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©2019 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Can Southwind Chrome Polish Off Preferred From Post 10? Can you recall a being assigned post 10? It’s obvi- ously a rare occurrence, but Southwind Chrome now can claim the distinction. Following two straight wins at the Meadowlands, but neither by any crushing margins, he was assigned post 10 for Friday’s $30,000 Preferred Trot at the Meadowlands. Dexter Dunn will drive. “It is what it is,” said Southwind Chrome’s trainer, Jeff Cul- lipher. “I don’t like it, of course, but he’s been on the front the last two starts and it really wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he races off the pace this time. “But I’m leaving that to Dexter “…he’s been on (Dunn). There’s no one hotter than the front the Dexter right now.” last two starts Prior to teaming up with Dunn, and it really Southwind Chrome broke stride wouldn’t hurt in a Meadowlands Preferred back my feelings if he on Nov. 29. Cullipher said his races off the horse “needs to be handled with pace this time.” finesse. He just got jammed up in —Jeff Cullipher that race and he has a sensitive mouth.” Cullipher is racing 12 at the Meadowlands this weekend from his 30-horse operation at Gaitway Farm. He recently moved to Gaitway from White Birch. Cullipher and Tom Pollack took the Meadowlands leading Among the horses with Cullipher in Indiana is the Hoosier owner title for the January-August Meadowlands meet and 2-year-old trotting champion TJ’s Top Pick. A winner of with Southwind Chrome and others in their stable, they are $302,871, Cullipher and Pollack naturally have high hopes poised for another strong showing. for him in 2020. “Having that meet went above and beyond what we ex- “We’re definitely hoping for the with him pected,” said Cullipher, a 48-year-old native of Kentucky. since it’s at Hoosier Park next year,” said Cullipher. “We “We never thought we’d have that much success. We haven’t really talked about anything else outside of Indiana took 10 up there this time last year and now we’ve got yet. We’ll do that when we start staking.” 30 there.” Friday’s Preferred Trot is just one of 14 races on the card. Cullipher stays in Indiana, where he has 30 in training at Saturday night’s card also has 14 races, highlighted by a Pacesetter Farm. He makes a trip or two to New Jersey each Preferred Pace. Cullipher will start Potomac Pace champ En- month and veteran horseman Enrico Robinson handles the deavor and Saying Grace N in that $30,000 contest. Post day-to-day of Cullipher’s New Jersey stable. time both nights is 7:15 p.m.—By Kathy Parker

WHAT’S INSIDE . . . O’Brien award finalists announced —pg. 2 Hawthorne’s Tom Carey dies—pg. 10 Manverick is one tough horse—pg. 4 Holiday racing schedule—pg. 11 Tetrick talks about driving in Finland—pg. 5 Sorello to sponsor Jimmy Freight race—pg. 12 New 2YO stakes at Scioto in 2020—pg. 7 First Over with Gordon Waterstone—pg. 13 Changes to Red Mile 2020 schedule—pg. 8 packs Pompano in final race—pg. 14 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Canada’s O’Brien Award FREE Finalists Announced Program THIS WEEKEND’S The ballots have been tabulated and on Wednesday, Dec. Pages FEATURED RACES 18, Canada announced the finalists for the All times listed are local. 2019 O’Brien Awards, which honor Canada’s best in harness Friday, December 20 racing over the past season. 10:30p M10 Preferred Trot Trackmaster PPs There are two finalists in each of the categories which in- Click here to download all Friday PPs cludes 12 divisional horse categories and five people Saturday, December 21 awards. Horse of the Year will be one of the divisional champions. 7:30p Wbsb2 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs The winners will be announced at the annual O’Brien 9:25p M7 Cond. Pace Trackmaster PPs Awards Black Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at the 10:30p M10 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont. Click here to download all Saturday PPs This will mark the 31st edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honor of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding Visit www.trackmaster.com horseman and member of the Canadian Hall and subscribe to download of Fame. full cards from your favorite tracks! 2019 O’Brien Award Finalists 2FP...... Alicorn/Reflect With Me HarnessRacing Weekend Preview

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The Breeder Crown returns to Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 2020 with ll 12 Championship Events to be held O ober 30 and 31! Hambletonian Society/Br e e s Crown , - The Hambletonian at The Meadowlands (609) 371-2211 • Fax (609) 371-8890 August 8, 2020 www.hambletonian.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Manverick: The Horse Is One Tough Trooper Thank you There are tough horses and then there is Manverick. After to the owners and trainers starting his career on a high note as a 2 year old in 2017 with for your support in 2019. five wins in eight starts, Manverick raced only once last year Wishes really do come true! as he underwent three surgeries for three different ailments. In the barn of trainer Jessica Okusko and her husband, Happy Holidays Howie, Manverick returned as a 4 year old in 2019 as if To All nothing had ever happened. In 15 starts this year, Manver- ick has posted nine wins, three seconds and a third, with $47,883 in earnings. Dexter On Saturday night, Manverick will make his first-ever start at the Meadowlands, lining up in post 4 with driver Dexter Dunn Dunn in a $20,000 conditioned pace (Race 7). Manverick’s health problems began early last year when he suffered a bout of sand colic “I feel bad for him while wintering at the Okusko’s because he’s been winter base at Spring Garden through so much, Ranch in Florida. After recover- but he handled it ing from colic surgery, Manver- like a trooper.” ick finished fifth in a New York –Jessica Okusko Sires Stakes event at Tioga Downs in early June, but then Happy a twisted testicle led to a second operation and another layoff. Holidays While he was turned out to recover, Manverick was kicked in the hock. The kick caused a chip the size of a quarter, and Special thanks to the owners, trainers & caretakers that after consulting with Dr. Patty Hogan, Manverick underwent made 2019 magical. a third surgery. “He is just a sweetheart to be around,” said Okusko. “I We wish you all the best for 2020! 