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©2019 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Atlanta Comes Marching Into International Trot DON’T BE SHUT OUT! Driver Yannick Gingras is hoping 3 is his lucky number on Saturday afternoon at Yonkers Raceway. As in Gingras will be starting from post 3 with Atlanta in the $1 million Yonkers International Trot, in drive number 3 in the 1 ¼-mile race against some of the best horses on the planet. CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH Atlanta is also the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the contest, scheduled as Race 7 on the card “I think she is that gets underway at 1 p.m. (EDT). NOVEMBER 19-20-21, 2019 ready. We have Gingras drove Hannelore a good post Hanover to a seventh-place finish BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 and she’ll give in the 2016 Yonkers International Mixed sale entries will close a good account and after sitting out the next year, around OCTOBER 12 (or when full). of herself.” he returned in 2018 to finish fourth –Yannick Gingras with Ariana G. Enter online now at www.bloodedhorse.com “I can’t say that I was happier with one or the other coming into the race before,” said Gin- gras. “All three of them, knock on wood, were lucky at the draw and drew well.” Atlanta’s seven wins this year includes her world record 1:49.1 effort in the $250,000 Graduate final on July 6 at the Meadowlands. The 4-year-old mare comes into the race off a “There’s No Substitute for Experience” track record 1:51.4 victory in the $220,000 Charlie Hill Memo- JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 rial on Sept. 7 at Scioto Downs, although she’s since won a P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 SHETLER & ASSOCIATES Sept. 24 qualifier at Harrah’s Philadelphia (1:53/:27.2) and [email protected] Auctioneers then went a public training mile on Oct. 1 at Yonkers. “Atlanta qualified really good and I was happy with her, and when I trained her at Yonkers I was REALLY happy with $1 MILLION YONKERS INT’L TROT her,” said Gingras. “She trained better than she qualified. Yonkers Raceway, Saturday, Oct. 12, Race 7, Post Time: 3:00 pm She was perfect and I couldn’t be any happier.” Post—Horse (Country) Driver Odds Atlanta has made 35 starts over her career, but only two 1—Slide So Easy (Denmark) A. Svanstedt/F. Jensen 10-1 on a half-mile track. Those were her first two starts as a 2 2—Bahia Quesnot (France) J. Guelpa 5-1 year old, and she broke both times in New York Sires Stakes 3—Atlanta (U.S.) Y. Gingras/R. Burke 3-1 at Yonkers and Batavia Downs. 4—Uza Josselyn (Switzerland) E. Adielsson/R. Aebischer 5-1 Thus, trainer Ron Burke and Gingras wanted to give the 5—Zacon Gio () R. Vecchione/H. Ehlert 8-1 daughter of Chapter Seven a spin over the Yonkers oval in 6—Marion Marauder (Canada) S. Zeron/P. Wellwood 6-1 7—Cruzado Dela Noche () B. Sears/M. Melander 8-1 preparation for the added-distance contest. Gingras said At- 8—Lionel () G. Antonsen 8-1 lanta’s 1 ¼-mile training session went in 2:26. In comparison, 9—Guardian Angel As (U.S.) T. Tetrick/A. Lorentzon 4-1 Cruzado Dela Noche won last year’s International in 2:24.3. 10—Norton Commander () C. Lugauer 15-1 Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . . . International Trot Snapshots—pg. 4 Lexington sale finishes strong—pg. 15 Pair of Invitationals at Yonkers—pg. 11 Ultimate Beachboy tries for comeback—pg. 15 Missy Essig has top Ind. contenders—pg. 12 JK American Beauty favored—pg. 16 Saturday Super Night at Woodbine—pg. 14 Meadowlands fall meet starts Friday—pg. 17 World champion Lather Up retired—pg. 14 Pinkman retired from racing—pg. 17 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com “Training her last week, of course I didn’t go fast early,” said Gingras. “I went in 2:26 and it was like a walk in the FREE THIS WEEKEND’S park. I went a half in 1:01.3, so she came 1:24.2 the last Program FEATURED RACES three-quarters like it was nothing.” Pages Gingras said in preparation for Sunday’s race he watched All times listed are local. videos of the foreign horses he was unfamiliar with. He ad- Friday, October 11 mitted his homework came in conflict with personal time 9:30p HoP11 INSS Super Final 3CT Trackmaster PPs with his son, Jaiden. 10:06p HoP13 INSS Super Final 3CP Trackmaster PPs “I was watching hockey (Tuesday night) with my son and I Click here to download all Friday PPs told him I hoped he wouldn’t mind because I was going in Saturday, October 12 to watch replays,” he said. “There were two hours between 3:00p YR7 Yonkers International Trot Trackmaster PPs his off-ice and on-ice training, so I went and sat in the car 3:20p YR8 Harvey Invitational Trot Trackmaster PPs with an iPad and I watched replays for an hour and a half. 4:230p YR11 Rooney Invitational Pace Trackmaster PPs When (Jaiden) came back and I was still watching replays, 7:30p Wbsb2 ONSS Super Final 2FP Trackmaster PPs he said to me, ‘Is everybody doing this?’ I said, ‘I don’t 8:50p Wbsb6 ONSS Super Final 2CT Trackmaster PPs know if they are, but they should.’ 9:30p Wbsb8 ONSS Super Final 3CP Trackmaster PPs “The more I know about them, and the same thing with 9:35p Nfld9 Courageous Lady 3FP Trackmaster PPs them toward me. You have to know about the competition. 9:50p Wbsb9 ONSS Super Final 3CT Trackmaster PPs Now I do know a little bit more. You learn about the horses Click here to download all Saturday PPs and you learn about their tendencies and about their gait. You try and learn as much as you can about the other horses.” Visit www.trackmaster.com Despite the preparation, Gingras admits he is unsure of and subscribe to download his race strategy. full cards from your favorite tracks! “I’m not even sure what the ideal trip would be,” he said. “Maybe the ideal trip would be to be second or third-over, HarnessRacing Weekend Preview and have a couple of the favorites mix it up and we take up Kathy Parker Heather Kemper the pieces. There are many options and I’m not sure which [email protected] [email protected] is the better one. Atlanta’s handy and you can do whatever Editor/ General Manager Production Manager you want with her, so she doesn’t need a certain trip. 