Driver Strategy on Full Display in Recent Stakes
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DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Driver strategy on full display in recent stakes Driver Yannick Gingras in the Wellwood Memorial and NEW PLAYERS Ake Svanstedt in a NYSS final used all tactics in search of victory DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT UP TO $250 JOIN NOW Inside this issue Four new sires set to make an impact in Ohio Selected Jug Sale, Page 4 WOODBINE YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT Bettor’s Wish to stand at Diamond Macho Martini (6) ended up racing wide into the final turn in the Wellwood Memorial Creek Farm in 2021, Page 5 final on September 12 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. McCarthy with power for Saturday stakes at Mohawk Park, Page 7 last weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the William Wellwood Memorial and closer Fractional groups making ownership JAYWALKING to home at Yonkers in the New York Night of affordable for all, Page 8 Champions. By Jay Bergman Canadian officials had to know what they Big news on the Road to the Mohawk @BergmanJay were doing when they allowed Yannick Million, Page 9 Gingras to cross the border a few weeks ago. Surely, they recognized it last weekend when On The Backstretch: Former Publicity It’s somewhat ironic that with the first Andrew McCarthy became the second driver Director John Manzi, Page 10 weekend of NFL action a pair of rich harness based in the States to relocate for major stakes racing stakes events for 2-year-old trotters action. It was Gingras mostly, but McCarthy Big carryovers at The Meadowlands + were contested with the same blocking and most definitely, that did most of the pushing, handicapping and analysis, Page 12 tackling of the opposition one would expect and Ontario’s finest Bob McClure, the victim from the gridiron. The battles for position and if you will, of their moves. Industry headlines, Page 13 placement resembled the line of scrimmage Gingras was driving the unbeaten South- on every down with the stakes amped up by wind Tyrion in the Wellwood and McClure Comments? Questions? drivers who at other times show a great deal guiding Macho Martini, a son of Muscle Mass Email the Editor [email protected] more courtesy. that had been flawless thus far in his freshman It shouldn’t be surprising that every now campaign. McClure chose an outside start- TO ENSURE PROPER delivery and then a “real” horse race breaks out when ing point despite winning his elimination, big money is put on the line. Drivers have a hoping to give his charge clearance into the OF THE NEWSLETTER VIA way of recognizing when the dollar signs first turn. What McClure got instead proved EMAIL, ADD [email protected]. either in Canada or the U.S. move into the com to your contact LIST six-figure category. 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For information contact Kimberly Rinker at 614-779-0269 [email protected] © 2020 Daily Racing Form, LLC - 10 Grand Central, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10017 BY SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE OUT OF SPRIG HANOVER DOWNBYTHESEASIDE THE BEST SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE IN OHIO FIRST YEARLINGS selling at the Ohio Selected Jug Sale, Sept. 18 In the Diamond Creek consignment, Barn E Hips: #23 – COASTAL x Pink Camo filly #53 – CATAMARAN x Monkeys Can Sing filly #79 – ANTS MARCHING x Passionate Beauty filly #95 – TERMINATOR x Crescent City colt #102 – MOSCOW MITCH x Wicked Intentions colt #172 – SLING SHOCK x Shocking Beauty colt #214 – BETTORBYTHESEASIDE x Shelly’s Delight filly #221 – RISENSHINE SEASIDE x Vivid Shine colt #246 – EXIT PLAN x Live Wire colt YONKERS RACEWAY VIDEO SCREENSHOT Driver Ake Svanstedt spent much of the NYSS final for 2-year-old colt trotters looking back for the competition. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 They said that the late Hall of Famer Herve Filion could drive eight horses in the same race. So gifted was Filion for recognizing the horses to be much different than races he’s driven with this colt before. Both he had to beat and the talent of his own that he could keep horses boxed Gingras and McClure were looking for position into the first turn in and force others three wide prematurely to his advantage. with neither going to the front. With McClure and Macho Martini to On Saturday night at Yonkers, driver Ake Svanstedt attempted to his outer flank, Gingras did not slide down to the pylons as the pair guide Ambassador Hanover to victory