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Pelling Preparing for the Meadowlands Pace Elimination On DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 Pelling preparing for the Meadowlands Pace elimination on Saturday, and so much more NEW PLAYERS Trainer Brett Pelling will send out Meadowlands Pace hopefuls Papi Rob Hanover and Allywag Hanover along with many others this weekend DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT MEADOWLANDS PACE ELIMINATION (RACE 8) UP TO $250 JAYWALKING SATURDAY, JULY 11 By Jay Bergman JOIN NOW HORSE (DRIVER) M/L ODDS @BergmanJay 1-MAJOR BETTS (D. DUNN) 9-2 2-CAPTAIN BARBOSSA (A. MCCARTHY) 5-1 3-TALL DARK STRANGER (Y. GINGRAS) 3-1 Brett Pelling has forged a successful career 4-MANTICORE (J. STRATTON) 15-1 as a trainer by planning ahead and leaving 5-CAPTAIN KIRK (J.BONGIORNO) 10-1 no stone unturned. Pelling has entered two 6-ROLL WITH JR (T. TETRICK) 10-1 horses in this year’s Meadowlands Pace with 7-MOCHA ON THE ROCKS (S. ZERON) 20-1 one, Papi Rob Hanover, racing in the single 8-CATCH THE FIRE (M. WILDER) 15-1 elimination heat this Saturday night and 9-CAPT MIDNIGHT (A. MCCARTHY) 8-1 the other, Allywag Hanover, opting to take Inside this issue a bye and move right into the final. Allywag 10-PAPI ROB HANOVER (D. MILLER) 7-2 Hanover instead will head to Harrah’s Phila- Derick Giwner: Morning-line odds and delphia Friday afternoon in a Pennsylvania under the radar stallions, Page 4 Sire Stakes division (race 8). more accomplished Papi Rob Hanover, is Pelling said on Monday that he had hoped that he could be a real player in in the July American Courage looks to stay NY the “Pace” would have a limited number of 18 finale. Strong in Springfield Final, Page 6 entries, giving him a chance to diversify his “I take him out and jog him at 5:00 a.m. in leading sophomore pacers at least for one the morning by himself,” said Pelling of the Kikikatie leaving her mark as a prolific more week. “I would like to give Allywag routine he’s put Allywag Hanover through. stallion producer, Page 7 Hanover a chance to get some points for the “He kind of sees everything and that can Pennsylvania Sire Stakes,” Pelling said of the throw him off.” But Pelling has been more Graduate Pace and Trot Finals featured Captaintreacherous-sired sophomore. than happy with how things have worked out Saturday at The Meadowlands, Page 9 While Papi Rob Hanover was the more at night, even though in both victories Ally- highly regarded 2-year-old for Pelling in 2019, wag Hanover appeared to lock on a line while On The Backstretch: Profile of Breeder this year he has made but one start while in the homestretch. “I’m going to try to work Joe McLead, Page 10 Allywag Hanover has won his first two races on that,” said Pelling, “It doesn’t seem to stop rather impressively at The Meadowlands. him from going forward though.” That is the Woodbine Mohawk Park mandatory “He’s a different kind of horse,” Pelling said core of Pelling as a conditioner. While many payout Jackpot Hi-5 Analysis, Page 12 of Allywag Hanover. “When I got him he was other trainers try to impose their will on a wearing all sort of equipment. We took most horse to make them behave in a particular Virtual inspections at Brittany, Page 13 everything off and I think he’s a lot happier way, Pelling tries to marry the horse’s poten- Industry Headlines, Page 14 going.” tial with a freedom that allows them to feel Translation for Pelling, who at one point comfortable and want to do it. Comments? Questions? earlier this year may have not considered Email the Editor [email protected] Allywag Hanover on equal footing with the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Ohio Sires Stakes ~ this weekend at Northfield & Scioto! Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11 Northfield Park Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Trot 2-Year-Old Colt Pace 2-Year-Old Filly Pace 3-Year-Old Colt Trot For information contact Kimberly Rinker at 614-779-0269 [email protected] For schedule & conditions go to www.racingohio.net © 2020 Daily Racing Form, LLC - 10 Grand Central, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10017 Coming soon! Important 2020 events: Sat., July 18 $400,000 Hambletonian Maturity at the Meadowlands Sat., Aug. 8 $1,000,000 Hambletonian and the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks at the Meadowlands ELIMS FOR BOTH AUG. 1 Fri. & Sat., Oct. 30 & 31 All 12 Breeders Crown Events worth over $6-million at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Breeders Crown 109 South Main St • STE 18 Cranbury, NJ 08512 609-371-2211 Hambletonian.com LISA PHOTO Allywag Hanover took a bye into the Meadowlands Pace final and will instead race Friday at Harrah’s Philadelphia. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 group. Alexis’s Beach has won two of her first three races this year and goes Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division at The Allywag Hanover was an also-ran finishing seven lengths behind Meadows. Racing just five times as a juvenile, Alexis’s Beach has already Papi Rob Hanover and Tall Dark Stranger in last year’s Breeders taken a 1:50 mark in 2020. Her trainer was hoping to miss some of the Crown finale. He appears to have more than helped make up that gap heavy hitters in this division with the Mistletoe Shalee coming up. He this year off explosive 1:48 2/5 and 1:48 victories at The Meadowlands accomplished that in some fashion, with division leaders Lyons Sentinel, for catch-driver David Miller. Tim Tetrick drove him in last year’s Rocknificent and Party Girl Hill drawing into separate divisions. Crown and will be reunited with the colt on Friday and the follow- The Pelling debut of When Dovescry is scheduled for Meadow- ing Saturday night. Allywag Hanover is out of Anderosa Hanover, a lands Pace night (July 18) in the Hambletonian Maturity. Last year’s daughter of The Panderosa, one of Pelling’s four previous Meadow- Hambletonian Oaks winner won her third straight qualifier on July lands Pace winners. 3 for driver David Miller in 1:52 2/5 at The Meadowlands. “She’s just While things worked to Pelling’s plan for Allywag Hanover this a beautiful horse,” said Pelling. “She wears very little equipment and week, it’s hard to say the same is true for Papi Rob Hanover. The just glides over the ground.” When Dovescry will go head-on against Somebeachsomewhere colt couldn’t find a race for a few weeks given Gimpanzee and Chin Chin Hall, and her trainer believes she’ll fit his high earnings from a year ago and then once he did, found himself quite well in that group before eventually going on to tackle horses starting from post 10 last Saturday night against a field of mostly like Atlanta and Manchego later in the year. older horses. “It really wasn’t what I was looking for,” said Pelling, Caviart Ally’s last two races were not up to her impressive resume, who thought it only fair that 3-year-olds would be allowed to draw but Pelling understands where the gifted pacing mare is at this time. inside versus higher conditioned horses. “She’s put on a bit too much weight and we’ve got to get that off of her,” Papi Rob Hanover raced exceptionally well in his 2020 debut, finish- Pelling said. “She was all set to go before we shut down. She just needs ing a solid closing second behind Capt Midnight, a colt he’ll face again some more work.” this Saturday night. “I think David (Miller) did what he could, but Pelling’s 24-year-old son Jack has been driving in qualifying races you really don’t want to go five wide full blast through the first turn for his dad over the last month at Magical Acres and Harrah’s Phila- with a colt making his first start,” said Pelling in defense of Papi Rob’s delphia, and could find his way into pari-mutuel action sometime performance. down the road when he gets his “A” license. “He’s 6 feet tall and 135 Things may need to be a little different this Saturday as Papi Rob pounds. He’s built a lot like Dexter (Dunn),” Pelling said. “I think he Hanover again drew post 10 against a field of just sophomores. He (Jack) can make speed but he’s going to need go get experience first need only finish in the top eight to qualify for the final, though a before going out against the best drivers.” victory would give him some post preference. Pelling’s juveniles usually show up a little later in the year, but he “It’s not the way I wanted to come into the Meadowlands Pace with unveiled a nice filly last Saturday in Test Of Faith, a New York Sire him,” said Pelling bluntly about the lead-up Papi Rob Hanover has had Stakes division winner in 1:52 2/5 at Vernon Downs. “I wasn’t expect- this year. “In the past there were prep races like the New Jersey Sire ing a 26 first quarter,” said Pelling, “I told Jimmy (Marohn Jr.) she Stakes and New Jersey Classic you could use to get them set up for this was a nice filly and he drove her that way.” race. He’s basically had one start against overnight competition.” Warrawee Whynot, a full brother to Warrwee Ubeaut, won a quali- Still, given Pelling’s history, it would be quite wise to respect Papi fier at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:57 2/5 on Tuesday with a 27 1/5 final Rob Hanover over the next two Saturday nights.
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