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Forty Years After 1 Win, John Campbell Still
Yearns For More
By Dean Hoffman
He's looking for the next great horse.
That's what keeps John Campbell in the sulky these days.
It's not the money. His horses have earned $278 million and
he's managed it wisely. His reputation is sterling and his
reputation is secure. Nothing can diminish it. He is the
sport's greatest driver. Period.
But at this time of year
John Campbell's competitive
juices start into overdrive
with the arrival of stakes
season. He knows that there
are great horses out there
that need someone in the
sulky and he'd like to be that
someone.
"I'd love the chance to win
another Hambletonian, another Meadowlands Pace, or
other North America Cup,"
says Campbell. He won
those races, of course: six
Hambletonian, seven Meadowlands Paces, and six
A young John Campbell,
North America Cups. And
some time in the 70s (photo
countless other races. He
courtesy of USTA)
never needed a GPS to find
the winner's circle when the big money was on the line.
On Saturday Campbell celebrates the 40th anniversary of
his first winning drive. It was behind a horse named Noble
Will in 1972 at Western Fair in London, Ontario. The race
was for $1,500 claimers vying for a purse of $550.
"He was just a nice old horse, a big horse, and easy to
drive," Campbell recalls. "It was only my third drive. I wasn't
really nervous, but I sure didn't want to screw up and get in
someone's way. I was only 17 then. He was my uncle's
horse and wouldn't take any air, and I was under strict orders
not to show him too much air. So I got away third and sat
there.
"I got out at the head of the stretch," he continues. "It took
him most of the stretch to get there but he won."
The time was of the mile was 2:10.
"He paid $97, so you can tell how much confidence people
had in my driving," he says with a laugh.
Contrary to widespread popular belief, John Campbell was
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not born second-over, but he was, in fact, born on April 8,
1955 in a rural section of central Ontario where harness
racing's roots run deep. That environment left an indelible
imprint on the young Campbell.
In that area, harness racing and hockey are almost a
religion.
"I played hockey when I was younger, but I realized after
a while that I wasn't big enough or good enough to be
successful," Campbell says. "I wish I'd finished high
school, but I was just crazy about the horses."
It wasn't long before young John's driving talents became obvious to all. When a mile track opened in New
Jersey in the mid-1970s, Campbell took those talents to
the Garden State and set up shop at the Meadowlands.
His timing was perfect. He caught the wave of popularity
that the Meadowlands generated for harness racing with
its jackpot purses.
He was the leading money-winning driver in harness
racing in 1979 when he was just 24 years old. He repeated the next year. He's won that title far more often
than any driver in history.
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Campbell won the Meadowlands Pace for the first time in 1982
driving the upsetter Hilarion and won his first Jug the same
year driving Merger. From 1991-99, he won the North America
Cup six times.
Since the Breeders Crown began in 1984, Campbell won
those prestigious year-end races 44 times, far ahead of
runner-up Mike Lachance. His horses have taken right at $20
million from the Breeders Crown purses.
In 1986, Campbell was paired with a talented trotter with a
wandering mind that would take him to unprecedented accomplishments. The youngster's name was Mack Lobell and
Campbell landed the drive behind him when Bill O'Donnell
opted off Mack to drive Buckfinder in the Peter Haughton
Memorial instead.
Campbell already had a strong bond with Mack's trainer
Chuck Sylvester and the robust trainer told him that Mack
would likely drift out in the stretch but that he had a lot of trot.
Mack did indeed
bear out in the Peter
Haughton, but finished second to Ditka
Hanover. Campbell
sensed how much
raw speed he had
between the shafts.
Over the next few
years, Mack Lobell
would give John
Campbell rides that
would astonish him
Great driver, great horse. John
and set a bar for exCampbell and Mack Lobell
cellence that no horse
(USTA photo)
has been able to top.
That included Campbell's first Hambletonian win in 1987.
More than two decades after he last sat behind Mack Lobell,
Campbell considers him the greatest horse he's ever driven.
"He was such a special horse, just a freak so far ahead of his
time," says Campbell. "The speed Mack had back in the 1980s
was unbelievable. So many of the records he set stood a long
time and some weren't beaten until a few years ago."
After Mack's win, Campbell was right back in the Hambo
winner's circle the next year with Armbro Goal. In 1990, he won
his third Hambo in four years with Harmonious. Trainers and
owners knew that if you wanted to win the big prizes, you
wanted John Campbell driving for you.
He added a fourth Hambletonian in 1995 driving Tagliable, a
victory that was particularly significant because the winner was
trained by his brother Jim.
"Standing there in the winner's circle with my parents and Jim
was very special and unique," John says.
Three years later, Campbell drove the heavy favorite
Muscles Yankee to an easy win in America's trotting classic.
His fifth win made Campbell the leading driver in Hambo
history, surpassing Stanley Dancer and Billy Haughton's four
driving wins in the big dance.
With characteristic modesty and perception, Campbell
quickly pointed that they had both trained and drove their
winners, putting their accomplishments in a separate category.
Since the 1980s, John Campbell has been the gold
standard for drivers in North America. Not only was he the
best driver, but he was the best rrepresentative of the sport
in silks. He is intelligent, considerate, and thoughtful. While
some drivers aren't adept in post-race interviews, Campbell
is poised and articulate. He knows what to say and he says
it with pitch-perfect precision. After all, he's had lots of
practice over the years.
Another aspect of Campbell's conduct that is not widely
known in harness racing is that he values the roles that
caretakers play. While trainers and owners are primarily
responsible for giving him the horses that have won the
major races, John knows that the person working the
hardest on race day is the caretaker.
I've had caretakers tell me how generous and gracious
John has been to them in many ways. In this respect, he
reminds me of the late Delvin Miller, who often went to great
lengths to remember or assist a caretaker.
In 1989, Mack Lobell raced primarily in Europe and was
steered by Finnish ace Veijo Heiskanen. When Mack came
to America for the Breeders Crown, it was thought that
Campbell might slip into the sulky behind his favorite horse.
Instead, Heiskanen was named to drive Mack while Campbell picked up the lines behind Delray Lobell. American
racing fans knew all too well what Mack and John had
accomplished on the track and wondered why you take the
best driver off the best trotter.
Heiskanen shot Mack Lobell to the front early in the mile, but
the Michigan monster Red Rhone and driver Sam De Mull
came calling on the outside. Going first-over against Mack
Lobell was a fool's errand, but no one bothered to tell Red
Rhone. He looked Mack in the eye and stayed right with him.
In the homestretch, Red Rhone wore down Mack and forged
to the front, but who should be looming on Red Rhone's
back after a second-over trip?
None other than John Campbell and Delray Lobell. He got
past Red Rhone to win the Breeders Crown.
After the race, Campbell was asked how it felt to upset his
former partner Mack Lobell.
"It's bittersweet," said Campbell in a diplomatic comment.
A European journalist who followed American trotting
closely heard this and simply couldn't believe what Campbell
said.
"That's unbelievable," she said. "For most people, it would
be all sweet and not bitter at all. To be taken off Mack Lobell
and then beat him in the Breeders Crown is very, very
sweet. This guy Campbell must be a saint."
Ever afterwards, she referred to America's leading driver
at "Saint John."
When talking about the best pacers he's driven, Campbell
mentions Artsplace, Real Desire and Art Major.
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"It isn't as easy as picking Mack," he says. He says that
Artsplace's epic 1:51.1f win as a freshman in the Breeders
Crown at Pompano in 1991 must rank as one of the greatest
efforts in the history of harness racing.
"Anyone who saw it knows that," he said. "I wanted to cut
it with Artsplace, but Richie Silverman wanted the lead with
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We asked, you answered and we have acted.
The response to Jeff Gural’s request for ideas to improve racing at
The New Meadowlands yielded an enthusiastic response from an eclectic
group. Many of them offered thoughtful and reasonable suggestions.
A leading issue among the responders was the fact that in a ten horse
race, half the field is incurring considerable expense in coming to The
Meadowlands for a race and going home with nothing to show for it.