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HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Yonkers International Trot Snapshots “This is maybe his best season since we’ve had him,” Bjerregaard said. “Either he wins or he’s second and he’s POST 1—SLIDE SO EASY—DENMARK been winning against really nice horses in Sweden. He Slide So Easy, Denmark’s representative in the Yonkers In- did two new lifetime marks this year as well. He’s just ternational, flew to the U.S. ahead of the rest of the European been really good this year. entrants this year. Accompanied by his caretaker Martin Bjer- “It is kind of a surprise,” Bjerregaard continued. “He is 10 years regaard, Slide So Easy arrived stateside early and shipped to old and it seems like he’s the best he’s ever been. It is kind of Åke Svanstedt’s Legend Farm in Wrightstown, N.J. surprising for him to be in that good shape as a 10 year old.” “He’s not really that good when you have to do a long travel As far as his training, Bjerregaard said he has worked the like that,” Bjerregaard said. “We just wanted to come over a horse in intervals on the sand track at Legend Farm. little earlier so that maybe he would settle in a little better.” “He’s been really good. He’s used to the sand from home, Slide So Easy competed in last year’s renewal of the but still it’s different. He’s been doing it really in a good way, Yonkers International Trot, finishing eighth for trainer and so I’m happy with him,” he said. driver Flemming Jensen. The long journey from Jensen’s Slide So Easy will start from post one, which thrilled his stable just west of the northern Denmark town of Hjallerup connections. to Yonkers proved tough on the trotter. “I think he is a little bit better this year, so hopefully we “He’s better this year, he really is,” Bjerregaard continued. can have a good race and come out and win,” Clemmensen “For him to be able to settle in, that’s good for him.” said. “He can open very fast, so if he wants, he can take the Not only has Slide So Easy settled in better, he’s also been lead. I hope that Ake will take position second or third in- better on the track this year. Now 10 years old, the son of Quite side and come out at the end of the race.” Easy out of the Smokin Yankee mare Elegante Frokjar is 7-for- Asked if that would be his instructions to Svanstedt, Clem- 11 overseas, racing in Sweden and Norway, in addition to his mensen responded with a laugh. home country for owners Team Clemmensen and Christensen. “I don’t do that,” he said. “I think Ake knows (what to do).” Slide So Easy has only been worse than second in one —By Brandon Valvo for Owners of New York start this year and has lowered his lifetime mark. & Ken Weingartner/USTA Continues on page 5 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com POST 2—BAHIA QUESNOT—FRANCE POST 5—ZACON GIO—ITALY Although he has visited the United States before, French In 1993, Holger Ehlert was working as an assistant trainer trainer and driver Junior Guelpa will take his first shot com- in Wim Paal’s stable. Paal sent Embassy Lobell to New York peting in the U.S. on Saturday when he sends out Bahia to represent France in the International Trot. Quesnot in the Yonkers International Trot. Driven by Mike Lachance, as the field came into the stretch “I want to see the Statue of Liberty again,” Guelpa said for the second of three times, Lachance misjudged the 1 with a laugh from his home track of Hippodrome de Vin- 1/4-mile stakes distance. He yanked on the left line and cennes in Paris. “No, seriously, it’s a privilege to be able to urged Embassy Lobell up the pylons, passing Norway’s participate in such a big race in the United States.” Prince Of Mischief and Germany’s Sea Cove to take third Guelpa’s excitement about the trip ahead was bolstered by passing the wire with one circuit remaining. Although Em- Bahia Quesnot’s second-place finish in a Group 2 European bassy Lobell continued to track in third for the final half- Trotting Masters Series Final. Guelpa sent the 8 year old mile, he lost ground in the stretch as Giant Force out-dueled straight to the lead at the start of the 2,700-meter stakes, Meadow Prophet to win the $500,000 stakes. beating Bold Eagle and Queer Fish to the top as the field ex- Ehlert’s next chance to experience International Trot glory ited the chute and joined the big track at the Paris race- didn’t come for another 23 years. After 10 years with Paal, course. Ehlert went out on his own in 1994, moved to Italy, where Racing into the stretch the first time, Bold Eagle and Björn he met his wife, Anne, and started a family. In 2013, Goop glided up on the outside and took the lead, crossing Ringostarr Treb came to Ehlert’s barn and after the trotter over to the pylons in front of Bahia Quesnot. However, posted a strong season in Italy in 2016 he earned an invita- Mindyourvalue W.F. and Bel Avis ranged up on the outside tion to the International. and peeled away in a speed duel. Soon, Bahia Quesnot The International Trot would dream slip through Ehlert’s found herself four back along the pylons and pinned in. fingers again though. Shortly before Ringostarr Treb was Racing up the backstretch, Bahia Quesnot kept her nose scheduled to fly to New York, a failed blood test prevented pressed to Goop’s helmet and raced just to Propulsion’s in- the horse from traveling to the United States. side. When Propulsion tipped three wide nearing the final Although Holger Ehlert’s two brushes with the International Trot turn, Guelpa yanked on the right line and slid out, looking proved memorable for the wrong reasons, he and Anne hope to to keep Bold Eagle jailed. However, as Queer Fish back ped- make good memories in this year’s renewal of the Yonkers Inter- dled on the rim, Guelpa dove back to the pylons. national. The pair will be competing with Zacon Gio. Although Propulsion’s nose hit the finish first, Bahia Ques- “It has always been our biggest dream to win this race,” not was just a head behind at the finish line. Anne Ehlert said. “This time we really wish that everything “Once again, she was great,” said Guelpa. “She was the goes right. We believe it is a third time charmed and we will fastest horse in the race over three sections so it’s fantastic.” be very proud to present the Italian flag.” By multiple Group 1 winner Scipion du Goutier out of the Ehlert has 120 horses in training at his Pisa, Tuscany stable. Install mare Queen Ines, Bahia Quesnot is owned by Tahar Zacon Gio’s personality helps him stand out from the pack. Ait-Hamouda. After a 35-race losing streak, the mare found “Zacon Gio is like yearling and always willing to play, her way to Guelpa. never serious. He is not big; medium size American-type “I had befriended her owner during a trip to Norway, where horse. He looks like he is by Yankee Glide, the sire of his we each had a horse to run. We met there and got along dam,” Anne Ehlert said. pretty well,” Guelpa said. “A few years later, the mare needed A 4-year-old by Ruty Grif out of the Yankee Glide mare May a change of scenery. That’s when she was sent to me.” Glade Font SM, Zacon Gio began his career with trainer Bahia Quesnot finished 10th in the Prix d’Amerique and Domenico Minopoli. Zacon Gio won 9 of his first 16 races, but sixth in an Elitlopp elimination earlier this year. failed to make an impression in stakes and was moved to Ehlert. “It is fantastic to already have a horse of her class in your After finishing fourth in his debut for the stable, Zacon Gio stable for a little trainer like me,” he said. hasn’t been beaten. Since the Elitloppet, Bahia Quesnot has been the runner Zacon Gio faced the French star Face Time Bourbon on up in the Oslo Grand Prix, the Grand Prix de la Ville de May 19 in the Group 1 Premio Unione Europea. Cagnes-sur-Mer, the Prix Maharajah, the Grand Prix du Dé- Zacon Gio turned away Face Time Bourbon at the midway partement des Alpes-Maritimes, and the European Trotting point of the far turn and entered the stretch with a clear Masters Final. lead. Although he looked vanquished on the turn, the Guelpa is confident about Bahia Quesnot adapting to the French champion took another shot at the Italian horse in half-mile track at Yonkers based on her performance on the the stretch, cutting into Zacon Gio’s advantage with each five-eighths ovals in Sweden. stride. With Vecchione bouncing in the bike, Zacon Gio held “It’s a great opportunity, a challenge and a reward,” off Face Time Bourbon by a half-length.—By Brandon Guelpa said.—By Brandon Valvo/SOA NY Valvo/SOA NY Continues on page 7 ›››› RETURNS OCT 11

 

