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©2020 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 McIntosh Brings Duo To USS Indianapolis Memorial PLAN TO ATTEND The championships may be in the books at Harrah’s Hoosier Park but the Indiana racetrack is again the site of stakes action on Friday night. Thirteen horses who competed in the 3-year-old Crown finals last Saturday are back on the track in four stakes events, including Peaky Sneaky, who upset the previously-undefeated Party Girl Hill CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH in the $500,000 Three-Year-Old Filly Pace. Peaky Sneaky will start from post 3 in the $100,000 USS In- 2 DAYS! NOVEMBER 17 & 18, 2020 dianapolis Memorial (Race 6) with driving for trainer Nancy Takter and owners Howard Taylor, Judith Taylor BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 and Order By Stable. The daughter of Bettor’s Delight won the Crown final in a stakes-record Catalog now available online at “She’s been really 1:49, her sixth trip to the winner’s coming on.” circle in 14 starts this year. www.bloodedhorse.com –Bob McIntosh Takter will also send out JK Yearlings, Broodmares, about supplement First Lady from post 5 with Racehorses & More entry Sex Appeal driver Dexter Dunn. The daugh- Don’t Miss It! ter of Western Ideal finished fifth to her stablemate in the Crown final. Also sending out a pair of starters in the USS Indianapolis Accepting Supplemental is trainer Bob McIntosh, who is shipping Perfect Storm and Entries

Sex Appeal in for the race. “There’s No Substitute for Experience” Perfect Storm won a Woodbine Mohawk Park overnight JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 last time out on Oct. 30 in 1:52. Prior to that the daughter of Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 • [email protected] finished second as the beaten fa- vorite in the $120,000 Courageous Lady at Northfield Park, second to Peaky Sneaky in a Garnsey Memorial division at WHAT’S INSIDE . . . The Red Mile, and third and fifth to Party Girl Hill in the dou- It’s Academic eyes fourth straight win—pg. 2 ble-heat Jugette at Delaware, Ohio. Cattlewash racing Friday at Hoosier—pg. 4 David Miller will drive Perfect Storm from post 6 for McIn- Katkin American has surgery—pg. 4 tosh, who shares ownership in the homebred with Dave Saunders likes Dee’s Red Delicous—pg. 5 Boyle and Mardon Stables. McIntosh also bred and co- Conway Hall retired from stud duty—pg. 7 owns Sex Appeal with Al McIntosh Holdings, and they paid Timonium sale—through 2 sessions—pg. 8 a $10,000 supplemental fee. Sex Appeal drew the trailing post 10 with driving. Sex Appeal has five wins, three seconds, two thirds and $161,905 in earnings this year. She finished second to Perfect Storm last time out in the Mohawk overnight, and before that she picked up minor spoils in Ontario Sires Stakes contests at Mohawk. On Sept. 12 at Mohawk, Sex Appeal won a $67,650 Simcoe division at Mohawk in a career-best 1:50.2. “She’s been really coming on,” McIntosh said about Sex Appeal, a daughter of Bettor’s Delight. “Lasix is what really perked her up.” McIntosh said while the race will be Sex Appeal’s last of 2020, Perfect Storm will head to Dover Downs for the Ma- Sex Appeal tron on Nov. 12.—By Gordon Waterstone New Image Media Photo HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Recent Purchase It’s Academic Eyes Fourth Straight In Erskine FREE THIS WEEKEND’S Program Eight sophomore male trotters will line up behind the gate Pages FEATURED RACES in Friday night’s $140,000 Carl Erskine at Harrah’s Hoosier All times listed are local. Park, including Play Trix On Me, Chestnut Hill and Ready For Friday, Nov. 6 Moni, who respectively finished second, third and fifth be- 7:24p HoP4 Erskine 3CT Trackmaster PPs hind Amigo Volo in last Saturday night’s $500,000 Breeders Crown final. Also in the Erskine field is Beads, who made an 8:00p HoP6 USS Indianapolis Mem. Trackmaster PPs early break before the start of the Crown, taking himself out 8:36p HoP8 Crossroads of America Trackmaster PPs of contention. 