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Friday, September 19, 2014 Yannick Gingras Friday, September 19, 2014 Some ‘Beach' in Jug, but Not the One You Think "He was home free," said Gingras. "I had never asked by Lucas Marquardt him at that point. I hadn't pulled the [ear] plugs yet, and I DELAWARE, OH - Coming into yesterday's $310,800 was loaded. I was trying to keep something for the second Little Brown Jug, few would have been surprised to hear heat, is what I was doing. Then he had an unfortunate that Yannick Gingras would win his first Jug title with a son break, which was devastating." of Somebeachsomewhere. Instead of the Cane Pace hero Let's Drink On It, rallying three wide, took advantage and Lyonssomewhere, though, it was the lightly regarded won the elimination in 1:51, ahead of At Press Time Limelight Beach, winless in 12 starts this year, who gave (Western Terror) and, farther back, Beat the Drum (Tell the 35-year-old his first win in America's premier event for All). 3-year-old pacing males. But Gingras, figuratively and literally, got back on the Trained by Ron Burke, also winning his first Jug, Limelight horse and gave Limelight Beach a perfect drive in the second elim. Initially intent on the early lead, Gingras took Beach upset the second elimination at 5-1, then returned back as McWicked powered up from along the rail draw. three races later to win his very first Jug title in wire-to-wire Sitting the garden trip through three quarters in 1:22.4, fashion. At even-money, he completed the final in 1:50.4. Limelight Beach tipped three wide as they turned for home Let's Drink On It (Art Official) was 1 1/2 lengths back in and flew past McWicked and fellow closer Somewhere in L second, with Somewhere in L A (Somebeachsomewhere) A (Somebeachsomewhere), who had gotten first pace on rounding out the trifecta. him. "The way he raced in the second division, I would have been shocked if he lost [the final]," said Gingras. "He was that good today." The final was a straightforward affair. Gingras, leaving from the rail, sent Limelight Beach to the front, and the rest of the field fell in line in numerical order. (continued on next page) Yannick Gingras and Ron Burke celebrate their first ever Jug win (Lucas Marquardt) "It's unbelievable," said Gingras. "It's one of the five or six races you dream of winning. It feels awesome." Gingras, easily the sport’s hottest driver, won six races on the 23-race card, and appears to dislodge perennial leader Tim Tetrick at year’s end in the money-won category. Gingras's best hope at the Jug seemed to fade before his eyes when Lyonssomewhere, the 3-5 choice off his Cane Pace victory, broke stride at the top of the stretch in the first elim after leading most of the way. More On The Way! Last year, horses bred, raised and sold as yearlings by Brittany Farms won two of the four Dan Patch Awards for 2-year- olds, with Father Patrick voted “2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year” and He’s Watching “2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.” This year, there is a strong possibility that Brittany-breds could win four of the eight Dan Patch Awards for 2 and 3-year-olds. Father Patrick and He’s Watching have a good chance at being repeat winners as 3-year-olds, while Lifetime Pursuit could be voted “3-Year- Old Trotting Filly of the Year” and Artspeak “2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.” Father Patrick, He’s Watching and Artspeak were all sold as yearlings by Brittany, while Lifetime Pursuit was retained to race and then join Brittany’s broodmare band. The bottom line is this. If you’re shopping for yearlings—at any price level—that have the potential to become harness racing champions, there’s no better place to look than in the Brittany Farms shedrow at the upcoming Lexington Selected Sale. More are on the way! Lexington Sortable Roster | TrackIT® Pedigrees | Yearling Videos To inspect yearlings at the farm prior to the sale, Selected please call (859) 873-3878 or email [email protected]. BRITTANY FARMS P.O. Box 518, Versailles, KY 40383 | Phone (859) 873-3878 | Fax (859) 873-9529 Brittany Farms and Stallion Management: www.britfarms.com PROUD SPONSOR OF THE HARNESS HORSE YOUTH FOUNDATION GSI, LLC 2014 | Photo: Lee Thomas HarnessRacingUpdate.com • 9/19/14 PAGE 2 of 11 "There wasn't that much speed in the race," said Gingras. Brian showed all week what he can do. He had this horse "The only horse that could have taken it to me was for two