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Musst be 18+ to wager; 21+ to sports wager. Gamblinng problem? 1-800-Gambler. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 7 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Cruzado Dela Noche prepared to defend his Yonkers Inter- national Trot title with a 1:55.2 qualifying win at Harrah’s Philadelphia Oct. 1. Racing 10 lengths off the pace in third at Mike Lizzi Photo the half, Cruzado Dela Noche moved on the outside and kicked away with a :28.4 final panel to score by 4 1/2 lengths. Kagebrandt feels the added distance is ideal for the Cruzado Dela Noche. “He doesn’t have that kind of speed like Greenshoe, but he can go another lap,” she said. “I’m really hopeful for the International because it’s his distance. “—By Brandon Valvo/SOA NY Cruzado Dela Noche POST 8—LIONEL—NORWAY POST 7—CRUZADO DELA NOCHE—SWEDEN Goran Antonsen learned a lot during his first trip to the $1 Entering the 2018 edition of the Yonkers International Trot, million Yonkers International Trot last year, and following Cruzado Dela Noche hadn’t started in a pari-mutuel race in the draw for this year’s race, he wished he didn’t need to re- four months and hadn’t won a major stakes race since cap- call some of the knowledge he gained. turing the Group 1 Copenhagen Cup in May 2017. Pre- “I learned that post positions seven and eight are really, dictably, bettors dismissed the 6-year-old Muscle Massive really bad,” Antonsen said with a wry laugh after his Lionel, son at 30-1 odds in the $1 million stakes. the runner-up to Cruzado Dela Noche in last year’s Interna- However, off two qualifying wins for trainer Marcus Me- tional Trot, received post 8. lander and picking up Brian Sears, Cruzado Dela Noche Antonsen owns, trains and drives Lionel, a 9-year-old stal- worked out a brilliant trip in the 1 1/4-mile stakes, tracking lion. Last year Lionel and Antonsen started from the second Lionel’s first-over assault on leader Marion Marauder. As Li- tier’s post 9 and raced in the outer flow for much of the mile. In fact, Lionel was first-over from the half-mile point to the onel reached for the wire, Cruzado Dela Noche lunged, nail- final turn, where he took the lead from Marion Marauder but ing his white-blazened rival in the shadow of the finish post. was unable to hold off Cruzado Dela Noche, losing by a head. One year later, the enormity of Yonkers International Trot “It was a great experience,” Antonsen said. “The driving victory sticks with Sabine Kagebrandt, managing director of culture here is very much different from home. I feel the last Cruzado Dela Noche’s ownership company, Stall Courant Ab. experience is important, especially now when we have post “That brought us so much joy,” she said. “That meant a lot position 8, because when you have a bad (post position) to us and it meant a lot to me because that horse brings us you are so dependent on what the others do. so much joy and he’s a really good horse and he has a really “Even though we drew number eight we are still opti- big heart. That he can take that win and show that he is an in- mistic. But, of course, it is more difficult.” ternational horse, that’s the main thing. He had some wins in Lionel has won 25 of 82 career races and just shy of $2 big races in other countries, but then he had one in America. million. His victories include a handful of Group 1 events “To win that big race under those conditions, it’s not so overseas, including the 2017 Olympiatravet (Olympic Trot). easy to go that many turns at Yonkers,” Kagebrandt contin- Following last year’s International Trot, Lionel returned to ued. “It’s more money than the Prix d’Amérique, so it was a action in Paris, but was not in best form. He got time to really big win for us and it was a big win for the horse.” freshen up and Antonsen said the horse is entering this This year Cruzado Dela Noche won the Arthur J. Cutler year’s International in good shape. Memorial. Although he’s placed in another two stakes in six “When he was finished (in Paris) he was very tired,” An- other seasonal starts, he hasn’t found the winner’s circle tonsen said. “But he’s been very good since July, when he since the Cutler. He often comes from off the pace, but started to find his top form. Now, he should be as good as tends to run out of ground going the standard mile distance last year.”—By Ken Weingartner/USTA in America and Canada. POST 9—GUARDIAN ANGEL AS—U.S.A. Cruzado Dela Noche only failed to earn a check once this “I’m not very happy with it; we’re much better being on the season when he finished last of six beaten 14 1/2 lengths in gate, but it is what it is. Timmy (Tetrick) has to work the trip out an elimination of the Maple Leaf Trot at Mohawk Aug. 24. from there. He feels good. As soon as I shipped him back to He wasn’t feeling well. He wasn’t himself, that’s for sure,” New Jersey (from Canada, competing in the Maple Leaf Trot) Kagebrandt explained. “After that, he got some medication he’s been back to his old self. He’s had a really good season, and he got to rest for two weeks to recover. He’s been train- better than we were hoping. So far so good. It would mean a ing at home. Marcus and Mikaela (Melander), they have lot (to win the International). There is a lot of prestige in it and been really happy with him. He has been strong again and we’re representing the U.S. It’s an honor to do that.”— assistant really happy and he’s doing his work really good.” trainer Anna Lorentzon Continues on page 8 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 8 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com POST 10—NORTON COMMANDER—GERMANY What would it mean to win the International Trot? Conni Lugauer pondered the question in silence for some time Saturday morning, Sept. 21, hours before his trainee Alegra B won the Mares at the Mariendorf track in Berlin, Germany. Finally, Lugauer conceded. “This is a really good question,” he said. “I’m always think- ing about victories, but I didn’t think about victory in the In- ternational Trot. The question is too big.” The German-born trainer will send out Norton Com- mander to represent his homeland. Although Lugauer hoped to secure an invitation to Yonkers’ premier race for trotters for months, his aspirations seemed crushed as the Norton Commander initial list of 10 probables didn’t include Norton Com- just below his forelock and widened down his face to fully mander. After the defection of Sobel Conway Sept. 18, Nor- engulf his nose. ton Commander’s invitation arrived. “First of all, he’s a really beautiful horse,” Lugauer said. “It was my opinion to put him in the race because he’s “He sticks out in the field because of the nice color and he’s now arrived at the top. He’s