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August race calendar page 22 FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019 ©2019 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Palone, Croghan Look To Rule Adios With Prince Of Tides DON’T BE SHUT OUT! Will a “Prince” rule in Saturday afternoon’s 53rd annual For The $400,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows? Driver Dave Palone and trainer Ross Croghan sure hope so as they team up with Prince Of Tides, whose current five-race win streak includes an open-lengths, 1:49.4 score in his Adios elimination last Saturday. Three eliminations were con- AUGUST 27 & 28, 2019 tested, with the top three finish- ers in each advancing to the BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION — TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 final. The total field was re- • MIXED SALE ENTRIES WILL CLOSE WHEN FULL! • duced by one by the early ENTER ONLINE NOW AT scratch of arguably the pre-race favorite Workin Ona Mystery www.bloodedhorse.com due to sickness. The connections of the three elimination winners—all odds- on favorites on the toteboard— StallTZ.se/Adam Strom Photo earned the right to choose their “His strong suit is post for the final, and after that when you get Southwind Ozzi grabbed post 3 “There’s No Substitute for Experience” him up to speed and Captain Victorious post 4, JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN he can carry it Croghan and Palone selected P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 quite a ways. Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 SHETLER & ASSOCIATES post 1 for Prince Of Tides. It’s [email protected] Auctioneers Those kind of the same starting spot as the horses usually elim for Prince Of Tides, who Croghan noted Prince Of Tide’s imposing presence, one bode well here…” cruised to a six-length victory. that led to Palone finding a bigger sulky to use for the elim. –Dave Palone “I was happy with my horse, “He’s a big colt but he races in a regular bike and has a he carried his speed a long nice, straight gait,” said Croghan, “and he never hit any- way,” said Palone. “One thing I learned about him is that I thing before, but Dave looked at him and said, ‘Holy #&$@’ don’t think he’s a sprinter. His strong suit is that when you and went and got a bigger bike.” get him up to speed he can carry it quite a ways. Those kind Palone believes Southwind Ozzi, who overcame the out- of horses usually bode well here, when you can forwardly side post 9 in his elim to win in 1:49.3, is the one to beat in place them and hit the gas and stay on the gas.” the final. Croghan agrees. “I thought Southwind Ozzi was super impressive and I’d “He’s not a colt that has the :25.3 in him, but he has the :27 make him the favorite, but anything can happen in a horse and he can carry it a long way,” said Croghan. Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . Seaside Bliss ready for Hambo Oaks—pg. 4 Donato Hanover moving to Sweden?—pg. 13 Owners take a shot with “Casha”—pg. 5 Guardian Angel As heads to Plainridge—pg. 14 Gingras eyes sixth straight Oaks—pg. 7 Gingras, Callahan banged up in Philly—pg. 15 Woodside Charm update—pg. 7 First Over with Kathy Parker—pg. 16 Evident Beauty heads to Oaks—pg. 8 Sugg, MacDonald in track accidents—pg. 17 Don’t Let’em races in Reynolds—pg. 11 Ones To Watch—pg. 18 Kiara Morgan off to hot start—pg. 11 Between Races with Dave Palone—pg. 19 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 22 July 26, 2019 www.harnessracing.com race,” said Palone. “It’s very hard to win here from the nine hole with two or three moves and get home in :27 when FREE THIS WEEKEND’S you’re three deep in the last turn. If he comes back with a Program number like that, we’re going to have to step up.” Pages FEATURED RACES Prince Of Tides is a son of Somebeachsomewhere out All times listed are local. of the 2008 Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year Tug Friday, July 26 River Princess. Owned by co-breeder Let It Ride Stables 7:40p M2 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs in partnership with Dana Parham and Howard Taylor, 8:00p M3 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs Prince Of Tides made just four starts last year at two, 8:20p M4 Haughton Mem. 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs posting a first, a second and a third. Prince Of Tides’ lone 9:28p M7 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs freshman win came in a Pennsylvania Stallion event at 10:10p M9 Haughton Mem. 