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Harness Racing's Greatest Rivalry? DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2020 Katz goes for Meadowlands Pace trifecta Owner Marvin Katz has three chances at winning his third DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT Meadowlands Pace, potentially using three different trainers NEW PLAYERS UP TO $250 By Derick Giwner reunion in JOIN NOW Manalapan, The first major stakes date of 2020 will New Jersey. take place on July 18 at The Meadowlands Her family is and few people have more to root for than all from the Inside this issue owner Marvin Katz. With three horses in New York/ the $631,650 Meadowlands Pace – including New Jersey Jay Bergman: Breaking down the 2020 likely favorite Tall Dark Stranger – and a area,” said Meadowlands Pace, Page 6 pair of contenders on the undercard stakes, Katz. “So I the Toronto native, a regular at these major was about 45 minutes from The Meadowlands Meadowlands Pace Night insider nights of racing, will have to do his cheering and watching the Hambletonian on TV. I just selections and analysis, Pages 8-9 from afar due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. won the Hambletonian and I honestly didn’t “I’ve been know if I was the happiest guy in the world or Taylor eyeing another Hambo price thinking about the sickest, because I was so close to the track with Back Of The Neck, Page 11 it,” said Katz and won but not in attendance. I took so much on the possibil- abuse from people who said, ‘Sure you’re a big Chin Chin Hall out for the year after ity of making shot. You don’t even come to the Hambletonian suffering injury, Page 11 it to The Mead- when you win.’ So, as far as not being there, owlands on the horses will do what they can. They have Darin Zoccali: Manchego vs. Atlanta a Saturday before my best wishes, but I would much prefer to be brewing rivalry, Page 12 outlining all of there on Saturday and have some excitement.” the obstacles. If there is solace to the fact that Katz must Derick Giwner: Time to take notice of “My wife prob- watch Meadowlands Pace night at home, it is Ohio-bred Action Uncle, Page 13 ably won’t let the fact that even if he did show up, owners me go. You also are not permitted in the winner’s circle due On The Backstretch: Profile of trainer need special to COVID-19 restrictions. That will hardly Bruce Saunders, Page 14 RACEHORSEPHOTO Marvin Katz won the permission to dampen the spirits of those in attendance as $100K Meadowlands Pick 4 video + 1997 Meadowlands cross the border many of the sport’s top trotters in pacers will Pace with Dream Away and then you compete in 10 stakes races on a blockbuster best bets and analysis, Page 17 and the 2013 Pace with have to quaran- 13-race card with an early post time of 6:30 PM. Industry Headlines: Whose Blues and Captaintreacherous. tine for 14 days The main event on Saturday for Katz and when you come most fans of the sport is the Meadowlands Pace. May Baby shine in Sire Stakes, Page 17 back. I love to come to these events, but it is Listed as race 9 on the program with an approx- Comments? Questions? probably more prudent to stay home.” imate off time of 10:05 PM, The Pace final is the Email the Editor [email protected] Katz, who won the Meadowlands Pace as part first major race for 3-year-old pacers of 2020 due of the ownership group with Captaintreacher- to the rescheduling of the North America Cup ous in 2013 and Dream Away in 1997, recalled to August 29 and the cancellation of the Max the last time he missed the opportunity to feel Hempt Memorial. the adrenaline rush of being at the track as one Tall Dark Stranger, who Katz owns in part- TO ENSURE PROPER DELIVERY of his top horses won a marquee race. It was a nership with Crawford Farms Racing, Caviart OF THE NEWSLETTER VIA decade ago and for arguably the most important Farms and Howard Taylor, is the 7-5 morning- EMAIL, ADD [email protected]. race for Standardbreds in the world. line favorite in the Meadowlands Pace. The BHSCo.