been racing this year against a big one. He has the white socks and he has the really long good competition and he almost beat them quite often,” Lu- legs. I felt quite early this horse had the future before him.” gauer said. “We are proud of course and happy because we Norton Commander is 3-for-7 in 2019. Although Norton are a stable who wants to race in the big races. It’s impres- Commander enters the Yonkers International Trot off three sive to race in America. straight losses, the 5 year old hasn’t missed by much. “It’s one of the most famous international races in the Lugauer thinks racing at Yonkers will suit Norton Com- world that we have. If you look at the winners of this race, mander. While many trotters are faster without shoes, the they are mostly really famous racehorses. It’s the biggest trainer feels Norton Commander is just as fast with them, point, I think. And the last point is the prize money.” which plays to his favor on the Hilltop oval. In addition, Lu- A native of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, Lugauer grew gauer thinks the race flow will work to Norton Com- up in a harness racing family. He moved his stable to Swe- mander’s advantage. den in 2004 and has been there since, presently with about “He doesn’t have to go without shoes and I think at 90 horses in his care. Yonkers, it’s better you go with shoes, so that’s a little plus Owned by Ulrich Mommert, Norton Commander came to for him. We are really looking forward to it, because I don’t Lugauer as an unraced 2 year old. The tall chestnut sported think those horses will be running away from him,” he white socks that reached his knees and a blaze that began said.—By Brandon Valvo/SOA NY Updated News Round-The-Clock harnessracing.com VICTORY HILL FARM

IN A VIRG WAYS AL Featuring... 4 by ALWAYS A VIRGIN Indiana’s leading money-winning pacing sire 1 by GUCCIO GU CCIO World Champion and multiple stakes winner 4 by ROCKIN IMAGE Indiana’s leading money-winning 2 & 3YO pacing sire 1 by SWAN FOR ALL Indiana’s leading money-winning trotting sire 3 by TELLITLIKEITIS ROCKIN IMAGE Multiple stakes-winning half-brother to Rockin Image 5 from the first crop by JK ENDOFANERA North America Cup & major stakes winner of $2-million 2 by WHOM SHALL I FEAR Multiple stakes-winning full brother to Father Patrick 3 by CLASS INCLUDED Full brother to leading trotting sire Muscle Hill Hip 8 Fear Not Madam, bf Whom Shall I Fear-Madam Stacey Half-sister to BARN STAR 3,1:55.2 ($79,981). From a half-sis- ter to 4 $100,000-plus winners. LL FOR A SWAN * Hip 19 Play Me Rock, brc Rockin Image-Play Good Half-brother to stakes winner SHARK PLAY p,3,1:51.2-’19 ($81,226). From a half-sister to ROCKIN GOOD p,3,1:48 ($283,564) and SHADY CAROLINE p,4,1:50.2 ($354,087). T ELLITL IKEITIS Hip 27 Certifiable, brc Rockin Image-Psychotic Full brother to stakes winner LETME FLY LOW p,4,1:50.2- ’19 ($183,510). Third foal and first colt. Hip 74 Tell Me Now, brc Tellitlikeitis-Skymeadow Artist RA OFANE Half-brother to TAKE THE EDGE OFF p,3,1:53f ($43,266) and JK END ALWAYS AN ARTIST p,3,1:53.3 ($31,848). From a 3/4 sister to SHOOBEE’S PLACE p,1:49.1f ($787,271). Hip 75 JK Rocks, bf JK Endofanera-Glitter Rocks WHOM SHALL I FEAR First foal from GLITTER ROCKS p,2,1:54.3 ($37,650), half- sister to multiple stakes winner ALLTHATGLTRSISGOLD p,3,1:49 ($824,471). Hip 113 Movin And Groovin, bc Guccio-Grooveykindaluv Full or half-brother to ALLGROOVEALLTHETIME 1:52.3 ($251,135), GROOVEY KID 1:54.3f ($245,773) and GOT CLASS DED INCLU THE GROOVE 4,1:53.3-’19 ($215,906). 2019 Yearlings Selling at the Hoosier Classic Sale, October 25 & 26

Hip 128 Alwys At The Beach, brf * Hip 222 Hey Don’t Tell Me, bg Always A Virgin-Myplaceonthebeach Tellitlikeitis-Don’t Spank Me Second foal (oldest now 2) from MYPLACEONTHEBEACH First foal from stakes winner DON’T SPANK ME p,4,1:51.2 p,3,1:52.4f ($42,505), half-sister to NOBETTORPLACE- ($190,357), half-sister to CATMAN p,3,1:50.4 ($258,205). TOBE p,1:52.1f ($208,4722). Hip 245 High Aspirations, blkc Hip 137 My Wish Came True, brc JK Endofanera-Yankee Pankee BB JK Endofanera-Onawish Hanover Half-brother to SUPREME Z TAM p,3,1:52f ($257,337), Half-brother to ROCKIN MACHINE p,1:51.1 (102,284). ROCKIN BB p,4,1:51.3 ($199,314) and STELLAR BB Second dam is OOH’S ‘N AAH’S p,1:51.1 ($1,139,429). p,2,1:53.2-’19 ($21,150). Hip 143 JK’s Shining Star, bf Hip 256 Stealth Speed, bc JK Endofanera-Bikini Star Tellitlikeitis-Dinah Classic Half-sister to ASTARISONTHEWAY p,4,1:51.2 ($226,005), A Half-brother to HIGH NOON p,1:49.3 ($485,898) and AT TRUE ROCK STAR p,1:50.4f-’19 ($216,302) and ROCKIN LAST p,4,1:52.1f ($231,120). BIKINI p,4,1:51.4f ($136,504). From the first crop of $2-million Hip 281 Jackrabbit Slim, bc winner, JK Endofanera. Class Included-Jane Says Hip 169 Definite Class, bf First foal from a half-sister to JERICHO 1:54f ($198,770) and Class Included-Ambro Def inition multiple stakes placed Just For Me Nu 2,1:58f-’19 ($22,271). Half-sister to ULSTER 4,1:53.1 ($284,441) and SWAN DE- Hip 305 Super Bowl Beauty, brf FINED 3,1:55 ($88,180). From a half-sister to ARMBRO Swan For All-Lasting Beauty KEEPSAKE 3,1:54.3 ($882,057). Full or half-sister to FEARLESS MAN 4,1:52.1f ($700,449) Hip 187 JK’s Golden Girl, blkf and SWAN LEADER 4,1:54 ($260,319). JK Endofanera-U Reeka BB Hip 325 Always My Girl, bf First foal from a p,3,1:54.3f full sister to U R IT BB p,3,1:51.4 Always A Virgin-CD’s Girl ($253,673) and from the first crop of $2-million winner, JK Half-sister to 4 $100,000-plus winners, including STRATO- Endofanera. CASTER p,1:51.1f ($285,326). From a full sister to ARTURO Hip 191 Always Hangry, bc p,3,1:51.2f ($1,298,491). Always A Virgin-China Gal Hip 359 Dramatic Class, brf Second foal and first colt from stakes winner CHINA GAL Class Included-All Drama p,1:50.3 ($241,342). First by Class Included from a full sister to CLEARAWAY Hip 215 New Year No Fear, bc 3,1:54.2 ($552,685). Whom Shall I Fear-Sky High Half-brother to STEALTH SWAN 4,1:57.4h ($110,372). From *Selling as Agent a half-sister to LIMITLESS 4,1:56.1f ($275,566). * Hip 217 First Virgin, brf Also selling 3 yearlings at the 2019 Always A Virgin-Do Me First Harrisburg Sale. Don’t miss them! Half-sister to multiple stakes winner KAK’S SHARK ATTACK p,4,1:51 ($278,311). From a half-sister to DO The road to victory begins here... ME HONOR p,1:51.2f ($683,233). * Hip 218 Rock Me Good, bc Rockin Image-Do Me Good Full brother to INSS Champion ROCKIN GOOD p,3,1:48 ($283,564) and GOOD IMAGE p,2,1:59.4h-’19 ($9,000); half- brother to SHADY CAROLINE p,4,1:50.2 ($354,087). * Hip 219 Honor’s Image, bf Rockin Image-Do Me Honor Jeff & Maria King, DVM Second foal (oldest now 2) from multiple stakes winner DO 0990 N. 200 E., LaGrange, IN 46761 • (260) 463-2442 • Fax (260) 463-8181 ME HONOR p,1:51.2f ($683,233). www.victoryhillfarm.