2019 Matron Stakes winner Tall Drink Hanover can’t say enough good things about him. He’s a special boy. Finn, Olly, Katrina & Andy McCARTHY I feel bad for him because he’s been through so much, but he handled it like a trooper. He’s really shown that he still wants to do it.” talked to Doug (Paul) and he said to give it a shot. He said Manverick was a $15,000 yearling purchase by Doug and Ros- the horse had a rough enough go as it is, so let’s try to alind Paul’s M And L of Delaware, James Giannuzzi and David make him sound and comfortable. Smith. A son of American Ideal, Manverick’s dam is Desirable “He was such a good patient and took care of himself. Cindy, a half-sister to the 2008 Horse of the Year Jenna’s Beach We brought him back up home and didn’t qualify him Boy. The Pauls recently bought out both partners and they are until July.” now he sole owners of the career winner of $85,488. Manverick won that qualifier at Vernon Downs in 1:57.4, “He had a really good 2-year-old year and showed a lot of and then after finishing second in his pari-mutuel debut, potential for us,” remembered Okusko. won on July 19 at Saratoga in 1:52.4. His first eight starts Okusko said they brought Manverick back to their New led to five wins and three seconds, with his victories includ- York base in May, and after a qualifier the twisted testicle ing a career-best 1:51.4 at Tioga Downs. was discovered. With the Okuskos in Florida, Manverick is now in the barn “We just couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him, but of trainer Bruce Saunders. He comes into Saturday night’s we knew he was sore,” said Okusko. “He had the testicle race off a fourth at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Dec. 15. Jessica that was twisted and causing a lot of pain so we sent him to Okusko said Manverick, who was renamed for their dog, Cornell. So he had the surgery and we had to geld him.” Maverick, has a forever home with her. Okusko said it wasn’t until Manverick arrived at Spring Gar- “He’s not with me now and it’s heartbreaking,” she said. den Ranch and x-rays were sent to Dr. Hogan for her opinion “He’s been with me every start of his life. that it was decided to have a third surgery performed, re- “He would have been my pet forever so it wouldn’t matter moving the chip that was also attached to a ligament. (if he had not returned to racing), but he wanted to be a “(Dr. Hogan) was very optimistic that horses could recover racehorse. He still has a lot of fight left in him. He loves to from this and still be fine racehorses,” said Okusko. “We be a racehorse.”—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com The event consisted of one race with a cold-blood trotter, known as the , and two races with . Tetrick won with the Finnhorse, named Pikku-Ryti. “It was just cool that I got to win with a Finnish horse,” Tet- rick said. “That drove those guys over there crazy. That was wild they said.” Getting the opportunity to drive a reindeer was wild, too. “It was different,” Tetrick said. “You don’t steer them. You can’t get in their mouth because if you do, they’ll throw their head. You just have to kind of hold on and hope it goes in the right direction. It was cool. I’m glad I did it.” The 38-year-old Tetrick, who was elected to the Hall of Fame earlier this year, is leading all drivers in purses with $15.5 million this season and is second in wins with 750. For his career, he has won $217 million, which Tetrick On His “Cool” Trip ranks third all time, and 11,425 races, which ranks eighth. Driving In Finland “They were so happy to have me,” Tetrick said. “We did a lot of interviews. I was in restaurants and people were One might expect a trip to the Arctic Circle to be nothing wanting me to sign autographs. It was crazy.”—By Ken less than really cool. And that’s how described Weingartner/USTA his journey to Finland for the first Arctic Horse Race compe- To watch highlights of the Arctic Horse Race, click here. tition at Mantyvaara racetrack in Rovaniemi. To watch Tetrick drive a reindeer, click here. Tetrick returned home to New Jersey on Tuesday night follow- ing a weeklong stay in Finland. He finished third in the Arctic Horse Race event, highlighted by a win with a cold-blood trot- ter in one of the three legs of the driving competition, but that Happy was far from the only memorable moments he enjoyed. Rovaniemi, situated on the According to sources, Arctic Circle, is the capital of Holidays the track surface had Lapland and known for approximately 2.75 being “the official home- inches of ice with a town of Santa Claus.” Tetrick And thanks to the owners and cushion of about met Santa and accepted an trainers for your support in 2019. three-quarters of an invitation to visit his work- We wish you all the best in the New Year! inch of snow. Horses shop in the days following race with caulks on the Arctic Horse Race, which From the their shoes. Tetrick was held this past Saturday CALLAHAN FAMILY had his own sulky and saw more than 2,600 Corey, Joanna, Ceira, Jackson, Blakely & Weston shipped over for the people attend the event. competition. Among other highlights for Tetrick were driving a reindeer and snow dogs as well as snowmobiling. Holiday “It was a lot of fun,” said Tetrick, who was joined by his wife Ashley on the trip. “We enjoyed it and had a great time. They definitely rolled out the red carpet for us. Greetings “It’s something I would have never done if I wasn’t given this and Best Wishes opportunity. It was a great trip, just a really cool adventure. I’m to all for a Healthy and grateful for the chance to go and thank everyone that put to- Happy New Year! gether such a great event. It’s something I’ll never forget.” Tetrick finished third in the Arctic Horse Race behind win- ner Antti Teivainen and runner-up Jorma Kontio, both from Finland. Other drivers in the competition were Finland’s Santtu Raitala, Jukka Torvinen, Olli Koivunen, Iikka Nurmo- nen, Petteri Joki, Mauri Jaara, and Hannu Torvinen as well as John, Jackie & Tyler BUTENSCHOEN Sweden’s Jens Eriksson and Norway’s Hans Christian Holm. SIX PACK

“Six Pack is an incredibly powerful horse to sit behind. He has everything you can ask for: speed, power, and intelligence” – Ake Svanstedt

Some of Six Pack’s notable victories a h c m lated clos $ million in areer earnings include: • The Stanley Dancer (1:50.0) World Record, • The Kentucky F . ord, • The Allerage Open ot as a 4-year- old (1 49.2) Wo ld Record • The TVG Open Trot as 4-year- old (1:50) ck R cord • The Yonkers Trot, • The Empire Breeders Clas , • The Matron, and • Several Divisions of the New Yo k Sire Stakes as a ear-old and 3-year-old. Six Pack was named the Dan Patch -YYeear-Old Trotting C lt of the Year in 2018.

