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Triple Crown Brings Early Fireworks to Yonkers DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 Triple Crown brings early fireworks to Yonkers The $500,000 MGM Yonkers Trot and $500,000 MGM Grand Messenger NEW PLAYERS provide plenty of intrigue for fans of the sport and handicappers alike DOUBLE YOUR Fourth of July may be scheduled for Sunday FIRST DEPOSIT but the Harness Racing fireworks will be exploding a bit early as Yonkers Raceway hosts a quartet of major stakes on Friday (July 2) for UP TO 3-year-olds, including the kick-off legs for both the trotting and pacing Triple Crowns. $250 Eliminations on June 25 thinned the fields Join Now: promos.drf.com/offer down to the elite eight that will compete in the pair of $500,000 Triple Crown races – MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger – for the boys as well as two $150,000 filly companion races – New York New York Mile Inside this issue Trot and Park MGM Pace – for the ladies. As is customary, the ladies lead off the parade of stakes carded as races six through nine on the Jay Bergman: Disqualification by 12-race card that starts at 7:15 ET. technical foul; Derick Giwner: A central Trainer Marcus Melander enters the New Judges office, Page 6 York New York Mile Trot with a strong pair of Courant Inc-owned 3-year-old fillies on Hambletonian & Oaks champions to opposite ends of the starting gate. The 2019 battle in Joie De Vie at The Big M, Page 7 Dan Patch Trainer of the Year sends out Itera- tion from post 2 and Imhatra Am S from the Bob Marks: First-crop stallions making 8-hole in hopes of taking down at least half of an early name for themselves, Page 9 the $150,000 prize. Iteration, along with Sweeping Rainbow Alexander has high hopes for Lightning (9-2, post 5, David Miller), were given byes as Leia in Scioto’s Next Generation, Page 10 the other six finalists competed for spots in USTA PHOTO last week’s elimination. The Chapter Seven- Trainer Marcus Melander has Iteration & Imhatra Am S in the NY NY Mile and In On The Backstretch: Profile of trainer sired Iteration, listed as the 5-2 morning Range in the MGM Yonkers Trot. Steve Carter, Page 11 line favorite, has won both of her starts in Mohawk Hi-5 Mandatory payout 2021 including an impressive 1:53 1/5 Empire Breeders Classic victory at Vernon Downs on bike again on Friday as he choose Iteration analysis & Best Bets, Page 13 June 18. over Imhatra Am S (15-1), who gets a very Industry news, Page 14 “She really stepped up in the Empire Breed- capable replacement in George Brennan. ers Classic. I wasn’t there but Brian [Sears] Imhatra Am S came charging home when Comments? Questions? said it was not the best track that night. She clear in the stretch to finish just a head back Email the Editor [email protected] did it very easy and I think she is coming into in second behind Mazzarati (3-1, post 7, Tim this very sharp,” said Melander, who felt the Tetrick) in the elimination a week ago. change to the smaller half-mile oval wouldn’t “She raced very well in the elimination. TO ENSURE PROPER delivery hurt her chances. “She was on the half last If she would’ve gotten room a little earlier OF THE NEWSLETTER VIA year and didn’t have any problem with it and I think she would’ve gotten there,” said EMAIL, ADD [email protected]. I would be shocked if she had a problem with Melander about Imhatra Am S. “I think she it this year.” com to your contact LIST Regular driver Brian Sears will be in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Congratulations to last weekeknd’s Ohio Sires Stakes Winners! Coming up Friday, July 9 at Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt & Filly Trot ~ Leg 1 3-Year-Old Filly Trot Leg 2 Winner Saturday, July 10 at Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Filly Trot Leg 2 Winner Herculisa 2-Year-Old Colt & Filly Pace ~ Leg 1 Katie’s Lucky Day © 2021 Daily Racing Form, LLC - 10 Grand Central, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10017 FRIDAY, JULY 2ND • 7:15 POST TIME Please play responsibly. Concerns about gambling? Help is available. Call the 24-hour toll-free helpline at 1.877.8HopeNY. MELISSA SIMSER-IOVINO Test Of Faith, who is undefeated in 2021 and only beaten once in 12 career starts, will be a heavy favorite in the Park MGM Pace. