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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 ©2019 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Bluegrass 3YO Filly Pace Loaded With Stars ACCEPTING ENTRIES Four divisions of the $324,800 Bluegrass for 2-year-old male pacers are on the eight-race Saturday afternoon card at The Red Mile, as well as a single $163,100 Bluegrass heat for 3-year-old filly pacers. That event, scheduled as Race 6, is a 12-horse field that is loaded with stars, including the CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH formidable Tony Alagna-trained pair of Tall Drink Hanover and Treacherous Reign, and Zero Tolerance and Beautyon- thebeach, recent winners of the New York Sires Stakes and NOVEMBER 19-20-21, 2019 Kentucky Sires Stakes finals, respectively. The Alagna-trained Tall Drink Hanover brings a five-race BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 win streak into the Bluegrass, while Fan Hanover champ Black type entries close October 1. Treacherous Reign comes in off Mixed sale entries close around October 10 (or when full). “In most of her a third-place finish in the starts she’s only Jugette final. Alagna said a slow Enter online now at www.bloodedhorse.com had to race about start to Tall Drink Hanover’s sea- a quarter mile son is now a distant memory. and be hard- “She left some money on the pressed for about table early but no fault of hers,” a quarter. That Alagna said of Tall Drink sets her up well.” Hanover, who starts from post 8 –trainer Joe Holloway with driver Andy McCarthy. “There’s No Substitute for Experience” “She just had a lot of bad luck JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN with bad draws and bad trips. Everything has finally come P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 SHETLER & ASSOCIATES together for her.” [email protected] Auctioneers Tall Drink Hanover’s win streak began in the Adioo Volo on July 27 at The Meadows, which led into her career-best ef- NOW AVAILABLE! fort of 1:48 while capturing the Shady Daisy on Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands. Since then the daughter of Captaintreacher- ous has won a pair of Pennsylvania Sires Stakes preliminar- BACKSTRETCH with GORDON ies and the Simcoe. FROM THE RED MILE The Simcoe was on Sept. 7 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Available in today’s new headlines and while it’s only been three weeks, Alagna entered Tall www.harnessracing.com Drink Hanover in a qualifier last Sunday at The Red Mile. The filly led gate to wire in 1:52.1, last quarter :26.3. Sponsored by Hunterton Sales Agency “She wasn’t going to the Jugette and there was nothing else for her, so we just freshened her up a little bit and WHAT’S INSIDE . put her in the qualifier,” explained Alagna. “She’s ready to go.” 3YO colts set for big Sunday Bluegrass—pg. 4 Treacherous Reign will start from post 5 with Dexter Dunn Best In Show in Sunday’s Simpson—pg. 7 driving. Also a daughter of Captaintreacherous, Treacherous Meadowlands 2020 fall meet uncertain—pg. 7 Reign won the $340,500 Fan Hanover final on June 15 at Fabrice Hanover a new Burke entry—pg. 10 Mohawk Park in a career-best 1:48.3. After finishing second Mohawk Million on calendar in 2020—pg. 10 in the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes final, Treacherous Reign Another catalog with top bloodstock—pg. 11 won her Jugette elim and then was third in the final behind Opening night notables—pg. 12 Warrawee Ubeaut (who is sitting this week out after her two-heat Jugette Victory) after taking the early lead. 2018 Lex Selected sale numbers—pg. 14 Continues on page 2 ›››› October events calendar—pg. 18 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 18 September 27, 2019 www.harnessracing.com FREE Program THIS WEEKEND’S Pages FEATURED RACES All times listed are local. Saturday, September 28 1:00p Lex1 Bluegrass 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs 1:38p Lex3 Bluegrass 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs 1:57p Lex4 Bluegrass 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs 2:16p Lex5 Bluegrass 2CP div. Trackmaster PPs 2:35p Lex6 Bluegrass 3FP Trackmaster PPs Click here to download all Saturday PPs Sunday, September 29 1:57p Lex4 Bluegrass 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs 2:16p Lex5 Bluegrass 3FT div. Trackmaster PPs 2:35p Lex6 Bluegrass 3CT div. Trackmaster PPs 2:54p Lex7 Bluegrass 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs 3:13p Lex8 Bluegrass 3CT div. Trackmaster PPs 3:32p Lex9 Bluegrass 3CP div. Trackmaster PPs 3:51p Lex10 Bluegrass 3FT div. Trackmaster PPs Click here to download all Sunday PPs Visit www.trackmaster.com and subscribe to download full cards from your favorite tracks! “(Dunn) used her pretty hard to put Warrawee Ubeaut back Post Position Wins at The Red Mile into the two hole after leaving, but we were trying to take a chance,” said Alagna. “It didn’t work out and probably cost PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 us second. But we weren’t there to be conservative, espe- starts 290 290 290 290 286 273 232 157 88 31 3 cially after she drew the rail in the Jugette. I was very happy win 39 35 42 50 44 35 21 16 6 4 0 place 35 43 38 36 37 39 33 15 8 4 0 with how she raced. She came out of the Jugette good so show 48 39 40 36 32 37 32 21 5 2 0 we thought we’d take a shot this week.” Percent in Money While Treacherous Reign’s recent lines show her having win 13.4 12.1 14.5 17.2 15.4 12.8 9.1 10.2 6.8 12.9 0.0 the lead by the quarter, Alagna said early forward progress place 25.5 26.9 27.6 29.7 28.3 27.1 23.3 19.7 15.9 25.8 0.0 isn’t her only style of racing. show 42.1 40.3 41.4 42.1 39.5 40.7 37.1 33.1 21.6 32.3 0.0 “She’s versatile; she can do it any way,” he said. “She’s PP 12 had 1-0-0-0 record. been going forward a lot on the five-eighths mile, but she One thing working against Zero Tolerance is that she drew can definitely trip out on a big track as well.” the trailing 11 post. David Miller will drive. The path to the winner’s circle arguably goes through Zero “It’s a starting point,” Holloway said about starting in the Tolerance, who trainer Joe Holloway said has been training second tier. “I’d rather be there than the nine or 10. When sharp since arriving at The Red Mile. The daughter of Heston they leave the gate they’ll separate some. She’s going to Blue Chip dominated the New York Sires Stakes circuit, in- have trouble going into the first turn but I’m pretty sure cluding an easy win in the $225,000 final on Sept. 14 at she’ll be able to get out by the end of the first turn. It’ll be Batavia Downs. Her career mark of 1:50.2 came while cap- surprising if she never gets out.” turing the $232,700 Empire Breeders Classic on Aug. 18 at In 24 career starts, Zero Tolerance has been worse than Tioga Downs. third just once. A Bluegrass win would send her career “Not to demean anybody’s horse, but she’s been in rela- earnings past the $1-million mark. Holloway said Zero Toler- tively easy,” said Holloway. “In most of her starts she’s only ance will race in next weekend’s Glen Garnsey Memorial, had to race about a quarter mile and be hard-pressed for the Breeders Crown and Matron before calling it a year. Hol- about a quarter. That sets her up well. 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