-Summercom Entries-2_Layout to YOUR contact 1 L IST 7/13/2020 3:19“Muscle PM Page Massive 1 was racing in the Hamble- tonian on the same day as my wife’s family CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 DON’T BE SHUT OUT! ENTER ONLINE NOW www.bloodedhorse.com Mixed sale entries will close around JULY 20 or when full! JERRY HAWS P.O. Box 187 Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Phone: (859) 858-4415 AUGUST 25 & 26, 2020 Fax: (859) 858-8498 “There’s No Substitute for Experience” © 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 NIKKI SHERMAN Trainer Nancy Takter (left), driver Yannick Gingras (center) and co-owner Marvin Katz were all smiles after winning the 2019 Breeders Crown with Tall Dark Stranger. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 only got into the race off the ‘Also Eligible’ list because stablemate Chief Mate elected to race at The Meadows in a PA Sire Stakes race 2-year-old divisional champion defeated older horses off cover in his first instead. “In his first start of the year he beat Papi Rob Hanover in 1:49 start of the year in 1:47 4/5 and came back with an easy win on the engine and change and he paced in 1:49 as a 2-year-old. He’s a very good horse in 1:48 1/5 in last Saturday’s elimination. and I don’t think he should be dismissed lightly.” “It’s the joyride that we all dream about,” said Katz about the experi- While Katz has the horse to beat in Tall Dark Stranger, a person he ence thus far with Tall Dark Stranger, who has won 10-of-11 career starts is very familiar with trains the 4-1 second choice (Papi Rob Hanover, with one second-place finish. “I never feel confident in these big races, post 9) and 5-1 third choice (Allywag Hanover, post 4). Brett Pelling but I’m hopeful. He’s clearly demonstrated that he is an exceptional conditioned Dream Away when he won the 1997 Pace Final for Katz, horse with rare ability. He’s one of those horses that is an outstanding Robert Tucker, Sam Goldband and Al Libfeld. Interestingly, Captain- individual and combines it with great pedigree and top-end talent.” treacherous was trained by Tony Alagna, so Katz has strong ties to Certainly to Tall Dark Stranger’s advantage is having perhaps most of the trainers in the field. the hottest trainer in the sport, Nancy Takter, calling the shots. The “I’m friends with all three (Takter, Pelling and Alagna). Tony, of 39-year-old trainer has won 33-of-76 races in 2020 and sports a UTRS course, I’m very good friends with and have the highest regards for (Universal Trainer Rating System) of .564, best in North America by him. Brett and I have a cordial relationship and I consider him one of a wide margin. Incidentally, she was also the caretaker for Muscle the greatest horsemen ever. I wish him nothing but the best, however, Massive when he won the Hambletonian for Katz in 2010. we are hoping we do a bit better on Saturday,” said Katz. “I think that Nancy Takter is demonstrating the ability, intelli- Pelling’s one-two combination of Papi Rob Hanover and Allywag gence and skill that she was born with,” said Katz. “She is devoted to Hanover are no doubt formidable. The former actually defeated Tall her craft and has become a master craftsperson. She was born into Dark Stranger in the 2019 Breeders Crown but was disqualified for this business, grew up around the business and trained under argu- causing interference. In two starts this year, the son of Somebeach- ably the greatest horseman who ever lived (Jimmy Takter). She has somewhere has drawn post 10 twice and really hasn’t had the oppor- clearly taken a lot from her father and she deserves the attention. I’m tunity to shine or been in a spot where it made financial sense for proud of her but I’m not surprised.” driver David Miller to empty the tank. As part of a three-horse contingent from trainer Tony Alagna, Katz Allywag Hanover, along with Chief Mate, took a bye into the Mead- also has Meadowlands Pace elimination runner-up Captain Kirk owlands Pace final and instead elected to race in a leg of the Pennsyl- (post 10) and Capt Midnight (post 7) in the field of 10. Alagna also vania Sire Stakes on July 10 at Harrah’s Philadelphia. As with each of trains Captain Barbossa (post 3). his three starts this year, he won, and didn’t seem fazed by new driver “It is unfortunate he drew the 10-hole because I think he has really Tim Tetrick being in the bike.
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