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September race calendar page 21 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 ©2020 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 A “Fresh” Bettor’s Wish Favorite In Canadian Pacing Derby MANUFACTURERS As a result of covid-19 travel restrictions, U.S.-based DISCOUNTS FOR THE trainers have had to find locally-based drivers to handle HORSE WORLD horses in major stakes events in Canada this year. That will again be the case Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, including in the $540,000 Canadian Pacing Derby for older horses, which will see “He hasn’t raced in eight starters have a non-regu- three weeks, but lar driver in the sulky. that’s OK as he’s That list includes Bettor’s fine and fresh.” Wish, whose trainer Chris –Chris Ryder Ryder has enlisted Paul Mac- Donell to drive. However, in this case it’s a reuniting of horse and driver as MacDonell Take advantage of our program discounts! drove the 4-year-old son of Bettor’s Delight in nine of his 12 starts as a 2 year old, with a record of 5-3-1. It was MacDonell who drove Bettor’s Wish to his first ca- Up to 26% off MSRP Up to 26% off MSRP reer victory in his debut as a freshman, capturing an overnight at Mohawk in 1:54. As we all know, Bettor’s Wish has gone on to much bigger accomplishments, including Two Ways to Save being voted the 2019 Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year Visit: Special Pricing after posting 13 wins and six seconds in 19 starts. tendahorse.com Bettor’s Wish will start in post 1 in the Canadian Pacing Call 1 (877) 905-0004 Derby, bringing with him a seasonal ledger of 6-2-1-2. After www.EquineEquipment.com bleeding during an eighth-place finish in the July 11 Gradu- Proudly Serving the USA and Canada. ate Series final at the Meadowlands, Ryder put Bettor’s Wish on Lasix, and the pacer has responded. A winner of more than $2.1 million for owners Ryder, Bella In three starts since being put on the anti-bleeding med- Racing, Fair Island Farm and Bettors Wish Partners, Bettor’s ication, Bettor’s Wish has a first, second and third, with his Wish had been scheduled to go to stud this year. Ryder said win a career-best 1:47.3 effort in the $229,600 Sam McKee Bettor’s Wish will now head to the stallion barn in 2021. He Memorial on Aug. 8 at the Big M. was bred to 58 mares this year while remaining in training. Bettor’s Wish finished second less than a week later on “He’s going to stud next year so he doesn’t have many Aug. 14 to Century Farroh in the $225,000 Dan Patch in his more starts left,” said Ryder, who sent Bettor’s Wish to On- last appearance. tario-based trainer Chantal Mitchell for the race, although “He hasn’t raced in three weeks, but that’s OK as he’s fine with just this one start he remains programmed as trainer. and fresh,” said Ryder. “The last two races were six days Trainer Ron Burke will start four horses in the Canadian apart and he shipped across half the country. I’m happy Pacing Derby, including Backstreet Shadow from post 3 and with him and post 1 is OK. Dorsoduro Hanover, Filibuster Hanover and This Is The Plan, “And Paul (MacDonell) drove him his 2-year-old year so he who start from posts 8, 9 and 10. knows the horse.” Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . Manchego, Atlanta take on the guys—pg. 2 Huge Sunday card at Scioto—pg. 9 Campbell hopes for good results—pg. 4 New Yorkers interested in OHSS finals—pg. 10 Tall Dark Stranger skipping Jug—pg. 5 PASS championships this weekend—pg. 11 Mohawk stakes insights—pg. 7 Big M returns to action Saturday—pg. 13 Eye On Mohawk—pg. 8 Breeder Avritt sees big results—pg. 15 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 21 September 4, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Recent Dan Patch champ Century Farroh starts from post 7 while American History, who won last year’s Breeders FREE THIS WEEKEND’S Crown final for older horse pacers at Mohawk Park in a ca- Program reer-best 1:48.3, will line up in post 5. Dancin Lou, who won Pages FEATURED RACES the 2019 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old male pacers, All times listed are local. will start from post 2. Sintra, who captured the 2017 Pacing Saturday, Sept. 5 Derby, drew post 4.