9:12p HoP10 Monument Circle 3CP Trackmaster PPs A formidable quartet, they will take on a trio of trotters Click here to download all Friday PPs who started in the $60,000 Pegasus on the same Crown undercard, including It’s Academic, who won in wire-to- Saturday, Nov. 7 wire fashion in 1:53.2. A son of Uncle Peter, It’s Academic 8:45p M5 Kindergarten 2FT final Trackmaster PPs was racing for new owner Brad Grant, who purchased the 9:06p M6 Kindergarten 2FP final Trackmaster PPs trotter for $220,000 at the recent Lexington 9:50p M8 Kindergarten 2CT final Trackmaster PPs Selected Mixed Sale. The Pegasus win was the third straight for It’s Academic, a 10:33p M10 Kindergarten 2CP final Trackmaster PPs streak that includes the Ohio Breeders Championship (OBC) Click here to download all Saturday PPs at Delaware and a Bluegrass division at The Red Mile in a career-best 1:50.2. In the OBC final, It’s Academic won in 1:53.1 to set a new world record for sophomore trotters on a half-mile track, but the mark was lowered two hours later by the 1:52.4-winning Action Uncle. Although Grant bought It’s Academic on Oct. 10 and left the trotter with trainer Ron Burke, a delay in paperwork re- $400,000 (est) sulted in the prior ownership group being programmed for the Pegasus score. Grant is properly listed as the owner for Hambletonian Maturity in 2021 the Erskine Memorial. Supplemental Payment for A career winner of $402,234, It’s Academic will start from post 2 with regular driver Chris Page back in the sulky. 3-year-old trotters due Nov. 15, 2020 “I’m going to leave him with Ronnie right now and then *postmarked by Nov. 17! we’ll revisit it,” said the Ontario-based Grant. “The actual Visit www.hambletonian.com for form plan is to race him up here as he’s a Preferred-type horse.” Grant said Burke noted to him It’s Academic’s half-mile $2,000 (US Funds) proficiency, which includes a two-for-two record at Delaware and a 5-3-1-0 slate at Northfield Park. PAYABLE TO & MAILED TO: “I’m going to talk to Ronnie, and he’s pretty high on him The Hambletonian Society, Inc. on a half-mile track so maybe Yonkers will be an option too,” 109 South Main Street, Suite 18 he said.—By Gordon Waterstone Cranbury, NJ 08512 Tel (609) 371-2211 I Fax (609) 371-8890

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HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Cattlewash Will Be In Action At Hoosier Friday Hurt In Crown Warm-up, Katkin American Has Surgery Cattlewash was poised for victory in the Breeders Crown Trainer James Yoder has reported that Katkin American, 3-Year-Old Colt Pace last Saturday night at Harrah’s Hoosier who was a late scratch Saturday night from the $500,000 Park, sitting a pocket trip to Tall Dark Stranger, although he at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, has did a bit of work in the opening quarter. But he couldn’t get undergone successful surgery to repair a fractured left the job done, finishing third as Sandbetweenmytoes rallied front cannon bone. Yoder posted on his Facebook page wide to win over Tall Dark Stranger in 1:48.3. Wednesday afternoon that the injury occurred when the Cattlewash will be back in action at Hoosier Park this Fri- day night, competing in the $160,000 Monument Circle 5-year-old gelding Katkin American “took a bad step (Race 10). His nemesis Tall Dark Stranger will not be racing warming up for his race.” in the Monument Circle, but the field includes Adios winner Unraced at two, the Brett Boyd Racing-owned son of Catch The Fire and Ontario-based Tattoo Artist. Those two Guccio also missed all of 2019 recovering from a broken finished first and second, respectively, in 1:49.1 in the sesamoid in a different leg. $60,000 Pegasus on Crown night, and they’ll be starting just Katkin American won five of 12 starts as a 3 year old inside of Cattlewash in the Monument Circle. and more than $200,000. This year, Katkin American had Looking back on the third-place finish in the Crown, Cattle- seven wins and two seconds in nine starts, increasing wash’s regular driver, David Miller, said he had plenty of his career earnings to $389,376. Heading into the Crown confidence in his colt going into the race. After all, Cattle- race, Katkin American was riding a three-race win streak, wash had won his Crown elimination handily in 1:47.2, con- including a 1:51.4 victory in the Indiana Sires Stakes trolling the race after starting from post 1. Aged final on Oct. 16 at Hoosier Park. The time missed “My horse races his best on the front end, so I left hard, his career mark set on Aug. 29 in an Open Trot at Hoosier but I had to chase him because Timmy (Tetrick, with War- by just two-fifths of a second. rawee Vital) left hard. I wasn’t expecting to have to go that Katkin American was listed as the 5-1 third choice in the much,” said Miller, noting the first quarter required a :25.3 morning line for the Crown Open Trot, behind prohibitve effort to take the lead. favorites Gimpanzee and Atlanta. Not unexpectedly, shortly after Miller and Cattlewash cleared, “He was taken to Centaur Equine Specialty Hospital for Yannick Gingras was out and advancing with Tall Dark Stranger. surgery,” wrote Yoder. “Surgery went great and he is “I