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GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Saturday Night’S 14-Race Program at the Meadowlands Is Highlighted by the $37,500 Preferred Pace FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 ©2020 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Meadowlands Honors Dr. King In Saturday’s King Remembrance Race GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Saturday night’s 14-race program at the Meadowlands is highlighted by the $37,500 Preferred Pace. Lining up behind for the hottest sale this winter the gate in the eight-horse field are Effronte A (post 1) and McThriller (post 3), whose respective 1:48.3 and 1:49 victo- ries earlier this month at the Big M are the fastest miles posted thus far in 2020. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20, and the first race on the card will honor the slain civil rights leader. Ten pacers will start in the $13,750 Martin Luther King Re- membrance Race, an event for $7,500 claimers. Starting from post 8 is Big CC’s Rock, who will be driven February 11, 2020 by 29-year-old Adrian Wisher Jr. “When I first got Wisher, who has roots in Delaware ENTER ONLINE NOW! him I gave him and is based in the First State, www.bloodedhorse.com a week off… trains a small stable and drives on and just tried a limited basis. Since 2014, Wisher Mixed sale entries will close around January 17, 2020. to freshen him has had 91 drives and four wins. up and get him Big CC’s Rock is now trained by happy.” Mike Watson, who has had the 5- –Mike Watson year-old gelded son of Pet Rock in his barn for a month. Claimed for $7,500 on Dec. 5 by Cliff Grundy, Big CC’s Rock made two “There’s No Substitute for Experience” Meadowlands starts for conditioner Nick Surick before JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 being moved to Watson. Saturday night will be the first start Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 for Big CC’s Rock since finishing ninth on Dec. 19. “Nick and I both train horses for Cliff, and Nick called me and said, ‘I don’t get along with this horse, would you take WHAT’S INSIDE . him and try him?’” said Watson, a former Michigander who Purses approved for 2020 KYSS—pg. 2 will be inducted into the Wolverine State’s harness racing Prix d’Amerique preview—pg. 4 Hall of Fame on Jan. 25. “I said, ‘Yes, I’ll go ahead and try Kentucky on way to sports wagering—pg. 5 him.’ We switch horses back and forth a lot. Sometimes dif- ferent routines help horses.” Horseman Jay Sears dies at 78—pg. 7 Watson said the first thing he did with Big CC’s Rock is FIrst Over with Gordon Waterstone—pg. 8 give him a break from racing. In 2019, the pacer made 38 Breeding Banter—pg. 10 starts, with five wins—including a career-best 1:52.3 on Oct. 2020 Spring Training Report—pg. 11 19 at the Meadowlands—and $38,475 in earnings. Overall, Big CC’s Rock has made 70 career starts, with 12 wins and land Acres in 2005, CC Biggirl Bretta delivered her first $77,469 in earnings. foal in 2001, and except for 2014, has produced an off- “When I first got him I gave him a week off, and because it spring every year through 2019. All of her foals of racing was the holidays I jogged him and turned him out and just age have taken records, including Psilvuheartbreaker (No- tried to freshen him up and get him happy,” said Watson. “I bleland Sam), an Ohio Sires Stakes champion who earned like the horse, but he is what he is: He’s probably a $7,500 more than $1.5 million. claimer, I don’t think he’s any more than that.” Watson said starting from an outside post on Saturday A $20,000 yearling purchase, Big CC’s Rock is out of the doesn’t come into play. Towner’s Big Guy mare CC Biggirl Bretta, who arguably is “He doesn’t have a lot of gate speed,” said Watson. “I one of the most prolific broodmares ever. Originally looked at his lines and it looks like he’s better first-up.”—By owned by Steve and Peggy Carter and purchased by Mid- Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 13 January 17, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Purses Approved For FREE HIS EEKEND S 2020 Kentucky Sires Stakes Program T W ’ The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) has ap- Pages FEATURED RACES proved purse distributions for the 2020 Kentucky Sires All times listed are local. Stakes (KYSS), supporting the recommendations made by Friday, January 17 the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fund and Ken- 7:30p Wbsb2 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs tucky Breeders’ Incentive Fund Advisory Panel. 9:10p Wbsb7 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs The purse distributions will consist of two series as well as 9:50p Wbsb9 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs funding for up to seven county fairs. The Commission, also Click here to download all Friday PPs under the recommendation of the Panel, approved purse al- Saturday, January 18 locations of $5,000 per division for each fair and $15,000 fi- 7:15p M1 King Remembrance Pace Trackmaster PPs nals. Kentucky County Fairs are to apply directly to the 9:05p MVR10 Open Pace Trackmaster PPs KHRC for consideration of harness racing in 2020. 9:05p M6 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs “This is an exciting and historic time to be racing in Ken- 9:50p Wbsb9 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs tucky,” said Panel chairman Kenneth A. Jackson. “To have 10:25p YR11 Open Trot Trackmaster PPs two series to consider, both with exceptional purses, is re- Click here to download all Saturday PPs markable for our Kentucky-bred horses and horsemen.” In order to be eligible for either series, the horse must Visit www.trackmaster.com have met all requirements outlined by administrative regu- and subscribe to download lation, 810 KAR 7:040. 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