October race calendar page 15 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018

©2018 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Holloway Brings Pair Of Freshman Fillies Into Friday’s ISS ACCEPTING ENTRIES Trainer Joe Holloway will send out a pair of 2-year-old fil- lies in International Stallion Stake (ISS) action Friday after- noon at The Red Mile, including trotter Starita and pacer Zero Tolerance. Both fillies are driven by David Miller and owned by Val D’or Farms and Ted Gewertz who, like Hol- CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH loway, will be inducted into ’s Hall of Fame in early July in Goshen, N.Y. Miller will line up in post 5 in the second $64,500 ISS divi- NOVEMBER 13-14-15, 2018 sion for first-year filly trotters (Race 4). Starita has three wins in 10 starts, including a career-best 1:55.2 effort over a BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 “sloppy” track in her James Doherty Memorial elimination UPDATE! Accepting Black Type Entries on July 27 at the Meadowlands. Starita followed that up until Friday, October 5. Don’t be shut out! with a fourth-place finish in the “She’s a really $357,450 Doherty final. Mixed sale entries close around October 14 (or when full). nice filly. Not After following up the Doherty Enter online now at www.bloodedhorse.com the best, but a with a pair of wins in splits of the real nice filly Reynolds and Kindergarten at and consistent.” Tioga Downs. Starita finished –Joe Holloway third to world Woodside about Starita Charm in the $236,000 Kentuck- iana Stallion Management at “There’s No Substitute for Experience” Hoosier Park and second last time out in a Bluegrass divi- HAWS CHARLES MORGAN sion behind The Ice Dutchess, who drew into another divi- P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 sion on Friday. DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES [email protected] Auctioneers “She’s a really nice filly,” said Holloway. “Not the best, but a real nice filly and consistent.” NOW AVAILABLE! A daughter of Trixton, Starita was a $50,000 yearling pur- chase. Starita’s second dam is the $2 million-winner and BACKSTRETCH with GORDON two-time Dan Patch divisional champ Passionate Glide. She FROM THE RED MILE comes into the ISS with $129,223 in earnings. Availablewww.harnessracing.com in today’s new headlines Race 5 is the second $61,250 ISS division for freshman filly pacers, and Zero Tolerance and driver Miller will start in Sponsored by Hunterton Sales Agency post 6. Zero Tolerance is a seven-time winner (and two sec- onds) in nine starts, including a career-best 1:51 effort in a WHAT’S INSIDE . . . Continues on page 2 ›››› 12 entered in —pg. 4 “Big three” compete in filly elim—pg. 5 Down Under battle in Allerage?—pg. 6 Trainer Noel Daley leaving U.S.—pg. 8 Johansson has pair in Tattersalls—pg. 9 Saturday Red Mile racing remarks—pg. 9 Avritt has big week in Lexington—pg. 10 DVBK principals in Lexington—pg. 11 Who Do You Like?—pg. 12 Zero Tolerance

Nigel Soult Photo Nigel Soult Lexington Selected prices strong—pg. 13 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Bluegrass division last time out at The Red Mile. Her ledger FREE shows $241,291 in earnings. THIS WEEKEND’S Zero Tolerance finished a close second in her baby-race Program Pages debut on June 2 at the Meadowlands behind the colt Blood FEATURED RACES Money. All times listed are local. “First baby race she was in against colts and she was sec- Friday, October 5 ond but David (Miller) raced her easy,” said Holloway. “He 1:00p Lex1 Int. Stallion 2FT div. Trackmaster PPs got off (the bike) and said ‘I could have won if I pulled her.’” 1:38p Lex3 Int. Stallion 2FP div. Trackmaster PPs After then a posting a pair of baby-race wins, Zero Toler- 1:57p Lex4 Int. Stallion 2FT div. Trackmaster PPs ance won a Big M overnight in 1:51.3, and then was second 2:16p Lex5 Int. Stallion 2FP div. Trackmaster PPs in a New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) at Tioga Downs. Zero Tol- 2:35p Lex6 Int. Stallion 2FT div. Trackmaster PPs erance was then scratched “sick” from a NYSS on July 24 at 2:54p Lex7 Int. Stallion 2FP div. Trackmaster PPs Yonkers. Holloway said to ignore the line. 3:13p Lex8 Int. Stallion 2FT div. Trackmaster PPs “She had the ‘eight hole blues,’” Holloway said with a 3:32p Lex9 Int. Stallion 2FT div. Trackmaster PPs laugh. “I paid the starting fee.” 4:10p Lex11 Int. Stallion 2FP div. Trackmaster PPs Holloway also doesn’t like racing 2 year olds on half-mile Click here to download all Friday PPs tracks, but he did so with the daughter of Heston Blue Chip Saturday, October 6 at Monticello. In that Sept. 1 contest, Miller parlayed a two- 1:19p Lex2 Tattersalls 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs hole trip with Zero Tolerance into a victory. 1:38p Lex3 Int. Stallion 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs “Because she was New York-bred and I’m not a huge fan 2:16p Lex5 Allerage Farms OHT Trackmaster PPs of the New York Sires Stakes, I went to the bigger tracks,” 2:35p Lex6 Int. Stallion 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs said Holloway. “I did go to Monticello because she would have had 25 days off and I was going to have to qualify her, 2:54p Lex7 Int. Stallion 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs so I figured I might as well race for money. 3:13p Lex8 Allerage Farms OHP Trackmaster PPs “She got around a half well but I prefer not to do half- 3:32p Lex9 Int. Stallion 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs miles with a 2 year old.” 3:51p Lex10 Tattersalls 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs While Zero Tolerance had been racing on or near the lead 4:10p Lex11 Int. Stallion 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs in all her starts, in her Bluegrass victory she was raced off Click here to download all Saturday PPs the pace by Miller. The filly rallied from fifth at the three- Sunday, October 7 quarters with a final stanza of :26.1 to seal the three-quarter- 1:00p Lex1 Allerage Farms OMT Trackmaster PPs length victory. Queen Of The Pride and Beautyonthebeach, 1:19p Lex2 Ky. Filly Futurity elim Trackmaster PPs who respectively finished second and third in the Blue- 1:38p Lex3 Ky. Filly Futurity elim Trackmaster PPs grass, drew into the same ISS division as Zero Tolerance. 