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INSIDE: Weekly harnessracing.co FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 ©2012 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Brennan “Venturing” Against Foiled Again From The Eight Hole DON’T BE SHUT OUT! After a pair of victories in the second and third rounds of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series at Yonkers Raceway, Sea Venture has gone from the pent- house to the outhouse as the 4-year-old gelding drew post eight in the last of five divisions of the fourth round Saturday night. Not only did Sea Venture draw the far outside, he landed MAY 14, 2012 in the same division as perennial heavyweight Foiled Racehorses, racing prospects, Again, the 2009 and 2010 Levy “Right now, if you broodmares, foals, yearlings & more! champion. Foiled Again fin- draw in against ished second to 2011 Levy ENTER ONLINE TODAY! Foiled Again or champion Real Nice in this www.bloodedhorse.com Real Nice, you’re year’s opening round of the pretty much just racing for second.” Levy, but then impressively won his divisions the next two – George Brennan weeks, including a blistering 1:51 score in the second round that missed the all-age track record by just one-fifth of a second. “There’s No Substitute for Experience” “I’ve had no complaints since he’s been a great drawing INQUIRIES TO ANY ONE OF THESE: horse all year, but this week he’s got the eight hole so he’s JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 up against it,” said driver George Brennan of Sea Venture. Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 “And right now, if you draw in against Foiled Again or Real CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 Nice, you’re pretty much just racing for second. DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES “When I’m in there against either one of them, I’m looking Auctioneers for a way to be second. I was second to both of them last week (with Blatantly Good behind Foiled Again and with WHAT’S INSIDE . MacRaider N behind Real Nice) so it was like a win,” he added. Fountainbleau Volo Steps Up In Class—pg. 2 Although Brennan has his doubts, last year he came up Eye On The Meadowlands—pg. 4 with the recipe for success over Foiled Again as he was in Fitz’s Z Tam Is A Levy Contender—pg. 5 the sulky behind Real Nice when that one posted a 9-1 The Florida Files—pg. 6 upset in the $475,000 final. Leaving fast from post five, Real Weekly News Digest—pg. 7 Nice led wire-to-wire to score in 1:51.2 while heavily-fa- vored Foiled Again came up a half length short in third after “To tell you the truth, Real Nice actually looks sharper a second-over, three-wide journey. right now than he did last year while I was driving him. But “I had the inside and got to the lead and kept them rolling so does Foiled Again. I didn’t drive him, but just racing pretty good so he (Foiled Again) could never get close to against him, Foiled looks sharper than he did last year,” he me,” remembered Brennan. “It’s a half-mile track and it’s a said with a laugh. post-position thing, so Foiled Again could definitely get beat So what’s Brennan’s strategy with Sea Venture Saturday by a good horse like that. And I believe Real Nice has the from post eight? fastest gate speed of the bunch.” “He’s not real handy so he’s not one I can crank into the Brennan said because he drove MacRaider N instead of turn,” he said. “Maybe I can just tuck or something. He’s Real Nice in a February qualifier at Yonkers, he lost the drive been real lucky as he is just a 4 year old and drew into to Jason Bartlett on the defending Levy champ. Still, he cheaper divisions the last two weeks and he drew the rail. says Real Nice—as well as Foiled Again—has impressed Last week he sat the two and impressed me, but he wasn’t him so far in 2012. in with those other horses.” HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 12 April 13, 2012 www.harnessracing.com Is Fountainbleau Volo Ready To Take On Trotting’s Best? WEEKEND FEATURED RACES In Europe, it is not unusual for horses to reach their poten- Friday, April 13 All times listed are local. tial as older horses. For example, the winner of France’s 8:10p YR4 Matchmaker Pace div Trackmaster PPs greatest race, the Prix d’Amerique, is frequently won by a horse over the age of six. Ready Cash won his first Prix 8:20p M5 SurvivorTrot Trackmaster PPs d’Amerique in 2011 at age six and came back this year. Of 8:50p YR6 Matchmaker Pace div Trackmaster PPs course, San Pail, the 2011 Horse of the Year, also didn’t be- 9:10p YR7 Matchmaker Pace div Trackmaster PPs come a world-class trotter until he was older. 9:30p YR8 OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs Although San Pail was 9:50p YR9 Matchmaker Pace div Trackmaster PPs Fountainbleau Volo beaten on the wire last week 10:00p M10 Invitational Trot Trackmaster PPs is set to step up in by the younger Mister Herbie, Click here to download all Friday PPs class Friday night at as of today it appears that the the Meadowlands best trotters in the world are Saturday, April 14 when he takes on still the older ones. In addition 7:20p M2 Survivor Pace Trackmaster PPs Arch Madness and to San Pail, Arch Madness, 8:10p YR4 Levy Mem. Pace div Trackmaster PPs Hot Shot Blue Chip. now 8 years old, is back rac- 8:40p M6 Cond. Pace 1st leg Pick 4 Trackmaster PPs Can he compete ing and won handily in his 8:50p YR6 Levy Mem. 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Perhaps Chapter Seven, Daylon Ma- Click here to download all Saturday PPs gician, Big Rigs, Luckycharm Hanover or Whiskey Tax, ac- complished 3 year olds in 2011 who have returned for Visit www.trackmaster.com campaigns at age four? and subscribe to download What about the 4-year-old Fountainbleau Volo, who jogged full cards from your favorite tracks! to a five-length victory in 1:52.3 in capturing the Horse & Groom final at the Meadowlands last month? He’s set to HarnessRacing Weekend Preview step up in class Friday night at the Meadowlands when he takes on Arch Madness and Hot Shot Blue Chip in the Kathy Parker Suzy Hall [email protected] Production & Design $30,000 Invitational Trot. Can he compete with the best? Editor/ General Manager Stephanie Condron-Hall “He sure acts like it right now,” said David Miller, who has Lynne Myers Editorial Art Director driven Fountainbleau Volo to all four of the horse’s victories [email protected] Sherry Lane this year for trainer and co-owner Jeff Dauplaise. “By his Advertising Manager [email protected] Accounting & Circulation last couple of races, I think the horse has got a lot of ability, Gordon Waterstone and he’s won very handily. [email protected] For mail sent via U.S. Postal “The only way we’ll know if he can compete with Arch Associate Editor Service, either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, or via Madness and Hot Shot is by giving it a try,” Miller added. Suzanne Starbuck U.S. Postal Service or courier, Continues on page 3 ›››› Production Manager 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Heather Kemper Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 Assistant Production Manager © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 12 April 13, 2012 www.harnessracing.com Titan Cup at the Meadowlands. Dauplaise said the reason for skipping the Cutler and Titan Cup is simply because they had payments due Feb. 15. “I just didn’t know what I had in February,” he said. “In Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo Michael March, I paid him into the Maple Leaf.” Miller also has a couple of other trotters he’s keeping an eye on these days. One of them is the older mare Autumn Escapade, who he owns with his wife, Misty. David and Misty have been training the mare this winter and will send her to the Jonas Czernyson Stable when she is ready to race. Last year Autumn Escapade earned $309,644 thanks in Fountainbleau Volo part to winning the Miss Versatility final and finishing third “The way he’s been racing, I don’t see why he won’t be able in the Breeders Crown.