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LAST CALL for ENTRIES! Don’T Be Shut Out...Enter by Friday, July 27 for the Chris Gooden Photo August race calendar page 16 FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 ©2018 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES! Don’t be shut out...enter by Friday, July 27 for the Chris Gooden Photo American History AUGUST 28 & 29, 2018 Palone’s Thoughts On Adios, BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION — TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 Winning At Meadows Black Type Yearling Entries Are CLOSED Mixed Sale Entries Will Close JULY 27 Nobody knows how to win a race at The Meadows like ENTER ONLINE NOW AT Dave Palone, but he’s not had much luck in all of his years www.bloodedhorse.com of driving in the track’s signature race, the Adios. He has won just once, in 1999 with Washington VC. But he con- cedes he actually got lucky with that victory. “Blissfull Hall was the heavy favorite and drew outside (post 7) and I won,” recalled Palone, the winningest driver in harness racing history and also at The Meadows, while in the middle of a round of golf early Wednesday morning. “There’s No Substitute for Experience” This year Palone will be taking a shot with GD Western JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN Joe, and starting from post position 2 as a 20-1 morning- P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 line outsider. So based on the two Adios eliminations held Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES [email protected] the prior Saturday, how does Palone see his chances in the Auctioneers $400,000 final? “I actually thought the racing in the eliminations was kind $400,000 DELVIN MILLER ADIOS of boring,” shared Palone. “One thing that happened is Dor- The Meadows, Saturday, July 28, Race 11, Post Time: 4:00 pm soduro (Hanover) got stretched to the three-eighths, and usually you’re doomed at The Meadows if that happens.” Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds 1—Summer Travel D. Miller/A. Harris 20-1 The Adios eliminations were won by American History 2—GD Western Joe D. Palone/R. Burke 20-1 (the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the final) over Done Well in 3—Hitman Hill B. Miller/C. Oakes 7-2 1:51.1 (after a :55.3 first half) and Hitman Hill (the 7-2 third 4—American History Y. Gingras/T. Alagna 5-2 choice in the final) by a nose over Dorsoduro Hanover in 5—Dorsoduro Hanover M. Kakaley/R. Burke 3-1 1:50, with Thinkbig Dreambig one-half length back in third. 6—Done Well T. Tetrick/B. Brown 9-2 Hitman Hill paced up through the track’s passing lane to 7—Wes Delight C. Callahan/M. Harder 15-1 8—Thinkbig Dreambig J. Stratton/J. Takter 9-2 grab the victory for trainer Chris Oakes. 9—Babes Dig Me J. Pantaleano/T. Alagna 20-1 Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . Mohawk Jackpot Hi-5 pays $426,370—pg. 2 Hambletonian Future Wager odds —pg. 9 Alagna aims for second Adios trophy—pg. 4 Road to the Hambletonian—pg. 10 Hey Blondie Sylvester’s best Oaks bet—pg. 4 Ones To Watch—pg. 11 Talented fillies look for Oaks glory—pg. 5 Hambo Poker & Casino night Aug. 3—pg. 12 Filly Atlanta charges into Hambletonian—pg. 7 Butenschoen starts two in Oaks elims—pg. 12 Trio hope for memorable Adios—pg. 8 Svanstedt “plunges” into Oaks—pg. 13 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 16 July 27, 2018 www.harnessracing.com FREE Program THIS WEEKEND’S Pages FEATURED RACES Friday, July 27 All times listed are local. 8:20p M4 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs Chris Gooden Photo 9:05p M6 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs Click here to download all Friday PPs Saturday, July 28 Hitman Hill 2:55p Mea8 Adioo Volo 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs Palone expects the final to play like a race on a half-mile 3:15p Mea9 Adioo Volo 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs track. 3:35p Mea10 Adioo Volo 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs “I think there are several horses who can win and the win- 4:00p Mea11 Delvin Miller Adios 3CP Trackmaster PPs ner is going to be the horse that’s forwardly placed and 8:20p M4 Reynolds 3CT div. Trackmaster PPs doesn’t get abused,” he offered. 