2:35p Lex6 Ky. Filly Futurity final Trackmaster PPs “The other times she was much the best,” Holloway said 3:13p Lex8 Tattersalls 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs of the front-end strategy. “At Hoosier (in the Kentuckiana 3:32p Lex9 Kentucky Futurity elim Trackmaster PPs Stallion Management), Burke (trainer Ron Burke) had the 1, 3:51p Lex10 Kentucky Futurity elim Trackmaster PPs 2, 3, 4 and 5, so you know where you had to go. Nothing 4:10p Lex11 Tattersalls 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs against Ronnie, as I’d do the same thing. But if you take 4:29p Lex12 Allerage Farms OMP Trackmaster PPs back you’re going to have some to go past. It just didn’t 4:48p Lex13 Kentucky Futurity final Trackmaster PPs work out. Click here to download all Sunday PPs “Like most horses, she’s going to be better with a trip. There’s not many that you can’t say that about.” Visit www.trackmaster.com A $30,000 yearling purchase, Zero Tolerance is out of the and subscribe to download mare Feelinglikeastar, a full sister to the 2004 Horse of the full cards from your favorite tracks! Year Rainbow Blue.—By Gordon Waterstone Single copy prices* (including P&H) Place your order now for the $25.00 - U.S. $35.00 - Canada BREEDERS BOOK $50.00 - Foreign or subscribe now! 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Key/ WELL SAID Philadelphia Simpson 2YOFP p,2,1:52.1f ($38,617) Robert J. Key Lady’s Portrait September 27 $85,000 (div.) Rockn Philly CC Racing, J. Looney-King/ A ROCKNROLL DANCE Philadelphia Simpson 2YOFP p,2,1:53.2f ($118,028) Lindwood Farm Philadelphia September 27 107,410 (div.) American Kronos Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, David DONATO HANOVER Goodrow/ Philadelphia Simpson 2YOFT 2,1:55.3f ($49,335) Allevamento Kronos Srl Glide About September 28 $273,100 (div.) Stonebridge Soul Henderson Fms, R. Mondillo/ SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE Red Mile Bluegrass 2YOFP p,2,1:52.1 ($116,790) Angie Stiller Rock N Soul September 28 $373,000 (div.) The Ice Dutchess Coyote Wynd Farms/ MUSCLE HILL Red Mile Bluegrass 2YOFT 2,1:53.4 ($395,915) Stephen Dey III, David Reid The Ice Queen September 28 $373,000 (div.) Cloud Nine Fashion Fashion Farms/ MUSCLE HILL Red Mile Bluegrass 2YOFT 2,1:55.3 ($93,875) Hanover Shoe Farms I’m On Cloud Nine September 28 $98,800 (div.) Captain Malicious , John Egloff, John CAPTAINTREACHEROUS Frisch, Max Hempt/ Philadelphia Simpson 2YOCP p,2,1:52.3f ($70,602) Vieux Carre Farms, Linwood Higgins Silky September 28 $98,800 (div.) Hervey Hanover Brad Gray/ SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE Philadelphia Simpson 2YOCP p,2,1:52.1f ($29,862) Hanover Shoe Farms Her Music Rocks September 28 $98,800 (div.) Aflame Hanover Tony & Linda Schadel/ RUSSELL HANOVER Philadelphia Simpson 2YOCP p,2,1:52.2f ($67,522) Hanover Shoe Farms Applique Hanover September 28 $96,000 (div.) Klutzy Stroy Inc./ CANTAB HALL Philadelphia Simpson 2YOCT 2,1:57f ($84,082) Hero Stables Upside Hanover September 29 $294,200 (div.) Lyons Geoffrey Lyons Mound/ SWEET LOU Red Mile Bluegrass 2YOCP p,2,1:50.2 ($136,071) Vieux Carre Farms Weapons Against September 29 $294,200 (div.) Air Force Hanover Country Club Acres, J. Sbrocco, SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE R. Lombardo, W. / Red Mile Bluegrass 2YOCP p,2,1:51 ($103,888) Hanover Shoe Farms Allamerican Cognac September 29 $294,200 (div.) 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standardbredbreederspa.org HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com With 2 Supplements, Futurity Set $620,000 KENTUCKY FUTURITY To Be Raced With Six-Horse Elims (first five finishers in each elim return for Race 13 final)

Twelve horses were entered in the 126th Kentucky Fu- The Red Mile, Sunday, Oct. 7, 1st elim, Race 9, Post Time: 3:32 pm turity and the conditions of the race allowed for one 12- Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds horse dash for the cash. But the Red Mile racing 1—Eurobond D. Miller/D. Cecere 8-1 management opted for two six-horse eliminations in- 2—Crystal Fashion T. Tetrick/J. Campbell 2-1 stead. The field and the purse swelled with the supple- 3—Missle Hill D. McNair/T. Alagna 10-1 4—You Know You Do Y. Gingras/J. Takter 8-1 ments of Six Pack and Fiftydallarbill. 5—Evaluate B. Sears/M. Melander 9-2 The cost of supplementing to the Futurity was $62,670. 6—Tactical Landing J. Takter 7-5 The total purse for the race will be $620,000, with 2nd elim, Race 10, Post Time: 3:51 pm $93,000 for each elimination and $434,000 set aside for Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds the second and final heat. 1—Six Pack A. Svanstedt 8-5 There were no complaints from horsemen or owners 2—Zephyr Kronos Y. Gingras/J. Takter 6-1 about this decision for two eliminations, and driver 3—Met’s Hall A. Miller/J. Miller 2-1 4—Patent Leather T. Tetrick/J. Campbell 10-1 Andy Miller, who together with his wife, Julie, owns an 5—Fashionwoodchopper D. MillerJ. Campbell 10-1 interest in Met’s Hall as the Andy Miller Stable, was par- 6—Fiftydallarbill B. Miller/W. Crone 4-1 ticularly thrilled. “This way everybody gets a chance. There is still a lot —PATENT LEATHER (post 4, first elim) of strategy, but this way everybody gets a shot,” said Miller. “A couple of years ago (2016) we had two in (Sut- “I like him. Last week he had the nine hole and we just ton and Milligan’s School) and neither of them really