turned Yannick loose and made him work a little,” feeling good and eating his bananas. Hoping he has a noted Miller of the :27 second quarter that put the half- speedy recovery and hopefully we will see him back in mile call at :52.3. action for 2021.” At this point in the race, there wasn’t much chance of a slower pace, although Tall Dark Stranger got his biggest “At Lexington, I turned Yannick (and Tall Dark Stranger) breather in the third quarter (:28). Cattlewash was right on loose,” Miller said in recalling the Tattersalls. “In the Breed- Gingras’ back. ers Crown we wrestled with him until I got to the passing “My horse was grabbing on in the last turn,” said Miller, lane, and I just think my horse races best on the front. My “so I was just waiting for the passing lane. For sure, I horse didn’t feel like (the race) was too much work at the thought I was a winner. My horse had every chance to win, half, or even at the top of the stretch.” a clear path. He just couldn’t do it.” Cattlewash was beaten just one-quarter length in the Miller recalled Cattlewash sitting a two-hole trip to Tall Crown finale, which updated his 2020 slate to 13-4-3-3, plus Dark Stranger in the Tattersalls at The Red Mile and fading $318,186 in earnings, giving Bill Donovan’s homebred a ca- to fifth. reer bankroll of $629,977.—By Kathy Parker StallTZ.se/Adam Strom Photo

Cattlewash (yellow wheel disks) pulled even with Tall Dark Stranger (1) in the stretch but finished third, behind the late-closing Sandbetweenmytoes and Tall Dark Stranger. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Saunders Is Sweet On Kindergarten gelding him, it was almost like flipping a light switch and in Finalist Dee’s Red Delicous a matter of two weeks he was a completely different horse. I don’t know if he would have had the kind of success he’s More than $814,000 in total purses will be offered in the had if we didn’t alter him.” four Kindergarten Series finals for 2 year olds of both gaits Callahan did not drive Dee’s Red Delicous in his first and genders on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. baby race, but he was behind the trotter in his second at- Included among the 40 freshmen going being the gate in tempt that resulted in a third-place finish at Harrah’s the quartet of rich finals are a trio of Breeders Crown final- Philadelphia. Callahan has now been behind Dee’s Red ists from last weekend at Hoosier Park, including Summa Delicous in all 11 career starts, which includes five wins Cum Laude, who won the 2-Year-Old Colt Pace in a dead and a second and a third. Three of those victories came heat with Perfect Sting, Fire Start Hanover, who captured in New York Sires Stakes, but when the gelding got into the 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, and Mazzarati, who finished a crowded tight quarters in the $250,000 final on Sept. 12 close second in the 2-Year-Old Filly Trot. at Yonkers, he made a break. The $207,250 Kindergarten final for male trotters “I don’t know if “I was at Magical Acres the day he ran behind is the only division that doesn’t have a Crown fi- he would have the gate in his first start and the next week nalist but it does include Zenith Stride, the 87-1 had the kind of Bruce brought him to Harrah’s Philadelphia,” re- upset winner in the Peter Haughton Memorial in success he’s membered Callahan. “I asked Bruce what I early August at the Meadowlands. Zenith Stride had if we didn’t needed to know, and he said he lost a shoe be- finished fifth in his Breeders Crown elimination alter him.” hind the gate last time, he wears flip-flops, and and drew post 8 for the $600,000 final, but was –Bruce Saunders he’s warmed up awful. He said to just get him an early scratch “sick” by trainer Mark Harder. around the track with a flat line, and when I The 3-1 morning-line choice from post 1 is Lindysmuscle- asked him to go he hit one of those gears and I thought he mania, who has won four of six starts, including a career- was the best 2 year old I’d sat behind all year.” best 1:54.1 effort in the final series preliminary on Oct. 30 In a Kindergarten leg on Oct. 23 at the Meadowlands, for driver George Napolitano Jr. and trainer Ake Svanstedt. Dee’s Red Delicous won in a career-best 1:54.1. But in last The 7-2 second choice from post 4 is the Nifty Norman- week’s final prelim, he finished a disappointing seventh, trained, Andy McCarthy-driven Jack Fire, a five-time winner showing signs of some sickness afterward. who was second to Lindysmusclemania last time out. “He’s been very, very good, but I was very disappointed The 9-2 third choice is Dee’s Red Delicous, who starts from last week