—By Gordon Waterstone 2:45p PcD10 PASS 2CP final Trackmaster PPs 8:10p Wbsb3 Goodtimes 3CT Trackmaster PPs Manchego, Atlanta Taking 9:00p Wbsb5 Maple Leaf OHT Trackmaster PPs On Guys Again In Maple Leaf 9:50p Wbsb7 Can. Pacing Derby cons. Trackmaster PPs Ten of the sport’s leading older trotters will go behind the 10:15p Wbsb8 Simcoe 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs gate in Saturday night’s $560,000 Maple Leaf Trot at Wood- 10:40p Wbsb9 Can. Pacing Derby OHP Trackmaster PPs bine Mohawk Park. The field includes eight males and a pair 11:30p Wbsb10 Simcoe 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs of females, including Atlanta and Manchego. It will be the second time this year the two distaffers will take on male Click here to download all Saturday PPs competition in the same race, and in that contest, the Sunday, Sept. 6 $170,900 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial on July 4 at the Mead- 3:20p Phl9 PASS 3CP final Trackmaster PPs owlands, Atlanta and 4:20p Phl12 PASS 3FP final Trackmaster PPs “…I would think she Manchego respectively fin- would probably be ished one-two. Click here to download all Sunday PPs better on the gate. Atlanta, coming off an un- She can leave the characteristic break last Satur- gate faster than day night in the Armbro Flight most open pacers.” at Mohawk, will start from –trainer Nancy Takter post 4. Manchego drew post 10, but that slot was shifted earlier this year to the trailing position behind post 1. last Saturday in the North America Cup, which she won with With regular driver Dexter Dunn unable to travel to Mo- Tall Dark Stranger. hawk due to covid-19 restrictions, Manchego will also have “Ramona Hill won the Breeders Crown from the 10 hole last a new pilot in the Maple Leaf Trot. Trainer Nancy Takter has year after she blasted off the gate and got to the front. She enlisted Louis Philippe Roy to direct the 5-year-old daughter would have never been able to do that if she was the trailer,” of Muscle Hill. said Takter. “Look at a horse like Odds On Osiris, who had the While Manchego won’t be familiar with Roy, this will be 10 hole in the North America Cup. He was never involved in the third time in her 51-start career that she will line up as a the race. If he had the 10 hole on the gate they could have trailer. In 2018, Manchego won the $172,000 Moni Maker at blasted him off the gate. “She likes the Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 1:53 after starting from the trailing “If they want to do that for front and Louis spot on the seven-eighths mile oval, and last year she overnight races, that’s fine, but (Roy) is going to toured the five-eighths mile oval at Scioto Downs in 1:52.4 for stakes races at least give us have to do some in winning a $50,000 Open. the option to let them know by maneuvering to “I don’t think the trailing spot is going to be an issue,” Tak- scratch time whether we want to get her there at ter said about Manchego, who finished seventh in last be the trailer or on the gate.” some point.” year’s Maple Leaf Trot won by Guardian Angel AS. “But she So which way would Takter likes the front and Louis (Roy) is going to have to do some –trainer Nancy Takter choose if given a choice? maneuvering to get her there at some point.” “It would be up to the driver, Takter is not in favor with Mohawk’s decision to move post but I would think she would probably be better on the gate,” 10 from the outside to the inside. She pointed specifically to she said. “She can leave the gate faster than most open a pair of races at Mohawk—one last year and another just pacers.”—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 21 September 4, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Campbell Hopes For Good Results In PASS, Maple Leaf In “Yo-yo” Year Stallion Prospect For Sale Jim Campbell started out the season with the top 2- WINNING AMERICAN year-old trotting colt from the 2019 season in his barn. There were others who had shown promise as rookies and were returning to race, plus the 5-year-old trotter Crystal Fashion, who earned $478,175 last season. And of course, Campbell was working with a new crop of youngsters. Like the majority in this covid-19 year, things have not gone quite as he hoped. Most notably, Real Cool Sam, the 2019 Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year, didn’t make it to the Hambletonian and won’t be racing the rest of this sea- son.