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WHAT's INSIDE . . . $380,000 Yearling Makes Debut; Golden FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 ©2014 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 $380,000 Yearling Makes Debut; Golden Receiver Returns There haven’t been too many $380,000-plus yearling colt pacers sold—seven to be exact—but in Race 1 on Saturday night at the Meadowlands, the latest to join the exclusive group will make his long-awaited debut. Well Said Stride, who will line up in post 3 in the first of two $17,500 divisions of the opening round of the William “Buddy” Gilmour Series, was sold as a year- ling at the 2012 Harrisburg Sale for Joseph Kyle Photo Kyle Joseph $380,000 to Emilio and Maria Rosati of Sydney, Australia. Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms, the son of Well Said was named Churchill Hanover when he went through the ring as the highest-priced yearling sold at “He’s not a auction that year. world-beater, Well Said Stride is out of the Hall of but I think Fame mare Cathedra, who has al- he’s still a ready produced standouts Cathedra very useful Dot Com, Cabrini Hanover, Western colt.” Shooter and The Preacher Pan. Well Said Stride started in just three – Mark Harder on baby races last July, race-timed in Well Said Stride 1:55.2 in his best effort. “We went to the Meadowlands for his first qualifier and he was going to pace (1):54 and change and do it nicely and he made a little speed break,” Harder told WHAT’S INSIDE . Harness Racing Communications’ Ken Weingartner. “He Horse of the Year announced Sunday—pg. 3 kind of did something to himself behind and he was never the same after that. We tried to get him through it Breeding Banter—pg. 5 and it just didn’t work, so we quit with him and gave Racelines—pg. 9 him the time.” Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo Michael Well Said Stride returned earlier this month and now has a pair of qualifying attempts under his belt, finishing fourth and eighth (race-timed in 1:58.3 and 1:57.2, respectively). Tim Tetrick will get the drive on Saturday night. “We’ve just sat him in for both his qualifiers and he had good pace in both of them,” said Harder. “He got shuffled out of the first and was stuck behind some horses in the second one.” As for Harder’s expectations this year, he said, “He’s not a world-beater, but I think he’s still a very useful colt. We’ve got him staked to a lot. “Mentally, he’s just playful and not really into it yet. But I think in a few starts, as with any young horse, he’ll hit his best stride.” Continues on page 2 ›››› Golden Receiver HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 9 February 21, 2014 www.harnessracing.com While Well Said Stride is making his first-ever appearance, the Harder-trained Golden Receiver will be making the WEEKEND FEATURED RACES 147th start of his illustrious career in Race 2, a $30,000 A1/FFA Handicap Pace. The start will be his first of the year. Friday, February 21 All times listed are local. “He’s going to be a year older and I still think older horses 8:50p YR6 F&M Open Pace Trackmaster PPs take a little more to get sharp, but he seems really good and 9:30p YR8 OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs healthy and happy and sound,” said Harder. “We’ll see what Click here to download all Friday PPs happens this year.” Because of a lack of entries that resulted in the cancella- Saturday, February 22 tion of the Presidential Series at the Meadowlands this year, 7:15p M1 Gilmour Pace div. Trackmaster PPs Golden Receiver was denied a chance to become the first 7:34p M2 A1/FFA Pace Trackmaster PPs horse to three-peat in the series for older pacers. 8:50p YR6 Open Pace Trackmaster PPs As a result, the now 9-year-old gelding received an extra 8:51p M6 Gilmour Pace div. Trackmaster PPs week of vacation time before returning to the racing wars, Click here to download all Saturday PPs which he will do on Saturday night when he lines up with driver Corey Callahan in post 5 in the six-horse contest. Visit www.trackmaster.com Golden Receiver embarks on his 2014 campaign off a third and subscribe to download and first in a pair of qualifying events at the Meadowlands full cards from your favorite tracks! earlier this month. They were his first appearances on the racetrack since finishing second in a photo finish to Foiled Again in the $512,000 TVG FFA final on Nov. 30. Included among Golden Receiver’s 58 career wins are a record 21 sub-1:50 victories, including a career-best 1:48 ef- fort in a Presidential Series leg on Jan. 4, 2012, the fastest mile ever paced in January. Owned by Nina Simmonds and Our Horse Cents Stable, Golden Receiver has career earn- ings of $2,092,636.