Our response is, beginning with Friday, June 8th’s races, pay
all starters back of 5th a 2% racing premium. Purses will not be
reduced; a $20,000 race remains a $20,000 race with the standard purse
splits. This practice will apply to overnight races only.
Another adjustment borne of these replies is an increase to the
purse for NW 1 and NW 2 classes of 25%. The Meadowlands has
long been the proving ground for emerging stars and offers the only mile
track on the east coast. We would like to continue to see the colts and
fillies trained at New Jersey farms and owned by NJ residents racing at
The Meadowlands.
Further, two new series’ have been added to the summer
schedule. They are written for four and five-year-old horses who are
winners of at least $50,000 but under $150,000 lifetime. Nominations will
close Wednesday, June 20 for the Buddy Gilmour for pacers and Paul
Doherty for trotters. Both stakes consist of two $20,000 preliminary legs
with an estimated $60,000 final. The nominating fee for each event is
$1000.
Further information is available by visiting The New Meadowlands
website or calling the Racing Office at 877-782-2537.
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Die Laughing, so we went out of there head to head and Die
Laughing got tired past the half. That mile really stands out."
The time stood out, too, as it took more than two seconds off
the world record. Favored Die Laughing backed through the
pack after the torrid fractions and Artsplace showed lionhearted
courage in pacing away from his pursuers.
With Real Desire, Campbell said that his victory in the
Meadowlands Pace was memorable because the lithe pacer
went three-wide in the final turn and still was able to run down
a horse as good as Bettor's Delight in the homestretch. That
victory came in 1:49.3.
Campbell remembers all too well how Real Desire's sire Life
Sign lost the Meadowlands Pace eight years earlier through
what he admits was an error on his part.
"He was going to win it over Presidential Ball and I slapped
him with the whip," he says. "Life Sign went sideways and
really messed things up. I had no idea he would do that. I just
wanted to make sure he'd win."
Another incident with Life Sign stands out in my memory
beyond the awe at the colt's '93 Jug win.
It was at The Meadows on Adios Day in 1992. I was having
lunch that day with Delvin Miller, founder of track. Life Sign, as
I recall, drew outside in a division of the Arden Downs for
freshman pacers.
Life Sign was then just a well-bred maiden colt with two starts
in his career. Campbell left alertly with Life Sign and got to the
front. He led into the stretch when he was passed by several
others.
"Did you notice John Campbell in the homestretch?" Miller
asked me. Before I could answer, he said, "He tucked his whip
away. He knew it wasn't gonna do any damned good to whip
that colt when he was tired. He sure is a great driver."
Campbell's horses earned more than $10 million in 1987,
1988, and again in 1990.Starting in 1998, he had five seasons
in which he drove the winners of more than $10 million,
including earnings of $14,182,238 in 2001. Since then his only
$10 million season was 2007. Accidents have forced him to the
sidelines in recent years and in 2011 he drove only 702 times
and his horses earned just $2.5 million.
Campbell's had to reconcile himself to fact that he doesn't
always get the first call to drive top horses these days. Those
calls instead go to other drivers.
"It's an evolutionary process and you can't fight it," he says.
"I'm well aware that what I do has a certain shelf life. But that
doesn't mean that I wouldn't love to get the top horses to
drive."
When Campbell hangs up the lines, he says he plans to work
on his golf game, which is already good enough. He's a six
handicap now, but adds, "I haven't played as much since the
last time I got banged up on the track. I was once a three or
four handicap."
And when might he retire from the sulky?
"I don't know," he admits. "I evaluate that at the end of each
year, but it's getting closer.”
Judge Turns Down Pena’s Request For TRO
By Bill Finley
Score this round for the New York State Racing and
Wagering Board.
Trainer Lou Pena failed in his bid yesterday to get a
temporary restraining order against the NYSRWB as his
request was turned down by a Schectady, NY judge. Had he
won, Pena would have been cleared to resume training. He
is in limbo after being hit by an indefinite suspension for
1,715 alleged drug violations.
Meanwhile, the New York Times weighed in on the Pena
story yesterday. The article includes a quote from George
Brennan alleging that regulators are out to get the trainer.
To read the Times story click article
Meadowlands Baby Races Feature Several
Pricey Yearlings
By Bill Finley
The Meadowlands will offer its first “baby” races of 2012
this morning and a number of potential stars appear to be on
the card.
The biggest name on the entry sheet belongs to Bigrisk
(Somebeachsomewhere). The now 2-year-old pacer cost
$450,000 at last year’s Lexington Sales, the most ever paid
for a pacing colt at auction. He is a half-brother to Rock N
Roll Heaven and hails from the same barn as his famous
sibling He is trained by Bruce Saunders and is owned by the
Bellino Family.
The 12 races will begin with a qualifier for 2-year-old
trotting fillies, where the horse to watch will be To Dream On
(Credit Winner), a $200,000 purchase at Harrisburg. She is
trained by Jimmy Takter, who will also handle the driving
duties.
In the seventh, Takter will unveil Source Of Pride (American Ideal). The 2-year-old pacing colt was sold for $280,000
last year at Lexington and is a full brother to American
Jewel.
Another highlight on the card of qualifiers will be the debut
of a number of horses by first crop sires
Somebeachsomewhere, Crazed and Deweycheatumnhowe.
There are four “Deweys” entered and five SBSWs.
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HTA Backs Fair But Strict Enforcement of Racing's
Rules (press release)
TUCSON, Arizona -- Paul Fontaine, president of Harness
Tracks of America, today released the following statement
outlining the association's position with respect to recent
events in racing involving alleged medication violations and
enforcement of racing
regulations:
In light of highly publicized recent events in horse racing and
with continuing dedication to the importance of personal and
professional integrity in the harness racing industry, Harness
Tracks of America, an association of the finest harness
racetracks in North America, endorses and reaffirms its
position that the rules of racing in each jurisdiction should be
enforced to their maximum effect and in a fair, thorough and
balanced manner.
The allegations by the New York State Racing and Wagering
Board ("NYSRWB") against trainer Lou Pena have given rise
to comments in the media and in private comments to racetrack management questioning whether the type of behavior
publicly revealed to date against Mr. Pena is commonplace in
all horseracing. In the Pena case, veterinary records were used
to provide a basis for determining whether violations of the
rules of racing were committed. The issues related to and
raised by the current NYSRWB action -- adequate access to
veterinary treatment information, the efficacy of drug testing
procedures, employing all investigative techniques legally
available, and the strict adherence to the letter as well as the
spirit of the rules of racing, to mention but a few -- highlight the
importance of the vigilant regulation and personal responsibility
necessary for harness racing to thrive. If a racing regulation
proscribes administration of certain medications within a given
time prior to a race - 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours or any other
time - those rules, like all others, should be strictly and uniformly enforced, and the means to enforce those rules, if
inadequate, should be developed and promulgated.
The ability of the horse racing industry to prosper and grow
in the future depends in large part upon public confidence and
the knowledge that racing is committed to making the integrity
of its product and of those associated with "putting on the
show" of paramount importance. In an effort to continue
providing quality wagering products and ever-better patron
experiences, the member racetracks of Harness Tracks of
America reaffirm their support for efforts to ensure the integrity
of harness racing and call upon all those who participate in the
industry to make the integrity of the game and the thorough
enforcement of the rules under which racing operates central
to their mission.
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Yonkers to Return with Sizable Purse Increase
By Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers
Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, June 1, 2012 -- When Yonkers
Raceway returns from recess, it's going to be accompanied
by a sizable purse increase.
Effective Friday, June 15, an approximate
20
percent,
across-the-board increase into effect. The new purse structure is now
going to range from $11,500 (for
non-winners of two parimutuel pacers, and $12,500 claimers of both
gaits) to $44,000 for the weekly trio
of Open Handicaps (trotters, pacers
and distaff pacers).
The current purse structure ranges from $9,500 to
$36,000.
"We're committed to keeping our purses the best in the
industry, and we encourage all horsemen to take a look at
our product," general manager Bob Galterio said.