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Pair Of $250,000 Invitationals Listed at odds of 7-1, This Is The Plan’s three wins this year On International Undercard include the $150,000 Prix d’Ete on Aug. 18 at Hippodrome 3R and the $176,000 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby on Sept. 20 A pair of $250,000 invitationals highlight the International at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. This Is The Plan finished fourth in Trot day undercard at Yonkers on Saturday, including the the aforementioned Dayton Pacing Derby. Dan Rooney for older pacers and the Harry Harvey for older While Gingras usually uses a front-end strategy with the 4- trotters. The Rooney will be raced at one mile, with the 10- year-old This Is The Plan, he is unsure of his Rooney tactics. horse Harvey going at a distance of 1 1/4 miles. “Post 7 ties my hands a little bit,” said Gingras. “Besides McWicked, who scored an easy four-length, 1:50.4 win in McWicked (in post 6) you have Jimmy Freight from the rail last year’s Rooney, is back to defend his title. The 8-year-old and None Bettor A from post 5. It depends if I want to take pacer, fresh off a 1:47.2 victory in the $186,000 Allerage Farms a shot and go forward, but I for older male pacers on Oct. 5 at The Red Mile, will start from McWicked, who don’t know. I looked at the post 6 with Brian Sears driving for trainer Casie Coleman. scored an easy draw but haven’t thought much The 2018 Horse of the Year comes into the race with five four-length, 1:50.4 about it yet.” wins in 14 starts this year, which brought his career earn- win in last year’s Gingras will also drive Mis- ings to $4,753,342. Rooney, is back to sion Accepted in the Harvey, McWicked, along with recent Great Northeast Series final defend his title. with the 4 year old listed as a winner None Bettor A, who starts from post 5 with Jason co-second choice at odds of 7-2 Bartlett driving for trainer Andrew Harris, were both in- with Will Take Charge. Custom Cantab, who won the stalled at odds of 3-1 on the morning line. The role of 5-2 fa- $132,000 Joie De Vie on Aug. 11 at Tioga Downs, is the 3-1 vorite went to Jimmy Freight, who starts from post 1 with choice from post 5 with David Miller driving for trainer Scott Zeron driving for trainer Scott Di Domenico. Chris Beaver. A three-time winner this year in 16 starts, the 4-year-old The Burke-trained Mission Accepted will line up in post 2 Jimmy Freight comes into the race off a 1:48.3 victory in the for Gingras. The son of Manofmanymissions has not won in $151,750 Dayton Pacing Derby on Sept. 27 at Hollywood seven starts dating back to his 1:50.2 victory in the $60,000 Dayton. The son of Sportswriter overcame a grueling over- Vincennes on Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands. land trip through middle fractions of :53.3 and 1:20.4 to best “I think the horse is really, really sharp,” said Gingras. “He runner-up McWicked by 1 ½ lengths. was very good for me last week at The Red Mile. He is defi- The field also includes This Is The Plan, who starts from nitely a horse that the distance won’t hurt. He’s a little guy and post 7 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke. never gets tired. He has big lungs.”—By Gordon Waterstone THE HORSEMAN AND FAIR WORLD BREEDERS BOOK

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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: $795 • Two pages w/photo & headlines: $1,590 North America’s Ultimate STALLION DIRECTORY HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 12 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Missy Essig Has Top Contenders In Indiana Finals While she’s sending three horses into a $2 million card on Friday, Oct. 11, at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Missy Essig has two breakout pacers who have been stealing the headlines. Both unraced as 2 year olds, Little Rocket Man and Sham- wow have made names for themselves throughout the 2019 Indiana Sires Stakes season. The rookie 3-year-old pacers have combined seasonal earnings of $291,505 and have combined to win 17 of 25 lifetime starts. “We really didn’t think much of either of them at first,” Essig noted about her contenders. “They were both pretty lazy—Little Rocket Man didn’t even show interest in his first qualifier. We had him staked to the fairs instead of Sires Stakes at the advice of a friend who was taking care of him over the winter. We were really just hoping to make our money back with him at the start of the season.” Little Rocket Man had a modest beginning, finishing eight lengths behind Rockie Got Framed in 1:58.2 in his first life- time qualifier. After a sub-par qualifying effort, the sopho- more pacer seemingly found his competitive side and impressed his connections with a victory at first asking. Besting a field of 10 for his maiden breaking win from the middle of the pack, Little Rocket Man won his first start in 1:53.4 and hasn’t slowed down since. Purchased at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale, Essig’s father, Russell Beeman had noticed Little Rocket Man, but it was Jack Freeman who purchased him and convinced Beeman to buy in. “My dad always wanted Gt Miss Royal’s babies. She was a little slower than Little Rocket Man’s, as Shamwow didn’t gritty mare that we used to race years ago and dad always said start in stakes action until the fourth leg on July 26 where that if she had babies, he wanted some,” Missy recalled. “He he made his debut a winning one. was nervous, though, because of how small Little Rocket Man “We had to start things slowly with Shamwow and Jeff was, but he definitely looked at him because of his breeding.” supported us with that,” said Missy. “Once he got behind On the opposite end of the acquisition spectrum, Sham- the gate, though, he started racing great and really started wow is a homebred owned by Jeff Fought’s Cornerstone figuring things out. It was like a light bulb came on—he Stock Farms. The start of Shamwow’s 2019 campaign was a started figuring things out and would be running over Shamwow heads to the winner’s horses he was training with.” circle with a smiling Missy Essig. Essig is also known for training the trotter Dontfusswith- russ, who was an Indiana Sires Stakes champion at both two and three and earned over $530,000. He was her last Sires Stakes champion, back in 2012. Along with Little Rocket Man and Shamwow, Essig is also sending Rjz First Lady into the $270,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Final for 2-year-old trotting fillies from post 10 with LeWayne Miller. For her stable standouts, Little Rocket Man, to be driven by regular pilot Trace Tetrick, drew post 6 while Shamwow and Miller and will start from the second-tier, post 10. First post for Hoosier Champions night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park is at 6:30 p.m., with a 14-race card. With purses in excess of $2 million, the evening’s racing action will feature the Super Finals for the 2- and 3-year-old competitors and