got went around there. I think he would have won the Hambo a chance and they finished seventh and ninth. Sutton elimination if he gets out. When he’s right, he’s nice.” was one of the favorites and he never even got a chance David Miller—FASHIONWOODCHOPPER (post 5, first elim) to get into the race.” “He missed some time and he raced really well last time Miller’s recollection of the 12-horse Futurity two year (third behind Met’s Hall). He raced very well for that. It’s a ago is spot on. Sutton drew post position 8 and Milligan’s little tougher bunch but he’s gone with him all year so I School post 9. With two trailers, both colts encountered think he’ll be fine.” traffic troubles, with Sutton three wide in the first turn. Brett Miller—FIFTYDALLARBILL (post 6, first elim) Marion Marauder started as a trailer and got into the “My horse can do anything I need to do; he’s versatile. outer flow which carried him to victory. And we’re starting closer in than we did in the (Canadian) Andy’s wife, Julie, trains Futurity starter Met’s Hall, who Trotting Classic.” drew post 3 in arguably the easier elimination. “His race Sunday (a win in 1:51.2) shows he’s pretty sharp David Miller—EUROBOND (post 1, second elim) right now,” said Miller. “I think he’ll be fine.” “I’m really happy with the post. Last week it was my fault Met’s Hall is the 2-1 second morning-line choice in the sec- because I had to hustle him out of there too much. We have ond elimination. Tactical Landing, who has won two of his Crystal Fashion and Tactical Landing as the ones to beat, but last three starts at the Red Mile, including last week’s Blue- I think we’re in good shape there.” grass in 1:51.1, is the 7-5 choice in the first elimination for Tim Tetrick—CRYSTAL FASHION (post 2, second elim) trainer-driver . “He’s good off the gate and everything. He can leave, duck, Here are other drivers’ take on the draw. he’s pretty versatile. We have to try and make the final and Ake Svanstedt—SIX PACK (post 1, first elim) try to win the final. He’s been good every start. I thought I “It’s a very good draw. We’ll see what happens but the had a Hambo horse but he came up short in the final. He most important thing is the horse is OK. It was a long bounced back good after that and won in Canada and won ship getting here on Tuesday. It was expensive (to sup- the Sires Stakes final. This is definitely a deep race.” plement) so he must be good (laughing). I like the two —YOU KNOW YOU DO (post 4, second elim) heats, it’s better for the horses.” “He has plenty of go. Jimmy said he was loaded with trot Yannick Gingras—ZEPHYR KRONOS (post 2, first elim) last week, so for me, definitely try and get him around there and make the final.” “The post really doesn’t matter. I’ll see how the race goes. It could go a hundred different ways with a short field. You —EVALUATE (post 5, second elim) want to win or finish really close so you have a good post “He was second to Andy’s horse (Met’s Hall) last week and for the final. I think it’s a tough division, but both of them trotted home in :26.1. He’s real good. He had a couple weeks are tough divisions.” off so it was a good start for him.” HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com The “Big Three” Matched Up “I don’t see the race being wild, honestly, but you have to In Filly Futurity Elim be ready for anything that could happen. If it goes wild we’ll get away somewhere mid-pack and get near at the top of Sixteen 3-year-old trotters were divided into a pair of elim- the stretch. It doesn’t really matter, she can race either way.” inations for Sunday’s $320,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity, with While Manchego went to , Atlanta remained at Mo- arguably the three biggest guns landing in the same heat. hawk where she finished second in the Sept. 25 Preferred The top five finishers in each $48,000 elim (Race 2 and 3) against older horses. will return for the same-day $224,000 final heat (Race 6). “She needed a tightener and the only race we could get The big three are champ Atlanta, Hamble- her in was the Preferred,” said Ernie Hendry, assistant trainer tonian Oaks winner Manchego, and Memorial in the Rick Zeron Stable. “She actually raced awesome. Just winner Plunge Blue Chip, whose 1:49.4 effort in that race is when they went to post parade it starting raining really bad. the fastest mile ever by a 3-year-old trotter regardless of Rick (Zeron) drove her and he said she couldn’t have been sex. Not eligible to the race, Plunge Blue Chip was a any better. Full of trot down $34,340 supplemental entry by her connections. “I don’t see the race by the wire.” Manchego may have her work cut out for her as she drew the being wild, honestly, Hendry said Atlanta arrived outside post 8 with driver Yannick Gingras in the second elim, but you have to be at The Red Mile on Sept. 26 listed as the morning-line favorite. Second-choice Atlanta and ready for anything and the daughter of Chapter driver Scott Zeron will start from post 3, while third-pick Plunge that could happen.” Seven has spent some time Blue Chip and driver Ake Svanstedt will line up in post 6. –Yannick Gingras away from the track. Manchego bested Atlanta in their first match-up after “We took her to Walnut Hambo day in the Casual Breeze at Woodbine Mohawk Park Hall and turned her out one morning, and she went to the when she started from that same post 8. From the two hole hyperbaric chamber at Kesmarc a couple times,” said the following week in the Elegantimage she finished a close Hendry. “We’re just trying to keep her healthy and happy, second (to Phaetosive, who was not entered in the Filly Fu- and she seems really, really good.” turity) with Atlanta third. Manchego then won the Moni As for Plunge Blue Chip, the daughter of Muscle Mass was Maker at Hoosier Park after starting from the trailing post 10. third in her Oaks elim and final, and then after finishing sec- “I really don’t think post 8 is that big of a deal for her,” said ond in the Zweig Filly she has rattled off three straight victo- Gingras. “We have the whole race in front of us leaving the ries, including a seven-length romp last time out on Sept. gate so we’ll see what happens. Going into the first turn I’ll 22 in the $225,000 New York Sires Stakes final at Yonkers.— see what everybody else is doing. By Gordon Waterstone