The Raceway goes on hiatus after Saturday night's
program, which features both the Art Rooney and Lismore
Paces. Note that after Friday and Saturday (June 15 & 16)
programs, live racing returns to usual Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule beginning
Monday, June 18. First post for all programs remains at 7:10
PM.
Vivid Photo To Have Retirement Party at Pocono
Vivid Photo (SJ’s Photo), the underdog winner of the 2005
Hambletonian, will been honored June 23 at Pocono Downs
with a retirement ceremony. June 23 is the day of the Earl
Beal Jr. Memorial.
"The Beal Memorial is always a special night, and having
Vivid Photo as a guest will just make it even more special,”
said Sam Beegle, president of the PHHA. "We're very
pleased that Roger Hammer and Todd Schadel chose to
make his retirement official at this track and on this night.”
Now 10, Vivid Photo earned $3,273,387 for Hammer and
Schadel and has made 49 trips to the winner’s circle.
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Meadowlands looking “Presidential”
By Darin Zoccali
The call to the post took a backseat on Friday Night at The
Meadowlands Racetrack to the playing of “Hail To The Chief”.
Attending an event entitled “Menendez Night at The Races,”
former president William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton made an
appearance at the storied harness track.
Former President Bill Clinton chatting with the
Meadowlands’ Sam McKee
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez was not making his
first appearance at The Meadowlands Racetrack, holding
dinners and events there before. Menendez, a former Mayor
of Union City, and a former member of the United States
House of Representatives, is on the campaign trail for
re-election to the United States Senate.
Former President Clinton delivered an address that ran
roughly 45 minutes, and was the highlight of the event.
Attendees enjoyed fine dining at The Pegasus Restaurant high
atop the grandstand, as well as photo-opportunities with the
former president.
Tonight marked a highlight in the career of Meadowlands
Announcer and Director of Simulcasting Sam Mckee, as he
had the privilege of recording an interview with Clinton. That
interview will be available soon on the Meadowlands Racetrack
website, youtube page, and it is a safe bet the racetrack will
find a way to include in on its in-house broadcast and Recap
Show in the near future.
The Meadowlands Racetrack has taken on a new image
under operator Jeff Gural, adding promotional events that are
drawing larger crowds than we have seen in the recent past at
the races. On Friday, that image was nothing short of Presidential. The racetrack has come a long way in the past two
years and the future outlook is promising. Having former
President Clinton in attendance on Friday is another bright spot
on what has been a successful 2012 racing season.
Illinois Slots Legislation
By Neil Milbert
For the second straight year just before adjournment the
Illinois General Assembly passed a massive gambling
expansion bill that approves slot machines at the racetracks
and increases the number of casinos in the state from 10 to
15.
“I’m cautiously optimistic,” Phil Langley, director of racing
at Balmoral Park and Maywood Park, said of the bill that was
approved by the Senate minutes before the midnight Thursday deadline.
The vote on SB1849 was 30 yes, 26 no and 3 voted
present. It was six votes shy of a veto-proof majority but its
sponsor Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) said: “We’ll have the
votes in November if it comes to that.”
The previous week the bill passed the House 69-47 with 3
voting present. In the House 71 votes are needed to override
a veto by Gov. Pat Quinn, who has come out against the
portion of the bill calling for slots at the tracks. Quinn also
wants more state oversight of the proposed Chicago casino
and a ban on political contributions from gambling interests.
Last year’s bill wasn’t sent to the governor because Link
and House sponsor Lou Lang (D-Skokie) feared that he
would veto it.
“This bill will be on his desk sometime this summer,” Link
said.
After the governor gets the bill he will have 60 days to either
sign or veto the bill. If he does nothing the bill will automatically become law.
“We’ll take a look at it when it arrives,” said Quinn, who has
the power to insert additional provisions in the bill via an
amendatory veto.
If the General Assembly approved these provisions by a
simple majority vote the bill would become law.
During the debate in the Senate, Link said he has introduced
another bill, SB3925k (that wasn’t voted on) to address
Quinn’s objections. It includes a prohibition against racetracks
and casinos from making political contributions if SB1849
becomes law and it gives the state additional authority over
slot machines and the proposed Chicago casino.
Quinn plans to reconvene the legislature at a special
session this summer to address unresolved budgetary issues
regarding state pensions so it’s conceivable a compromise
could be reached at that time. If no action is taken at that
time, it would undoubtedly come up during the fall veto
session.
“This bill will create jobs and bring in important money for
the state,” Maywood Park president Duke Johnston emphasized. “The sooner we can get it up and operational, the
sooner we can increase purses and bring jobs back to the
state.
“We understand (if the bill passes) the Illinois Gaming
Board has a serious job to do to vet us and make sure that
everything is in order. We’ll work with the Gaming Board and
we’ll try to get it up and operational as fast as we can.”
Like Langley and Johnston, Illinois Harness Horseman’s
Association president Dave McCaffrey is hopeful.
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“This bill is different than the one passed in 2011,” Illinois
Harness Horsemen’s Association president Dave McCaffrey
pointed out. “I think it will be more palatable for the governor.
“For example the (scaled down) bill no longer puts slot
machines at the State Fairgrounds racetrack (in Springfield)
but it does provide funding for the State Fair, which was very
important for us because so many horsemen race there.
“This bill will provide the state with almost $1 billion in up
front licensing fees and an additional $400 million in annual
revenue. This is not smoke and mirrors. This bill will provide
real money right away that Illinois can use to pay down its
massive backlog of bills.”
Langley believes that slot machines gambling could begin at
Balmoral and Maywood “sometime toward the middle or end of
next year if we got lucky.”
“We’re looking into several possibilities,” he elaborated.
“You want to keep the races as close to the slots operation as
you can so you get people crossing over. With Balmoral, we
probably would just add on. Possibly, we would tear down
Maywood, start from scratch and build a new combination
facility. We’ve had three architects looking at it. It’s still being
debated.
“But we can’t do anything until the bill becomes law. I’m
cautiously optimistic.”
The Curious Case of Larry Penofsky
There was an interesting story that came across my desk
(while handicapping the Molson Pace) last weekend, and it
involved Larry Penofsky. I thought I might share it.
Larry Penofsky was once the
President and CEO of the Lottery Corporation of the Republic of Eastern Togo. He came
from the much smaller Western
Togo and did not have a stellar,
nor a poor, career there. Larry
was an ordinary guy who went
Larry Penofsky
about his business.
When Larry arrived to Eastern Togo and was given the head job, some very curious
things started happening, however.
In his very first lottery as chief executive the balls spun and
yielded a winner, not unlike every other lottery draw, every
other week in Togo. But this time the winner was a bit odd,
because it was Larry's next door neighbor. What were the odds
of that!? It made the papers, and lottery players everywhere
said "that's a really lucky neighbor; what a coincidence" and
wished the man well.
The next week, another set of lottery balls spun, and we had
another winner, just like every week. However, something
strange happened again. This time the winner was Larry's
dentist. It made the papers again, and there was a little bit of
griping. Lottery players were confused, and they were
starting to have doubts about what was really happening
with Larry and the lottery. This was becoming too coincidental.
The third week, the lottery balls spun again, and this time
there was yet another curious winner. It was Larry's son in
law. All $4 million Togo dollars went to him.
It seemed each week Larry knew someone who won the
lottery. Time and time again it happened and it defied some
logic.
In all of Larry's years running the lottery in Western Togo,
he was a normal CEO with normal results. Nothing strange
like this ever happened. Since moving to Eastern Togo, he
now stuck out like a sore thumb.
Well, it should be pretty obvious now that the natives were
getting restless. The odds of that happening without some
funny business going on were growing pretty slim, according
to them. They complained to the press, to the lottery commission - they complained to virtually everyone they could.
They also stopped playing the lottery. They didn't believe
they had a chance, and without people thinking they had a
chance to win, the lottery was not a bet lottery players were
willing to make.
Because these results were mind-boggling to many, and
the integrity of the lottery was taking a huge hit, an investigation began.
