4, 1:23.0,
1:51.1, FT
Handsome Henry K (g, 6, Western Ideal--Color Me
Beachy, by Jenna's Beach Boy), $50,000 2010
SHS-HBG O-Howard A Taylor. B-Oak Knoll Stables, CA.
T-Douglas Lewis. D-Corey Callahan, $10,000, Lifetime
Record: 109-32-9-18, $324,455
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10, DD, $27,500, P, DELAWARE Special Handicap Post
Positions 1 thru 4 Drawn Post Positions 5 thru 8 Drawn, M,
27.0, 56.2, 1:23.4, 1:51.2, FT
Sweet Rock (g, 4, Rocknroll Hanover--Penny For
Nickel, by Artsplace), $65,000 2012 SHS-HBG O-Legacy
Racing Of De Inc & Reginald A Hazzard II & Gary P
Calloway. B-Vieux Carre Farms. T-Wayne Givens. D-Allan
Davis, $13,750, Lifetime Record: 36-7-9-4, $238,231
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Monday’s Results
5, Wdb. $20,000, Trot. LIFETIME DREAM - 2ND LEG - 4 &
5 YEAR OLD MARES27, 56.1, 1:24.4, 1:54 FT
Seawind Pascale (m,5 - Deweycheatumnhowe-Perfect
Prelude-Cantab Hall) O-Seawind Amg Stbs 2005 Inc, Ted
A Macdonnell. B-Ted Gewertz, Robert Feldman, Rojan
Stables. T-Ted Macdonnell. D-Rick Zeron, $10,000. Lifetime
Record: 48-9-8-3, $104,131
Sunday’s Results
1, YR, $55,000, T, OPEN HANDICAP POST POSITIONS
1-7 DRAWN POST POSITIONS 8-12 ASSIGNED, I, 29.0,
1:28.4, 1:58.1, 2:28.0, FT
1-Not Afraid (g, 6, SJ's Caviar--Beverly Crusher, by
Balanced Image) O-Christina Takter & John D Fielding, CA
& Goran N Anderberg, SD. B-Steve D Organ, CA. T-Jimmy
Takter. D-Daniel Dube, $27,500, Lifetime Record:
82-24-17-11, $563,444
2-Dancehall Mistress (m, 6, Angus Hall--Benn's
Riverdance, by Veeba Rova) O-Allard Racing Inc, CA &
Mary Lou Poliseno. B-Bradley W Kramer & Timothy L Hall.
T-Rene Allard. D-Mark Macdonald, $13,750
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3-Dw's Ny Yank (g, 6, Dilbert Hanover--Nicky Mantle, by
Muscles Yankee) O-Burke Racing Stable LLC & Howard A
Taylor & Weaver Bruscemi LLC. B-W D La Page Stable.
T-Ron Burke. D-George Brennan, $6,600
Calls: 7T, 2Q, 1, T, NK
Finish Order: Murmur Hanover, Brandos Muscle Man,
Struck By Lindy, Take My Picture, Andie Sophia, Il Mago,
Backstreet Hanover, Lorenzo Dream, Nf Happenstance
Tuesday’s Results
3, YR, $12,500, P, SAGAMORE HILL SERIES 3&4 YEAR
OLD COLTS, HORSES & GELDINGS 2ND LEG 1ST
DIVISION, 28.3, 58.1, 1:26.2, 1:54.2, FT
Roger Mach Em (g, 4, Mach Three--Remi's Rocket, by
Jate Lobell), $55,000 2012 SHS-HBG O-Little Bapa, LLC.
B-Stephanie Smith-Rothaug. T-Jennifer Sabot. D-Brian
Sears, $6,250, Lifetime Record: 33-8-4-2, $104,992
2, YR, $30,000, T, NON-WINNERS OF $18,750 IN LAST 6
STARTS, I, 30.4, 1:30.1, 1:59.4, 2:29.4, FT
1-Pine Credit (h, 5, Credit Winner--Ms Piggy Pine, by
Pine Chip), $19,000 2011 LEX-SEL O-Ervin Miller Stable
Inc & Harvey A Eisman & Paymaq Racing. B-Joseph A
Faraldo & Peter J Venaglia. T-Julie Miller. D-Brian Sears,
$15,000, Lifetime Record: 55-11-9-8, $452,509
2-Tweet Me (m, 4, Andover Hall--Wishful Me, by Yankee
Glide), $60,000 2012 SHS-HBG O-Bridget T Mcneese.