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Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo ter, and racing luck may play a role, but when it comes Lather Up retires down to which horse is crowned champion the deciding fac- with 23 wins in 37 tor is often something that is not so easily measured. career starts, with “If you could see it and just buy it, the person with the deep- his victories in- est pockets would always have the best horses, but because cluding a 1:46 ef- of that intangible that we cannot see — whether that horse fort in the $250,000 has that drive, desire, that ‘It’ that we can’t see — sometimes Graduate Series it comes down to the athlete,” said trainer Rob Fellows, who final in July at the will send out 3-year-old trotting colt All Wrapped Up in the Meadowlands. The seventh of the eight Super Final divisions. “You look at some time was the of the horses this year, like obviously the good horse of fastest ever by a 4- Nancy Johansson’s (Tall Dark Stranger) everybody loved him, year-old pacer and equaled the all-age mark set by Always B everybody saw that ‘It’ and they paid a lot for him, but the lit- Miki. It is also the fastest mile ever at the Meadowlands. tle one that Chantal (Mitchell, Alicorn) has, everybody over- Lather Up’s biggest victory last year at three was the looked her because of her size, but she had that ‘It’ in her.” $760,000 North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park, All Wrapped Up will start from post 7 in the $225,000 Super where he paced his seasonal best of 1:48.1. In addition to Final for Fellows and his co-owners Arpad Szabo, Blair Cor- his world-record effort in the Graduate final, Lather Up’s beil and Mike McAllister. All Wrapped Up will be facing Ham- wins this year include the $423,000 William Haughton Me- bletonian and division point leader Forbidden Trade. morial and the $230,200 Sam McKee Memorial at the Mead- In 10 Gold Series starts over the last two years, Forbidden owlands. He also won the $330,000 Dan Patch at Hoosier Trade has only been bested twice. The son of Kadabra was the Park in 1:47.2, which equaled the stakes and track record. 2-year-old trotting colt Super Final champion and will look to Lather Up’s last race was on Aug. 31 at Mohawk Park, defend his title from post 9 in the ninth race on Saturday. where he finished second by just a head in 1:48.4 in the Trainer Luc Blais will also start a trio of young hopefuls in the $393,750 Canadian Pacing Derby. 2-year-old trotting colt and gelding Super Final for owner De- Trained by Clyde Francis of the Teague Stable, Lather Up termination of Montreal, QC. Crossfit Mouse will start from retires with career earnings of $1,735,623. He is owned by post 1, division point leader Port Perry gets post 2, and Three- Gary and Barbara Isles, Teague and Taylor Made Stallions, fiftytwo will start from the outside post 10 in the sixth race. the latter of which purchased a 50 percent interest in the “It’s a long process to bring a horse to the races you know. pacer on the eve of his Dan Patch victory. It’s lots of training, lots of work, and you try to build the The sale to Taylor Made Stallions was brokered by Ernie best way you think,” said Blais, adding that Forbidden Trade Martinez of Martinez Equine, and he told Weekend Pre- started to show his potential as a 2-year-old when the train- view that Lather Up will be formally retired in ceremonies ing miles started to get serious. “You can feel he’s got over Breeders Crown weekend later this month at Wood- power, you can feel that, but what he’s going to do with that bine Mohawk Park. power, you can’t feel that.” “Due to injury we’re not going to race him anymore,” said Dr. Ian Moore will start three horses in two Super Final divi- Martinez. “We are going to do a retirement ceremony at sions on Saturday. Moore will send division point leader Century the Breeders Crown. We’ll have a brochure put together Farroh out from post 3 in the 3-year-old pacing colt and gelding and announce where the horse will stand and a stud fee. Super Final and Denali Seelster and Tattoo Artist from posts 6 We’ll have more details to follow.”—By Gordon Waterstone and 7, respectively, in the 2-year-old pacing colt and gelding test. Denali Seelster and Tattoo Artist will benefit from the absence of Grassroots level as a 2 year old, where he was the sea- undefeated Tall Dark Stranger in the race. Tall Dark Stranger’s son-ending champion, and five of them in the Gold Series trainer, Nancy Johansson, opted to skip the Super Final and this season. focus on preparations toward the Breeders Crown. “He was just an average 2 year old, but then at the end of Only five horses have stepped up to face Century Farroh his 2-year-old season he started changing in his body struc- and winner Best In Show in the sopho- ture and his mental ability and the last four starts he got re- more pacing colt battle. The field also includes Stag Party. ally good,” said Dr. Moore, who conditions Mach Three son Century Farroh heads into Race 8 on a streak of eight Century Farroh for Ratchford Stable NS of North Sydney, wins in Ontario Sires Stakes action, three of them at the Nova Scotia. (Ontario Sires Stakes) HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 15 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Now 9, Ultimate Beachboy Lexington Sale Finishes Strong Trying Another Comeback With major buyers such as trainer Ron Burke in the At age three, Ultimate Beachboy was such a talent that he house for the last session on Saturday night, the Lexing- finished second in a Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Or- ton Selected Yearling Sale completed its 2019 auction with chids elimination and captured the second level of the Bat- total sales of $46,480,000 generating an average price of tle of the Brandywine at Pocono. He earned $218,060 that $60,997 for 762 horses. The gross was a record, up 16.9 year before falling off the charts and passing through a percent, with the average up 7.7 percent. number of hands. He hasn’t won a race in nearly three The sale got off to a strong start when two trotting year- years. lings were sold for $1.1 million and $1 million in the open- Yet thanks to the indulgence of his owners, Burke Racing ing session, and a pacing colt brought $800,000. Stable and Weaver Bruscemi, he’s still at it. Saturday at The The last session finished in territory comparable to 2018, Meadows, Ultimate Beachboy, now 9, will try to launch the with an average of $23,016 versus $23,836. There were 13 ultimate comeback when he leaves from post 5 in Race 5, a more horses sold in this year’s final session. Offspring by sires considered more regional were featured claiming event, with Dan Charlino driving. in the sale’s final session and sold for solid prices. Swan For The Burke stable purchased Ultimate Beachboy, a Some- All, who stands at stud in Indiana, had five yearlings sell for beachsomewhere-Ultimate Bet gelding who brought an average of $53,200; three by Always A Virgin, who also $57,000 as a yearling, during his sophomore campaign as sands in Indiana, generated an average of $48,667, and the an Adios hopeful. Even after his scratch from the Adios final first crop of yearlings by Racing Hill, who stands in Ohio, with a sore foot, he went on to take the Battle in 1:48.3, his were sold for an average of $39,286. life mark. Complete results, sale insights and extensive data is Following his descent through the ranks, he went for available in the Oct. 16 edition of The Horseman And Fair $10,000 at a 2017 Blooded Horse Sale, acquired by a trainer World magazine. Go to harnessracing.com, Magazine Info. based at The Meadows. At long last, Fortune smiled when trainer Ron Burke saw him on the track. FINAL NUMBERS