As hard as the investigators looked, they had no smoking
gun. They went through the machines and found they were
working correctly. They went through Larry's phone records
and found nothing. They tailed him, and he never once went
to the home of a lottery winner, or even hung out with those
seedy guys near the Togo River. There were rumors there
was a new technology to cheat the lotto that Larry was
using, but they had no money for new fancy testing procedures to see if it was happening. After all, Togo was a poor
country, and they didn't have a lot of resources for such
things.
With their backs against the wall, the investigators had an
idea, and they decided to try a different tactic. They'd go
through Larry's records and see if he did something anything - that pointed to wrongdoing. If they could find
something, perhaps they could fire Larry, and make the
lottery a better place to play again.
About a month later, the hammer fell. It turns out Larry was
not reporting income correctly, in accordance with the
Accounting Rules of Togo (ART). He also didn't sign his
financial statements with a proper witness. The lottery
machines were not calibrated within a 72 hour period, as per
lotto regulations, too. It was enough; in the end Larry had
over 1,700 violations, and was fired.
Lottery players rejoiced. They thought something was
amiss, and they were very happy that they could play the
lottery with confidence again. It was a good day for them.
Most others in the gambling and lotto industries rejoiced too.
He was making them look bad, and they wanted him out.
However, a few in the industry were being cautious. They
started looking at their own records, and witness signings
and machine calibrations. They thought they too could be
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tripped up if the Togo Lottery Commission looked at them with
a fine-toothed comb. But, since they were not involved in
having family members, dentists, and next door neighbors
winning in their business, the prevailing thought was that it
could not happen to them.
As time went on, and day by day, Larry's name left the news;
his appeals were exhausted. Not long after, Larry, and the
means used to fire him, was barely a memory. Life went on in
Togo, and with the Togo lottery, just like it always had.
Saturday at the Meadowlands
A Rocknroll Dance Looks To Take Another Major Step
Stakes Previews by Lucas Marquardt
Ohio-based trainer Jim
Mulinix admits that he doesn’t
have a lot of experience in the
big leagues, but he’s figured
out that it’s not a good idea to
have your horse peak too early
in the year. With that in mind,
Mulinix is hoping that A
Rocknroll Dance (Rocknroll
A Rocknroll Dance is a North
Hanover) comes out of toAmerica Cup threat (Soult
night’s New Jersey Sires
photo)
Stakes event at the Meadowlands with plenty left in the
tank.
“There's really three big races, the North America Cup, the
Meadowlands Pace and the Breeders Crown,” he said. “For me,
because I am from Ohio, the Jug is another dream race for me to
try to win. You have to concentrate and have your horse sharp for
the bigger ones. I don’t have a lot of experience at a lot of these
tracks. I have to go in and have him sharp enough but not too
sharp. So far, I am pretty happy with where my horse is at.”
A Rocknroll Dance is one of the bigger names who will
compete tonight at the Meadowlands, which is offering four NJ
Sire Stakes races, each worth $150,000.
A Rocknroll Dance drew post eight in the sixth race on the card
and is the 8-5 morning line favorite.
“He's more mature this year and better gaited and more
comfortable than last year,” Mulinix said. “I guess we'll know
more about him after this week.”
Mulinix may be hoping for an easy race, but he’s not likely to
get one. I Fought Dalaw (Western Ideal) is one of many serious
threats in there.
“I Fought Dalaw matured and filled out in all the right ways,"
noted trainer Sam De Pinto. "I let out his hopples two inches
since last year because his stride is definitely longer. I had an
open bridle on him in his two qualifiers, yet I went back to a
closed bridle. He trained really well in it and responds much
better.
The fourth race on the card will pit 10 horses, some of whom
are Hambletonian threats. Market Share (Revenue S) is the
3-1 favorite in this race off a nine-length win in last week’s
tuneup
Race 3. $150,000, Trot. New Jersey Sire Stakes
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Blue Muscles
Muscles Yankee
Gurfein/Lachance
2 Riverfest
Windsong’s Legacy King/Takter
3 D’Orsay
Yankee Glide
Czernyson/Johansson
4 Loose Deuce
Muscles Yankee
Welty/Callahan
5 Shanty Irish
Muscles Yankee
Burke/Gingras
6 Sassy Syrinx
Yankee Glide
Smith/Dube
7 Vanity Treasure
Muscles Yankee
Ryder/Pierce
8 Mrs D
Chocolatier
Hochstetler/A. Miller
9 Talbotcreek Jewely Muscles Yankee
Toscano/Gregory
10 Personal Style
Yankee Glide
Norman/D. Miller
Race 4. $150,000, Trot. New Jersey Sire Stakes
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Little Brown Fox
Muscles Yankee
Takter/Pierce
2 Vic Smith
Yankee Glide
J. Miller/A. Miller
3 Market Share
Revenue S
Toscano/Gregory
4 Big Chocolate
Chocolatier
Hochstetler/D. Miller
5 Gym Tan Laundry Yankee Glide
Daley/Dube
6 Muscolo
Muscles Yankee
Schnittker/Lachance
7 Guccio
Yankee Glide
Takter/Takter
8 New York Muscle Muscles Yankee
Vance/Callahan
9 Volare De Vie
Yankee Glide
Lundell/Johnansson
10 Highland Yankee Muscles Yankee
Saunders/Gingras
Race 5. $150,000, Pace. New Jersey Sire Stakes
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Air Guitar Hanover Rocknroll Hanover Toscano/Gingras
2 Sarandon Blue Chip Western Ideal
Coleman/D. Miller
3 Vy Hanover
Cam’s Card Shark Duspiva/Berry
4 Blackjack Princess Cam’s Card Shark Ford/Dube
5 Pirouette Hanover Western Ideal
Hart/Pierce
6 Ram Rocker
Rocknroll Hanover Coleman/Allard
7 Clear View Hanover Western Ideal
Lundell/Lachance
8 Ideal In Vegas
Western Ideal
Mannino/Callahan
9 Rockin Belle
Rocknroll Hanover Allard/Gregory
10 Rockaround Sue Rocknroll Hanover Alagna/A. Miller
Race 6. $150,000, Pace. New Jersey Sire Stakes
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Time To Roll
Rocknroll Hanover Takter/A. Miller
2 I’m The Pied Piper Western Ideal
Ryder/Dube
3 Brent Montana
Cam’s Card Shark Swick/Berry
4 Damon Blue Chip Rocknroll Hanover Brown/Allard
5 I Fought Dalaw
Western Ideal
DePinto/D. Miller
6 All Stienam
Tell All
Butenschoen/Johansson
7 Ideal Champ
Western Ideal
Holloway/Lachance
8 A Rocknroll Dance Rocknroll Hanover Mulinix/Gingras
9 Simply Business
Rocknroll Hanover Takter/Pierce
10 Mortal Zin
Rocknroll Hanover Burke/Callahan
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Saturday at Yonkers
Rooney Looks Like Two-Horse Race
From post one, the speedy Bolt The
Duer (Ponder) is all but certain to gun
to the lead tonight at Yonkers in the Art
Rooney Pace. The question is: can
Hurrikane Kingcole (Cam’s Card
Shark) catch him?
There will be a lot of people punching 1-6 exacta boxes tonight
at Yonkers as Bolt The Duer and Hurrikane Kingcole look to
have the other four starters over a barrel in the $306,204 event.
Bolt The Duer has had just one pari-mutuel start this year,
winning the Simpson at the Meadowlands. A year earlier, he lost
just twice in eight tries.
"He has tremendous ability, and by far could be the best we've
had," co-owner John Como Jr. said. "But I just think this is a year
where there are so many good 3-year-olds, that you're just one
of many. It's going to come down to post position and getting the
breaks.”
In the Rooney, it looks like Bolt The Duer is the one who will
get all the breaks as his main rival has drawn the far outside.
That could mean a very easy trip for Bolt The Duer, the 7-5
morning-line favorite.
But John McDermott, the trainer of Hurricane Kingcole is not
about to concede.
“His development has been ridiculous,” McDermott said. “I've
never seen any horse mature like he has. He's had such a
growth spurt this year. He's an absolute beast and the way he
has grown up is scary. When you put a horse away, this is how
you dream they'll come back.”
