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Sunday, Up The Credit Wins Big in Simcoe...p2 Big Mcdeal Takes Champlain...p3 September 11, 2011 Finley: How To Fix the Lackluster Triple For more information on Harness Racing Crowns...p3 Update, call (732) 530-6678 “Magician”, Manyofmanymissions win at [email protected] Mohawk...p9 www.harnessracingupdate.com “Cheddar” Better Than Opposition in Cane favorite posted her sixth win in eight starts for trainer Tye By Mike Farrell Loy and owner-breeder Bill Sanders. Betterthancheddar (Bettor's Delight) knifed inside a Economy Terror (Western Terror) dug in for a game tiring Shadyshark Hanover (Cam's Card Shark) to win the win in the pacing filly division in a world-record equaling $342,875 Cane Pace on Saturday night, capping an ex- 1:51.1. traordinary chapter in the first leg of the Pacing Triple Driver George Napolitano pulled the pocket early, send- Crown. ing Economy Terror after the pacesetting Marty Party (To view the replay of the Cane click here) (Yankee Cruiser). They wore down that rival and held off The Cane was orphaned earlier this week when Tropical the late charge from Destiny's Chance (Four Starzzz Storm Lee cut a wide swath of flooding devastation across Shark) by a half length. New York's Southern Tier, wiping out the final weekend at Economy Terror, a rallying second in the She's A Great Tioga Downs. Lady final, improved to 5 for 7 as the 1-2 favorite. She is The cancellation left the Cane without a home, until trained by Chris Oakes for Chuck Pompey, Howard Taylor Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs rode to the rescue. The and Edwin Gold. race, as originally drawn, was swiftly transferred and the Sweet Lou (Yankee Cruiser) took the freshman pacing Triple Crown kept whole. colt division in 1:51.1, avenging his lone career loss. And quite a contest it turned out to be as Sweet Lou drew the rail and driver Dave Palone took full Betterthancheddar (Bettor’s Delight), a minor player until advantage. They dictated the fractions and the colt had now in the 3-year-old pacing division, delivered the race of just enough left to score his sixth win in seven starts. his life. He suffered his lone defeat in the previous race, nipped by Betterthancheddar and driver Yannick Gingras fired right Easy Again (Dragon Again) by a nose. This time it, Easy to lead from post No. 7 in a brisk 25.4 opening quarter. Again settled for second money with Star Recruit They yielded to Shadyshark Hanover who clicked off (continued, page 2) punishing fractions of 53 and 1:20.4. When Shadyshark Hanover started to fade, Betterthancheddar, 4-1, slipped by and was all out to hold off another inside challenge from 30-1 shot Townslight Hanover (Bettor's Delight). Powerful Mist (Powerful Toy) surged on the outside to get third. Shadyshark Hanover was fourth. The time was 1:49.2 as Betterthancheddar, unraced at 2, picked up his fifth win in 11 starts for trainer Casie Coleman and owners Steve Calhoun and Coleman's West Wins Stable. Roll With Joe (Cam's Card Shark) had a trip from hell. The Meadowlands Pace and Battle of Brandywine winner drew post No. 8 and it cost him. Roll With Joe was hung wide early and wound up tracking poor cover when Eigh- teen (Cam's Card Shark) stalled in the outer flow. The 3-5 favorite, Roll With Joe finished sixth. The Pacing Triple Crown now moves on the Little Brown Jug on Sept. 22 and concludes with the Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway on Nov. 12. PA. CROWNS ITS 2-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS The night also featured the quartet of $200,000 Pennsyl- vania Sires Stakes championships for 2-year-olds. Sand Violent Blu (Tom Ridge) kicked off the PASS action in the trotting filly division with a 1:54.3 world-record victory. Taking charge past the quarter pole, Sand Violent Blu and driver Brett Miller led the rest of the way. The 1-2 HarnessRacingUpdate.com • 9/11/11 PAGE 2 of 19 (Dragon Again) third. Sweet Lou is trained and co-owned by Ron Burke. Palone picked up a second championship as Stormin Normand (Broadway Hall) came charging out of the pocket for a 2 3-4 length win in the trotting colt division. Trained by Jim Campbell for Fashion Farms, Stormin Normand improved to 5 for 6 with the victory in 1:54.3. Up The Credit Romps in Simcoe Stakes By Ashley Mayotte This year’s Pepsi North America Cup winner, Up The