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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 ©2017 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Stars Converge On Hoosier Park For Breeders Crown PLAN TO ATTEND The first-ever $6 million Breeders Crown championships at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino attracted 166 entries, slightly less than last year’s record 174 entries for the events held at the Meadowlands. Eliminations are needed for every division with the exception of the $250,000 Mare Trot, which drew BREEDERS CROWN ENTRIES just five entries. Fillies and mares will Division Alagna Burke Takter NOVEMBER 13-14-15-16, 2017 go postward in eight 2FT 0 0 2 eliminations on Friday BLACK TYPE SESSION - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 2FP 1 3 0 night, while the males 2CT 2 0 3 Our largest and most popular sale of the year! will participate in 14 1,250 Entries • 235 Yearlings 2CP 3 1 2 elims on Saturday. 3FT 0 0 1 Breeders Crown condi- www.bloodedhorse.com 3FP 0 0 1 tions stipulate that there 3CT 0 2 1 will be no trailers in 3CP 2 3 2 eliminations, which OMT 1 0 1 means no more than OMP 1 2 1 nine can be on the gate OHT 0 3 2 this weekend. However, OHP 0 2 0 a maximum of 10 can “There’s No Substitute for Experience” compete in the finals, JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 meaning full fields will have one trailer at the start, as per P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES the regular format at Hoosier Park. [email protected] Auctioneers In addition to horses who raced primarily on the Grand Circuit, the Breeders Crown has attracted several regional stars. Many of those performers have Sires Stakes victories Graduate final winner Sintra was supplemented to the on their resumes, including 15 who captured their divi- Open Pace. sional finals this year, among them Indiana’s Carol’s Z Tam Once again, trainers Ron Burke and Jimmy Takter have and Rock N Tony. dominated the Breeders Crown entry box with Tony Alagna Four horses were supplemented to this year’s Crown, a close third. Burke and Takter each have 16 entries while including 3-year-old colt pacer Funknwaffles, who comes Alagna has 10 entries. The trio’s combined 42 horses repre- into the elims off a win in the New York Sires Stakes sent 25.3 percent of the starters. final. International Moni, whose wins this year include Burke has three starters in the 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, in- heats of the Hambletonian and Kentucky Futurity, was cluding Youaremycandygirl, who won the She’s A Great supplemented to the 3-Year-Old Colt Trot. Lady final and then an International Stallion division in a Homicide Hunter, who won the Centaur Classic last month world-record 1:50. After sending out six starters in last at Hoosier Park, was supplemented to the Open Trot while Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . Burke expects Hannelore to rebound—pg. 4 Walter Case returns to the sulky—pg. 10 The long stretch at Hoosier Park—pg. 5 Vet error causes NYSS scratches—pg. 11 Brown talks 3YO Crown starters—pg. 7 Crown still big deal for Ernie Gaskin—pg. 13 Brown has 2YOs in Crown—pg. 8 Key still looking for more Crown wins—pg. 14 Blazin Britches eyes Crown—pg. 10 DeLong to drive homebred in elims—pg. 16 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 18 October 20, 2017 www.harnessracing.com year’s Crown 3-year-old colt pace elims, Burke will start three this year, including the Little Brown Jug champ Fili- FREE THIS WEEKEND’S buster Hanover. Burke also has three starters in the Open Program Trot, including Crazy Wow, Gural Hanover and the world Pages FEATURED RACES champion mare Hannelore Hanover, who has already All times listed are local. beaten her male peers this year in the Maple Leaf Trot and Friday, October 20 Allerage Farms. In the Allerage, Hannelore Hanover posted 6:48p HoP2 Breeders Crown OMP elim Trackmaster PPs a 1:49.2 victory, the second fastest trotting mile ever and 7:06p HoP3 Breeders Crown OMP elim Trackmaster PPs the fastest in history by a female. 