2020 Stud Fee: $10,000 Syndication Underway

www.deovolentefarms.com 908-782-4848, Fax 908-782-4870 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 7 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com New 2YO “Buy In” Stakes At Scioto For 2020 2020 Stakes Calendar June 20 Pepsi North America Cup Final, Fan Hanover, The sport’s racing secretaries and stakes administrators Goodtimes Trot met in Florida in early December to set the 2020 stakes cal- July 4 Max Hempt Memorial, Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, endar and the schedule has a few surprises. Ben Franklin Pace First, in addition to the Mohawk Million for 2-year-old trot- July 18 ters, the stakes schedule will include two new $150,000 events for Ohio-sired 2-year-old pacers at Scioto Downs. Aug. 1 Adios Like the Mohawk Million, however, the new Ohio races are Aug. 8 Hambletonian, & Hambo limited to those purchasing a slot for $10,000. Day stakes “A horseman came to us with this idea,” said Jason Roth, Sept. 5 MGM Messenger & MGM Grand Yonkers Trot race secretary at Scioto Downs. “At first we thought big and Sept. 5 PA Sires Stakes 2YO finals, Ohio Sires Stakes tried to get the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association in- finals volved and thought there could be $250,000 races, but they Sept. 6 PA Sires Stakes 3YO finals had just agreed to add a leg to the Buckeye Stallion Series. Sept. 12 MGM Yonkers International Trot & NY Sires So Stacy Cahill (Scioto’s general manager) thought we Stakes finals should still try it, but on a smaller scale.” Sept. 19 Canadian Trotting Classic Roth said that parties can buy one spot at a cost of Sept. 20 Kentucky Sires Stakes “A” finals $10,000, with the spot required to be purchased by the Sept. 24 Little Brown Jug March 16 stakes payment deadline. Nine spots will be sold. Sept. 26 Metro final & Mohawk Million The additional purse money will come from the Scioto Oct. 23-24 Breeders Crown at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Downs purse pool account. If more than nine slots are sold, a lottery drawing will be held at Scioto Downs on the opening night of its 2020 meet, May 9. Only one entry per trainer or per party will be per- mitted. “You can sell, trade or give away your spot, and the horse doesn’t need to be named until time of entry,” said Roth. The two new races, called the Next Generation, are sched- Season’ s uled for Saturday, July 4—before a single leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes. Greetings “Everybody thinks they have the best horse at the end of To all our friends in harness racing. One unexpected change June, and nobody A special thank you to all our owners, trainers, drivers and caretakers. Your support and to the calendar is the knows yet,” added Roth. hard work made 2019 very special. late appearance of the Best of Health, Happiness & Racing Luck to all 2020! New Jersey Sires Stakes Roth said if the two for 2 year olds. That pacing races are pop- Linda Toscano & Brad McNinch means horses with dual ular, events for trot- New Jersey-Kentucky ters could be added eligibility cannot in 2021. .FSSZSZ$ISJTUNBT  (PE #MFTT compete in both programs. The 2020 calendar will cause the racing )PPTJFS$MBTTJD)PPTJFS$MBTTJD 7RDOO EX\HUVUV ELGGHUVUV  DPTBMFUPQQFSDPTBMFUPQQFS WKRVHHQWUXVWLQJ XV ZLWK action to shift slightly from traditional dates, most notably #MVFCJSE4QJSJU#MVFCJSE4QJSJU DJHQWKRUVUVHV FOLHQWV DQG for the Hambletonian and Little Brown Jug. For the first IUIULULHQGVWKDW KHOSHG PDNH  time since 2011 (when Broad Bahn won the race), elimina- DQ LQFUHGLEOH \HDU  tions for the Hambletonian will be held one week before the :L:LVKLQJ\RX D ERXQWLIXO  final.  Hambletonian Day will be Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Mead- owlands. The regular package of Hambo Day stakes will be 'DU\O'ZD\QH 0LOOHU on that date as well. With Labor Day the first Monday of &5  0LGGOHEXU\,1  September, and thus not until Sept. 7, the Little Brown   Jug—which is held the third Thursday in September AFTER Labor Day—will be contested Sept. 24. Continues on page 8 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 8 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Among other changes on the calendar, the Art Rooney Pace has been discontinued at Yonkers Raceway. The Rooney fam- Happy Holidays ily sold Yonkers to MGM last year. Other stakes at Yonkers will have new names this year, as follows: the MGM Yonkers Trot Peace & Joy to all and MGM Grand Messenger, both set for Saturday, Sept. 5, this Holiday Season! and on Saturday, Sept. 12, the MGM Yonkers International Trot A very special thanks to our will be held in conjunction with the New York Sires Stakes owners, grooms & of course, championships, with a 1 p.m. post time for the program. our horses, for another Also, the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, memorable racing season. named for the founder of Roosevelt Raceway, will now be called the MGM Borgota Pacing Series. The names of Dan Rooney and Harry Harvey have also been dropped from the invitational events held on the same card as the Yonkers In- ternational Trot. One unexpected change to the calendar is the late ap- From pearance of the New Jersey Sires Stakes for 2 year olds. Kelly & Jeannine O’Donnell Normally held in July, they have been moved to August and September, where they conflict with the Kentucky Holiday Greetings Sires Stakes. That means horses with dual New Jersey- to all and best wishes for the year ahead! Kentucky eligibility cannot compete in both programs. A sincere thank you goes to all the —By Kathy Parker owners & trainers for all the great drives in 2019, with a special thanks to all of the hard-working grooms who take such good Changes Made To Red Mile 2020 Schedule care of the horses. The 2020 Grand Circuit meet at The Red Mile will be held Yannick, Vicki, Jaiden, Addison & Averi Oct. 2-11, with racing Friday, Saturday and Sunday after- GINGRAS noons. Thursday racing has been dropped. “I don’t like having seven or eight races in a day; we were struggling to fill a card,” explained Red Mile co-owner George Segal. “The races have been great, the competition has been great, but we just don’t have as many divisions of the Bluegrass or International. “I want to have 12 races a day. So we will have the same Happy Holidays number of races what we raced (in 2019) in four days. And if I have to go 13 races in one day, then I’ll go 13 races.” Segal pointed out changes in the New Jersey stakes schedule will also likely affect the horse population at The and a sincere thank you Red Mile. The changes include moving the New Jersey