Hurrikane Kingcole is coming off a New Jersey Sires Stakes
win at the Meadowlands and will be driven by Tim Tetrick.
The Yonkers card also features the $176,484 Lismore for 3year-old pacing fillies. Handsoffmycookie (Art Major) is the 3-5
morning line favorite. But she must beat JK Fine Art (Art Major),
who beat her two weeks ago in New York Sires Stakes action at
Vernon Downs.
Race 4. $176,484. Pace. Lismore Final
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Ryder Blue Chip
Art Major
Alagna/Bartlett
2 Handsoffmycookie Art Major
Di Domenico/Tetrick
3 JK Fine Art
Art Major
Toscano/Morrill
4 Jamie Sue
Art Major
Ford/MacDonald
5 Bettor B Lucky
Bettor’s Delight
Daley/Brennan
Race 6. $306,204, Pace. Art Rooney Final
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 Bolt The Duer
Ponder
Foley/MacDonald
2 Domethatagain
Bettor’s Delight
E. Miller/J. Morrill
3 Dynamic Youth
Bettor’s Delight
Lambert/McCarthy
4 Pet Rock
Rocknroll Hanover Morgan/Sears
5 Hurrikane Kingcole Cam’s Card Shark McDermott/Tetrick
6 Major Bombay
Art Major
Alagna/Bartlett
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Saturday at Mohawk.
SBSW Divisions Look Wide Open
Sixteen 3-year-old pacers will vie
tonight at Mohawk in divisions of
the Somebeachsomewhere. Both
races are without a standout, but a
horse or two will no doubt emerge
as a solid candidate for the North
America Cup.
Thinking Out Loud (Ponder) is the 2-1 morning line
favorite in the first of the two SBSWs. He’s never been
worse than second in his seven-race career, but is taking a
step up in class after competing in conditioned events. State
Treasurer (Real Desire) looks like a threat for trainer Ian
Moore. His only loss this year came in the final of the
Diplomat Series.
Michaels Power (Camluck) will be the favorite in the
second division. Trained by Casie Coleman, he’s coming
right back off an easy romp in the $600,000 Upper Canada
Cup at Georgian Downs last week. Scott Zeron has the
driving assignment.
John Campbell will be in from New Jersey to drive Dapper
Dude (The Panderosa) for Bob McIntosh.
The chesnut has won both his starts this year, including a
$106,113 PASS race at Pocono Downs.
Race 4. $100,000,
Post Horse
1 Allstar Legend
2 Thinking Out Loud
3 Escape The News
4 Windsun Cointreau
5 Sing For Me George
6 Secretsoftheknight
7 State Treasurer
8 Ideal Romance
Pace. Somebeachsomewhere
Sire
Trainer/Driver
Four Starzzz Shark Teague/Ouellette
Ponder
McIntosh/Waples
Artiscape
Holloway/Moiseyev
Rocknroll Hanover Brethour/R. Zeron
Bettor’s Delight
O’Sullivan/Campbell
Mach Three
G. McNair/D. McNair
Real Desire
Moore/Jamieson
American Ideal
Coleman/S. Zeron
Race 8. $100,000,
Post Horse
1 American Gi
2 Dapper Dude
3 Michaels Power
4 Easy Again
5 Hillbilly Hanover
6 Ontheclock Hanover
7 Bettors Edge
8 Special Blend
Pace. Somebeachsomewhere
Sire
Trainer/Driver
American Ideal
Coleman/Davis
The Panderosa
McIntosh/Campbell
Camluck
Coleman/S. Zeron
Dragon Again
G. Teague/M. Teague
Dragon Again
Norman/Waples
American Ideal
Moore/Moiseyev
Bettor’s Delight
Toscano/Ouellette
The Panderosa
Wallace/Jamieson
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Saturday at Hoosier Park
In the $200,000 Dan Patch,
they’ll be gunning to defeat
Golden Receiver (Village
Jove), something that’s been
awfully hard to do this year.
The top-ranked horse in
North America in the weekly
Harness
Racing CommuniGolden Receiver w ill be a
cations poll, Golden Receiver
heavy favorite in the Dan
has won 9 of 11 starts this
Patch (Lisa Photo)
year, including a dominant
victory in the Graduate at the Meadowlands in his most recent
start.
"It's tough when you're a speed horse for speed to hold up
every week, but right now he's so good that they can't get to
him," trainer Mark Harder said. "He's got controlling speed off
the (starting) gate and gets control of a race quickly. I'm sure
there's going to be a time he gets run hard to the quarter or the
half and speed doesn't hold up. But right now it is."
As Harder alluded to, Golden Receiver has only one way of
going. He will once again, no doubt, go right to the front and
dare anyone to catch him.
Golden Receiver is 5-2 in the morning line, but will likely go
off much lower. With regular driver Brian Sears electing to take
his talents to Yonkers tonight, Harder has turned the driving
assignment over to Dave Palone.
"He hadn't faced horses like them (prior to the Graduate), but
he'd been very good against the horses he raced against,"
Harder said. "Maybe that helped to have him brave for when he
did step up against them. Mentally, when they're feeling that
good about themselves, it's a big edge."
Race 12. $200,000, Pace. Dan Patch Invitational
Post Horse
Sire
Trainer/Driver
1 OK Commander
Art Major
McNair/Dillander
2 Drop Red
Red River Hanover Horowitz/Hensley
3 Freddyscooter
I Scoot Hanover Brannan/Trace Tetrick
4 Ideal Choice
Western Ideal
Nickells/Widger
5 Golden Receiver
Village Jove
Harder/Palone
6 Nob Hill High
Mcardle
Saunders/Merriman
7 Special T Rocks
Rocknroll Hanover Bier/Bier
8 Atochia
Dragon Again
Burke/Macomber
9 Rockincam
Cambest
Norman/Wrenn
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By Brett Sturman
Race 6, NJSS Final 3-Year-Old Colts
A ROCKNROLL DANCE couldn’t have possibly been any
better in his first start of the year two weeks back; romping
at 1/9 in 1:50:1. Mulinix has this one right where he left off
to close out his 2-year-old campaign, and it would take a
herculean try by anyone else in this field to knock him off. Is
arguably the Meadowlands Pace favorite at this point. TIME
TO ROLL beat both Pet Rock and Hurrikane Kingcole in his
first start back; the latter of which came back to win in
1:49:4. Interesting play from the rail as Andy’s choice. I
FOUGHT DALAW has been as tough as they come in both
his starts this year, and looks like the horse we saw here
early last summer. Get’s the ultimate test now. ALL
STIENAM was second to the top choice two back and then
was airbone last Saturday after a shuffle back to last.
SIMPLY BUSINESS has been short in his first two but
wouldn’t be a total shock; should offer a big price now.
Race 7, N/W $14,000 L5
WESTERN TRADEMARK continues to remain in sharp form
for almost this entire year, and makes his second start back
at the track on the heels of being second to Risk Management in that 1:50:2 mile last out. Steps up in condition, but
he’s beaten these types on multiple occasions already here;
winner of nearly half his starts in 2012. I WANNA GO FAST
would have had no problems with these a few months ago,
but continues to fail at short odds against rivals he should
have beat. Short priced contender from the rail. TRADE
EDITOR makes his third start of the year for Allard, had no
shot in the 1:52 mile at Saratoga last out. Has some class
to him, could surprise. SNIPER SEELSTER ships down
from Canada and goes to Drennan. He won here last year
in 1:50:4 and can be included if the value is there.
Race 8, N/W $4,000 L5
It’s difficult to get excited about too many in here, but
SHELLEYSBLOCKBUSTER showed speed and didn’t miss
by much last out in 1:51:4 while dropping for the third
consecutive race. Has fallen a long way since that :50 win
at the Red Mile last year and will try to win this on memory.
