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November race calendar page 32 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 ©2020 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 TDS or PGH? Crown Finals Could Decide HOY PLAN TO ATTEND One month ago it appeared the battle for 2020 Horse of the Year would come down to the 3-year-old filly trotter Ramona Hill, whose signature victory came when beating the boys in the Hambletonan, the 3-year-old filly pacer Party Girl Hill, who was unbeaten, and the 3-year-old colt pacer Tall Dark Stranger, who has one blemish on his card this year. CHAMPIONS CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, OH As we head into this weekend’s Breeders Crown finals, sponsored by the Libfeld-Katz Partnership, at Harrah’s Hoosier 2 DAYS! NOVEMBER 17 & 18, 2020 Park, it’s likely now a two-way tug of war between Party Girl Hill and Tall Dark Stranger after Ramona Hill suffered a pair of BLACK TYPE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 losses and then was scratched from her Crown elimination after coming up sick. Tall Dark Stranger, Hoping to put an exclama- Catalog will be available online at who raced at four tion point on their sophomore www.bloodedhorse.com different racetracks seasons with a Breeders this year, has beaten Yearlings, Broodmares, Crown triumph, Party Girl Hill 39 different horses. Racehorses & More comes into her $500,000 final Don’t Miss It! Competing at eight undefeated in 14 starts this racetracks, including year. Tall Dark Stranger’s re- a half, five-eighths, sume heading into his seven-eighths and $500,000 Crown final shows mile against broader 11 wins in 12 starts, including competition, Party “There’s No Substitute for Experience” the Meadowlands Pace, North Girl Hill has left 61 JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 America Cup and Cane Pace. horses in her wake. Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 • [email protected] When trainer Chris Ryder en- tered Party Girl Hill against the boys in the Tattersalls Pace In the Crown elim, Gingras got away third with Tall Dark on Oct. 11 at The Red Mile instead of racing her in the Glen Stranger, but after an opening quarter of :25.4, moved his Garnsey Memorial, that set up a chance for a showdown charge to the lead. Tall Dark Stranger paced a middle half of with Tall Dark Stranger. But the racing draw gods didn’t go :57.3. Breather in hand, Tall Dark Stranger rolled home in along with the plan and instead put them in separate divi- :25.4, needing every bit of it as he held off Warrawee Vital by sions, which they both won in the identical time of 1:47.2. a long neck in 1:48.4. Tall Dark Stranger’s lone loss came when he started from the “It was an elimination and you don’t want to go crazy frac- outside post 10 in the Tompkins-Geers on Aug. 1 at the Mead- tions, but I do know that by going a little bit slower I let owlands. Showing no signs of weariness off that effort, Tall Dark everybody in the race,” said Gingras. “But I trust the horse Stranger bounced back the following week to post a career-best and know what he’s capable of doing, I just want to keep 1:47.1 effort in the $273,125 Cane Pace. The Nancy Takter-trained, him moving along.” Yannick Gingras-driven son of Bettor’s Delight continued on his Listed as the 3-5 favorite, Tall Dark Stranger will start from winning ways, and after capturing his Breeders Crown elimina- post 1. tion last Saturday, brings an eight-race win streak into the final. Continues on page 2 ›››› WHAT’S INSIDE . Crown showdown in 2YOCP—pg. 4 JK She’salady’s first foals in BC finals—pg. 11 Integrity initiative planned at Hoosier—pg. 5 Atlanta ready for Open Trot—pg. 13 Tetrick has confidence in Shartin N—pg. 7 Mohawk Million to return in 2021—pg. 14 Miller keeps setting crown records—pg. 8 Crown Chatter—pg. 16 Sectionline Bigry looks for Open upset—pg. 10 Standardbred Horse Sale next week—pg. 27 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 32 October 30, 2020 www.harnessracing.com “Hoosier Park is probably the only track in the world that I’m happy with post 1, as I’m not a huge fan of post position FREE THIS WEEKEND’S 1,” said Gingras. “But the starting gate there moves so fast. Program The gate goes fast 200 or 300 feet before the gate opens so Pages FEATURED RACES it’s really hard to outsprint somebody out of the gate. I think All times listed