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Click here to order online, or email [email protected] HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 6 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Could There Be A Down Under $179,000 ALLERAGE FARMS OPEN PACE Battle In Allerage Pace? The Red Mile, Saturday, Oct. 6, Race 8, Post Time: 3:13 pm The $179,000 Allerage Pace, Race 8 Saturday at the Red Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds Mile, is poised to be a very, very interesting race. 1—McWicked B. Sears/C. Coleman 5-2 McWicked, winner of the Canadian Pacing Derby, will start 2—All Bets Off S. Zeron/R. Burke 10-1 from post 1; Lazarus N, dubbed the “Wonder From Down 3—Rockin Ron C. Callahan/R. Burke 20-1 Under,” drew post 5; and Dontellmeagain, who was an im- 4—Heaven Rocks A D. Miller/R. Croghan 12-1 5—Lazarus N Y. Gingras/J. Takter 2-1 pressive winner of the recent Dayton Pacing Derby, will 6—Filibuster Hanover M. Kakaley/R. Burke 15-1 start from post 10. 7—Dr. J. Hanover D. McNair/T. Alagna 20-1 There most certainly will be other horses to contest the pace 8—Split The House A. McCarthy/C. Oakes 12-1 and the race, and one of them might be Heaven Rocks A. 9—Western Fame B. Miller/J. Takter 15-1 Heaven Rocks A has been an underachiever since starting 10—Donttellmeagain T. Tetrick/J. King Jr. 4-1 his U.S. racing career in May after being purchased by Eric Cherry’s Let It Ride Stables, Dana Parham and Misty Miller, months of work,” he said. “For five days, he wouldn’t move. the wife of driver David Miller. But his connections hope He had a fever and wouldn’t eat. Finally, Dr. Patty Hogan that changes on Saturday. came over and lanced the abscess.” And they have reason to have high hopes. Heaven Rocks A Since Heaven Rocks A will be facing the New Zealand-bred turned in a qualifying effort last Saturday at the Red Mile that Lazarus N in the Allerage, it is worth wondering if the two caught the attention of the judges for a couple of reasons. have ever raced against each other before. First, the horse broke stride before the start. But then the Yes, they have. This February Lazarus N won the presti- judges put a watch on him when he settled into pacing in front gious Hunter Cup, with Heaven Rocks A finishing third. of the winner’s circle and they clocked him in 1:47 and change. “When he raced against Lazarus, he drew post 10, because “He knows where the draw gate is, and when he saw it he he had been classified unruly and it’s required you start started cantering,” said Ross Croghan, who trains Heaven Rocks from the outside,” said Croghan. “So we’ll see how the re- A, a 6-year-old son of Rock N Roll Heaven. “The horse was al- match Saturday goes.”—By Kathy Parker most at a walk. Then he hit the pace and off he went. When he gets into gear, he stays in …the judges put a gear. He’s a big-going horse.” watch on him when he Croghan said when Heaven settled into pacing in Rocks A raced in Australia, front of the winner’s drivers generally kept him a circle and clocked him couple of lengths off the in 1:47 and change. gate. “When we got him, we started putting him on the gate and he’s fine,” he added. David Miller was driving Heaven Rocks A. “First of all, this (horses breaking before the start) is some- thing I’ve had to deal with before. And I don’t think that will be an issue Saturday,” said the Hall of Famer. “The outrider had him and I think something got loose and spooked him.” As for the time? “I told the judges I wasn’t so sure about the time,” said Miller. “I wasn’t carrying a watch. But it wouldn’t surprise me. If everything goes well, he’ll definitely be competitive.” Heaven Rocks has a record of 6-2-2, with $82,211 earned, in the U.S. He had a couple of big money-winning opportunities, in the $500,000 Ben Franklin at Pocono and $471,100 W.R. Haughton Memorial at the Meadowlands. Both races were the only off-the-board finishes in the states for Heaven Rocks. “At Pocono, he just didn’t get over the track well,” Miller shared. Croghan is hopeful Heaven Rocks A will finally be able to show the form that made him recommend the owners pur- chase the horse. “There have been a few setbacks with him. He had an ab- scess on the outside of his chest and he missed three OOhiohio SiresSires StakeStakeess $60$600,0000,000 VeVetetteranteran Championsampionsshipships

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CONTACT LYNNE MYERS NOW TO RESERVE SPACE FOR YOUR STALLIONS! (859) 276-4026 Email: [email protected] or use the form on our website at www.harnessracing.com/breedersbook Performance-Pedigree single page: $725 • Two pages w/photo & headlines: $1,450 North America’s Ultimate STALLION DIRECTORY HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 9 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Dance Blue A Great Partner For Kissin In The Sand Saturday Racing Trainer Nancy Johansson will send out a pair of 3-year-old At The Red Mile filly pacers in the two divisions of Saturday afternoon’s $145,000 ALLERAGE FARMS $225,000 Tattersalls at the Red Mile, including Kissin In The OPEN TROT (Race 5) Sand and Dance Blue. And while it’s Kissin In The Sand, fifth INTERNATIONAL MONI, post 6 in the weekly harness racing poll, who has been making “Last time he raced very good; he got beat by a headlines for the Johansson Stable, Dance Blue has com- horse coming home in :26.3. I’m very comfortable for this piled a pretty nice resume of her own. week that he’ll get a nice race with this group. It’s been very Kissin In The Sand’s nine wins this year include the James frustrating but we know the 4-year-old season is not easy. Lynch Memorial, the Mistletoe Shalee and the Pennsylvania I’m looking forward to Saturday.”