—By Gordon Waterstone PUBLISHED BIWEEKLY, (EVERY OTHER WEEK) EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY EMAIL OR DOWNLOAD HarnessRacing.com 24/7 NEWS, STAKES RESULTS, PLUS RACING & SALE REPORTS Take advantage of our attractive bundled rates and reach all of your current clients, plus potential customers with The Horseman’s Winning Trifecta! For details or to reserve space call Lynne Myers at (859) 276-4026 or email [email protected] HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 9 February 21, 2014 www.harnessracing.com Horse Of The Year Announced Sunday At Dover The U.S. Harness Writers Association annual Dan Patch Awards dinner will be held Sunday night, Feb. 23, at Dover Downs. The cocktail party begins at 6 p.m. and the USHWA awards program starts at 7:30 p.m., and will be simulcast live on video streaming via the U.S. Trotting Association website. Go to www.ustrotting.com to click on the link be- ginning at 7:30 on Sunday night. The night will be capped off by the announcements of Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year. Here is the program of award winners, in order of presentation. AWARD—RECIPIENT Service to Youth (HHYF)—Janet Stevenson Davis Humanitarian—Donna Marshall HTA Driver of the Year—Dave Palone Grand Circuit—Ron Burke & Yannick Gingras Hervey & Smallsreed—Dave Briggs, Kelly Young, Michael Lisa & Dave Witten Railbird Recognition—Jeff Gural Railbird Recognition—Bee A Magician Amateur Driver of the Year—Steve Oldford USHWAn of the Year—Judy Davis-Wilson I In 2013 our August Sires Stakes finals went Unsung Hero—Sam Landy & Open Space for more than $70,000 in every division, Good Guy—George Ducharme and purse funds are growing annually! President’s Award—Mary Lou Dondarski Broodmares & Breeder—White Birch Farm I Breeders awards were increased for Trainer of the Year—Ron Burke Rising Star—Corey Callahan mare and stallion owners! Driver of the Year—Tim Tetrick I Owner of the Year—Burke Racing & Weaver Bruscemi LLC Newly created sires stakes races for Bergstein Proximity—Joe Thomson Maryland-sired 4 and 5 year olds giving BREAK FOR DINNER your Maryland-sired horse an opportunity Breakthrough—Heather Wilder to earn Sires Stakes money longer! Communicators’ Hall of Fame—John Pawlak Communicators’ Hall of Fame—Carol Cramer I Bonus and overnight racing preferences for Living Hall of Fame—William Weaver Maryland sired horses at all Maryland Living Hall of Fame—David Miller racetracks—adding long term value to 2YO Filly Trotter—Shake It Cerry your Maryland sired horses! 2YO Filly Pacer—Precocious Beauty 2YO Colt Trotter—Father Patrick 2YO Colt Pacer—He’s Watching or Luck Be Withyou Join the excitement... 3YO Filly Pacer—I Luv The Nitelife Breed in Maryland. 3YO Filly Trotter—Bee A Magician 3YO Colt Pacer—Captaintreacherous Visit our website to view the pedigrees of the 3YO Colt Trotter—Royalty For Life or Spider Blue Chip outstanding sires standing in Maryland in 2014. Older Mare Trotter—Maven Older Horse Trotter—Market Share www.MDbreeders.org Older Horse Pacer—Foiled Again Older Mare Pacer—Anndrovette or Rocklamation Contact MSBA President Dan Myer at 410-603-1585 Trotter of the Year— with any questions about breeding in Maryland. Pacer of the Year— We welcome your interest! Horse of the Year— HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 9 February 21, 2014 www.harnessracing.com Although there are mares Photo Kyle Joseph that conceive early in the breeding season and thus deliver foals in January and early February, the breeding season really doesn’t begin to heat up until after Feb. 15. The past few days have brought announcements of stud books full and closed, as in the case of A Rocknroll Dance, and a few new stal- lions joining the stud ranks, most notably Guccio, who missed winning the 2012 Hambletonian by a mere neck. With the opening of the new Miami Valley track in Ohio earlier in the month and three harness tracks with video lottery terminals (VLTs) now in operation, everyone seems to be asking me how Ohio’s program is going to Magical Affair 3, 2:00.4, a daughter of Glidemaster and the million-dollar winning filly Possess The Magic 3, 1:53.2, gave birth to a colt by Chapter compare with other states when there are four harness Seven at Brittany Farms on Feb. 11. The colt’s bloodlines are an outcross, tracks in the state operating VLTs. with the closest cross a 5x4x5 to Valley Victory. Other Chapter Seven foals As I mentioned in my coverage of the Ohio Harness Horse- thus far include fillies born at Hanover Shoe Farms out of Cool Muscles and By A Nose Hanover.
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