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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Intimidate Defending Maple Leaf, But From Post 9 ACCEPTING ENTRIES Intimidate is back to defend his Maple Leaf Trot title, but the now 6 year old will face a mostly new cast of con- tenders for the 2015 Maple Leaf title. In 2014, Intimidate started from post 3 in the Maple Leaf final and took on Sebastian K and then nosed out the lead- ing free-for-aller on the wire in 1:54.2. This year he’ll have to start from post 9. Sylvain Filion, the leading driver on the Woodbine Enter- NOVEMBER 16-17-18-19, 2015 tainment circuit this year in both wins and purse winnings, drove Intimidate to the victory in last year’s Maple Leaf and BLACK TYPE SESSION - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 will be up behind the horse again this Plans call for Black type entries close October 1. Saturday night at Mohawk for the Resolve to race Enter Online Now At $685,000 race. without shoes “He hasn’t been himself yet, not www.bloodedhorse.com in the Maple the horse who won last year,” said Leaf final. Filion, “but I liked the way he raced in the elimination (finishing second to Resolve). He still doesn’t have the kick he had last year, but Luc (trainer Luc Blais) told me he thinks he’ll be even better for the final.” Even if Intimidate is at his best, he will be facing a tough “There’s No Substitute for Experience” field that includes elimination winners Resolve and Natural JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 Herbie. The Ake Svansedt trained and driven Resolve, who P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES beat Intimidate in an elimination by 3 ¼ lengths in 1:52.4, is [email protected] Auctioneers the horse to beat. Natural Herbie won his elim by a neck over Bee A Magician in 1:52.4. The kind of shoes a trotter wears, or in some cases doesn’t WHAT’S INSIDE . wear, can make a big difference when it comes to perform- Maple Leaf Musings—pg. 2 ance. As was the case in the Maple Leaf elimination, Svanst- Big program at Mohawk on Saturday—pg. 4 edt Stable assistant Bernie Noren said plans call for Resolve Alagna has “Peaceful” contender—pg. 6 to race barefoot again in the final. Backstretch with Gordon—pg. 10 Intimidate edged Sebastian K (covered Ribbon-cutting at Red Mile—pg. 12 up inside) by a nose in the 2014 Maple Leaf Trot, with Market Share (2) third. Ohio Selected Jug sale Saturday—pg. 12 Natural Herbie was perhaps overlooked in his Maple Leaf elim, going off at odds of 13-1, after he finished sixth in an Invitational at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Ver- lin Yoder, who owns, trains and drives Natural Herbie, said the horse’s shoes caused the poor performance at Pocono. “It was a blacksmith error, and I’m the blacksmith. I didn’t change his shoes and he was sticking too much on that track,” Yoder said of the Natural Herbie’s sixth- place finish at Pocono. “You just can’t have too much grab there, and I didn’t make enough of a change. He wore his normal shoes at Mohawk and he’ll be wearing them again this Saturday.”—By Kathy Parker New Image Media Photo HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 22 September 18, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Maple Leaf Musings FREE BEE A MAGICIAN—post 2 Program THIS WEEK’S “She hadn’t raced in a while (since Aug. 21) so we expect Pages FEATURED RACES her to be better this week for the final. It’s a very competi- tive race so I’m hoping to work out a good trip.”—driver Friday, Sept. 18 All times listed are local. Brian Sears 1:20p Phl3 Liberty Bell 3CT Trackmaster PPs LINDY’S TRU GRIT—post 5 2:00p Phl5 Liberty Bell 3CT Trackmaster PPs “He had been battling sickness and he raced better than I 2:40p Phl7 Liberty Bell 3CT Trackmaster PPs thought he would. 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