and certainly not the way we wanted to go into post 5 with Corey Callahan driving for trainer Bruce Saun- the final,” said Saunders. “He wasn’t on top of his game and ders. A gelded son of Credit Winner out of the SJ’s Caviar had some sickness issues with the change of weather and mare Apple Plush, who is a full sister to the millionaire Like- all the rain and things like that, and we’re working on get- abatoutahell, Dee’s Red Delicous was sold as a yearling as ting him healthy.” Red Delicious at Harrisburg for $37,000 to Joseph Martinelli Callahan agreed that Dee’s Red Delicous wasn’t at his best Sr. When Martinelli went to rename the trotter in honor of last time out. his wife Delores, Dee’s Red Delicious had one too many let- “He was just kind of going through the motions,” said ters per US Trotting Association regulations so a letter was Callahan. “I’m sure (Saunders) will have him trained this dropped from Delicious to meet the 18-character max. week and I’ll score him down and have him ready to rock.” “Joe called me when the catalog came out and said, ‘Look Saunders said he contemplated entering Dee’s Red Deli- at Hip 395,’” remembered Saunders. “I said, ‘Joe, that’s a cous in the Breeders Crown but decided against shipping trotter.’ He said, ‘I don’t care, that’s a lucky number for me the trotter to Indiana. He firmly believes Dee’s Red Delicous and I like red delicious apples, so go take a look at him.’ I is up to the task at hand. went over and looked at him and he was a nice, growthy- “It’s a very intimidating looking group, but when he won looking horse. He had some OCDs taken out and he sold for in 1:54.1 he had a lot left in the tank,” he said. “I think he a number we were willing to pay.” could have trotted a really fast mile. If he didn’t have the Saunders said the decision to geld Dee’s Red Delicous bad experience last week I’d be more confident in him as came early on. he’s as good as any of those trotters when they’re all on “He was such a precocious colt, so happy and playful,” he their best game.” said. “But he’d get himself in trouble in the stall. He’d rear up Saunders said Dee’s Red Delicous could make his next and kick the water bucket. He’d rear up and pull his feed tub start in the Valley Victory on Nov. 21 at the Big M. down. We’d come in and his leg would be banged up. One day “If we have a good experience Saturday then he’ll have he got his leg over the stall guard so we had to change that. We the Valley Victory on his plate as well, and then he’d be done were afraid he was going to hurt himself in the stall playing. for the year,” said Saunders. “And on the racetrack he’d trot an eighth of a mile and “I think he’ll be a better horse next year because he had then he’d be looking at things; he just wasn’t focused. After some growing pains,” said Callahan.—By Gordon Waterstone

HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 7 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Conway Hall Retired From Stud Duty Conway Hall, one of the most influential trotting sires of the modern era, has been retired from the stud. Soon to be 26 years old, the infirmities of his age have rendered Con- way Hall unable to continue as an active breeding stallion. The announcement of his retirement was made by Alan J. Leavitt, manager of the Conway Hall Syndicate. Leavitt also stated that Conway Hall is now back at Walnut Hall Ltd., in Lexington, Ky., where he will live out the rest of his days in the comfort and love he so richly deserves. Trained by Bob Stewart, Conway Hall won $818,884 at two and three. At two he was unani- Conway Hall sired mously voted the champion trot- a total of 1,658 ting colt, winning USHWA’s Dan foals registered Patch Award, HHI’s Nova Award, with the USTA, and Canada’s and they have won O’Brien Award. more than $89.5 At three he got off to a late start million to date. due to an injury, but he contin- ued to compete at the highest level. After finishing 2-1-2 in the , he was flown to Italy and won the classic Orsi Mangelli in straight heats, both times whipping the Italian champion . Retired to the stud at four, Conway Hall from his first crop had both the champion 2-year-old colt, the undefeated Broadway Hall, and the champion 2-year-old Filly, the sen- sational Pizza Dolce. From his second crop Conway Hall got the Triple Crown Champion Windsong’s Legacy, who, although ill-fated to die HarnessRacing Weekend Preview after his fourth year in the stud, sired Chapter Seven, a top Kathy Parker Heather Kemper stakes winner and now a leading sire. Chapter Seven’s cred- [email protected] [email protected] its include the undefeated Walner, whose