B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. T-Chris Marino. D-Tyler Buter,
$7,500
3-It Really Matters (g, 4, Explosive Matter--Eyefull, by
Andover Hall), $6,500 2012 SHS-HBG O-Bradley J Grant,
CA. B-Jonas L Schlabach. T-Larry Remmen. D-Matt
Kakaley, $3,600
Calls: 1, 2T, 2T, 2, H
Finish Order: Cashontherocs, Noble Warrawee, Klm
Express, Theraputic, Sim Brown, One More Kid, Bingo
Queen, Warrawee Preferred, Fire In The Cell
4, YR, $12,500, P, SAGAMORE HILL SERIES 3&4 YEAR
OLD COLTS, HORSES & GELDINGS 2ND LEG 2ND
DIVISION, 28.2, 57.3, 1:26.0, 1:54.3, FT
Fort Knox (h, 4, American Ideal--The Art Museum, by
Artsplace), $110,000 2012 LEX-SEL O-Little Bapa, LLC.
B-Brittany Farms & Melvin Hartman, CA. T-Jennifer Sabot.
D-Brian Sears, $6,250, Lifetime Record: 23-5-4-2, $86,301
3, YR, $26,500, T, NON-WINNERS OF $12,000 IN LAST 6
STARTS WINNERS OVER $120,000 IN 2014/15 NOT
ELIGIBLE., I, 29.4, 1:30.0, 1:59.4, 2:30.1, FT
Hoorayforvacation (g, 6, Chip Chip Hooray--Vacation
Creation, by Mr Vic) O-J M F Racing LLC. B-Harry & Iris T
Horowitz. T-Gilbert Garcia-Herrera. D-Eric Carlson,
$13,250, Lifetime Record: 82-16-22-2, $219,903
4, YR, $21,500, T, NON-WINNERS OF $8,000 IN LAST 6
STARTS WINNERS OVER $80,000 IN 2014/15 NOT
ELIGIBLE. AE. OPTIONAL CLAIMING ALLOWANCE
$20,000 AE. 3,4&5 YEAR OLD NON-WINNERS OF 8 P-M
RACES WINNERS OVER $150,000 LIFETIME NOT
ELIGIBLE., I, 30.2, 1:30.3, 2:00.2, 2:30.4, FT
Winwood Scout (g, 5, Keystone Nordic--Lizzie Lavec,
by Master Lavec) O-William M Adamczyk. B-Winwood
Farm & Earl J Robinson. T-William Adamczyk. D-Tyler
Buter, $10,750, Lifetime Record: 67-16-17-9, $144,652
5, YR, $21,500, T, NON-WINNERS OF $8,000 IN LAST 6
STARTS WINNERS OVER $80,000 IN 2014/15 NOT
ELIGIBLE. AE. 3,4&5 YEAR OLD NON-WINNERS OF 8
P-M RACES WINNERS OVER $150,000 LIFETIME NOT
ELIGIBLE., I, 30.3, 1:29.3, 1:59.4, 2:30.1, FT
Lucky Colby (g, 5, Jailhouse Jesse--Royal Two, by
Royal Troubador), $33,000 2011 IN-PREM O-Gilberto
Garcia-Herrera. B-Keith Ross. T-Gilbert Garcia-Herrera.
D-Eric Carlson, $10,750, Lifetime Record: 33-11-0-5,
$88,150
6, YR, $12,500, P, SAGAMORE HILL SERIES 3&4 YEAR
OLD COLTS, HORSES & GELDINGS 2ND LEG 3RD
DIVISION, 27.2, 57.0, 1:25.0, 1:54.1, FT
Rediscovery (h, 4, Tell All--Dream Card, by Dream
Away), $6,000 2012 LEX-SEL O-Gotta Go Racing LLC &
Carl T Howard & Brian P Kohen. B-Robert B Burgess, CA &
Karin B Olsson Burgess, CA. T-Virgil Morgan Jr. D-George
Brennan, $6,250, Lifetime Record: 23-9-5-1, $59,763
8, YR, $12,500, P, SAGAMORE HILL SERIES 3&4 YEAR
OLD COLTS, HORSES & GELDINGS 2ND LEG 4TH
DIVISION, 27.3, 56.4, 1:25.0, 1:52.4, FT
Bettorever (g, 4, Bettor's Delight--Forever Cam, by
Western Hanover), $80,000 2012 LEX-SEL O-Bamond
Racing LLC. B-Walnut Hall Stock Farm. T-Jeffrey Bamond
Jr.. D-Jason Bartlett, $6,250, Lifetime Record: 20-4-5-5,
$57,978
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