As Mark Weaver of Weaver Bruscemi recalls, “Ron always No. Sold Total Dollars Average Median liked the horse, and he asked the trainer if he could work Total Sale 762 $46,480,000 $60,997 $40,000 him a trip. Ronnie said, ‘If I like him, I’ll buy him and give Total Pacers 354 19,304,000 54,531 37,000 you $1,000 profit.’ Unfortunately, Ron liked him, so we gave Pacing Colts 204 11,817,000 57,926 40,000 $11,000 for him. He was second in his first start back for us Pacing Fillies 150 $7,487,000 49,913 35,000 and hasn’t made a dollar since.” Total Trotters 408 27,176,000 66,608 40,000 But his connections weren’t done with Ultimate Beachboy. Trotting Colts 207 14,284,000 69,005 35,000 For such old pals, Burke maintains several long-term rehab Trotting Fillies 201 12,892,000 64,139 40,000 parcels near The Meadows that Weaver jokingly calls “Fields of Dreams.” “We kick them out and let them be horses,” Weaver says. “We had one named Dan Carter who was there five years Do you want MORE? before he was ready to race again. We end up placing a lot of them with New Vocations or the Standardbred Retire- MORE in-depth content & information ment Foundation. But if they’ve raced at an elite level or have a special place with us, we’ll hold onto them and try MORE interviews & feature stories them again.” MORE stakes & sales results Burke and Weaver have performed at an elite level for quite a few years. Indeed, Burke will send out Atlanta as the MORE statistical reports morning line favorite in Saturday’s Yonkers International Trot, which carries a $1 million purse. Should Ultimate Subscribe to The Horseman Beachboy triumph Saturday, he’ll earn $4,950. That’s fine 1 YEAR: $58.00 (U.S.) with Weaver. “At heart, I’m still a $10,000 claiming guy, and I think Ron- Includes the Breeders nie is too,” he says. “One of the most rewarding parts of this Book Stallion Directory! business is identifying horses that can be helped — doesn’t matter what level.”—By Evan Pattak/Meadows Standard- Subscribe online at www.harnessracing.com bred Owners Association HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 16 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com JK American Beauty Favored $120,500 COURAGEOUS LADY 3FP In Courageous Lady Northfield Park, Saturday, Oct. 12, Race 9, Post Time: 9:35 pm The $120,500 Courageous Lady for 3-year-old filly pac- Post—Horse Driver Odds ers goes postward on Saturday at Northfield Park. The 1—She’s Allright R. Wrenn Jr./R. Burke 10-1 Grand Circuit race is an open event for North America’s 2—Skater Chick C. Callahan/M. Harder 9-2 top 3-year-old filly pacers and has attracted a very com- 3—So Awesome D. Palone/S. DiDomenico 3-1 petitive slate of foes vying to be- 4—Under The hood B. Galliers/N. Surick 15-1 “We call JK come this year’s champion. 5—JK American Beauty B. Miller/N. Johansson 5-2 American JK American Beauty will start 6—Crazy Cute A. Merriman/M. Harder 12-1 Beauty our from post 5 and has been installed 7—Rose Run Uptowngal C. Page/R. Burke 6-1 ATM machine. the 5-2 lukewarm favorite by She always Northfield Park executive vice gets a check.” president of racing and simulcast- Johansson noted the 3 Brothers Stable homebred daugh- –Nancy Johansson ing Dave Bianconi. The Nancy Jo- ter of American Ideal has only four wins but has finished no hansson trainee was a major worse than third in 20 of her 26 lifetime starts. player in the New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) scene this “It’s a little frustrating, and yes, the seconds and thirds year and has recently made her presence known in open do pile up, but in the long run, she’s been consistent,” stakes company along the east coast. Brett Miller has said Johansson. “She always tries and I’m fine with her been given the driving assignment. record.” “I can’t be there, but I’ll be watching on my phone or my Second choice So Awesome has drawn post 3 for trainer computer,” Johansson told Bob Roberts, writing for the Scott DiDomenico. She has locked horns with JK American Cleveland Plain Dealer. “We call JK American Beauty our Beauty all season in NYSS races. A win on Saturday would ATM machine. She always gets a check.” push her earning in excess of $500,000.

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Click here to order online, or email [email protected] HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 17 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Meadowlands Fall Meet Gets Underway Friday Pinkman Retired From Racing Pinkman, the 2015 Hambletonian champion, has been After a nine-week hiatus that began at the conclusion of a retired following his eighth-place finish in the Allerage highly successful Hambletonian Day, live harness racing re- Trot on Oct. 5 at the Red Mile. turns to the Meadowlands on Friday night. Herb Liverman, Joyce Ann and Dick McClelland, During October and November, live action will be con- Christina Takter and John and Jim Fielding own Pinkman. ducted on Fridays and Saturdays. December will see Thurs- “He needs a rest and we decided it was time,” said days added to the schedule. Herb Liverman of the winner of $2,856,831 and 20 of 74 There will be plenty of stakes action during the Big M’s career races. “He will be living out his days in Zanesville, 2019 fall meeting as 2 year olds will be in action in the Ohio, with the Dick McClellands.” Kindergarten Series. Preliminaries are slated for the first A gelding, Pinkman is now 7 years old. He won one of three weekends of the meet before four big-money fi- 18 starts this season, was second or third in nine starts, nals—with purses totaling more than $700,000—take and earned place on Nov. 2. $126,794. The action then heats up even more on Nov. 16, with eliminations for the Goldsmith Maid (2-year-old filly trot), Three Diamonds (2-year-old filly pace), Valley Victory (2- year-old colt trot) and Governor’s Cup (2-year-old colt pace) before the biggest night of the fall takes place one week later with the finals for those four events—with purses in excess of $1.75 million. The TVG Mare Trot, TVG Mare Pace, TVG Open Trot and TVG Open Pace will also be offered on Fall Final Four