Qualified only a few lengths behind We Will See in early
May; reaching for straws, I know. T M TOP GUN hasn’t
shown anything of late, but takes a sizable drop for Croghan
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from those Yonkers races. KAUFMAN HANOVER is generally
a Freehold specialist and like the other prior contenders this
one appears playable in this spot. Will offer long odds and
might not be much worse than anyone else. EVENING JOB
made the pace last out in a relatively fast race.
Race 9, N/W $14,000 L5
PANESTHETIC makes his second start back for Coleman, and
was bet down to 3/1 last week at Philly in a race that went in a
near world record 1:48:2. 5-year-old Panderosa gelding is
more than capable of high speed, owns sub 1:49 wins at this
track in each of the last two seasons. I’m going to venture a
guess that despite the 5/1 ML, this one goes off post time as
the favorite. We’ll see. THEBESTOFJOEL lost a heartbreaker
in his most recent; improved post helps but this is a tough field.
SOUTHWESTERN DREAM never threatened last out, but any
other of his recent tries puts him into play. TOWNSLIGHT
HANOVER capitalized off a perfect trip to take a lifetime mark
two weeks ago and it looks like Pierce somehow ends up on
MR COOLIE over GD AIRLINER; interesting.
The Plays
$4 ticket: 8 / 1-5 / 5-6 / 9
$36 ticket: 1-5-8 / 1-2-5 / 4-5-6-10 / 9
Last Night: Palone won 7 out of his 14 drives at the Meadows.
Tonight: Listed to drive 3 horses at Hoosier Park, including
Golden Receiver in the Dan Patch.
Career Wins: 15,116
Countdown to Filion: Palone needs 65 more wins to
pass Herve Filion and become the sport’s winningest driver.
6-01 Tabcorp Park Melton
Race 5. Empire Stallions VicBred Super Series Final (G1).
Pace. 3-year-old colts & geldings. $100,000. 2,240 meters.
1:56.2 (mile rate)
Philadelphia Man (c, 3, Art Major-My Liberty Belle) O-A
Pitson, T Tennant, T Bunning, D Goldberg et al. B-Benstud
Standardbreds. T-E Stewart. D-C Alford, $62,500, Lifetime
Record: 28-12-4-2, $194,881
To view race click replay
Friday’s Results:
11, HoP, $24,000, Pace, OPEN (FM) (ISP), 27.2, 57.2,
1:25.4, 1:54.0, FT
Red S (m, 6, Four Starzzz Shark--Bibeone, by Jate
Lobell), $15,000 2007 LEX-SEL O-Hickory Hollow Stables.
B-Michael P Graney. T-Ron Burke. D-Ed Hensley, $12,000,
Lifetime Record: 97-12-14-12, $148,002
To view replay click here
Friday’s Results:
4, M, $21,000, Pace, Fillies & Mares N/W $16,850 in Last 5
Starts N/W of a Race in Last 2 Starts Allowed $3,500 AE: 4
Year Olds Optional Claiming Price $50,000, 28.2, 56.0,
1:23.3, 1:52.0, FT
Run On Luck (m, 9, Northern Luck--Yarmila, by Allwin
Steady) O-J Robert Darrow & Ron D Broadstone. B-Murray
A Jones, CA. T-Casie Coleman. D-David Miller, $10,500,
Lifetime Record: 124-39-17-10, $463,160
To view replay click here
10, M, $35,000, Trot, Invitational, 29.0, 56.3, 1:23.4, 1:54.0,
FT
1-Lanson (g, 8, Self Possessed--M Stewart, by American
Winner), $53,000 2005 LEX-SEL O-Royal Wire Products
Inc. B-Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par & All La Nuova Sbarra
S.R.L. T-Don Swick. D-Mike Lachance, $17,500, Lifetime
Record: 74-24-5-5, $787,306
2-Beatgoeson Hanover (m, 4, Andover Hall--Beat The Wheel,
by Defiant Yankee), $40,000 2009 SHS-HBG O-Neven N Botica,
AS. B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. T-R. Nifty Norman. D-David
Miller, $8,750
3-Dejarmbro (h, 4, Credit Winner--Armbro Deja Vu, by Donerail),
$65,000 2009 SHS-HBG O-Purple Haze Stables LLC. B-Fair
W inds Farm Inc. T-Trond Sm edsham m er. D-Trond
Smedshammer, $4,200
Calls: 7Q, 8, 7T, 5H, H
Finish Order: In Focus, Four Starz Speed, Farifant
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Race 7. Schweppes 4YO & 5YO Championship (G2). Pace.
$50,000. 2,240 meters. 1:58.0 (mile rate)
Caribbean Blaster (h, 4, Bettor's Delight-Kalypso) O-R
Nalder & Alabar Bloodstock. B-J Hausfeld. T-A Gath. D-K Friday's Results:
Gath, $31,250, Lifetime Record: 43-14-14-6, $266,510
1, Mea, $93,645, Pace, ****BYE BYE BYRD**** PA SIRE STAKE
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- 3 YEAR OLD COLT & GELDING PACE 1ST OF 3 DIVISIONS,
M, 27.2, 56.1, 1:24.3, 1:53.2, SY
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1-Shady Breeze (r, 3, Nuclear Breeze--Myternintheshade,
by Shady Character) O/B-Judith R Welty. T-Judith Welty.
D-Dave Palone, $46,822, Lifetime Record: 11-5-2-2, $121,540
2-Mcboogie (g, 3, McArdle--Banska Bela, by Kiev Hanover)
O/B-Andray Farm & David J Miller. T-Julie Miller. D-Brett Miller,
$23,411
3-My Sugar Daddy (g, 3, Quik Pulse Mindale--She's Got The
Life, by Life Sign), $7,500 2010 BRDS-SEL O-David C
Bellantonio. B-Winbak Farm. T-Joan Gray. D-Corey Callahan,
$11,237
Calls: 2H, 1H, 1H, 1H, 2Q
Finish Order: Whirl Monroe, Cold Bath, El Bravo, Mattacardle
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Shady Breeze (Dave Palone, $2.60) fired to the front from post
six, faced no challengers and breezed with ease to go down the
road by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:53.2. It was the fifth win in 11 career
starts. Mcboogie (Brett Miller) yielded to the winner after
leaving, chased from the pocket and was second best. My
Sugar Daddy (Corey Callahan) sat a three hole trip throughout
and was best of the rest.
4, Mea, $93,645, Pace, ****BYE BYE BYRD**** PA SIRE
STAKE - 3 YEAR OLD COLT & GELDING PACE 2ND OF 3
DIVISIONS, 27.2, 56.0, 1:22.4, 1:50.3, SY
1-Sweet Lou (c, 3, Yankee Cruiser--Sweet Future, by
Falcons Future), $38,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Burke Racing
Stable LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC & Lawrence R Karr &
Phillip Collura. B-Birnam Wood Farms. T-Ron Burke. D-Dave
Palone, $46,822, Lifetime Record: 14-12-2-0, $786,525
2-Mcerlean (c, 3, McArdle--Igottwowordsforyou, by Cam's Card
Shark), $20,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Muscara Racing Trust.
B-Perretti Farms. T-Trond Smedshammer. D-Brett Miller,
$23,411
3-All Week (c, 3, I Am A Fool--Delta Shuttle, by Cam's Card
Shark), $4,500 2010 NJ-CL O-Gty Stable. B-Perfect World
Enterprises. T-Joseph Hundertpfund Jr. D-Corey Callahan,
$11,237
Calls: 1H, 1H, 1H, 2H, 5
Finish Order: One Through Ten, One Lucky Dragon, Cyrus
Seelster, Ezpass Hanover
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A flat sulky tire prior to the race along with a sloppy track due
to heavy rains did not seem to bother Sweet Lou (Dave Palone,
$2.10) in the slightest as he destroyed his competition in a
sizzling 1:50.3 while 5 lengths clear. The win was the fifth in a
row dating back to last year and the 12 th in 14 career starts.
Sweet Lou will now be pointed towards next week’s North
America Cup eliminations. Mcerlean (Brett Miller) yielded to the
winner, stayed as close as he could in the pocket until the
stretch where he was left in the dust while clearly second best.