—trainer Domenico Cecere Sires Stakes championship. The Somebeachsomewhere filly talking about International Moni being winless in 13 starts starts from post 6 in the second $113,750 Tattersalls division this year. (Race 10) with Scott Zeron driving. She comes into the race off a 1:50 win in the lone $126,000 Bluegrass contest last Sat- LINDY THE GREAT, post 5 urday, with Dance Blue finishing 3 3/4 lengths behind in third. “He won last time at Hoosier and he’d been racing the last Dance Blue, whose 2018 ledger shows six wins, among them three or four races up in Canada very good. He’s in good a sweep of the Kentucky Sires Stakes legs and final, starts condition and he loves this track. I will not be surprised if he from post 3 in the first $111,250 Tattersalls division. The daugh- goes out in 1:51 or less.”—trainer Domenico Cecere ter of Rock N Roll Heaven will be driven by Andy McCarthy. $63,000 INTERNATIONAL STALLION STAKE (Race 7) Dance Blue’s season is a complete turnaround from her 2- CAPTAIN AHAB, post 6 year-old campaign when she went winless in 10 starts. Last “He showed a little bit of blood and little bit of mucous year, Dance Blue was trained by Nancy’s father, Jimmy Tak- mixed with it. Here in Lexington it’s the perfect time be- ter, but the Hall of Famer turned the lines over to his daugh- cause you can put them right on Lasix. It’s more allergy ter for her 2018 season. type than anything else; hopefully it will help clear his head “My dad liked her training down, but then she got sick and up a little bit and help him out. We’re just going to make got really grabby and unmanageable,” said Johansson. “I sure he’s back on track and this sets him up good for his think what worked to her advantage was that she had good next start in the Breeders Crown if everything goes well.”— owners who realized she needed to be turned out. She got trainer Tony Alagna. Captain Ahab won his first seven starts put away at the right time. before finishing ninth as the beaten favorite in the $685,300 “If you look at “Training back, I knew she had a Metro final last time out on Sept. 22 at Mohawk. Captain her lines, she’s tendency to get a little hot and a Ahab will race in Lasix for the first time in the International been three deep little grabby, so right away I put Stallion Stake. in the last turn an ear hood on her and put her at in her last few the back of the pack. I told her, starts, which ‘You’re going to follow all winter. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview isn’t easy to do.” You will never go anywhere ex- Kathy Parker Heather Kemper –Nancy Johansson cept off of somebody’s back.’ That [email protected] [email protected] about Dance Blue helped her a lot. Plus, training on Editor/ General Manager Production Manager the sand track we don’t ask them Lynne Myers Reynolds [email protected] [email protected] for a lot of speed, so she settled a lot.” Advertising Manager Editorial Production Making up for lost time this year, Dance Blue has amassed Gordon Waterstone Vanessa Flannery $216,150, bringing her career total to $257,000 for owners [email protected] [email protected] Marvin Katz, Sam Goldband and Goran Anderberg. Associate Editor Accounting & Circulation “She really is good,” said Johansson. “If you look at her For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, either P.O. 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He gives good feedback,” added Johannson www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php about McCarthy.—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Kentuckian Avritt Has Big Prescient Beauty and Beautyonthebeach, so I’m enjoying it Week In Lexington to say the least.” Beautyonthebeach has won five of nine races, never fin- It’s been nearly 23 years since Jim Avritt Sr. bought Do- ished off the board, and earned $192,227. Prescient Beauty minique Semalu to serve as a broodmare, but Avritt is re- has won four of nine races, finished off the board only minded regularly about the impact she’s had on his life. once, and earned $178,537. Both fillies share a love of ba- “If I hadn’t been lucky enough to buy her, no one would nanas, but otherwise have different personalities. have heard of me in this business,” Avritt said. “I sold a lot “Prescient Beauty is a little more uptight; she can get a lit- of high-priced yearlings out of her and kept a bunch of her tle upset in the paddock and warming up,” Avritt said. daughters and they’ve all been tremendous producers. It “Beautyonthebeach, was the luckiest day of my life.” “If I hadn’t been lucky sometimes you think Dominique Semalu’s impact is apparent this week in Lex- enough to buy her, no she’s going to sleep. If ington. On Tuesday night, Avritt sold pacer Tall Dark one would have heard you let her put her head Stranger for $330,000 at the Lexington Selected Sale. The of me in this business.” on your shoulder, she’ll colt, a son of Bettor’s Delight, is the second foal out of –Jim Avritt Sr. about just stand there all night.” Avritt’s homebred star Precocious Beauty, a Dan Patch broodmare purchase Beautyonthebeach com- Award-winner whose granddam is Dominique Semalu. Dominique Semalu petes in the second of Precocious Beauty’s first foal, now 2-year-old filly Beauty- four International Stal- onthebeach, is a Kentucky Sire Stakes champion and races lion divisions and is 4-1 on the morning line, third choice Friday in a division of the International Stallion Stakes at behind 5-2 Warrawee Ubeaut and 3-1 Zero Tolerance. War- Red Mile. rawee Ubeaut heads to the race off a win in the Kentuckiana In addition, Precocious Beauty’s full sister, Prescient Stallion