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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 ©2019 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 PASS 3CP Final Looks To Be A Battle The $253,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) final on Saturday afternoon at The Meadows appears on paper to ACCEPTING ENTRIES have the potential of a battle of epic proportions. Yannick Gingras, who will drive Captain Victorious, believes two horses are mostly likely to be heading to the winner’s circle, Captain Crunch and Southwind Ozzi. “It’s going to be a good race but I think it’s a race between CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH those two,” said Gingras, who starts from post 3 with Captain Victorious while Captain Crunch and Southwind Ozzi will re- spectively start from posts 7 and 5. NOVEMBER 19-20-21, 2019 “…he has great “I may be on the outside looking at BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 gate speed, so those top two, but if we get a good I’ll hopefully trip and they mix it up a little bit, Black type entries close October 1. get him in a maybe we can pick up some pieces.” Mixed sale entries close around October 10 (or when full). spot without Trained by Ron Burke, Captain Vic- going too hard torious comes into the PASS final Enter online now at www.bloodedhorse.com too early.” with two wins in 11 starts. The victo- –Yannick Gingras ries came in eliminations of the Adios at The Meadows and the Max Hempt Memorial at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, the latter being a career-best 1:48.3 effort. Captain Victorious finished second by a length last time out “There’s No Substitute for Experience” behind Southwind Ozzi in the final PASS preliminary on Aug. 23 at The Meadows. It was the son of Captaintreacherous’ JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 best PASS effort in four starts, the prior three being a third, Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 SHETLER & ASSOCIATES fifth and eighth-placed-seventh. The week before that, Captain [email protected] Auctioneers Victorious finished second to heavy favorite Bettor’s Wish in the $400,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at Northfield Park. “My horse raced really good last week,” said Gingras. “I WHAT’S INSIDE . sat in the two hole behind ‘Ozzi,’ who got everything his Alagna sends Tall Drink to Mohawk—pg. 4 own way. I was able to finish second behind him. And the Rundgren moving to SRF in 2020—pg.4 start before that he was second behind Bettor’s Wish.” Can Atlanta turn tables in Hill Mem.?—pg. 5 Southwind Ozzi has three wins and a second in PASS com- petition this year. The son of Somebeachsomewhere Ones To Watch—pg. 8 romped to a seven-length win in the $400,000 Adios final Stakes insights—pg. 9 Continues on page 2 ›››› Rash of gabapentin positives in Ohio—pg. 11 $253,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes 3CP The Meadows, Saturday, Sept. 7, Race 10, Post Time: 4:05 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Yearling Price (Sale) 1—Lyons Night Hawk (Sweet Lou) D. Miller/J. King Jr. 12-1 Vieux Carre Farms/$60,000 2—Wild Wild Western (Western Ideal) M. Wilder/N. Parker 15-1 Fred Hertrich III/$55,000 3—Captain Victorious (Captaintreacherous) Y. Gingras/R. Burke 12-1 White Birch Farm/$40,000 4—Workin Ona Mystery (Captaintreacherous) T. Tetrick/B. Brown 15-1 White Birch Farm/$30,000 5—Southwind Ozzi (Somebeachsomewhere) B. Sears/Bill MacKenzie 5-2 Southwind Farms/$85,000 6—Semi Tough (Somebeachsomewhere) M. Kakaley/R. Burke 5-1 Vieux Carre Farms/$115,000 7—Captain Crunch (Captaintreacherous) S. Zeron/N. Johansson 3-1 Walnridge Farm & S. Meirs/$85,000 8—Brassy Hanover (Well Said) C. Callahan/E. Dennis 6-1 Hanover Shoe Farms/$23,000 9—Highlandbeachlover (Somebeachsomewhere) A. Merriman/K. O’Donnell 