are local. the inside posts makes a difference, not just post 1. Friday, Oct. 30 “We’re going to push hard out of there and go from there 8:36p HoP8 Breeders Crown 2FT Trackmaster PPs and see what happens. Of course, he is going to be on the 9:23p HoP10 Breeders Crown 2CT Trackmaster PPs front or really up close, either way.” 10:10p HoP12 Breeders Crown 2FP Trackmaster PPs Arguably the biggest obstacle to Tall Dark Stranger win- 10:57p HoP14 Breeders Crown 2CP Trackmaster PPs ning his ninth in a row is Cattlewash, who captured the sec- Click here to download all Friday PPs ond Crown elimination in 1:47.2, equaling Hoosier Park’s all-age track record and establishing a new divisional stan- Saturday, Oct. 31 dard. In their only prior encounter this year, Cattlewash fin- 8:24p HoP8 Breeders Crown OMT Trackmaster PPs ished fifth to Tall Dark Stranger in a Tattersalls division on 8:50p HoP9 Breeders Crown 3FT Trackmaster PPs Oct. 11 at The Red Mile after starting from post 9. 9:16p HoP10 Breeders Crown 3FP Trackmaster PPs “Cattlewash is in career form right now, but I really believe 9:42p HoP11 Breeders Crown 3CT Trackmaster PPs in my horse,” said Gingras. 10:08p HoP12 Breeders Crown OMP Trackmaster PPs David Miller, who drives Cattlewash, said the Ron Burke- 10:34p HoP13 Breeders Crown 3CP Trackmaster PPs trained son of Somebeachsomewhere has been sharp since 11:00p HoP14 Breeders Crown OHT Trackmaster PPs a 4-2 finish in the two-heat Little Brown Jug on Sept. 24 at 11:26p HoP15 Breeders Crown OHP Trackmaster PPs Delaware, Ohio. In Cattlewash’s next start in a Bluegrass Click here to download all Saturday PPs split at The Red Mile, Cattlewash won in 1:46.4. “I know people don’t like two heats, but he came out of Delaware a different horse,” said Miller. “I have seen it go the other way, but he is just a really tough and fast horse now. When I first started driving him, I learned he had been battling sickness.” Not counting the race he finished fourth, Tall Dark Stranger, $400,000 (est) who raced at four different racetracks this year, has beaten 39 different horses. Competing at eight racetracks, including Hambletonian Maturity in 2021 a half, five-eighths, seven-eighths and mile against broader competition, Party Girl Hill has left 61 horses in her wake. Supplemental Payment for “She’s a phenomenal filly,” said trainer Chris Ryder about 3-year-old trotters due Nov. 15, 2020 Party Girl Hill. “I feel confident, although there are some postmarked by Nov. 17! tremendous horses here. She has many qualities. She’s got * class. She’s got speed and she can relax. She’s got it all. Visit www.hambletonian.com for form She is versatile and takes everything that comes at her. She is doing as well as a horse can do this year.” $2,000 (US Funds) In her Crown elimination, Party Girl Hill settled in third early for driver Dexter Dunn as Peaky Sneaky, driven by PAYABLE TO & MAILED TO: Gingras, reached the quarter in :25.4. Gingras then The Hambletonian Society, Inc. slammed on the breaks, with Peaky Sneaky pacing a sec- ond quarter of :30.4 to reach the half in :56.3. Dunn then 109 South Main Street, Suite 18 tipped Party Girl Hill approaching the 1:24.3 three-quarters, Cranbury, NJ 08512 and with a final quarter of :25.1 she was able to edge past Tel (609) 371-2211 I Fax (609) 371-8890 Peaky Sneaky late to win by a half-length in 1:50.1. “I really liked Peaky Sneaky’s last start, she raced tremen- Email: [email protected] dous,” said Gingras. “She has as good a shot as anybody, website: www.hambletonian.com but of course Party Girl Hill is the horse to beat.” Party Girl Hill is the 2-5 favorite in the final, the lowest morning line in recent Crown memory. She will start from post 2, while Peaky Sneaky will line up in post 4. Lyons Sentinel, the defend- ing divisional champion who captured the other elim in 1:49.4, is sandwiched between in post 3.—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 32 October 30, 2020 www.harnessracing.com Crown Showdown For $600,000 2YO COLT PACE Perfect Sting, Southwind Gendry Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Friday, Oct. 30, Race 14, Post Time: 10:57 pm One of the most-anticipated Breeders Crown finals this Post—Horse Driver Odds weekend at Harrah’s Hoosier Park will take place around 11 1—JK Going West L. Miller 12-1 p.m. on Friday night. It’s the $600,000 Two-Year-Old Colt 2—Perfect Sting D. Miller/J.