7:24p HoP4 Breeders Crown 3FP elim Trackmaster PPs Takter will start three in the 2-Year-Old Colt Trot, includ- 7:42p HoP5 Breeders Crown 2FP elim Trackmaster PPs ing Peter Haughton Memorial champ You Know You Do 8:00p HoP6 Breeders Crown 2FP elim Trackmaster PPs and Samo Different Day, a winner in the Madison 8:18p HoP7 Breeders Crown 3FT elim Trackmaster PPs County last week at 8:36p HoP8 Breeders Crown 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs In addition to horses Hoosier Park. 8:54p HoP9 Breeders Crown 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs who raced primarily Alagna sends out three Click here to download all Friday PPs on the Grand Circuit, in the 2-Year-Old Colt Saturday, October 21 the Breeders Crown Pace, including Stay Hun- 6:30p HoP1 Breeders Crown 2CP elim Trackmaster PPs has attracted several gry, a Metro Pace elimina- 6:48p HoP2 Breeders Crown 2CP elim Trackmaster PPs regional stars…includ- tion winner who captured ing 14 who captured a Madison County division 7:06p HoP3 Breeders Crown 2CP elim Trackmaster PPs their divisional Sires last time out at Hoosier 7:24p HoP4 Breeders Crown OT elim Trackmaster PPs Stakes finals this year. Park. 7:42p HoP5 Breeders Crown OT elim Trackmaster PPs Elimination winners will 8:00p HoP6 Breeders Crown OP elim Trackmaster PPs draw for post positions 1 through 5 for the final. All other fi- 8:18p HoP7 Breeders Crown OP elim Trackmaster PPs nalists will be placed in an open draw for the remaining 8:36p HoP8 Breeders Crown 3CT elim Trackmaster PPs post position. Horses who received a bye into the final will 8:54p HoP9 Breeders Crown 3CT elim Trackmaster PPs be in the open draw. 9:12p HoP10 Breeders Crown 3CT elim Trackmaster PPs All starters in the finals will receive purse money. The 9:30p HoP11 Breeders Crown 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs winner of the race will still receive 50 percent of the 9:48p HoP12 Breeders Crown 2CT elim Trackmaster PPs purse, but one percent of the total purse will be paid to 10:06p HoP13 Breeders Crown 3CP elim Trackmaster PPs the owners (including trainers and drivers) of each finalist 10:24p HoP14 Breeders Crown 3CP elim Trackmaster PPs finishing sixth through last, including horses that are de- Click here to download all Saturday PPs clared a non-starter for pari-mutuel purposes during the race by the track judges, or those that do not finish the Visit www.trackmaster.com race. 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Friday, Oct. 20 & Saturday, Oct. 21 Thanks to our sponsor All races LIVE on For a complete list of eligibles to the Breeders Crown visit www.hambletonian.com 109 South Main Street, Suite 18 Cranbury, NJ 08512-3174 609-371-2211 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 18 October 20, 2017 www.harnessracing.com Burke Expects Hannelore Hanover to Hoosier Park. “She was a little bit dehydrated after the To Bounce Back race so we’ve been giving her fluids all week.” Hannelore Hanover will start from post 4 in the first six- After winning the $136,000 Allerage Farm final against horse Breeders Crown elimina- male trotters on Oct. 7 at The Red Mile in a world-record tion on Saturday at Hoosier 1:49.2, Hannelore Hanover suffered a shocking defeat six Park. Yannick Gingras, who di- days later in the $70,000 Indiana Sires Stakes (ISS) final for Photo Nigel Soult rected the $2.1 million-winning older mares. Undaunted by Hannelore Hanover’s second- mare to her world-record place finish in the ISS final, trainer Ron Burke entered the 5- score, will be back in the sulky. year-old mare in the $526,250 Breeders Crown Trot instead Burke believes the compact of the $250,000 Mare Trot. field in the elim will play to her In addition to the Allerage, Hannelore Hanover also beat liking and she won’t have to be her male peers in last month’s $486,260 Maple Leaf Trot at forwardly placed early. Mohawk, which helped make Burke’s decision easier. “I think she has become a lit- “She’s competitive against the boys so I’m going to con- tle bit where she likes to follow tinue to race her against them,” said Burke. “And you go for “She was a little bit horses right now,” he said. twice the money (in the Breeders Crown).” dehydrated after “With the short field the race Hannelore Hanover, with Ricky Macomber Jr. driving, led the race so we’ve sets up different for her and at every call in the ISS final before being passed in the been giving her she won’t have to be as ag- stretch by Churita, who went on to win by 4 ½ lengths in fluids all week.” gressive.” 1:53.3.