Sires to all the owners, drivers Stakes races for 2 year olds from early July to late and entire team August/early September. who helped make “As it turns out, with the Meadowlands releasing their 2019 a great year! schedule, they are going to race the Kindergarten and 2- year-old (New Jersey) Sires Stakes in the August/September George Ducharme period, and that will make it even harder for us,” said Segal. “I’m concerned with what the (Red Mile) meet will look like on non-Sires Stakes days with the Meadowlands racing all those races in the fall, and those horses not coming to The Red Mile to race in overnights. “This is for one year; I don’t know what the following year will bring. New Jersey isn’t the only state we have dual eli- “The reason for that is that we had a lot of trouble getting gibility. Why would we change our entire Sires Stakes pro- drivers for horses to the Sires Stakes on Saturdays, and gram for one? I feel bad, but our program is doing well.” even on Thursdays,” said Segal. “Horsemen can now come The early meet at The Red Mile will also have a three-day for three days if they have the horses. Plus, there is the schedule, with a 1 p.m. post on Sundays and 7 p.m. on least amount of competition on those days to simulcast.”— Mondays and Tuesdays. By Gordon Waterstone

HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Hawthorne’s Tom Carey Dies At 87 this time with a degree from Northwestern University Law School. Hawthorne Race Course patriarch Thomas F. Carey passed From 1956 to 1960 Mr. Carey coached the Mt. Carmel foot- away Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the age of 87 in Florida. ball team to four sectional titles, as well as one City Cham- Mr. Carey was a key figure in enabling Arlington Park to pionship and one Co-Championship. complete its 1985 live meeting after a catastrophic fire. In an In 1969 he began assisting his father, Robert F. Carey, at interview with Jim O’Donnell, writer for the suburban Hawthorne and assumed control of the racing operations Chicago Daily Herald, Arlington chairman emeritus Dick after his father’s passing in 1980. Duchossis said of Mr. Carey, “He was the first person on our After an early morning fire destroyed the Hawthorne doorstep offering to help the day of the fire. grandstand on Nov. 19, 1978, Mr. Carey was instrumental in “He offered us his track to complete our 1985 season and ex- the rebuild of Hawthorne, with the facility reopening in the cept for the day of The Miracle Million, we took him up on it.” fall of 1980. More than 40 Arlington Park programs were run at During the 1980s, Mr. Carey was an active manager of the Hawthorne before the conclusion of the pockmarked season winter Suburban Downs harness meets at Hawthorne. With on Sept. 30. doubleheaders on Saturday, the track drew huge crowds “He was a good man who was a gentleman to negotiate and wagering on the two cards combined routinely topped with and greatly understood the value of every nickel,” $2.5 million. Duchossis added of Mr. Carey. Mr. Carey was inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of A Chicago native, Mr. Carey turned heads in the sport- Fame in 1998 and served as president and general manager ing world as an All-State quarterback at Mt. Carmel High of Hawthorne for nearly 30 years. Additionally, he was in- School. Mr. Carey then went on to play football for four strumental in the formation of the Racing Industry Charita- years at Notre Dame under legendary coaches Frank ble Foundation, serving as that organization’s president and Leahy and Terry Brennan. was active in many community programs. Mr. Carey earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Mr. Carey is survived by his wife Susan and six children. Notre Dame in 1955. He graduated again three years later, (Hawthorne) HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Last Call For Caretaker Of Year Nominations Holiday Racing Schedule (post times EST) The deadline to submit nominations for the 2019 Caretaker of the Year is Friday, Dec. 20. The award, sponsored by Fair Island Monday, Dec. 23 Friday, Dec. 27 Monday, Dec. 30 Farm in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Monticello ...... 12:25 Monticello ...... 12:25 Monticello ...... 12:25 Association (USHWA), recognizes the unsung heroes of the Dayton ...... 2:15 Freehold ...... 12:30 Meadows ...... 1:05 sport—the caretakers who maintain the health and welfare of Northfield ...... 6:00 Meadows ...... 1:05 Dover Downs ...... 4:30 the horses on a daily basis. ...... 6:15 Northfield ...... 6:00 Northfield ...... 6:00 With the deadline looming, nominations should be made by Mohawk ...... 7:10 Dayton ...... 6:15 Western Fair ...... 6:15 email (by Dec. 20) to Committee chairman Tim Bojarski at Pompano ...... 7:20 Western Fair ...... 6:55 Pompano ...... 7:20 [email protected]. Any caretaker working for any stable or Thursday, Dec. 26 Meadowlands ...... 7:15 Tuesday, Dec. 31 farm in North America is eligible to win the Fair Island Farm Monticello ...... 12:25 Pompano ...... 7:20 Monticello ...... 12:25 Caretaker of the Year Award. All that is needed to nominate is Western Fair ...... 12:55 Cal Expo...... 9:15 Northfield ...... 6:00 an email, 200 words minimum, from an individual or group Mohawk ...... 1:00 Saturday, Dec. 28 Flamboro ...... 6:35 detailing the skills and special qualities of the caretaker. Meadows ...... 1:05 Freehold ...... 12:30 Western Fair ...... 6:55 The Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year will receive a Northfield ...... 6:00 Meadows ...... 1:05 Pompano ...... 7:20 cash prize of $500, a trophy, and transportation costs to the Dayton ...... 6:15 Northfield ...... 6:00 Wednesday, Jan. 1 USHWA Dan Patch Awards banquet in Orlando, Fla., on Flamboro ...... 6:35 Dayton ...... 6:15 Dover Downs ...... 4:30 Sunday evening, Feb. 23, 2020, where he or she will be rec- Meadowlands ...... 7:15 Flamboro ...... 6:35 Western Fair ...... 6:15 ognized. The winner will also enjoy a two-night stay at Pompano ...... 7:20 Meadowlands ...... 7:15 Pompano ...... 7:20 Rosen Shingle Creek, host hotel for the USHWA activities, Cal Expo...... 9:15 as well as two complimentary dinner tickets. Sunday, Dec. 29 The winner will be chosen by a seven-person selection com- Northfield ...... 6:00 mittee comprised of USHWA members, all of whom are former Flamboro ...... 6:55 caretakers: Tim Bojarski (chair), Tom Charters, Moira Fanning, Pompano ...... 7:20 Dean Hoffman, Rob Pennington, Kim Rinker and Shawn Wiles. Happy Holidays

To our many harness racing friends, and a special thank you to all the owners and trainers who helped make 2019 another great year!