first crop are Editor/ General Manager Production Manager bringing record prices at the 2020 yearling sales. Lynne Myers Vanessa Flannery [email protected] [email protected] Conway Hall sired a total of 1,658 foals registered with Advertising Manager Accounting & Circulation the USTA, and they have won more than $89.5 million to Gordon Waterstone date, and counting. In addition to the aforementioned [email protected] Associate Editor Broadway Hall, Pizza Dolce, and Triple Crown Champion Windsong’s Legacy, Conway Hall’s other outstanding For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, progeny include the Kentucky Futurity winner Wishing or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. 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HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 8 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Average Price Drops; Top Trainers Leading Timonium Sires—By Average Price Say Good Horses Selling Strong TROTTING SIRES AVERAGES (through 2 sessions) After two sessions, with 445 horses going through the sale Sire No. Sold Average ring, the Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual year- 22 $114,845 ling auction had posted an average price of $52,133, a de- Bar Hopping 17 67,041 cline of 25.3 percent from the record-setting numbers of Chapter Seven 25 66,360 2019. Thus far the 2020 average price is tracking 11.9 percent Walner 16 61,500 lower than the average posted by the Standardbred Horse Father Patrick 20 48,500 Sales’ average in 2018. Cantab Hall 28 46,214 Due to the Breeders Crown championships being held last Southwind Frank 9 39,889 weekend in Indiana, the sale began on Tuesday instead of PACING SIRES AVERAGES (through 2 sessions) with its traditional Monday start. In addition, the auction’s Sire No. Sold Average location was moved to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Somebeachsomewhere 12 $99,083 Timonium, at the facility where the Thoroughbred sales Captaintreacherous 37 76,459 giant Fasig-Tipton annually holds sales, because the covid- Bettor’s Delight 23 69,696 19 pandemic created uncertainty with the use of the state- 32 52,313 owned Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pa. Downbytheseaside 9 47,333 Regular consignors and shoppers thought that attendance Sweet Lou 18 46,722 was strong at the sale, with East Coast-based horsemen Huntsville 20 38,650 and Canadians who were not in Kentucky making the trip American Ideal 25 37,450 for the last major yearling sale of 2020. Betting Line 42 28,238 The opening session included a number of sales above $100,000 and the 154 horses sold generated an average Trainer Nancy Takter was busy buying top bloodstock on price of $83,201, but the average price was down 27.3 per- behalf of her clients. She had the final bid of $400,000 for cent the 2019 opener. Some top bloodstock that had been Hip 124, a Muscle Hill filly named Tippet. The filly is out of a part of the catalog in the past was missing and undoubt- Ilia, the dam of this year’s 2-year-old stakes winner In Range edly contributed to the decline in the average price. Due to along with Long Tom and Tight Lines. Takter said the filly will the covid-19 pandemic uncertainty, Stefan Balazsi’s Order be owned by Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, Bud Hatfield and By Stable decided to sell his yearlings in Lexington, where Bengt Agerup’s Brixton Medical. the nine sold in the opening session averaged $175,222. Takter also bought Hip 33, a Huntsville-sired brother to her Last year Order By Stable bred and sold the Harrisburg top colt Captain Crunch, with a bid of $150,000. sale topper, a Muscle Hill filly who Another $400,000 yearling was brought $550,000. Hip 9, a Muscle Hill filly named This year’s opening session did Timonium Results (through 2 sessions) Peyton Hanover. Jeffrey Snyder not produce a price of $500,000 Gait & Sex No. Sold Average Price bought the filly who is the second or more, but three yearlings were Pacing Colts 129 $52,705 foal of the stakes-winning Cantab sold for $400,000 or more. Dave Pacing Fillies 120 $48,683 Hall daughter Pennies From McDuffee had the final bid at Trotting Colts 99 $44,798 Above. The maternal family in- $440,000 for Hip 86, a Muscle Hill Trotting Fillies 97 $63,124 cludes the stakes winner Wheeling N Dealin ($913,975). sister to Darlene Hanover, the Total Sale 445 $52,133 winner of this year’s Jim Doherty Beyond the top prices, the results Memorial. Consigned by breeder show top horsemen were buying Hanover Shoe Farms, the filly named Delilah Hanover is at all price points. With the average for the sale down dou- the second foal