Management Stakes, where Zero Tolerance finished Beauty, also races in a division of the International Stallion. second. Zero Tolerance rebounded to win a Bluegrass divi- She won a Bluegrass Stakes division last week and finished sion last week. a dead-heat second in the She’s A Great Lady Stakes. Prescient Beauty is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the Prescient Beauty and Precocious Beauty are out of Pre- third of the four International Stallion divisions. cious Beauty, whose other foals included Dan Patch Award- As for the sale of Tall Dark Stranger, the price was the second winner Sportswriter. highest of the opening night of the Lexington Selected Sale. Beautyonthebeach and Prescient Beauty, both trained by “I never get my expectations too high so I’m not disap- Gregg McNair and driven by Doug McNair, are being pointed, but a lot of people in the know were talking be- pointed toward the Breeders Crown and Three Diamonds tween $200,000 and $300,000,” said Avritt, who lives in Stakes following their races on Friday. Lebanon, Ky., about 65 miles southwest of Lexington. “He “After Precocious, I didn’t know if I’d ever get back to that was a gorgeous colt, an absolutely gorgeous colt. Every- level again,” Avritt said. “Now I’m fortunate enough to have thing just fell into place.” (Ken Weingartner)

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To subscribe call toll free 1-800-860-8199...or subscribe online at www.harnessracing.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com DVBK Principals In Lexington Photo Horseman For Sales, Racing At future yearling sales, you will have the opportunity to buy horses bred by a new multi-national concern. DVBK, head- quartered in Sweden, has been launched with a mission to breed elite horses both European and North American eligible. The DVBK group includes Deo Volente Farms, Brixton Med- ical, Allevamento Kronos, Jerry Silva, Tom Pontone and Re- nato of Italy. All were in Lexington for the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale and elaborated on the new venture. At this moment, equine assets of DVBK include the brood- mares Pampered Winner (Credit Winner-Pampered Princess), From left to right, Renato Bruni, Sue Agopian, Paolo Bruni, Carraretto, who is in foal to Muscle Hill; Orange Kronos (Yankee Glide- Johan and Emmelie Arneng, and David Goodrow at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Dame Kronos), the dam of Zephyr Kronos with a Bold Eagle Pavilion grounds. weanling filly on the ground; and Unison Kronos (Donato Hanover-Zagabria Dei), a sister to champion Lisa America. (except for those open) because of the restrictions on the Johan Arneng of Brixton Medical said there is no set num- French stud book. However, Swedish registered foals—even ber of broodmares that DVBK will own. those of U.S.-blooded stallions and mares—are permitted to “It is not easy to find the very good ones, and we will only race in any race in France. be looking for those,” he said. DVBK’s present plan calls for mares to be bred to U.S. stal- “It is our business plan that we focus on quality, not quan- lions, the resulting foals to be raised in Italy, then registered tity,” added Sue Agopian, a principal in Deo Volente Farm. in Sweden before being offered for sale as “dual passport” “Right now, we envision having about a dozen mares.” yearlings. Another reason for the careful consideration of mares is that Deo Volente, Brixton, and Allevamento Kronos have all been DVBK’s business plan is for the foals of those mares to be major players in international trotting bloodstock circles. Deo “dual passport” yearlings at time of sale. This will be different Volente stands 2014 Hambletonian champion Trixton at its farm than the “dual eligibility” for sires stakes. The eligibility of the in New Jersey and owns 20 trotting mares. Bengt Agerup’s foals will be dictated by the residence of their U.S.-based stal- Brixton Medical campaigned Trixton and still shares ownership lions and the individual foaling requirements of European- of the stallion along with interests in other major sires, and has based dams in their respective countries of residence. 25 broodmares. Allevamento Kronos, the stable name of Anto- For example, Swedish rules require that the mare must be nio Carraretto has been breeding top trotters for many years in Sweden during the year the offspring is born to be regis- but made its mark internationally with the successful Viking tered in that country. Both the mare and foal must stay in Kronos (American Winner-Conch), who beat Varenne as a 2 Sweden until all registration requirements have been ful- year old and went on to become a top sire in Europe. “Kro- filled—markings noted and DNA tested for parentage. nos” also bred the $1 million trotting filly Lantern Kronos (a Trainer Marcus Melander recently revealed that considera- daughter of Viking Kronos), who has produced $1.1 million win- tion will be given to shipping the Green Manalishi S follow- ner The Bank. Kronos presently has 15-20 broodmares. ing next year’s Hambletonian because he would have Silva and Pontone are well known as major owners in stakes worth $860,000 in purses in the Swedish Kriterium. American racing circles. Pontone campaigned and continues The purchasers of yearlings conceived and sold by DVBK to own an interest in world champion Muscle Hill. Italian will have the unique benefit of eligibility on both sides of horse owner Renato Bruni also owns .—By the Atlantic. Foals will not have eligibility to French races Kathy Parker