Matt Kakaley, Annie Larrabee & Arianna Kakaley HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 12 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Sorella To Sponsor Jimmy Freight 2YO $100K Race Woodbine Entertainment on Tuesday announced a partner- ship with owner Adriano Sorella to launch the Jimmy Freight Stakes in 2023, an event restricted to 2 year olds sired by Jimmy Freight. The new event will have a purse of $100,000, posted by Sorella, and be held at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 2023 on a date to be determined. from mares bred to Jimmy Freight, who stands at Winbak Farm of Ontario, during the upcoming 2020 breeding season will be eligible. Along with founding this new race for offspring of his stal- lion, Sorella will be a sponsor of World Class Standardbred racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park during the 2020 season. “I am very pleased to be working with Woodbine Enter- tainment in regards to this new stake race named after Jimmy Freight,” said Sorella. “Working with Jessica Buckley and her team at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and seeing their excitement, it made this decision an easy one.” The Jimmy Freight Stakes will have no staking payments. Only 2-year-old sons or daughters of Jimmy Freight that have made a minimum of two starts at Woodbine Mohawk Park will be eligible to enter. The field shall be limited to 10 starters. Should more than 10 enter, the 10 horses with the highest earnings will be selected to race. “This is unique thinking by Mr. Sorella, and we commend his enthusiasm in supporting his stallion and the Standard- bred industry with this type of investment,” said Jessica Jimmy Freight was one of the most consistent performers Buckley, president of Woodbine Mohawk Park. “With Win- in recent memory, posting 21 wins and 43 top-three finishes bak Farm as an existing partner, we are pleased to add in 52 career starts. The richest and fastest son of Sports- Jimmy Freight to our sponsorship group.” writer finished outside the top five only twice during his Jimmy Freight, an O’Brien Award winner with 21 wins, outstanding racing career. $1.4 million(C) in earnings and a mark of 1:48.1, is heading The list of accomplishments for Jimmy Freight includes into his first season of stallion multiple OSS Gold wins at age two, victories in the duty at Winbak Farm of Ontario. “I wanted to add an and OSS Super Final at age His first crop will sell at the 2022 incentive for not three and triumphs over harness racing’s heavy- yearling sales prior to debuting only the buyers, but weights in the Mohawk Gold Cup and Dayton Pacing on the racetrack in 2023. also the breeders Derby at age four. “I have been buying horses for who are breeding “I truly believe this is something that is needed,” said years, and I understand that there to Jimmy Freight.” Sorella. “Taking the initiative to move forward with a race is a big commitment when buying –Adriano Sorella like this shows my commitment to the sport. I really do a yearling,” said Sorella. “I wanted believe we have some forward thinkers within the indus- to add an incentive for not only the buyers, but also the breed- try, I’m just trying to support my stallion, my partners, and ers who are breeding to Jimmy Freight. With this race for Winbak Farm who have been great to work with.” $100,000 it gives a breeder and a buyer just another edge as Jimmy Freight stands at Winbak Farm of Ontario for there is no risk to either. No stakes payments, no entry fees.” $5,000 (C). (WEG) HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 13 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com We boarded the train Friday morning and with the train station downtown it was an easy walk to the Four Seasons Hotel where we had booked a room. Hey, we were going to do this trip up right, so why not the Four Seasons? I texted Bill to ask about his memories from the trip, and he remarked to me about the hotel, “The room was magnif- icent. We thought we had died and gone to heaven.” It was also an easy trolley ride from the hotel directly to Greenwood, and we made the trip first for the Friday night card. Although I had been in the Hazel Park and A Train Ride To Bid Farewell To Northville PR departments for five years, I hadn’t yet met Hard to believe it’s been 36 years since the great Cam Fella Greenwood publicity director Jim Lampman, so I made it wrapped up his career with a 28th consecutive victory at a point to introduce myself and Bill. Jim couldn’t have Greenwood Raceway. I was there that frigid afternoon of Dec. been nicer, and that included calling a taxi for us to return 10, 1983, to see one of my all-time favorite horses, although to the hotel. And he paid for it. most of my affection came via reading the race wrap-ups in Saturday was cold and windy and after once again trolley- The Horseman And Fair World as this ing it to Greenwood, I remember a was only the second time I got to see buzz in the air when we arrived. “The Pacing Machine” in person. The excitement grew even more The first time I saw Cam Fella race when Cam Fella and his trainer-dri- was in the 1982 Provincial Cup at ver Pat Crowe came onto the track. . I remember Cam Fella did not disappoint in being in the packed Windsor grand- the $75,000 race as he took the stand that cold November day as lead after being parked just past Cam Fella capped off his 3-year-old the quarter and never looked back. season with a win in the $100,000 Cam Fella won in 1:57.2 to the roar race—the first time the Cup purse of the huge crowd, extending his reached that level—on his way to streak to 28. Horse of the Year honors. Bringing his earnings to Cam Fella’s 4-year-old season $2,041,360 for owners Norm got off to a slow start as he was Clements, Norm Faulkner and Ed winless after three starts and had Freidberg’s JEF’S Standardbred just two victories in his first eight Country Club, Cam Fella also attempts. But from May 19 on he passed Rambling Willie as the all- The Kentucky Horse Park welcomed was unbeatable, winning races at Cam Fella and Pat Crowe in 1997. time richest pacer. The win also 11 different racetracks and even- capped off Cam Fella’s second tually stretching his streak to 27 consecutive victories. Horse of the Year campaign. After winning his 27th straight at Pompano Park, Cam What was super cool about the post-race ceremonies was Fella headed to Greenwood