from Danielle Hanover, a Cantab Hall ble digits, some consignors were lamenting prices in what sister to Donato Hanover. is deemed the middle of the market, prices between “I thought she was just an absolute outstanding individ- $25,000 and $100,000. ual,” McDuffee told Ken Weingartner of the USTA, adding Trainer Ron Burke bought 14 yearlings for a total of that Nifty Norman will train the filly. “That’s my pick of the $800,00 in the first two sessions. When asked about the litter, so we had to stretch a little longer than we wanted to, overall marketplace, Burke said, “There was a spot of real but she’s pretty good.” value in this sale, but the top was exceptional. Especially McDuffee also bought Hip 93, a Captaintreacherous colt the Hanover babies.” out of a half sister to Ginger And Fred and Fred And Ginger, When asked if he thought there was one yearling in partic- with a bid of $325,000. The colt named Energetic Hanover is ular who was a bargain, he noted it was Hip 72, a filly the first foal of Eloquent Grace p,3, 1:51.4f. Continues on page 9 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 9 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com named Irish Potato, who he bought for $30,000. The filly is Horseman Steve Elliott bought six babies in the first two the seventh foal of former world champion Buck I St. Pat, sessions for clients Marvin Rounick, Ken Klein and Rick who Burke trained. The mare has one stakes winner, Can’t I Berks, with two of them costing six figures. 2, 1:55f ($210,163). “The middle might be a little light, which should be ex- Tony Alagna signed for six yearlings in the first two ses- pected,” said Elliott. “Trainers in the middle market, and sions, spending $675,000, and his buys included expensive their owners, had three months of money going out and horses and more modest purchases. nothing coming in (due to the covid-19 pandemic shut- “I would say that one pacing filly I bought for $25,000 downs). The shutdowns took spending money away from (Hip 358) might have been a bargain, but other than that, people except the wealthier owners.” I thought I paid fair market value for everything else,” Elliott added that if a yearling looked good, “people were said Alagna. paying good money for them. If a horse had something that Alagna bought the sale topper in the second session wasn’t perfect, that horse was probably being discounted Wednesday, Nautical Hanover (Hip 160), for $180,000. The more than usual.” colt by Captaintreacherous is out of Naughty Marietta, and Trainer Brian Brown bought eight yearlings in the first two from the family of Grand Circuit stakes winner Shezare- days of the sale. aldeal. He was bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms. “We know the average is down, but about four year- “We wanted to take a good run at him,” Alagna said. “We lings that were my top picks, I couldn’t get them. They knew we were going to have to spend more than normally sold for more than I had hoped,” said Brown. ”I don’t would, but the way the pacing colts were selling yesterday, think I stole anything, although I bought an Always B it was crazy the numbers. We were actually happy to get Miki colt that I thought would go for $100,000 for him for ($180,000). Our number was 175 and I had to go $75,000. So I guess that might have been a bargain.”— one over, and we got him.” By Kathy Parker

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Kindergarten finals, new betting menu on tap at Big M When it comes to the best that has to offer, all roads lead back to the Meadowlands. The Big M will be the place for the sport’s biggest events for the next three weeks as this Saturday’s program kicks everything off with four Kindergarten Classic finals for 2 year olds of both sexes and gaits. more Hoosier Park sets record handle in 2020 Breeders Crown There were a lot of hurdles to overcome for the 37th edi- tion of the $6 million Breeders Crown Championships at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Amidst a pandemic that limited crowd capacity, the track pulled in its largest handle in the PUBLISHED BIWEEKLY, 27-year history with a total of $2,474,344 wagered on the 15- (EVERY OTHER WEEK) race card Saturday, Oct. 31. more Harness racing’s only independent magazine featuring Sports betting poses threat in-depth news articles, feature stories, sales results and statistical information and analysis. Subscribers are to racing in Canada those who are actively involved in harness racing, Racetracks of Canada, Ontario Racing and Woodbine En- primarily as owners, breeders, or trainers. tertainment are raising significant concerns with Private