All Week (Corey Callahan) grinded first over to three quarters,
never posed a threat and was up for third through the lane.
6, Mea, $94,045, Pace, ****BYE BYE BYRD**** PA SIRE
STAKE - 3 YEAR OLD COLT & GELDING PACE 3RD OF 3
DIVISIONS, 26.3, 56.3, 1:24.0, 1:53.1, SY
1-Star Recruit (g, 3, Dragon Again--Remarkable Star, by
Jate Lobell), $19,000 2010 LEX-SEL O-Peggy A & Steven M
Carter & Robert B Reid & Chuck E Grubbs. B-Carolyn Ann
Vorisek & James A Malcolm III & Robert E Vorisek. T-Bruce
Riegle. D-Mike Wilder, $47,022, Lifetime Record: 18-7-4-4,
$279,408
2-Bakin On The Beach (g, 3, McArdle--Elizabeth Street, by
Falcon Almahurst), $25,000 2010 LEX-SEL O-Bruce A Soulsby
& Mark A Harder. B-Cool Winds Farm. T-Mark Harder. D-Brett
Miller, $23,511
3-Mc Attaboy (g, 3, McArdle--Arthion, by Artiscape), $21,000
2010 BRDS-SEL O-Ginger Tree Stable LLC & Neil Chesen &
Wayne Hurtubise. B-John P Hurtgen. T-Samuel Beegle.
D-Dave Palone, $11,285
Calls: 9, 5H, 4, 1H, HD
Finish Order: Papa Ray, Mudslide, Cold Hearted Shark,
Eastwood Blue Chip, Tsm Warhol T
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Star Recruit (Mike Wilder, $7.60) saved ground on the rail,
appeared to be in need of some racing luck while boxed in
turning for home, saw his prayers answered as several rivals in
front fanned wide and took full advantage to shoot through the
Lightning Lane and nail it by a head while matching a careerbest 1:53.1. Bakin On The Beach (Brett Miller) followed second
over, tipped wide for the drive and was outkicked late for the
win. Mc Attaboy (Dave Palone) brushed from the three hole to
take command past the quarter, fended off third quarter
pressure from 5/2 co-favorite Eastwood Blue Chip (Corey
Callahan) but was reeled in down the stretch by the fresh legs.
7, Mea, $22,500, Pace, *F&M NOT LISTED PREFERRED/PREFERRED* P.P.1-4 DRAWN; 5-9 DRAWN, 27.1,
56.0, 1:24.1, 1:53.2, SY
Tremor Hanover (m, 6, Allamerican Native--Terrie Letsgo,
by Direct Scooter), $9,000 2007 SHS-HBG O-Charles M
Moses & Shawn P Johnston. B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc.
T-Aaron Johnston. D-Brian Zendt, $11,250, Lifetime Record:
112-22-13-26, $261,300
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Friday’s Results:
2, Moh, PACE, $42,000. FILLIES & MARES OPEN. 27, 55.4,
1:23.2, 1:36.4, 1:51, SY
Western
Silk
(b,m,5
Western
Terror-Extemporaneous-Jennas Beach Boy) O-Ross Warriner,
Tom Hill B-Kerry Feukerweed, M K Weed T-Casie Coleman DScott Zeron
Lifetime Record: 50-26-7-6, $1,669,378
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3, Moh, TROT, $79,519. CASUAL BREEZE - 3 YEAR OLD
FILLIES. STARTING FEE $1,500 CDN $1,500 U.S. 27.4, 57.3,
1:26.2, 1:40.2, 1:53.4, SY
1-All Ready Hanover (b,f,3 - Chocolatier-Are You
Ready-Broadway Hall) O-Ann Karin Larsen, Odd K Larsen BDaniel J Altmeyer, Richard B T-Ann Karin Larsen D-Trevor
Ritchie
Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-0, $62,459
2 -W in M is s y B (b ,f,3 - C o n w a y H a ll-W in n in g
Missbrenda-American Winner) O/B-Robert J Key T-Charlie
Norris D-Paul MacDonell
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3-Northern Miss Hall (b,f,3 - Like A Prayer-Duchess
Hall-Conway Hall) O/B-Northern Lane Farm T-Casie Coleman
D-Scott Zeron
Winning Margin: 2T
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All Ready Hanover (Trevor Ritchie, $11.40) left and found a two
hole tuck behind 3/5 favorite Win Missy B (Paul MacDonell).
That rival carved out fractions of 27.4, 57.3 and 1:26.2 under no
pressure. Turning for home, All Ready Hanover was ready to
strike, got his cue to take aim and charged past to win by 2-3/4
lengths in a career-best 1:53.4. It was the fourth win in 7
lifetime tries. Win Missy B held on for second with no excuse.
Northen Miss Hall (Scott Zeron) grinded first over from fifth
heading to three quarters and rallied up for third.
8, Moh, TROT, $81,020. CASUAL BREEZE - 3 YEAR OLD
FILLIES. STARTING FEE $1,500 CDN $1,500 U.S. 27.3, 57.1,
1:26.4, 1:41.1, 1:56, SY
1-Smarty Pants (b,f,3 - Kadabra-Twitty-Conway Hall) O-Stan
Klemencic, Dr Brett C Anderson, Asa Farm B-Walnut Hall Stock
Farm T-Per Henriksen D-Sylvain Filion Lifetime Record: 12-4-43, $101,828
2-Lovely Vacation (br,f,3 - Majestic Son-Short Vacation-Dream
Vacation) O-Shawn F Steacy, David R McDonald, Joe W
Loring, Dr Malcolm G Man Son Hing B-Tara Hills Stud Ltd TMark Steacy D-Randy Waples
3-Circles (b,f,3 - Majestic Son-Merles Image-Balanced Image)
O-Tom A Lund B-John Smith Racing Stb Inc T-Tommy
Andersson D-Luc Ouellette
Winning Margin: 3Q
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Smarty Pants (Sylvain Filion, $14.30) fired out quickly, got
parked around turn one but was able to secure a pocket tuck,
stalked 3/2 favorite Lovely Vacation (Randy Waples) the whole
way, vacated the two hole heading to three quarters, engaged
that rival to apply pressure and trotted past her smartly while
drawing clear down the stretch by 3-1/4 lengths in a career-best
1:56. It was the fourth win in 12 lifetime starts. Lovely Vacation
was a clear second after giving way. Circles (Luc Ouellette) left
fast from the outside, got caught three wide into the first turn,
tucked third, stayed there the whole way and was no match to
the top two. Idonette (John Campbell) the 1/1 money favorite
broke leaving after the start and called it a night.
Friday's Results:
5, Phl, $20,000, Trot, NW $18,000 in Last 5 Starts 4 Yr. Olds
& Older Last Start for a purse of greater than $25,000 ineligible
AE: NW 9 Ext. PM Races or $90,000 Lifetime, 27.4, 56.2,
1:25.1, 1:53.4, FT
Googoo Gaagaa (c, 3, Cam's Rocket--Kora's Trotter, by
Veeba Rova) O/B-Richard L Hans. T-Richard Hans. D-Corey
Callahan, $10,000, Lifetime Record: 10-9-0-0, $83,445
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11, Phl, $23,000, Pace, Fillies & Mares NW $27,500 in Last 5
Starts, 26.4, 55.0, 1:23.2, 1:50.3, FT
Dawn's Legacy (m, 6, Western Ideal--Dawn Q, by Falcon
Seelster), $47,000 2007 LEX-SEL O-Maureen A & Stanley M
Kuchar. B-Steve H Stewart & Alan H Quinn. T-Anthony
Mannino. D-David Miller, $11,500, Lifetime Record: 85-23-8-15,
$377,553
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Friday’s Results:
5, VD, $12,500, Trot, EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC Elimination - 3 Year Old Colts 1st Division, 27.3, 58.3, 1:27.3, 1:55.2,
FT
War Cry Hall (c, 3, Cash Hall--Winners Only, by Credit
Winner), $37,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Burke Racing Stable LLC
& Joseph Di Scala Jr & Cynthia Lynn Massari. B-Walnut Hall
Limited & Kenneth E Jacobs. T-Ron Burke. D-Jim Morrill Jr,
$6,250, Lifetime Record: 13-2-2-2, $55,757
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6, VD, $12,500, Trot, EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC Elimination - 3 Year Old Fillies 1st Division, 28.1, 58.4, 1:28.1, 1:56.2,
FT
Anandamide (f, 3, Credit Winner--Psychotherapist, by
Yankee Glide), $50,000 2010 LEX-SEL O-Acl Stuteri Ab.