Credit, delivered in his division of the Simcoe Stakes for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. Roll On (Randy Waples) took the glamour boys to the quarter pole in :26. As they entered the back Up The Credit Taking a Simcoe division (New stretch, Image Media photo) driver Jody Jamieson came first-up from third to take the lead, cutting the half in The win was Up The Credit’s seventh of the season in :54.3. The duo held the lead, hitting the three-quarter in 13 starts and ninth lifetime. The brown colt paid $3.10 to 1:21.4. win. Sent off as the 1-2 favourite, the Carl Jamieson trainee In the first $115,643 division, the Ben opened up a six length lead as he crossed the wire stop- Baillargeon-trained Odysseus Bluechip equaled his life- ping the clock in 1:49.1. time best mark of 1:51.3. Bullet Speed (Brian Sears) finished second and Line Officer (Scott Zeron) cut the opening panel in :27.2 Mystician (Rick Zeron) was third. before driver Mario Baillargeon and Odysseus Bluechip After making a costly break in the $532,500 Confedera- launched a first-over attack from third to take command tion Cup at Flamboro Downs on August 14, Jamieson before the half in :56.2. admits he is not worried about that error as Up The Credit As the sophomore pacers entered the final turn, Machal will start in the Little Brown Jug. Jackson came first-up and attempted to take the lead, but “Racing him on a half-mile track is not an issue, he run could not pass the 7-5 favourite as they hit the three quar- up the backside,” Jamieson said. “He run going straight, ter pole in 1:24.1. Odysseus Bluechip dug in to score the not on a turn. Right now, his attitude is great and he’s victory by a neck over a hard closing American Arena healthy. We’re just keeping our fingers crossed for the (Ron Pierce). Westwardho Hanover (Dave Miller) got up ‘Jug.’” for third. Jamieson gives much credit to his father, Carl, who “I really didn’t want to race in front,” Mario admitted. conditions the colt. “Scott (Zeron with Line Officer) got in front and he tapped “My dad and I have had some good horses and had the breaks on. I was in the three-hole so I thought I’d good horses together,” he said. “I don’t think he’s had a come back and control the race. He raced pretty good. horse that went over a million dollars in a single season “He is better on a helmet. He is a notch below the top until now, so it’s a big thrill and hopefully we can keep it ones, but he is going to be a nice horse down the road.” The win was Odysseus Bluechip’s fourth of the season going.” in 11 starts and fifth lifetime, which pushes his career The son of Western Terror-Cantbuymehappiness is one earnings to $143,471. The geldedson of Cam’s Card of harness racing’s newest millionaires, boating Shark-Chutney Hanover is owned by Richard Berthiaume. $1,051,212 in lifetime earnings for Carl Jamieson, Thomas The bay paid $4.90 to win. Kyron, Brian Paquet and Joanne Morrison. HarnessRacingUpdate.com • 9/11/11 PAGE 3 of 19 Big Mcdeal Lowers Champlain Stakes Record a share of the gelding with Gerald Stay, Mac Nichol and By Ashley Mayotte Ken Henwood. Two Champlain divisions for two-year-old Speed Again paid $3.70 to win. colt pacers and a lone division for two-year-old filly pacers were contested Saturday evening at Mohawk Racetrack, Numbers Up At Canadian Yearling Sale with the fillies putting up a big mile to set a new stakes Thanks in part to a $180,000 sale topper, the numbers record. at yesterday’s opening day of the Canadian Yearling Sale In the single $239,801 were up significantly over last year. A total of 142 year- division, Big Mcdeal pulled lings were sold yesterday at Flamboro Downs and they off a 29-1 upset while low- brought an average price of $16,176. Last year’s opening ering the stakes record day average was $14,364. with a 1:51.2 performance. A colt named Occult Master led the way. By Camluck Owned and trained by out of Mystic Mistress, he was bought for the $180,000 by Jack Darling, the freshman George Millar. Millar also purchased the highest priced filly also notched her first filly from the sale, Classy Hidden Rose. The Jereme’s Jet Big Mcdeal (New Image Media lifetime win. miss was consigned by Peninsula Farm and sold for photo) With Paul MacDonell in $95,000. the sulky, the bay won in The sale concludes today. gate-to-wire fashion, cutting the mile through splits of :26.1, :55.2 and 1:23.1.