6-1 Highland Thoroughbred Farm/$85,000 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 15 September 6, 2019 www.harnessracing.com on July 27 at The Meadows, with his 1:48 effort missing the track record by just one-fifth of a second. FREE THIS WEEKEND’S “Southwind Ozzi has been tough,” understated Gingras. Program FEATURED RACES Gingras is fully expecting Captain Crunch to improve off a Pages third-place finish last time out in the $128,627 Simcoe at All times listed are local. Woodbine Mohawk Park, the first start for the son of Cap- Friday, September 6 taintreacherous in 28 days following his 1:48 win in the 8:10p Wbsb2 Wellwood Mem. 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs Cane Pace at the Meadowlands. 8:30p Wbsb3 Simcoe 3FT div. Trackmaster PPs “I’m sure Captain Crunch will be stronger this week,” said 9:10p Wbsb5 Wellwood Mem. 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs Gingras. “He was off a month last week so I think you’ll see 9:30p Wbsb6 Simcoe 3FT div. Trackmaster PPs a different horse this week.” 10:10p Wbsb8 Simcoe 3CT Trackmaster PPs Gingras added that Workin Ona Mystery, who starts in Click here to download all Friday PPs post 4 between Captain Victorious and Southwind Ozzi, Saturday, September 7 can’t be overlooked, even if he is coming off sub-par efforts 2:45p Mea6 PASS 3FT final Trackmaster PPs his last two starts in the Milstein Memorial (seventh) and 3:25p Mea8 PASS 3CT final Trackmaster PPs PASS (fourth). 3:45p Mea9 PASS 3FP final Trackmaster PPs “I think Workin Ona Mystery of course can bounce back, 4:05p Mea10 PASS 3CP final Trackmaster PPs but his last couple haven’t been as good as those other 10:30p ScD13 Hill Mem. OHT Trackmaster PPs two,” he said. 10:50p ScD14 Ewart Mem. 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NJ/KY Hip 100 BY N BY, b.c. NJ/KY Muscle Hill-Danae-Andover Hall Muscle Hill-Bright Baby Blues-Andover Hall Full brother to multiple International stakes winner PROPULSION 1:49.3 Half-brother to WHOSE BLUES 2,1:56-’19 ($54,168). Second foal and first colt ($3,056,000+-Intl.) and DREAM TOGETHER 4,1:51.3 ($758,182); half- from multiple stakes winner BRIGHT BABY BLUES 3,1:54.2 ($492,203), half-sis- brother to World Champion D’ORSAY 4,1:51.4 ($445,732-dam of 2YO ter to SLIDING HOME 3,1:55f ($270,000-Int.) and BRAND NEW KEY 3,1:55.4f stakes winner MISTER WALKER 2,1:57.1f-’19-$22,344). From ($60,653). Second dam is Dan Patch 3YOFT of the Year BAR SLIDE 3,1:52.4 Hambletonian Oaks winner DANAE 3,1:54.2 ($529,099), half-sister to ($647,971), full or half-sister to MODEL BEHAVIOR 3,1:53.2 ($103,784) and the TASTY CHIP 3,1:55.1 ($153,080-dam of GURF 1:54.3f-$494,877). dam of multiple stakes winner FURY ROAD 3,1:57h ($242,946). Hip 132 ON A STREAK, b.c. PA/KY Hip 399 SIX O’CLOCK NEWS, b.c. NY/KY Cantab Hall-Habit’s Best-Muscles Yankee Chapter Seven-Spice Girl-Yankee Glide Half-brother to millionaire racehorse and Yonkers Trot winner HABITAT Half-brother to Something Fine 3,2:00.1h-’19 ($15,551). Third foal from a 3,1:53f ($1,262,221), HAT TRICK HABIT 3,1:52.3 ($220,054), stakes placed half-sister to stakes winner HOT CURRY 3,1:54.4f ($147,416) and MUSCLES WINNING HABIT 3,1:55.3-’19 ($41,295) and 2019 2YO Creature Of Habit AND SPICE 1:58.1h ($77,939). Second dam is SPICEBERRY HANOVER 3,1:56.3f ($153,239), full or half-sister to CELEBRITY STIMULUS 1:54.2 BT 2,1:56-’19 ($8,550). From a full or half-sister to CIVIL ACTION 3,1:53 ($211,718), DESERT RUNNER 3,1:53.1f ($150,472), SOMEDANCER ($1,123,053), OVER RULED 1:55.2f ($266,527), CIVIC DUTY 1:54.2f ($232,490) and HANOVER 1:55f ($143,634) and SKY HANOVER 4,1:54 ($136,049). From the HABIT’S LADY 3,1:54.2 ($104,796-dam of TAKE MY PICTURE 1:52.3-$1,171,061). family of Trotter of the Year MARION MARAUDER 4,1:51.2 ($3,149,505). 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