B-Dunroven Stud. T-Anette Lorentzon. D-Jim Morrill Jr, $6,250,
Lifetime Record: 10-5-4-1, $149,626
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9, VD, $12,500, Trot, EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC Elimination - 3 Year Old Fillies 2nd Division, 26.0, 55.2, 1:26.0, 1:54.3,
FT
For A Dancer (f, 3, Conway Hall--Fluttering Wings, by
Yankee Glide), $27,000 2010 LEX-SEL O-Bluestone Farms
LLC. B-Jacob E Skolnick. T-Joe Holloway. D-Jeff Gregory,
$6,250, Lifetime Record: 14-11-1-1, $317,129
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10, VD, $12,500, Trot, EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC
Elimination - 3 Year Old Colts 2nd Division, 26.4, 56.3, 1:26.1,
1:53.4, FT
Archangel (c, 3, Credit Winner--Michelle's Angel, by
Andover Hall), $120,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Alan C Hainsworth
& Clare M Semer & Peter J Arrigenna. B-Diamond Creek Farm
LLC. T-Peter Arrigenna. D-Jim Morrill Jr, $6,250, Lifetime
Record: 17-6-7-1, $172,676
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Friday’s Results:
4, YR, $22,000, Pace, F&M NON-WINNERS OF $18,000 IN
LAST 6 STARTS, 28.2, 58.0, 1:26.3, 1:54.3, FT
Panagler (m, 5, No Pan Intended--Panipulator, by The
Panderosa) O/B-Peter Pan Stables Inc. T-Erv Miller. D-Brent
Holland, $11,000, Lifetime Record: 59-12-7-10, $555,079
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5, YR, $22,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $18,000 IN LAST 6
STARTS, 28.1, 57.2, 1:27.0, 1:56.2, FT
Sing Jesse Sing (h, 5, Jailhouse Jesse--Hollybrook Lane,
by Lindy Lane), $4,000 2008 OH-SEL O-Burke Racing Stable
LLC & Slaughter Racing Stb LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC &
Frank D Baldachino. B-Harry & Iris T Horowitz. T-Ron Burke.
D-Jason Bartlett, $11,000, Lifetime Record: 50-16-10-5,
$441,139
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6, YR, $36,000, Pace, F&M OPEN, 26.3, 55.0, 1:23.1, 1:52.0,
FT
1-Feeling You (m, 5, Cambest--Ripreza Hanover, by
Artsplace) O-Gallicchio Racing Stb LLC & Tyler L Buter &
Vincent T Cannella. B-Alan M Kirschenbaum. T-Amber Buter.
D-Eric Goodell, $18,000, Lifetime Record: 56-19-8-8, $398,513
2-Keepers Destiny (m, 6, Intrepid Seelster--Keeper Flying, by
Nuclear Flash) O-Merlin Howse, CA. B-Merlin Howse, CA &
Casie Coleman, CA. T-Casie Coleman. D-Mark Macdonald,
$9,000
3-Naughtytiltheend (m, 5, Western Ideal--Cam Swifty, by
Cambest), $80,000 2008 LEX-SEL O-Diamond Creek Farm
LLC. B-Moni Market Breeders & Joie De Vie Farm LLC. T-Erv
Miller. D-Brent Holland, $4,320
Calls: T, 1H, 1H, 2H, 1
Finish Order: Breakheart Pass, Fox Valley Sage, I'm Just
Special, Monochromatic, Four Starz Roe
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7, YR, $36,000, Trot, OPEN HANDICAP POST POSITIONS
1&2 ASSIGNED POST POSITIONS 3-6 DRAWN POST
POSITION 7 ASSIGNED, 28.0, 56.4, 1:26.0, 1:55.4, FT
1-Looking Hanover (g, 7, Muscles Yankee--Lady Bar, by
Malabar Man), $35,000 2006 SHS-HBG O-Dawn Marie
Gannon & Yannick Gingras. B-M And L Of Delaware Inc.
T-Edwin Gannon Jr. D-Mark Macdonald, $18,000, Lifetime
Record: 115-25-29-18, $843,771
2-Blacktuxwhitesocks (g, 5, Credit Winner--True Blue Victory,
by Valley Victory), $65,000 2008 SHS-HBG O-Purple Haze
Stables LLC & American Viking Rc Stb. B-Valley High Stable.
T-Trond Smedshammer. D-Jordan Stratton, $9,000
3-Celebrity Bluechip (g, 5, Credit Winner--Precious Lindy, by
Self Possessed), $170,000 2008 LEX-SEL O-Burke Racing
Stable LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC & The Panhellenic Stb
Corp & M1 Stable LLC. B-Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc & Raymond
W Schnittker. T-Ron Burke. D-Jason Bartlett, $4,320
Calls: NS, 1T, NS, NS, NK
Finish Order: Orange Bigi, Neighsay Hanover, Farifant, Perfect
Rendition
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8, YR, $30,000, Pace, F&M PREFERRED, 27.4, 56.2, 1:24.3,
1:53.4, FT
1-Up Front Kellie Jo (m, 6, Bettor's Delight--Life's Highway,
by Life Sign), $40,000 2007 LEX-SEL O-C Ed Mullinax & Mark
S Ford. B-Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par. T-Mark Ford. D-Mark
Macdonald, $15,000, Lifetime Record: 124-23-25-25, $635,059
2-Quicksilvercandy A (m, 8, Bad Bert--Forzett, by Safely
Kept) O-Larry D Stalbaum. B-Allyn Berry, AS & R J Charlton,
AS. T-Kimberly Asher. D-Larry Stalbaum, $7,500
3-Bet On Luck (m, 6, Bettor's Delight--Hornby Lucky, by Dexter
Nukes), $40,000 2007 SHS-HBG O-Vip Internet Stable LLC &
Rebecca J Green. B-John B Grant, CA. T-Josh Green. D-Jim
Pantaleano, $3,600
Calls: 2, 1H, 2, 1H, HD
Finish Order: Camille, Hello Great Mate, New Album, It's De
Lovely, Miss Annie J
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9, YR, $30,000, Trot, PREFERRED, 28.2, 58.0, 1:27.0, 1:56.2,
FT
1-Big Sky Storm (h, 4, Classic Photo--Big Sky Angel, by
Trade Balance) O/B-Domenico Costagliola. T-Allan Johnson.
D-Jordan Stratton, $15,000, Lifetime Record: 36-10-6-5,
$183,352
2-Klm Express (g, 7, Cr Excalibur--Dianalu Hanover, by Baltic
Speed) O/B-Richard J Aiken. T-William Aiken. D-Jim Marshall
III, $7,500
3-Speed Bomb (h, 9, Master Lavec--Mighty J C, by Mighty
Crown), $10,000 2004 OH-SEL O-Burke Racing Stable LLC &
Weaver Bruscemi LLC & Jjk Stables LLC & Phillip Collura.
B-Leroy L Keim Jr. T-Ron Burke. D-Jason Bartlett, $3,600
Calls: 9H, 7T, 4, 3H, NS
Finish Order: Mm's Lucky Boy, Bad Boy Billy, Speed Hanover,
Coach Fox
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10, YR, $26,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $25,000 IN LAST
6 STARTS, 28.4, 58.2, 1:27.3, 1:55.3, FT
Sand Wyndham (h, 7, Pegasus Spur--Sand Chic, by Pine
Chip) O-Yves Sarrazin, CA. B-Bill G Sanders. T-Rene Allard.
D-Larry Stalbaum, $13,000, Lifetime Record: 119-21-22-17,
$349,814
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