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 can get a good check with the right trip, but the 8-hole is the 8-hole.” The wide-open New York New York Mile also features a pair of starters from trainer George Ducharme – Lindys Dollywood (9-1, post 4, Todd McCarthy) and Contested Hanover (8-1, post 6, Scott Zeron) – and elimination fourth- and fifth-place finishers Rebel Girl (6-1, post 3, Dexter Dunn) and Presto (9-1, post 1, Yannick Gingras). There is no doubt that the seventh race Park MGM Pace will feature the shortest-priced favorite of the stakes on the Friday card. The unbeaten-in-2021 Test of Faith headlines the field of sophomore fillies after winning her elimination handily in 1:52 1/5, more than two full seconds faster than the other elimination was timed. “She came out of the race really good,” said trainer Brett Pelling, who admitted that Test Of Faith has no weaknesses. “If she has one, I haven’t found it yet. She’s sound, has a beautiful gait, gets around a half perfectly and doesn’t wear any rigging. I try to spend time with her but my job as a trainer is to fix things and there isn’t much wrong because she is who she is.” GEORGIA PANAGI Test of Faith (3-2), who will start from post 3 with regular pilot Ahundreddollarbill seemed well within himself as he crossed the David Miller at the controls for owners Melvin Segal, Kentuckiana wire first in his Yonkers Trot elimination. Racing Stable and Eddie Gran, should face her greatest obstacles to the winner’s circle from a pair of Linda Toscano-trained fillies on the inside of the gate. Heart Of Mine (7-2, post 1, Jason Bartlett) won the Trainer Tony Alagna hopes he has that chance with elimination other elimination a week ago in 1:54 2/5 and is now perfect in six starts winner Ahundreddollarbill (4-1, post 6, Andrew McCarthy), who this year. Her stablemate Marsala Hanover (9-2, Zeron) starts just to scored over the surface last Friday in 1:54 2/5. Owned by Crawford her outside and was third behind Test of Faith in the elimination. Farms Racing and James A Crawford, the son of Chapter Seven has “Marsala Hanover has gone some big trips and might be the only posted a perfect record in four starts this year. one that can go her speed. Do I fear her, probably not,” said Pelling “He’s trained back well all winter and has really lived up to what when asked about the competition. we thought he could be,” said Alagna. “I think we have the best horse, Other contenders in the field include Darby Hanover (7-1, Andy but it is half-mile track racing and you need things to go your way. As Miller) and Classicist (7-1, Todd McCarthy) from posts 4 and 5, respec- far as ability-wise, who he’s racing against and how he’s done it so far tively. Both finished second in the preliminary round last week, with – he won with the earplugs in the other day – I feel very comfortable.” the former chasing Heart Of Mine and the latter getting run down by While handicappers may be concerned that Ahundreddollarbill Test Of Faith. had trouble with the turns at Yonkers in his elimination win, Alagna All 20-1 in the early line, Shania Blue Chip (Dunn), So Irresistible is hardly worried. (Andrew McCarthy) and Lyons Softassilk (Tetrick) complete the field “It was more so that Andy [McCarthy] was taking a hold of him to from posts 6 through 8, respectively. see where the field was getting settled. It really wasn’t the [first] turn Race eight marks the 2021 launch of the Trotting Triple Crown, itself, he just had him doubled-up letting everyone else get position which combines the MGM Yonkers Trot, Hambletonian at The Mead- before he could move on to the front.” owlands and Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile. All eight starters Fellow elimination winner Johan Palema (1:54 1/5) worked out in the $500,000 Yonkers Trot are also Hambletonian eligible and one a perfect pocket trip and sprinted home in 27 2/5 to advance to the winner will have the opportunity to become the 10th Triple Crown champion. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 DRF Harness Digest | 3 | July 1, 2021 Visit us online at drf.com/harness CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 final. That sharp mile earned him morning-line favorite status at 3-1. Driver Yannick Gingras should once again get the chance to make his own luck with the Ake Svanstedt-trained and Bender Sweden Inc- owned son of Bar Hopping from post 3. Svanstedt’s chances of taking home the trophy are exponentially better than Gingras since he also trains Ambassador Hanover (9-2), who he co-owns and will drive from post 1, and Mon Amour (6-1), leav- ing from post 4 with Andy Miller in the bike.
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