Member’s Bill C-218. The bill is currently being debated EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, by Members of Parliament in the Canadian House of BY EMAIL OR DOWNLOAD Commons. more A “free subscription” PDF newsletter available Woodbine Mohawk Park each Friday morning. It includes stakes entries, post times, TrackMaster® program downloads, to race over holidays videos, feature stories and more! Woodbine Entertainment has received approval to swap several race dates from its Standardbred racing calendar to allow Woodbine Mohawk Park to conduct live racing over 24/7 NEWS, STAKES the upcoming holiday season. The following dates have HarnessRacing.com RESULTS, PLUS RACING been added to the Woodbine Mohawk Park racing calen- & SALE REPORTS dar: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020; Monday, Dec. 28, 2020; Thurs- Among the sport’s most popular internet day, Dec. 31, 2020; Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. more destinations for EXCLUSIVE news and data! Merger of two Swedish stallion agencies Two of Europe’s most successful stallion agencies be- Take advantage of our attractive comes one. Offspring Management and World Trot will from 2021 be known as Offspring International AB. more bundled rates and reach all of your current clients, plus CHHA announces scholarship potential customers with award winners The Horseman’s Winning Trifecta! CHHA Scholarship Committee considered the 11 terrific ap- plications received this year. Three were outstanding: For details or to reserve space call Aubrey Schwartz, Sydney Trotto and Meadow Twaddle. For Lynne Myers at (859) 276-4026 more about these faith-filled harness racing students please or email [email protected] visit our website at https://www.chha.net/scholarship-recipi- ents-2020-2021. more HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 12 of 13 November 6, 2020 www.harnessracing.com

Standardbred Poll Leading Breeders Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by Harness Racing Communications for the week of November 3, 2020 Breeder Starters Winners Wins Earnings AGS St-1-2-3 Earnings Pts Pvs Hanover Shoe Farms Inc 989 640 1,599 $21,190,605 1. Tall Dark Stranger (23) 3pc 13-11-1-0 $1,302,681 330 1 Winbak Farm 902 547 1,317 11,850,780 2. Party Girl Hill (4) 3pf 15-14-0-1 803,120 295 2 Steve H Stewart 231 147 364 6,233,525 3. Gimpanzee (5) 4th 11-8-1-1 980,964 271 5 Brittany Farms LLC 203 134 340 6,204,497 4. Perfect Sting (3) 2pc 10-10-0-0 534,300 242 6 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc 192 122 331 3,602,658 5. Kissin In The Sand 5pm 11-7-1-0 419,984 194 7 Seelster Farms Inc 202 133 359 3,466,611 6. Ramona Hill 3tf 9-6-1-1 915,615 157 4 White Birch Farm 139 82 204 3,461,133 7. Atlanta 5tm 11-5-3-1 669,014 133 3 Order By Stable 31 21 50 3,031,155 8. Amigo Volo 3tg 14-8-1-2 858,323 85 — Diamond Creek Farm LLC 137 91 224 2,803,578 9. Bettor’s Wish 4ph 11-5-2-2 497,232 62 8 Midland Acres Inc 163 101 280 2,500,377 10. Manchego 5tm 12-5-2-2 439,451 50 — Others receiving votes: Shartin N 31; Test Of Faith 23; Century Farroh 14; Action Uncle, Leading Money-Winning Sires Peaky Sneaky, Sorella, Venerate 6; Fire Start Hanover 5; Charlie May, On A Streak, Ready For Moni 2; Cattlewash, Pemberton, Yall Beneath Me 1. USTA statistics through November 3, 2020 3YO Pacers Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings Harness Racing Leaders CAPTAINTREACHEROUS ...... 120 ...... 85 ...... $5,334,808 Compiled by the USTA—through Nov. 3, 2020 (week difference Oct. 27-Nov. 3). BETTOR'S DELIGHT ...... 118 ...... 99 ...... 3,525,183 SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE ..126 ...... 105 ...... 3,334,148 Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses SWEET LOU ...... 94 ...... 72 ...... 2,061,751 Sts. W P S Earnings AMERICAN IDEAL ...... 109 ...... 87 ...... 1,486,031 Tall Dark Stranger (3pc) 13 11 1 0 $1,302,681 SPORTSWRITER ...... 120 ...... 95 ...... 1,394,546 Gimpanzee (4th) 11 8 1 1 980,964 ART MAJOR ...... 92 ...... 75 ...... 1,393,986 Ramona Hill (3tf) 9 6 1 1 915,615 ROLL WITH JOE ...... 85 ...... 60 ...... 1,339,552 Amigo Volo (3tg) 14 8 1 2 858,323 ROCKIN IMAGE ...... 105 ...... 75 ...... 1,244,122 Party Girl Hill (3pf) 15 14 0 1 803,120 PET ROCK ...... 64 ...... 45 ...... 1,237,297 Venerate (2tc) 10 5 0 3 767,914 HE'S WATCHING ...... 77 ...... 57 ...... 1,145,573 Hypnotic AM (3tf) 13 5 5 2 698,178 ALWAYS A VIRGIN ...... 104 ...... 74 ...... 1,056,303 Atlanta (5tm) 11 5 3 1 669,014 WESTERN IDEAL ...... 46 ...... 33 ...... 1,041,604 On A Streak (2tc) 9 2 3 2 646,184 SUNSHINE BEACH ...... 110 ...... 82 ...... 