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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 ©2018 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Crown Finals Set For Saturday; Rivalry Renewed In Older Horse Pace PLAN TO ATTEND Twelve Breeders Crown championships are set for Saturday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with the action kicking off with a special early post time of 5:30 p.m. An Invitational Pace for 3 year olds (featuring Jimmy Freight vs. Stay Hun- gry) and Invitational Trot get things underway before the 2- CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH Year-Old Filly Trot begins the parade of Crown finals in Race 3. With a few of last weekend’s eliminations being an exam- ple of “expect the unexpected,” there could be surprises on NOVEMBER 13-14-15, 2018 Saturday. Betting opportunities will be aplenty, especially BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 with the reduction of the takeout rate to just 15 percent for Pedigrees now available online! all wagers. Trainer Jimmy Takter will start 14 Crown finalists in what Now accepting supplement entries to sell after appears to be the Hall of Famer’s swan song in the champi- the catalog on Thursday, November 15... onship series as he plans on retiring at the end of the year. Takter’s last Crown final is the $430,000 Open Horse Pace Enter online NOW at www.bloodedhorse.com (Race 14) where he sends out Down Under superstar Lazarus N, who starts With McWicked starting from post 2 with Yan- to Lazarus N’s right in nick Gingras driving. post 3, the heated rivalry With McWicked start- between the two pacing ing to Lazarus N’s “There’s No Substitute for Experience” stars will continue. The right in post 3, the JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN pair have met four times, heated rivalry be- P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 with each winning twice. tween the two pacing DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES [email protected] Auctioneers stars will continue. The pair have met four times, with each winning twice. A fifth match-up had been scheduled in the $250,000 Dan WHAT’S INSIDE . Rooney Invitational on Oct. 13 at Yonkers Raceway, but Takter aims for big Crown sendoff—pg. 4 while McWicked was winning the race, Lazarus N was at Can Lather Up rebound in Crown final?—pg. 6 Takter’s New Jersey farm after being scratched “sick.” Toscano looks for Crown love—pg. 8 With only eight entered in the Open Horse Pace there were Baillargeon tackles Crown 3CT—pg. 10 no eliminations, which caused Takter some concern. “I was hoping he had another race under his belt, but it is Crown handicapping contest—pg. 12 what it is,” said Takter. “The horse has been feeling really, Pat Lachance on the mend—pg. 12 really good the last few trainings.” Eye on Pocono—pg. 14 Takter said having Lazarus N inside McWicked is an advan- Crown night weather conditions—pg. 14 tage. He also noted the importance of a victory as not only Crown Chatter—pg. 19 is a Crown trophy at stake, but also a spot in the TVG final next month at the Meadowlands. Not eligible to the TVG, years apart. Wesgate Crown is the only horse to accomplish Lazarus N can receive a ticket with a Crown victory. the feat, winning the 2-Year-Old Colt Trot in 1993 and the “My horse can leave better than McWicked so I was very Older Horse Trot in 1997. happy with the draw,” said Takter. “I hope he wins it because Also, if McWicked wins he would join Bettor Sweet (2012) then he has the TVG.” and Foiled Again (2013) as the only Open Pace winners McWicked won the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Pace older than age six. in 2014 and if driver Brian Sears is successful in directing “I don’t know what there is to be said; everybody that’s the now 7 year old into the winner’s circle on Saturday he watched him race knows what he is,” trainer Casie Cole- would become just the second to capture Crown titles four Continues on page 2 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 28 October 26, 2018 www.harnessracing.com POCONO WINNING POST POSITIONS FREE THIS WEEKEND’S • 2013 Breeders Crown Winners • Program Pages Division Winner (Elim Finish)—Post Position In Final FEATURED RACES 2YO Colt Trot Father Patrick (1, from post 9)—2 All times listed are local. (Nuncio 2nd from post 8 in final) Saturday, October 27 2YO Filly Trot Shake It Cerry (1, from post 4)—3 6:10p PcD3 Breeders Crown 2FP Trackmaster PPs 2YO Filly Pace Uffizi Hanover (4, from post 8)—3 6:35p PcD4 Breeders Crown 2CT Trackmaster PPs 7:00p PcD5 Breeders Crown 2FT Trackmaster PPs 2YO Colt Pace Luck Be Withyou (1, from post 1)—2 7:25p PcD6 Breeders Crown 3FP Trackmaster PPs (won by neck over Sometimes Said, who 7:50p PcD7 Breeders Crown 3CT Trackmaster PPs started from post 9) 8:15p PcD8 Breeders Crown 2CP Trackmaster PPs 3YO Colt Trot Spider Blue Chip (1, from post 5)—4 8:40p PcD9 Breeders Crown OHT Trackmaster PPs 3YO Filly Trot (1, from post 3) Bee A Magician —4 9:05p PcD10 Breeders Crown OMP Trackmaster PPs 3YO Filly Pace I Luv The Nitelife (no elim)—7 9:30p PcD11 Breeders Crown 3FT Trackmaster PPs 3YO Colt Pace Captaintreacherous (1, from post 4)—1 9:55p PcD12 Breeders Crown 3CP Trackmaster PPs (won by neck over Sunshine Beach, who 10:20p PcD13 Breeders Crown OMT Trackmaster PPs started from post 8) 10:45p PcD14 Breeders Crown OHP Trackmaster PPs Older Mare Trot Maven (1, from post 2)—1 Click here to download all Saturday PPs (Cedar Dove was second from post 8, beaten 2 ¼ lengths) Visit www.trackmaster.com Open Trot Market Share (no elim)—1 and subscribe to download (won by nose over Mister Herbie, full cards from your favorite tracks! who started from post 6) Mare Pace Shelliscape (3, from post 9)—7 Post Position Wins at Mohegan Sun Pocono Open Pace (1, from post 6) Foiled Again —2 PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 man was quoted as saying about her horse McWicked, starts 1,714 1,714 1,714 1,714 1,713 1,704 1,613 1,301 670 win 225 240 233 255 271 193 168 101 30 the year’s richest Standardbred with more than $1.1 mil- place 209 243 269 252 250 182 137 122 49 lion in earnings. “I couldn’t be any happier with the show 249 260 232 235 242 172 182 110 38 horse. He’s never thrown in a clunker. Every time he Percent in Money goes behind the gate he gives me everything he’s got. win 13.1 14.0 13.6 14.9 15.8 11.3 10.4 7.8 4.5 Even when he’s had a few bad posts and a few bad trips place 25.3 28.2 29.3 29.6 30.4 22.0 18.9 17.1 11.8 show 39.8 43.3 42.8 43.3 44.5 32.1 30.2 25.6 17.5 he does all he can. “You wouldn’t know he’s 7 years old, that’s for sure.”—By HarnessRacing Weekend Preview Gordon Waterstone Kathy Parker Heather Kemper [email protected] [email protected] Editor/ General Manager Production Manager Watch The Breeders Crown Live Lynne Myers Hannah Reynolds If you’re not able to be at The Downs at Mohegan [email protected] [email protected] Sun Pocono for Saturday night’s Breeders Crown Advertising Manager Editorial Production championship card, you can still watch all the action from Gordon Waterstone Vanessa Flannery [email protected] [email protected] home. 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