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Friday & Saturday Night Specials Hip 655—colt, Deligence (Rockin Image-Stonebridge Beauty) “He’s big, and he’s really nice. We raised his brother, Bour- At The Lexington Selected Sale bon Chase. It’s a great Indiana pedigree.” ANVIL & LACE FARM, Beth Yontz MIDLAND ACRES, John Mossbarger Hip 459—colt, What The Luck (Artspeak-Calvados Hall) Hip 501—filly, Roll Julie Roll (Roll With Joe-Juliana Grace) “He’s flashy; a good mover; very athletic.” “It’s a first foal. We bought the mare at Harrisburg. This filly showed class when she was born. She is put together Hip 670—filly, Miss Money (Donato Hanover-Missys Mission well, but she’s a little small. She’s a half sister to two “She’s a very flashy filly; and very smart.” $500,000 earners.” CAMEO HILLS FARM, Steve Jones Hip 541—Precious Moment (Mach Three-Oh Thatsimpressive) Hip 492—filly, Girl Boss (Captaintreacherous-Gigi Deo) Hip 579—colt, Steal The Moment (Mach Three-Trinksntreasures) “She’s a very nice individual, but she’s a June 21 foal and “We’re agent on these two and they are very nice Mach she’s small. She’s nice and correct.” Three yearlings.” Hip 537—filly, New Explosion (Explosive Matter-New Sensation WALNUT HALL LTD., Alan Leavitt “She’s a big, long, correct, athletic-looking filly.” “Because four of our five yearlings are by Ohio or Indiana DUNROVEN STUD, Ron Foster sires, the sales company will only sell yearlings by sires Hip 684—colt, Born To Be Great (Conway Hall-Anandamide) standing in those two states on Saturday night. As we “This is the mare’s first foal. She was a $300,000 winner wanted to keep our consignment selling together in the and a New York Sires Stakes winner. This colt is long, tall, same session, our Ontario-sired colt is also selling on Sat- urday night. All five of our yearlings are also eligible to the and beautiful.” Kentucky Sires Stakes program. Hip 728—filly, Solid Delight (Bettor’s Delight-Penguin) Hip 683—colt, Coventry Hall (Cash Hall-Canland Hall) “She’s a beautiful filly; she’s roan. And there is speed and “This is of our show. He’s a three-quarter brother to money in her pedigree.” Cantab Hall and numerous other stakes winners who earned HUNTERTON SALES AGENCY, Steve Stewart big money. He has a great video, and he trots the same way Hip 593—colt, Joshua Speed (Donato Hanover-Chilitodayhotamale) anytime he’s in the paddock. His full 2-year-old brother, Chin “He’s a great, big handsome colt. He’s from a wonderful Chin Hall, last week won a division of the Bluegrass Stakes family—he’s the first foal of the dam, who was a 1:52 in 1;55.4. There has been considerable interest in him. winner and who is a sister to $1 million winner Like- Hip 622—colt, Oxford Hall (E L Titan-On With The Show) abatoutahell. I’m not really sure why he wasn’t in an “He’s eligible both in Ontario and Kentucky and he can fly earlier session.” on the trot, as his video shows.” HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 13 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Prices Strong Through First Three Amanda Stephens Photo Lexington Selected Sessions Although the average price generated in the third session on Thursday night declined, overall there is no doubt the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale is strong. The third session showed strength with the sale of nine year- lings for prices of $100,000 or more. Hip 323, a filly named Muzzle The Yakker, by Explosive Matter out of a sister to the great Casual Breeze, was purchased for $200,000 by Swedish horseman Reijo Liljen- LEXINGTON TICKER dah. Ron Burke inspects a yearling. The third session of the Averages By Gait & Sex Lexington Selected Year- LEXINGTON TICKER PACING COLTS $85,765 (98 sold) ling Sale showed Leading Buyers PACING FILLIES $57,587 (97 sold) strength even though Purchaser No. Bought Total TROTTING COLTS $82,133 (120 sold) the average price fell from last year’s compa- Kenneth Jacobs 6 $ 1,192,000 TROTTING FILLIES $84,464 (112 sold) Burke Racing Stable LLC 12 1,187,000 rable session. This year Bryan Montgomery, Agent 6 995,000 Leading Sires By 162 yearlings were sold Average Price Dana Parham 6 840,000 in the third session, gen- John Fodera, Agent 7 712,000 (2 or more sold) erating an average of Jules Siegel 5 670,000 TROTTING $41,740. That’s down 12.4 Clark Beelby 5 625,000 Muscle Hill (48)—$121,000 percent from the figure Determination Stable 4 615,000 Father Patrick (44)—92,909 of $47,594 posted in 2017. Leading Consignors By Average Chapter Seven (24)—90,542 Overall, through three (2 or more sold) Explosive Matter (4)—90,000 sessions 427 yearlings Consignor No. Sold Average Cantab Hall (22)— 75,318 had been sold for an av- Peninsula Farm 13 $163,231 E L Titan (2)— 72,500 erage price of $78,002, Cane Run Farm 4 140,000 Donato Hanover (12)—68,500 up from $73,954 in 2017. Cameo Hills Farm 18 84,611 Kadabra (17)— 62,059 All American Harnessbreds 8 84,375 Gross sales totaled Trixton (26)— 58,269 Vieux Carre Farms 14 83,143 Credit Winner (6)— 54,500 $33,307,000. Diamond Creek Farm 18 81,778 Muscle Mass (9)—52,667 The median price Hunterton Sales Agency 58 81,483 through three ses- PACING Spring Haven Farm 24 80,375 sions—the point where Kentuckiana Farms 52 79,808 Somebeachsomewhere (26)—$106,269 half the yearlings sold Brittany Farms 19 79,053 Bettor’s Delight (14)—89,714 for more and half for Northwood Bloodstock Agency 29 76,586 Captaintreacherous (55)—89,000 less—was $60,000. Preferred Equine Marketing 107 75,972 American Ideal (20)—66,950 Anvil And Lace Farm 2 75,000 Burke Racing Stable Sweet Lou (16)—66,188 Steiner Stock Farm 5 72,000 Mach Three (3)—63,000 and its new entity Elite Dunroven Stud 3 51,667 Western Ideal (3)—62,333 Trotting—a partnership Artspeak (5)—48,800 formed to exclusively continued. His yearlings averaged $2,821 more this year. On Art Major (18)—48,278 buy trotting yearlings, the other hand, the now 20-year-old Bettor’s Delight climbed hopefully Hambleton- into second place in pacing sire averages through three ian contenders—spent $1,762,000 for 15 yearlings. Last year days. Last year he didn’t even crack the top five list. Burke Racing Stable bought 12 yearlings in Lexington for The success on the track of the first crop