for his final career race the crowd singing Auld Lang Syne as Cam Fella was pa- before being retired to stud duty. raded from the winner’s circle past the crowd. I had remained vigilant in keeping up with Cam Fella’s After the races were over, Bill and I waited in line to get year, and I wasn’t going to miss his finale. So along with my back on a trolley and return to the hotel where we grabbed friend Bill Rayle, who transitioned from a substitute teacher a bite to eat, picked up our baggage, and headed to the at my high school to a partner in the first horse I owned to train station for the return trip, which turned out to be a an assistant in my race office at Hazel Park to the Detroit late-night milk run. The trip took forever as the train made Free Press harness handicapper, we embarked on our jour- several stops at small towns along the way. The train didn’t ney to Greenwood Raceway. arrive back in Windsor until the wee hours, but the trip gave Bill and I did not fly to Toronto—actually, I didn’t even take Bill and I memories of a lifetime. my first plane ride until early the following year—nor did After winning 61 of 80 career starts, Cam Fella retired in we drive. We took the train. Back then it was pretty simple 1984 to a stallion career, where his progeny included Pre- and, more importantly, not too costly. We did have to drive cious Bunny, Cam’s Card Shark, Goalie Jeff, Camtastic and some, but that was just through the tunnel under the De- Ellamony. When breeding problems ended his stud career, troit River to the Windsor train station. If I remember, the he moved to The Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse round-trip ticket cost $24. Park in 1997, where he died on May 9, 2001. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 14 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com Take a trip back in time. On Dec. 27, 1980, fans flocked to Niatross ended the most remarkable career in harness rac- Pompano Park in South Florida to see the great Niatross ing history by shattering the track record at Pompano, win- make his final career start. Below is an edited story by Gary ning by 15 widening lengths in 1:54.3. Seibel, published in the Dec. 31, 1980 Horseman And Fair Up to that point, the fastest mile ever on Pompano’s five- World magazine, about that magical night. eighths mile oval was registered by Baron Lancer and Today harness racing at Pompano Park could be phased out driver Don Irvine Jr., pacing in 1:56.2 last year. in 2021 as the track’s owners, Eldorado Gaming, has filed de- Niatross, leaving from the extreme outside post in the eight- velopment plans that indicate there will be no racing, but a horse field, had a clear lead before reaching the quarter pole in recently acquired jai alai license would allow them to keep 28 seconds. He led by 10 lengths at the half-mile mark in :57.4, other gaming operations. The Florida Standardbred Breeders and with Clint Galbraith tapping the colt lightly with the whip, and Owners Association has filed a lawsuit claiming the jai Niatross reached the three-quarters in 1:25.3—the fastest three- alai license was not available to be issued, and a judge is ex- quarters ever at Pompano Park—and paced the final quarter pected to rule on that case later this month. under light urging in 29 seconds to complete his track record. “It’s the waiting game, but I’m still cautiously optimistic,” Wellie Belanger’s Wizard Almahurst, one of the top aged said Dein Spriggs, president of the Florida Standardbred pacing racing today and co-holder of the season’s Breeders and Owners Association, on Dec. 19. fastest mile on a five-eighths mile track with a mark of 1:56.1, turned in a fine effort to finish second as lady champion Niatross’ Packs Pompano driver Bea Farber guided the 5 year old to a 1:57.3 effort. George Bowser’s J.B. Byrd, driven by Ted Taylor, finished In Final Racing Appearance third and was timed I n 1:57.4 while The Consigliori and driver As if shattering Pompano Park’s all-time race mile record Nick Salvi got under the wire in fourth position in 1:58. wasn’t enough, Niatross, the fastest and richest harness “It was the finest field of older horses ever assembled at this horse in the 174-year history of the sport, was also directly racetrack and certainly one of the best fields ever to go against responsible for the biggest night Florida harness racing has Niatross,” said Ken Marshall, Pompano Park’s racing secretary. ever seen. Temperature at post time was 56 degrees and a stiff, chill- “There isn’t a patch of grass for a half-mile around here ing wind made it seem even colder. that isn’t covered by a car,” said a police officer assigned to Niatross was playful and full of life in the winner’s circle traffic control Saturday night—the night, in all probability, after winning the $35,000 invitational, named after breeder that Niatross went his last mile. and part-owner Elsie Berger, and appeared as fresh as a The gates were opened a half hour earlier than usual for horse who hadn’t raced. the special occasion and by the time it was all over, a count- Niatross earned $17,500 for the victory, increasing his ca- less number of cars and an estimated crowd of 5,000 peo- reer earnings to $2,019,213, an all-time record for harness ple had to be turned away. racing and the only case in history in which a race horse of Yet, over 23,000 persons streamed into Pompano Park on any breed has won over $2 million in two years of racing. Saturday night, demolishing the previous attendance record “The thing that makes this a great horse,” Galbraith said, of 11,168, set on Nov. 24, 1978. fighting back tears after the race as Niatross was being led Cars were backed up to the Florida turnpike in one direc- back to the paddock, “is that he wants to be a great horse. tion and to Interstate 95 in the other direction, making traf- He knows he’s a great horse.” fic flow in the area next to impossible. Fred Van Lennep, Pompano Park President and Chairman Every mutuel pool record was rewritten by the fifth race of of the Board and master of Castleton Farms, summed it up the evening and it all added up to the largest nightly handle by saying, “When you see a horse come out here without a in the track’s 17-year history, as $835,888 was pushed race in two weeks and go a mile like this, I think you’ve got through the wagering windows. to realize that this is the greatest horse we’ve ever seen.”

