PLAN to ATTEND Racing for the First Time Since Capturing the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks on Aug
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 ©2020 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Hambo Champ Vs. Oaks Champ In Zweig Memorial 3FT PLAN TO ATTEND Racing for the first time since capturing the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks on Aug. 8 at the Meadowlands, Ra- mona Hill and Sorella will square off in Friday afternoon’s $160,400 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old filly trotters. The card also includes the $330,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for 3-year-old male trotters. When Ramona Hill became the 15th filly to win the $1 mil- lion Hambletonian, it set the stage for Friday’s showdown ONE DAY! AUGUST 25, 2020 with Oaks champ Sorella. Two FEATURING A BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION “It’s a great race years ago, when the filly At- and a great race lanta won the Hambo, she met Online Bidding Will Be Available for harness racing up with Oaks winner Manchego 394 Entries! fans to watch.” in her next start two weeks later –Nancy Takter in the Casual Breeze at Wood- Catalog now available at bine Mohawk Park, with that www.bloodedhorse.com race won by Manchego. However, while Atlanta sat the fol- lowing week out after her historic Hambo win, Manchego raced against the boys in the Zweig Memorial, where she finished second by a note to Met’s Hall. For Sorella, her Oaks win was her fourth of the year in five starts. In her 1:50.2 career-best win in the Reynolds on July at the Meadowlands, Sorella bested third-place finisher Ra- “There’s No Substitute for Experience” mona Hill by three lengths. Ramona Hill turned the tables JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 the following week in the Delvin Miller Memorial. Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 • [email protected] Trainer Nancy Takter said the only thing different in the Zweig is that she’ll have a new driver in Dexter Dunn as going to be the one who moves? I think short fields can be a regular pilot Yannick Gingras is racing in Canada. little bit more exciting. “She came out of the race great,” said Takter. “She trained “It’s a great race and a great race for harness racing fans really nice (Wednesday) morning. She gets a new driver to watch. I’m excited to watch the race—and in person,” because Yannick is up in Canada but Dexter will get along laughed Takter, noting she cannot travel to Canada for Sat- fine with her.” urday’s North America Cup eliminations due to covid-19 Listed as the 3-2 morning-line favorite, Ramona Hill will travel restrictions. start from post 1, with the 8-5 second-choice Sorella lining Takter will also be sending out Hambletonian runner-up up in post 3. Sandwiched between in post 2 (at odds of 5-2) Ready For Moni in the Zweig for males. Ready For Moni is is Oaks runner-up Hypnotic AM. Completing the short five- the 9-5 morning-line favorite from post 4, with Hambleton- horse field is Fortune Starlet and Tricky Sister, who respec- ian third-place finisher Back Of The Neck the second choice tively finished sixth and seventh in the Oaks. at 5-2 from post 1 with Scott Zeron driving. Both colts cap- “Five horses makes it also a little bit more difficult be- tured their respective Stanley Dancer Memorial divisions cause there are different tactics,” opined Takter. “Who wants heading into the Hambletonian. to cut the mile and who wants to not cut the mile? Who is Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . 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