965,533 Sorella (3tf) 13 7 1 3 631,524 SO SURREAL ...... 45 ...... 35 ...... 951,544 TELLITLIKEITIS ...... 56 ...... 37 ...... 930,699 Leading Money-Winning Drivers WELL SAID ...... 86 ...... 64 ...... 873,077 Starts W-P-S UDR Earnings (wk. diff) BIG BAD JOHN ...... 75 ...... 51 ...... 831,713 TIME TO ROLL ...... 89 ...... 58 ...... 702,990 Dexter Dunn 1,467 322-224-209 .352 $9,276,670 ($1,177,444) ROCKIN AMADEUS ...... 41 ...... 18 ...... 702,692 Tim Tetrick 1,866 376-315-239 .338 8,240,192 (938,146) Yannick Gingras 1,035 209-140-134 .320 7,936,208 (933,699) 3YO Trotters David Miller 1,184 189-195-181 .302 7,279,128 (1,118,993) Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings Andrew McCarthy 1,086 155-150-131 .260 5,784,850 (168,125) MUSCLE HILL ...... 103 ...... 57 .....$4,290,113 Bob McClure 1,243 206-170-155 .283 5,019,270 (323,267) FATHER PATRICK ...... 81 ...... 56 ...... 2,839,712 Scott Zeron 1,031 165-141-130 .278 5,015,844 (332,710) CHAPTER SEVEN ...... 76 ...... 57 ...... 2,308,212 Aaron Merriman 3,023 597-495-426 .335 4,925,750 (183,548) TRIXTON ...... 90 ...... 44 ...... 1,906,545 Chris Page 2,058 328-263-239 .269 4,765,355 (136,843) UNCLE PETER ...... 96 ...... 58 ...... 1,616,639 Jason Bartlett 1,529 288-250-220 .327 4,627,671 (79,535) SWAN FOR ALL ...... 83 ...... 57 ...... 1,326,449 MUSCLE MASS ...... 99 ...... 69 ...... 1,314,047 Leading Money-Winning Trainers ROYALTY FOR LIFE ...... 69 ...... 47 ...... 1,123,908 Starts W-P-S UTR Earnings (wk. diff) KADABRA ...... 84 ...... 57 ...... 1,109,058 READY CASH ...... 7 ...... 4 ...... 973,990 Ron Burke 3,470 744-525-420 .339 $15,068,979 ($1,103,690) SEBASTIAN K S ...... 68 ...... 31 ...... 889,296 Nancy Takter 376 117-59-49 .442 6,855,365 (1,084,143) DONATO HANOVER ...... 96 ...... 59 ...... 854,247 Tony Alagna 657 136-99-77 .330 4,931,162 (112,910) EXPLOSIVE MATTER ...... 94 ...... 63 ...... 840,245 Ake Svanstedt 456 80-74-66 .314 4,638,016 (242,851) CREDIT WINNER ...... 49 ...... 34 ...... 748,812 Marcus Melander 294 58-50-45 .343 3,799,253 (461,726) TRIUMPHANT CAVIAR ...... 37 ...... 22 ...... 707,398 R. Nifty Norman 469 95-86-57 .345 3,768,658 (662,052) GUCCIO ...... 83 ...... 30 ...... 696,803 Julie Miller 389 68-64-72 .328 3,133,502 (117,055) WHEELING N DEALIN ...... 34 ...... 24 ...... 671,537 Linda Toscano 325 69-63-50 .371 3,089,886 (462,171) ARCHANGEL ...... 48 ...... 30 ...... 598,103 Erv Miller 795 132-118-112 .295 2,586,916 (81,970) RC ROYALTY ...... 27 ...... 18 ...... 569,320 Jim King Jr. 547 112-97-71 .347 2,504,534 (202,465) ANDOVER HALL ...... 65 ...... 34 ...... 555,330 November 2020

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Carl Erskine Mem. 3CT (HoP) Crossroads of America 3FT (HoP) Harvest 3CP (Wbsb) Harvest 3CT (Wbsb) Kindergarten 2YO finals (M) Monument Circle 3CP (HoP) SBOA 3FP elims (Wbsb) Daylight Saving Time Ends Election Day Matron 2YOs (DD) USS Indianapolis 3FP (HoP) SBOA 3FT elims (Wbsb) All Saints’ Day Standardbred Horse Sales Co. Standardbred Horse Sales Co. Standardbred Horse Sales Co. Standardbred Horse Sales Co. Standardbred Horse Sales Co. MDSS 2YOs (RcR) All Souls’ Day Yearling Sale at Timonium, Md. Yearling Sale at Timonium, Md. Yearling Sale at Timonium, Md. Mixed Sale at Timonium, Md. Mixed Sale at Timonium, Md. 8 9 1011121314

Veterans Day Harvest 3CP (Wbsb) DSBF 2CP (DD) DSBF 2CT (DD) Remembrance Day (Can.) Harvest 3FT (Wbsb) SBOA 3FP final (Wbsb) MDSS 2YO finals (RcR) Harvest 3FP (Wbsb) DSBF 2FT (DD) DSBF 2FP (DD)Matron 3YOs (DD) Harvest 3CT (Wbsb) SBOA 3FT final (Wbsb) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Goldsmith Maid 2FT (M) Governor’s Cup 2CP (M) Harvest 3CP final (Wbsb) DSBF 2CT (DD) Harvest 3FP final (Wbsb) Harvest 3CT final (Wbsb) DSBF 2FT (DD) DSBF 2FP (DD) Harvest 3FT final (Wbsb) Three Diamonds 2FP (M) Blooded Horse Fall Speed Sale Blooded Horse Fall Speed Sale Blooded Horse Fall Speed Sale TVG Older Horse finals (M) Potomac Pace OHP (RcR) DSBF 2CP (DD) at Springfield, Ohio at Springfield, Ohio at Springfield, Ohio Valley Victory 2CT (M) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

DSBF 2CP final (DD) DSBF 2CT final (DD) DSBF 2FP final (DD) DSBF 2FT final (DD) Progress Pace 3CP (DD) Midwest Mixed Sale Michiana Classic Yearling Sale at Shipshewana, Ind. at Shipshewana, Ind. Thanksgiving 29 301234 5

DSBF 3FT (DD) DSBF 3CT (DD) DSBF 3FP (DD) DSBF 3CP (DD) HOOSIER CLASSIC SALE COMPANY LLC PLAN TO ATTEND! MICHIANA CLASSIC Fourth Annual! YEARLING SALE www.michianaclassicsale.com Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 p.m.

180 yearlings by top sires will be sold in the premier 250,000 square foot Michiana Event Center (MEC) in Shipshewana, Indiana