years. I had him for three months." McWicked [McArdle], and when I saw him behind the gate Despite being winless this season, Limelight Beach had and he wasn't leaving, I felt very confident." finished second seven times in 12 starts, including a neck From there, defeat at the hands of National Debt in the Milstein Limelight Beach Consolation Pace at Northfield Park Aug. 15. In his latest, was allowed :27.4, he found McWicked 1 1/4 lengths too good in the :55.2 and 1:23 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Final at Harrah's Philadelphia. splits, and after Burke was confident that, seconditis aside, his charge easily turning back stood a big chance coming into the Jug. a minor challenge "I told anybody who would listen that I thought we had a from Somewhere In legit shot," he said. "I got here Sunday to make sure I L A in upper stretch could work him myself Monday. And I could tell he liked and with Let's Drink the track. He knew when the turns were coming, he knew when to lean, he knew where to sprint--he was set for this In the limelight, Limelight Beach wins On It boxed in, track. It's his track. I think you'll see him do good the Jug (Conrad Photo) cruised home full of elsewhere, but this is where he's going to be best." pace. Burke added, "Maybe he's coming into his own. "He's a horse made for this track," added Gingras. "Brian Hopefully, this is the start of something and not the end of Brown had him, and he trained here all his life. He knows something." the track better than anybody." A choked-up Burke said the win was much more than The Burke Racing Stable bought into Limelight Beach financial payday. "It's emotional," he said. "We've been three months ago, with Ron Burke assuming training duties doing this since we were kids together--me, my brothers, from the Delaware-based Brian Brown--who won the my sisters, my father. My father started it all, and I'm so Jugette Wednesday's with Color's a Virgin. glad my father's here with us and able to see it and enjoy "We have a lot of horses and buy into any horse we can," it." said Burke. "He was a very good horse from a top stable, Delaware officials reported that 44,101 fans were on and you knew you were getting a whole horse, not hand to see the 69th renewal of the Jug. something with holes. I have to give props to Brian Brown. (continued on next page) HarnessRacingUpdate.com • 9/19/14 PAGE 3 of 11 Sumatra Smooth, Bold in Oaken Bucket By Lucas Marquardt DELAWARE, OH - It's largely been a case of Murphy's Law for Sumatra (Muscle Yankee) this year. That is, what could go wrong has. A combination of wide trips, untimely breaks--and, in the case of a division of Tompkins Geers at Tioga Downs two back Aug. 17, a disqualification from first to second--left the 3-year-old gelding with just one win in 11 starts this season. The Tom Fanning-trained Sumatra turned it all around yesterday, however, upsetting the $118,300 Old Oaken Bucket for sophomore trotting colts. Truth be told, not all went Brian Sears picked up the win perfect yesterday, either. in the Old Oaken Bucket with Dismissed at 19-1, Sumatra Sumatra (Lucas Marquardt) and driver Brian Sears were unable to secure a rail spot and trotted the first half-mile while two wide. Sumatra was still wide down the backstretch before finally clearing a quarter mile out, but was able to keep finding more to fend off a wall of challengers to his outside. The odds-on favorite Datsyuk (Explosive Matter), who sprang his own upset when denying Father Patrick at 25-1 in another division of Tompkins Geers, finished another half-length back in second. Il Sogno Dream (Cantab Hall) trotted well from post 10 to complete the trifecta. The final time was 1:56.1. "My horse doesn't have the handiest speed in the world, but he's honest and he'll try real hard," Sears said. "I didn't put any pressure on him, I just kind of let him roll on. He's not real quick, but he keeps going, doesn't get tired. He showed it today." In his only other win of the season, Sumatra made all with Sears in the bike to take the Dexter Final at Freehold May 3 by 2 1/4 lengths. Classic Martine Wins Ms. Versatility By Lucas Marquardt DELAWARE, OH - Trainer Chris Oakes Classic Martine (Classic Photo) threw in a clunker when sixth to Bee a Magician (Kadabra) in last week's Thursday feature at Harrah's Philadelphia, but she was back on her game yesterday at Delaware to defeat a field of classy distaffers in the $39,746 Ms.
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