by Captaintreach- $925,000. erous gave that stallion a huge boost as the average price Sire averages show that Muscle Hill’s strength in the trot- for his offspring soared by 22.5 percent. He had 21 offspring ting sector is still very strong, and the Father Patrick and sell for prices of $100,000 or more, with five sold for prices Chapter Seven yearlings offered were more popular this of $200,000 or more. Two yearlings, Das Deo (Hip 41), a full year than last with those sires posting substantial increases brother to this year’s top colt De Los Cielos Deo, and Force in average—Chapter Seven’s average climbed by 17.4 per- N Fury (Hip 54), a Captain brother to and Mes- cent while Father Patrick’s average is up 10.7 percent. senger winner Stay Hungry, were each sold for $300,000. On the pacing side of the ledger, much like the trotting sec- Last year just five yearlings by Captaintreacherous were tor, the prior years of dominance by Somebeachsomewhere sold for six-figure prices in Lexington.—By Kathy Parker HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 14 of 15 October 5, 2018 www.harnessracing.com

Standardbred Poll Leading Breeders Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by Breeder Starters Winners Wins Earnings Harness Racing Communications for the week of October 2, 2018 Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. 961 645 1,879 $24,396,741 AGS St-1-2-3 Earnings Pts Pvs Winbak Farm 927 606 1,728 17,465,892 1. Manchego (22) 3tf 11-7-3-0 $650,234 326 1 Brittany Farms LLC 226 157 523 8,893,244 2. Courtly Choice (11) 3pc 14-10-1-0 899,353 311 2 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. 199 144 438 5,859,924 3. Atlanta 3tf 10-6-3-1 765,778 209 3 Diamond Creek Farm LLC 161 111 287 4,351,184 4. Shartin N 5pm 20-15-1-0 771,611 195 4 Steve Stewart 197 124 338 4,276,151 5. Marion Marauder (1) 5th 10-6-4-0 544,680 167 6 White Birch Farm 170 117 309 3,939,347 6. McWicked 7ph 14-7-3-2 964,364 159 5 Seelster Farms Inc. 194 130 377 3,657,064 7. Kissin In The Sand 3pf 13-9-4-0 673,620 149 7 Robert McIntosh Stables Inc. 141 101 322 3,055,453 8. Stay Hungry (1) 3pc 13-6-0-4 703,717 79 10 Perretti Farms 126 96 319 3,005,522 9. Crystal Fashion 3tg 13-9-3-0 908,207 67 9 10. Lather Up 3pc 14-11-0-1 768,612 57 8 Others receiving votes: Ariana G 55; Phaetosive 35; Green Manalishi S 28; Lazarus N, Stag Leaders Of The Week Party 16; Donttellmeagain 9; Met’s Hall 8; Gimpanzee, Six Pack 7; Caviart Ally 6; Hannelore Ranked by wins for Sept. 26-Oct. 2 from results Hanover 5; The Ice Dutchess 4; Captain Ahab, Plunge Blue Chip, Tall Drink Hanover, Will at major North American pari-mutuel tracks. Take Charge 2; Dorsoduro Hanover, Only Take Cash 1. Drivers Starts W-P-S George Napolitano Jr...... 73 ...... 21-14-8 Harness Racing Leaders Aaron Merriman ...... 98 ...... 19-10-13 Compiled by the USTA—through October 2, 2018 (week difference Sept. 26-Oct. 2). Jason Bartlett ...... 77 ...... 18-12-11 Ronnie Wrenn Jr ...... 44 ...... 17-4-6 Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses George Brennan ...... 81 ...... 16-15-16 Sts. W P S Earnings Chris Page ...... 59 ...... 14-7-13 McWicked (7ph) 14 7 3 2 $964,364 Bruce Aldrich Jr...... 61 ...... 13-6-4 Dave Palone ...... 47 ...... 13-12-4 Crystal Fashion (3tg) 13 9 3 0 908,207 Shawn Gray ...... 35 ...... 13-4-4 Courtly Choice (3pc) 14 10 1 0 899,353 Austin Siegelman ...... 76 ...... 12-5-12 Dorsoduro Hanover (3pg) 15 8 3 1 847,862 Dan Noble ...... 55 ...... 11-14-6 Shartin N (5pm) 20 15 1 0 771,611 Dan Rawlings...... 47 ...... 11-4-4 Lather Up (3pc) 14 11 0 1 768,612 Jeremy Smith ...... 53 ...... 11-9-10 Atlanta (3tf) 10 6 3 1 765,778 Doug McNair ...... 25 ...... 10-0-1 Stay Hungry (3pc) 13 6 0 4 703,717 Drew Monti...... 27 ...... 10-4-5 Met’s Hall (3tc) 9 4 2 2 697,619 Eric Carlson ...... 78 ...... 10-8-11 Six Pack (3tc) 10 7 1 1 694,573 Jimmy Whittemore ...... 45 ...... 10-3-2 Pat Berry ...... 54 ...... 10-7-4 Leading Money-Winning Drivers Robert Shepherd...... 10 ...... 10-0-0 Sts. W-P-S UDR Earnings (wk. diff) Art Stafford Jr...... 43 ...... 9-4-13 Tim Tetrick 2,135 433-334-289 .335 $10,067,278 ($318,681) Joe Bongiorno...... 65 ...... 9-12-11 Yannick Gingras 1,290 249-192-163 .318 8,546,024 (303,311) Jordan Stratton ...... 51 ...... 9-5-7 Aaron Merriman 3,429 808-593-503 .381 7,806,686 (153,272) Russell Foster ...... 46 ...... 9-2-10 Jason Bartlett 2,023 421-328-291 .346 7,720,879 (299,805) Victor Kirby...... 60 ...... 9-5-8 David Miller 1,363 224-214-213 .304 7,537,944 (379,715) Trainers Wins Jordan Stratton 1,826 322-285-237 .306 6,846,939 (155,856) Ron Burke...... 20 Scott Zeron 1,128 170-141-149 .264 5,940,631 (160,558) Chris Oakes ...... 8 George Brennan 1,711 294-246-204 .291 5,486,803 (297,522) Jimmy Takter...... 8 George Napolitano Jr. 2,215 503-377-256 .360 5,297,575 (274,562) Julie Miller...... 7 Matt Kakaley 1,477 204-229-186 .266 5,272,558 (116,210) Rene Allard ...... 7 Benoit Baillargeon...... 6 Leading Money-Winning Trainers Carmen Auciello...... 6 Sts. W-P-S UTR Earnings (wk. diff) Erv Miller...... 6 Ron Burke 3,486 710-542-475 .335 $14,930,208 ($408,834) Nick Surick...... 6 Patrick Shepherd ...... 6 Jimmy Takter 513 125-101-60 .392 6,502,610 (473,146) Richard Moreau ...... 6 Rene Allard 1,369 299-207-172 .344 4,901,512 (130,340) Scott Di Domenico ...... 6 Julie Miller 552 131-97-65 .374 3,596,344 (264,228) Andrew Harris ...... 5 Tony Alagna 469 99-67-68 .339 3,474,337 (106,250) Brian Brown ...... 5 Scott Di Domenico 1,252 208-173-149 .283 3,338,713 (95,260) Dan Ater...... 5 Erv Miller 827 137-142-112 .306 3,062,487 (149,878) J.D. Perrin...... 5 Brian Brown 456 104-82-57 .370 2,986,350 (132,485) Jimmy Nickerson ...... 5 Ake Svanstedt 437 70-55-63 .278 2,816,697 (34,130) Michael Hall ...... 5 Richard Moreau 1,262 235-200-164 .310 2,697,809 (52,937) Richard Banca ...... 5 October 2 018

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