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Michele Crawford leads rescue effort Record-breaking season at Batavia Downs Michelle Crawford, a breeder and owner of horses with Although the final day of racing was canceled on Saturday, her husband, Al, at Crawford Farms in New York, has helped Dec. 14, due to bad weather conditions, the clubhouse that night organize the rescue of 53 Standardbred horses held for ran- was still sold out and the 400 or so patrons enjoyed Christmas som as they were destined for a kill pen. Michelle worked music instead of race calls. But that was the norm at Batavia with the Standardbred Retirement Foundation to raise Downs in 2019; happy customers having fun at the races. more money to rescue the horses and now they are reaching out to find homes for the horses. more Big Pick-4 pools, full fields at Meadowlands The Meadowlands’ Pick-4 pools raised to high levels last Dave Ingraham hurt in Pompano accident weekend, just in time for what is in all probability to be a record An accident in the last race at Pompano Park on Wednes- three days in terms of average field size at the mile oval. more day night sent driver Dave Ingraham to the hospital. Ingra- ham’s son, Dustin, posted on social media Thursday Jazmin Arnold named Amateur Driver of Year morning that his father was alert and hoping to be released After a spectacular season in the sulky, Jazmin “The Little by the end of the day. more Flower” Arnold was unanimously named the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) National Amateur of the Meadowlands discontinues SNY replay show Year. She now joins “Hurricane” Hannah Miller as only the The Meadowlands has a few changes to announce on the second woman to earn this prestigious honor. more racing broadcast horizon as the calendar turns to 2020. The value of continuing to fund the SNY replay show has been Record Pick 4 pool pays out at Pompano reviewed and the decision has been made to redirect the With a carryover of almost $16,000 in Pompano Park’s Pick 4 considerable amount of revenue spent there toward po- going into the Tuesday night program, a $75,000 guaranteed tentially broadcasting select Meadowlands race cards live. pool and an industry low 12 percent takeout, interest spanned As a result, the SNY replay show will cease on Jan. 1, throughout North America with a record pool of $102,666 being 2020. more the final total for the track’s “Send It In” feature wager. more Free chance Saturday at Big M for WHHC Meadows honoring best of 2019 This Saturday, Dec. 21, Meadowlands Racing & Entertain- On Saturday, Dec. 28, The Meadows and the Meadows Stan- ment is hosting a free handicapping contest with the Grand dardbred Owners Association (MSOA) will honor the track’s Prize of a $1,300 seat into the World Harness Handicapping top horses of 2019 at the annual “Day of Champions.” more Championship presented by DerbyWars. The free handicap- Ohio Commission reminds horsemen of ping contest is open to all patrons on Saturday and there is no fee to enter. more Therapeutic Medication Resolution The Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) reminds Ohio Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory Saturday at Mohawk horsemen that the new therapeutic medication resolution Woodbine Entertainment Tuesday announced a mandatory for regulatory thresholds takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020. more payout on the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 for this Saturday, Dec. 21, at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Jackpot Hi-5 wagering Changes made to Ill. out-of-state breeding rules has been suspended for the remainder of the week until The opportunity to breed out-of-state mares to Illinois reg- Saturday’s mandatory payout. The carryover heading into istered stallions and have resulting foals that are eligible to the mandatory payout will be $180,992.59. more register as Illinois conceived and foaled horses went into ef- fect on Jan. 1, 2018 and will continue through Jan. 1, 2022. OHHA announces new Huston-hosted Podcast Since the new rule has been put in place those that fall The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) un- under this rule change will be available for all the eligibility veiled the first in a new series of podcasts, Top of the benefits, this includes foals born between Jan. 1, 2019 Stretch. Top of the Stretch will be hosted by “The Voice” through Jan. 1, 2022. more Roger Huston, brand ambassador for the OHHA. more More than 300 attend open house at thestable.ca All shares in Greenshoe now sold A record crowd of more than 300 people from eight states All available shares in trotting sensation Greenshoe have and provinces attended the Christmas Open House on Dec. now been sold. Hanover Shoe Farms , Courant Inc, Morten 15 hosted by TheStable.ca, horse racing’s fastest growing Langli, Hans Backe and Lars Granqvist would like to sincerely fractional ownership operation and the largest harness rac- thank everybody who purchased a share in Greenshoe. more ing stable in Canada. more HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 16 of 16 December 20, 2019 www.harnessracing.com