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Southwind Ozzi to qualify Friday Little Brown Jug winner Southwind Ozzi will prepare for a trip to the Breeders’ Crown by qualifying at Freehold Race- Keep Your way on Friday morning (Oct. 11). more Breeders Crown supplements approaching Message A little less than a week remains to the deadline for poten- tial supplements to the 3-year-old and older Crown races and for world champion Bold Eagle, the sole invitee to the Breed- In The Spotlight ers Crown Trot, to declare. Supplemental entries for 3-year- old and open events are due and payable by 12 noon (EDT), Monday, Oct. 14, in the race office of Woodbine Mohawk Park. There are no supplements for the 2-year-old races. Bold Eagle must also declare by noon on Monday, Oct. 14. more Lyons Sentinel leads Simpson filly winners by advertising in Lyons Sentinel got a good workout in her final start en route these three to the Breeders Crown eliminations next week, turning in a 1:52.2 victory with the temperature in the 50s in winning her integrated products... division of the $114,800 Simpson Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia. more Gals compete in Pace for the Cure at Northfield MGM Northfield Park is hosting “Pace for the Cure” on Saturday (Oct. 12). The event is for female drivers and is an effort to offer a novel event for horse racing spectators, as well as use harness racing’s platform to raise funds and awareness to fight breast cancer. more Risi named regional operations manager Brett Risi has been named regional operations manager at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Jason Settlemoir, the regional vice HarnessRacing.com president for racing at Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs and the Meadowlands. more Top Illinois sire Sportsmaster dies at age 30 Sportsmaster, a son of Abercrombie who became a top Discounted bundled rates sire in Illinois, has died at the age of 30. He was residing at Dr. Ken and Pat Walker’s Fox Valley , where are available. he had made his home since his retired to stud duty follow- ing his 3-year-old season. more Hurrikane Kingcole dies unexpectedly Hurrikane Kingcole p,3, 1:47.3 ($582,807), a son of Cam’s Card Shark known for his blazing speed, has died unexpect- edly in Australia at age 10. more For details or to reserve space call Armbro Monarch, dam of Duke Of York, dies Lynne Myers at (859) 276-4026 or Armbro Monarch, the Dan Patch, Nova, and O’Brien Award 2-year-old Trotting Filly of the Year in 1993, died of old age in email [email protected] Colorado on Oct. 8, according to Al Libfeld, the owner of the 28-year-old mare. more HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 19 of 19 October 11, 2019 www.harnessracing.com

Standardbred Poll Leading Breeders Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by Harness Racing Communications for the week of October 8, 2019 Breeder Starters Winners Wins Earnings Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. 978 697 2,046 $27,086,179 AGS St-1-2-3 Earnings Pts Pvs 1. Shartin N (19) 6pm 16-14-1-0 $848,177 328 1 Winbak Farm 902 582 1,710 17,850,380 2. Greenshoe (14) 3tc 12-10-2-0 1,164,550 317 2 Brittany Farms LLC 213 166 532 9,693,652 3. Bettor’s Wish 3pc 15-11-4-0 1,288,944 274 3 Steve Stewart 207 129 359 6,271,090 4. Lather Up 4ph 12-8-1-1 768,011 161 4 White Birch Farm 152 106 324 5,400,927 5. Southwind Ozzi 3pc 12-9-2-0 804,435 136 5 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. 203 137 396 4,921,225 6. Atlanta 4tm 11-7-3-0 658,400 128 6 Seelster Farms Inc. 194 128 385 3,836,399 7. Real Cool Sam 2tg 9-9-0-0 454,575 125 7 Midland Acres Inc. 163 115 391 3,705,051 8. Warrawee Ubeaut 3pf 15-10-2-3 636,398 112 10 Diamond Creek Farm LLC 151 107 287 3,531,545 9. Tall Dark Stranger (1) 2pc 7-7-0-0 411,265 92 9 Al Libfeld 66 45 126 3,138,293 10. Manchego (1) 4tm 13-5-0-0 310,038 78 — Others receiving votes: McWicked 30; Elver Hanover 21; Captain Crunch 17; Gimpanzee Leading Money-Winning Sires 16; Forbidden Trade 15; When Dovescry 12; Century Farroh 10; Caviart Ally, Six Pack 8; USTA statistics through October 8, 2019 Alicorn, Hypnotic AM, Lyons Sentinel 7; Green Manalishi S, Guardian Angel AS 4; Capt Mid- night, Rich And Miserable 3; Denali Seelster, Tall Drink Hanover 1. 3YO Pacers Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE ...114 ...... 90 ...... $5,002,121 Harness Racing Leaders CAPTAINTREACHEROUS ...... 113 ...... 85 ...... 4,982,283 Compiled by the USTA—through October 8, 2019 (week difference Oct. 2-8). BETTOR'S DELIGHT ...... 123 ...... 103 ...... 4,225,740 AMERICAN IDEAL ...... 89 ...... 81 ...... 3,203,131 Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses SWEET LOU ...... 97 ...... 78 ...... 3,186,063 Sts. W P S Earnings SPORTSWRITER ...... 166 ...... 135 ...... 1,852,115 Bettor’s Wish (3pc) 15 11 4 0 $1,288,944 ROCKIN IMAGE ...... 92 ...... 69 ...... 1,706,020 Greenshoe (3tc) 12 10 2 0 1,164,550 ART MAJOR ...... 97 ...... 75 ...... 1,543,025 Forbidden Trade (3tc) 12 7 3 1 878,422 BETTERTHANCHEDDAR ...... 85 ...... 68 ...... 1,437,463 McWicked (8ph) 14 5 3 3 856,466 PET ROCK ...... 104 ...... 73 ...... 1,437,302 Shartin N (6pm) 16 14 1 0 848,177 ALWAYS A VIRGIN ...... 81 ...... 56 ...... 1,314,919 Southwind Ozzi (3pc) 12 9 2 0 804,435 WELL SAID ...... 71 ...... 58 ...... 1,241,706 Captain Crunch (3pc) 11 5 2 1 776,777 MCARDLE ...... 59 ...... 43 ...... 1,227,210 Lather Up (4ph) 12 8 1 1 768,011 MACH THREE ...... 72 ...... 61 ...... 1,226,196 This Is The Plan (4pg) 17 3 6 0 755,738 BIG JIM ...... 61 ...... 48 ...... 1,178,623 Gimpanzee (3tc) 10 6 1 2 745,163 SUNSHINE BEACH ...... 102 ...... 79 ...... 1,166,489 SO SURREAL ...... 56 ...... 40 ...... 1,157,272 Leading Money-Winning Drivers ROLL WITH JOE ...... 57 ...... 37 ...... 1,137,550 Sts. W-P-S UDR Earnings (wk. diff) DRAGON AGAIN ...... 72 ...... 48 ...... 1,074,532 Tim Tetrick 2,522 590-440-303 .371 $12,703,909 ($278,114) TELLITLIKEITIS ...... 77 ...... 51 ...... 1,069,672 Yannick Gingras 1,674 321-248-227 .319 9,848,006 (537,152) 3YO Trotters Dexter Dunn 2,038 314-279-260 .273 8,733,038 (500,466) Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings Jason Bartlett 2,051 402-375-290 .345 8,512,324 (251,150) MUSCLE HILL ...... 102 ...... 67 .....$4,296,769 David Miller 1,371 226-217-208 .303 7,146,061 (267,447) CANTAB HALL ...... 96 ...... 64 ...... 2,408,971 George Brennan 1,944 370-300-243 .318 6,789,362 (168,214) CHAPTER SEVEN ...... 49 ...... 37 ...... 2,206,987 Brian Sears 716 110-84-95 .263 6,692,543 (456,500) FATHER PATRICK ...... 47 ...... 29 ...... 2,096,229 Aaron Merriman 3,309 709-516-418 .343 6,555,005 (155,059) KADABRA ...... 63 ...... 49 ...... 2,080,432 Matt Kakaley 1,936 252-264-279 .254 6,331,330 (91,908) TRIXTON ...... 82 ...... 49 ...... 1,927,365 Jordan Stratton 1,897 274-237-279 .263 5,783,909 (143,010) SWAN FOR ALL ...... 87 ...... 48 ...... 1,760,351 Leading Money-Winning Trainers EXPLOSIVE MATTER ...... 79 ...... 56 ...... 1,757,181 CREDIT WINNER ...... 75 ...... 54 ...... 1,594,674 Sts. W-P-S UTR Earnings (wk. diff) UNCLE PETER ...... 85 ...... 55 ...... 1,579,098 Ron Burke 3,849 775-552-482 .323 $17,120,918 ($616,311) MUSCLE MASS ...... 45 ...... 34 ...... 1,252,771 Rene Allard 1,405 278-200-165 .316 4,802,003 (153,420) MUSCLE MASSIVE ...... 96 ...... 61 ...... 1,054,527 Marcus Melander 269 71-39-35 .388 4,317,576 (333,502) ARCHANGEL ...... 65 ...... 40 ...... 1,037,244 Tony Alagna 597 140-106-67 .371 4,205,415 (246,919) E L TITAN ...... 33 ...... 30 ...... 807,910 Ake Svanstedt 389 74-61-56 .325 3,731,775 (390,581) CONWAY HALL ...... 76 ...... 45 ...... 800,158 Scott Di Domenico 1,157 227-168-144 .318 3,629,528 (97,970) DONTYOUFORGETIT ...... 50 ...... 32 ...... 777,102 Erv Miller 930 178-157-115 .326 3,596,178 (112,755) MANOFMANYMISSIONS ...... 50 ...... 34 ...... 774,536 Jim King Jr. 463 119-70-60 .384 3,341,308 (45,250) DONATO HANOVER ...... 78 ...... 44 ...... 766,528 Nancy Johansson 283 58-44-42 .341 3,169,093 (440,400) YANKEE GLIDE ...... 61 ...... 41 ...... 751,140 Jennifer Bongiorno 753 176-127-89 .367 3,122,601 (77,670) POSSESS THE WILL ...... 26 ...... 15 ...... 687,009