8:45p M5 Hambletonian Oaks elim Trackmaster PPs “The best scenario for me is for things to get crazy up 9:28p M7 Hambletonian Oaks elim Trackmaster PPs front,” Palone continued. “My horse has enough gate speed 9:50p M8 Reynolds 3CT div. Trackmaster PPs and is going to be right where he needs to be, but he’s Click here to download all Saturday PPs going to have to step up his game.” GD Western Joe is trained by Ron Burke, who also trains Visit www.trackmaster.com Dorsoduro Hanover, who starts from post 5 as the 3-1 sec- and subscribe to download ond choice. Burke’s father, Mickey Burke Sr., trained 2007 full cards from your favorite tracks! Adios champion May June Character, but Ron has yet to get his name in the chronicles as the trainer of the winner. Burke finished third in last year’s Adios with RJP.—By Kathy Parker Mohawk Jackpot Hi-5 Pays $426,370 The Jackpot Hi-5 last Saturday night, July 21, at Woodbine Mohawk Park, had a monstrous payout of $426,370.80 (U.S.) to one bettor—one very determined bettor. Building since June 18, the Jackpot Hi-5 had a carryover of $476,868(C) heading into the card. A total of $96,090 was wagered in the Jackpot Hi-5 on Race 11—with $54,000 of that coming from the winning bettor. The winning ticket was HarnessRacing Weekend Preview a $3 straight wager on the July 21 Jackpot Hi-5 Finish ����� Parker Heather Kemper winning combination of [email protected] [email protected] 1st—6 American Wiggle (7/1) 6/1/9/3/5. Editor/ General Manager Production Manager 2nd—1 Beach House (13/1) The Jackpot Hi-5, in Lynne Myers Hannah Reynolds 3rd which a bettor has to cor- [email protected] [email protected] —9 Bet On Brett (11/1) Advertising Manager Editorial Production rectly select the top five 4th—3 Freddy Bear (9/1) Gordon Waterstone Vanessa Flannery 5th—5 Major Hill (5/2) finishers in the race, has a [email protected] [email protected] 20-cent minimum ticket Associate Editor Accounting & Circulation and pays out only if there is a single winning ticket. After it For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, was announced there was a winner for the huge payout, so- or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 cial media lit up wondering why a $3 ticket was not consid- © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. ered as 15 separate wagers. A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website A source at Woodbine Mohawk Park told Weekend Preview www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. that while it is technically 15 wagers, because it was on one This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. ticket it is considered a single winning ticket. If the bettor had played the 6/1/9/3/5 combination on 15 separate tickets—or even on two separate tickets—then the Jackpot Hi-5 would To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php not have been paid and the carryover would have continued. HARNESS RACCING S GREAATTEST DAYAY Saturday, August 4 Gates Open 10 a.m. • First Post 12 Noon • $5 Admission Commemorative Program, Hambo Hat Giveaway, $1,000 Hambo Hat Contest, fofoood trucks, live music in the Backyard from 12pm-4pm, plus Family Fun f or all including Caarrnival Rides & Games, Pony Rides & Face Painters THE RACES HAMBLETONIAN FINAL $1,000,000 HAMBLETONIAN HHEAATTS $1100,000 HAMBLETONIAN OAKS FINAL $500,000 PETER HAUGHTON MEMORIAL $350,000 JIM DOHERTY MEMORIAL $350,000 CANE PACE $300,000 JOHN CASHMAN MEMORIAL $300,000 SAM MCKEE MEMORIAL $225,000 LADY LIBERTY FINAL $200,000 DR.DR JOHN R. R STEE LE MEMORIAL $175,000 SHADY DAISY $115,000 playmeadowlands.com | #Hambo18 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 16 July 27, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Alagna Aims For Second Sylvester’s Oaks Hopes Adios Trophy Ride With Hey Blondie Trainer Tony Alagna has a shot to win his second blanket Trainer Jimmy Takter’s best chance to stretch his stran- of Adios orchids in three years—two shots, actually, as he’ll glehold on the Hambletonian Oaks to five consecutive send out both American History and Babes Dig Me in Satur- years ride with Manchego, the unanimous 2017 Two- day’s $400,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year. There are several con- Orchids at The Meadows. tenders who hope to put an end to Takter’s Oaks reign, Alagna captured the 2016 Adios with Racing Hill. His hope- including world champion Plunge Blue Chip and Phaeto- fuls for this year’s 52nd edition are Adios elimination win- sive. ner American History—the 5-2 morning line One Oaks upstart could be Hey Blondie, whose biggest favorite—who goes from post 4 with Yannick Gingras up, purse win last year came in the $198,000 Kindergarten Se- and Babes Dig Me leaving from ries final at the Meadowlands.
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