Final Standardbred Poll Leading Breeders Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by Breeder Starters Winners Wins Earnings Harness Racing Communications for the week of December 3, 2019 Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. 989 735 2,493 $33,608,585 AGS St-1-2-3 Earnings Pts Pvs Winbak Farm 912 616 2,064 21,038,653 1. Shartin N (23) 6pm 19-15-3-0 $982,177 322 1 Brittany Farms LLC 215 172 644 12,664,843 2. Bettor’s Wish (8) 3pc 19-13-6-0 1,643,745 306 2 Steve Stewart 209 145 458 7,454,673 3. Greenshoe (3) 3tc 13-10-3-0 1,277,049 253 3 White Birch Farm 153 111 387 6,402,662 4. Manchego (1) 4tm 17-8-1-0 585,788 204 4 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. 204 145 497 5,812,309 5. Warrawee Ubeaut 3pf 19-12-2-3 950,610 173 5 Seelster Farms Inc. 199 138 499 4,973,263 6. Gimpanzee 3tc 14-8-1-2 1,128,753 135 6 Midland Acres Inc. 164 121 455 4,338,455 7. Caviart Ally 5pm 19-9-7-3 672,215 114 7 Diamond Creek Farm LLC 152 111 348 4,223,792 8. Papi Rob Hanover 2pc 12-6-4-2 754,774 71 8 Robert McIntosh Stables Inc. 130 96 322 3,819,307 9. Real Cool Sam 2tg 10-9-0-0 497,774 56 9 10. Tall Dark Stranger 2pc 9-8-1-0 717,514 51 10 Leading Money-Winning Sires Others receiving votes: Atlanta 48; McWicked 41; Six Pack 39; Lather Up 38; Emoticon USTA statistics through December 17, 2019 Hanover 10; When Dovescry 9; Captain Crunch, Forbidden Trade, Senorita Rita 8; Southwind Ozzi 6; Lyons Sentinel 5; Amigo Volo 4; Blue Ivy, Sister Sledge 3; Easy Lover Hanover, Elver 2YO Pacers Hanover, JK First Lady 2; Always A Prince, Bold Eagle, Shake That House, Winndevie 1. Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings CAPTAINTREACHEROUS ...... 120 ...... 83 ...... $4,472,894 Harness Racing Leaders SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE ..126 ...... 95 ...... 3,234,935 BETTOR'S DELIGHT ...... 118 ...... 90 ...... 2,171,767 Compiled by the USTA—through December 17, 2019 (week difference Dec. 11-17). AMERICAN IDEAL ...... 109 ...... 71 ...... 1,600,079 Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses ROCKIN IMAGE ...... 105 ...... 69 ...... 1,535,264 Sts. W P S Earnings SWEET LOU ...... 94 ...... 60 ...... 1,448,789 Bettor’s Wish (3pc) 19 13 6 0 $1,643,745 SPORTSWRITER ...... 120 ...... 74 ...... 1,356,735 Greenshoe (3tc) 13 10 3 0 1,277,049 ROLL WITH JOE ...... 85 ...... 58 ...... 1,129,149 Gimpanzee (3tc) 14 8 1 2 1,128,753 WESTERN IDEAL ...... 46 ...... 26 ...... 1,044,294 McWicked (8ph) 17 6 3 3 1,034,091 PET ROCK ...... 62 ...... 42 ...... 1,011,533 Shartin N (6pm) 19 15 3 0 982,177 SO SURREAL ...... 45 ...... 32 ...... 939,600 Forbidden Trade (3tc) 14 8 3 1 968,922 BIG BAD JOHN ...... 75 ...... 50 ...... 894,897 Warrawee Ubeaut (3pf) 19 12 2 3 950,610 ART MAJOR ...... 92 ...... 62 ...... 861,774 Captain Crunch (3pc) 16 6 3 3 945,827 SUNSHINE BEACH ...... 110 ...... 64 ...... 820,106 Southwind Ozzi (3pc) 15 9 3 0 837,685 ALWAYS A VIRGIN ...... 104 ...... 66 ...... 767,601 Lyons Sentinel (2pf) 14 9 4 1 801,809 YANKEE CRUISER ...... 34 ...... 24 ...... 635,572 ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN ...... 40 ...... 29 ...... 633,834 Leading Money-Winning Drivers HE'S WATCHING ...... 77 ...... 47 ...... 604,614 Sts. W-P-S UDR Earnings (wk. diff) TIME TO ROLL ...... 89 ...... 59 ...... 593,445 Tim Tetrick 3,073 750-531-368 .380 $15,564,558 ($0) TELLITLIKEITIS ...... 55 ...... 32 ...... 587,127 2,103 402-307-278 .316 13,338,313 (126,879) 2YO Trotters Dexter Dunn 2,646 451-344-346 .286 11,953,032 (252,054) Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings Jason Bartlett 2,523 512-456-367 .352 10,223,727 (166,025) MUSCLE HILL ...... 103 ...... 67 .....$4,104,529 David Miller 1,826 283-282-279 .292 9,175,364 (128,255) FATHER PATRICK ...... 81 ...... 68 ...... 3,419,989 George Brennan 2,364 459-374-295 .324 8,264,822 (128,227) CHAPTER SEVEN ...... 76 ...... 48 ...... 2,511,387 765 115-92-102 .262 8,220,695 (0) SWAN FOR ALL ...... 83 ...... 53 ...... 1,519,981 Aaron Merriman 4,273 952-683-543 .354 8,169,587 (154,815) TRIXTON ...... 90 ...... 52 ...... 1,440,925 Matt Kakaley 2,320 301-329-330 .256 7,599,934 (77,875) KADABRA ...... 84 ...... 55 ...... 1,327,765 Andrew McCarthy 1,903 247-275-254 .255 7,500,303 (131,935) UNCLE PETER ...... 96 ...... 59 ...... 1,278,263 EXPLOSIVE MATTER ...... 94 ...... 64 ...... 980,011 Leading Money-Winning Trainers ROYALTY FOR LIFE ...... 69 ...... 40 ...... 925,562 Sts. W-P-S UTR Earnings (wk. diff) DONATO HANOVER ...... 96 ...... 66 ...... 901,720 Ron Burke 4,764 962-697-594 .325 $21,160,826 ($211,181) MUSCLE MASS ...... 99 ...... 59 ...... 805,704 Tony Alagna 730 157-128-91 .354 5,967,241 (19,730) GUCCIO ...... 82 ...... 36 ...... 695,639 Rene Allard 1,729 339-247-203 .315 5,874,615 (103,105) CANTAB HALL ...... 45 ...... 36 ...... 690,877 Marcus Melander 332 86-50-45 .388 5,361,856 (0) TRIUMPHANT CAVIAR ...... 37 ...... 27 ...... 645,985 Ake Svanstedt 464 98-70-63 .340 4,963,997 (0) CONWAY HALL ...... 62 ...... 41 ...... 629,632 Scott Di Domenico 1,496 300-223-185 .325 4,680,534 (126,940) E L TITAN ...... 40 ...... 25 ...... 605,167 Nancy Johansson 338 72-53-51 .350 4,592,082 (0) CREDIT WINNER ...... 49 ...... 32 ...... 575,815 Erv Miller 1,111 217-181-137 .327 4,348,590 (39,960) RC ROYALTY ...... 27 ...... 18 ...... 502,740 R. Nifty Norman 555 118-90-86 .354 4,246,082 (10,925) ANDOVER HALL ...... 65 ...... 38 ...... 425,590 Jim King Jr. 589 164-89-80 .408 4,219,745 (37,665) DEJARMBRO ...... 68 ...... 25 ...... 419,690