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs The Meadows. Click here to download all Friday PPs “He was a big, growthy colt and just wasn’t kicking into high gear,” Croghan explained about curtailing Prince Of Saturday, July 27 Tide’s rookie season after less than a handful of starts. 3:25p Mea13 Adioo Volo 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs Prince Of Tides came out of the box strong this year at 3:45p Mea14 Adioo Volo 3FP div. Trackmaster PPs three, finishing second and first in the Wiggleit Jiggleit 4:05p Mea15 Delvin Miller Adios 3CP Trackmaster PPs Series prelims at the Meadowlands before capturing the 8:15p M4 Golden Receiver OHP final Trackmaster PPs $58,500 final in 1:49.4. Prince Of Tides started his current win skein on May 27 at Harrah’s Philadelphia when he 8:35p M5 Hambletonian Oaks elim Trackmaster PPs cruised to a 6 ¼-length. 1:50 triumph in a PA Stallion 9:47p M8 Hambletonian Oaks elim Trackmaster PPs division. He posted an identical clocking the following 10:10p M9 Reynolds Mem. 3CT Trackmaster PPs week in Philly in an overnight, and then cruised to a Click here to download all Saturday PPs career-best 1:48.3 win in a conditioned pace at the Meadowlands on June 22. Visit www.trackmaster.com Croghan said the Adios is the lone major stakes on Prince and subscribe to download Of Tides’ calendar this year, so he’ll head back to the Penn- full cards from your favorite tracks! sylvania-sired circuit afterward. “Believe it or not, this is his only major race this year since he didn’t show that much at two,” said Croghan. “He has Post Position Wins at The Meadows some New Jersey homegrown stuff too.” A win by Prince Of Tides would end long Adios PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 droughts for both Palone and Croghan. Despite domi- starts 1,433 1,433 1,433 1,433 1,432 1,427 1,354 1,170 724 269 nating the drivers’ standings at The Meadows for win 165 177 186 248 258 154 124 70 42 13 place 188 182 182 182 209 186 160 79 43 19 decades, Palone’s lone win in the track’s signature event show 185 182 219 175 198 170 135 105 38 25 came in 1999 with Washington VC, who upset eventual Percent in Money Horse of the Year Blissfull Hall. Croghan’s drought goes win 11.5 12.4 13.0 17.3 18.0 10.8 9.2 6.0 5.8 4.8 one year longer as his lone victory came in 1998 with place 24.6 25.1 25.7 30.0 32.6 23.8 21.0 12.7 11.7 11.9 Artist Stena.—By Gordon Waterstone show 37.5 37.8 41.0 24.2 46.4 35.7 30.9 21.7 17.0 21.2 $400,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace The Meadows, Saturday, July 27, Race 15, Post Time: 4:05 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Yearling Price 1—Prince Of Tides (Somebeachsomewhere) D. Palone/R. Croghan 4-1 Let It Ride Stbs, Docs Fm, Robert Cooper Stbs/Homebred 2—Stag Party (Bettor’s Delight) D. Dunn/C. Coleman 6-1 F. Hertrich III/$125,000 3—Captain Victorious (Captaintreacherous) Y. Gingras/R. Burke 3-1 White Birch Farm/$40,000 4—Southwind Ozzi (Somebeachsomewhere) B. Sears/B. MacKenzie 2-1 Southwind Farms/$85,000 5—Wild Wild Western (Western Ideal) M. Wilder/N. Parker 20-1 F. Hertrich III/$55,000 6—Escapetothebeach (Somebeachsomewhere) T. Tetrick/T. Alagna 10-1 Bamond Racing/$175,000 7—Reigning Deo (Rock N Roll Heaven) A. McCarthy/B. Pelling 12-1 Deo Volente Farms/$45,000 8—Branquinho (Somebeachsomewhere) T. Buter/R. Schnittker 12-1 R. Schnittker, C. Iannazzo/Homebred 9—Quatrain Blue Chip (Somebeachsomewhere) D. Miller/C. Oakes 20-1 Blue Chip Bloodstock/$180,000 PENNSYLVANIA SCOREBOARD IMPORTANT PENNSYLVANIA-SIRED WINNERS FROM JULY 16-JULY 20, 2019 INCLUDE THESE HIGHLIGHTS DATE & TRACK EVENT WINNER OWNER/BREEDER SIRE-DAM July 16 $188,016 (div.) PASS Gangster Hanover Ake Svanstedt Inc., S R F Stable, FATHER PATRICK Brittany Farms/ The Meadows 2YOCT 2,1:55.3f ($31,336) Brittany Farms Global Desire July 16 $188,016 (div.) PASS King Alphonso Ake Svanstedt Inc., Bender Sweden, MUSCLE HILL Little E LLC, Douglas Sipple/ The Meadows 2YOCT 2,1:57.1f ($31,336) Order By Stable Amour Heiress July 16 $188,016 (div.) PASS Real Cool Sam Fashion Farms/ MUSCLE HILL The Meadows 2YOCT 2,1:55.2f ($52,836) Fashion Farms Cooler Schooner July 19 $189,705 (div.) PASS Sorella Elmer Fannin, Crawford Farms/ MUSCLE HILL Philadelphia 2YOFT 2,1:58f ($19,010) Elmer Fannin Kadealia July 19 $189,705 (div.) PASS Queen Of The Hill Al Libfeld/ EXPLOSIVE MATTER Paymaq Racing, Louis Willinger, Philadelphia 2YOFT 2,1:57.1f ($38,020) James Bafia Flyer Mel Burke Racing Stb., Weaver Bruscemi, J&T July 19 $189,705 (div.) PASS Crucial Silva-Purnel & Libby, WJ Donovan/ FATHER PATRICK S.