employing some of Filion’s moved into the opening bend. Instead he drifted out just enough to tactics. let McClure know that if he was going to go past him it wouldn’t be It was the $225,000 Sire Stakes final for juvenile trotting colts and without a fight, and at the same time, he would be three-deep and not geldings and Svanstedt had a pair in the race, with Incommunicado simply in the two-path that is normal for every race. piloted by Scott Zeron from post six and Ambassador Hanover start- McClure at the time made the quick decision to take back instead of ing from post three. Zeron would shoot Incommunicado to the lead forcing Gingras’ hand and that put Macho Martini behind Southwind quickly at the outset, a gift most of the Svanstedt horses enjoy from the Tyrion. Most handicappers at that moment wouldn’t have minded the first time they set foot on a racetrack. Also leaving from the outside circumstances considering Macho Martini would surely be following was Dee’s Red Delicious, the third betting choice behind Ambassa- live cover, or at least the cover of his main rival. dor Hanover, but clearly a player entering the final off an impressive Some races are won and lost in the stretch but the Wellwood was score at Tioga Downs. Corey Callahan sent Dee’s Red Delicious into likely won or lost during the second quarter. That’s because Scott the first turn and though Ambassador Hanover was already along Young, behind On A Streak, had blitzed to the front shortly past the the pylons, Svanstedt made a sudden move to the outside as if he was 27 2/5 opening quarter and was able to severely back down the half going to advance. That action was enough to force Callahan a bit to 57 2/5, mostly due to the actions of Gingras, McClure and McCar- wider and inevitably push Dee’s Red Delicious to miscue, wiping him thy (behind Locatelli). Macho Martini and McClure used most of the out of contention. As soon as that one broke, Svanstedt changed his second quarter trying to fish cover from Southwind Tyrion. Gingras course and went back to the pylons. was in a holding pattern at the time and instead of following his cover With stablemate Incommunicado on the front end, Svanstedt spent on the pylons, had veered out some and was between lanes. McClure the better part of the race looking behind him to see how he could and Macho Martini were running over the back of Southiwnd Tyrion impact a potential closer. Unwritten Chapter and Dexter Dunn were the and Gingras waiting for him to move. As the pace stalled inevitably, lone threat behind him as two of the top horses had already miscued. Gingras finally set Southwind Tyrion fully into the second lane. Coin- Ambassador Hanover and Svanstedt moved to the outside after Incom- cidently at that point McCarthy had edged right behind Gingras and municado had walked to the half in 1:00 2/5. The third quarter was suddenly McClure and Macho Martini were three wide. interesting as it looked as if Svanstedt was more concerned with what It was a very slick move for sure by Gingras and McCarthy, one was behind him that what was in front of him, repeatedly looking to former Meadowlands racing secretary Joe DeFrank would have see what Dunn and Unwritten Chapter were up to. To Dunn’s credit, never tolerated. Yet we’ve seen similar actions at The Meadowlands despite just a 29 1/5 third quarter being clocked, he never took the bait not called out as drivers routinely stall the outer flow by racing “half- knowing full well Svanstedt would accelerate his pace. in and half-out.” It came down to a stretch sprint and despite all the maneuvers, The pace accelerated past the half and On A Streak and Young Svanstedt proved that at least on this occasion he was not the great tried to distance themselves from the favorites. Southwind Tyrion Herve Filion. He couldn’t keep Steel and driver Andy Miller boxed in advanced sharply and Macho Martini raced wide and eventually through the stretch, allowing that one to escape the pocket and post found the second path on the final turn but had trouble advancing the upset. Nor could he stop Unwritten Chapter from outkicking him onto his cover during the 28 2/5 third-quarter sprint. or pacesetter Incommunicado. Despite the defensive moves of Gingras behind Southwind Tyrion If this past Saturday’s action says anything it is a testament to just to keep his main rival at bay, Southwind Tyrion couldn’t muster the how far our 2-year-old trotters have advanced. In Filion’s era it would energy to go past a determined On A Streak and would have to settle have been impossible to drive any freshman trotter this way without for second.