NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES Gelded Son of Mr
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Wiggle It Jiggleit Solid NA Cup Favorite Things have gone so smoothly this year for Wiggle It Jig- gleit and his connections, it’s almost scary. The 3-year-old NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES gelded son of Mr. Wiggles has barely broken a sweat in 2015 as he has steamrolled through his competition, scor- ing 10 straight victories to stretch his career unbeaten streak to 11 dating back to last year. If there were any doubts as to Wiggle It Jiggleit’s ability to step up in class into open stakes competition, they were cer- “They didn’t want tainly all erased in last weekend’s to come first-up Pepsi North America Cup elimina- AUG. 31 & SEPT. 1, 2015 and get tired tions at Mohawk Racetrack. With BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION — AUGUST 31 Montrell Teague driving the odds- chasing him, but • BLACK TYPE YEARLING ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 1 • I didn’t expect to on favorite, Wiggle It Jiggleit turned get a :30 quarter on the afterburners with a front-end ENTER ONLINE AT and then not get back half of :52.4 to draw clear of www.bloodedhorse.com anybody up.” his rivals by six lengths in 1:49.2. The effort made Wiggle It Jig- – Montrell Teague gleit the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday night’s $1 million NA Cup final. “To see a horse come a back half in :52.4 with a third quarter in :27 flat, I was impressed, as I always am with him,” said owner George Teague Jr., who trained and co-owned 2006 NA “There’s No Substitute for Experience” Cup champ Total Truth but turned the training responsibilities of JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN Wiggle It Jiggleit over to longtime assistant Clyde Francis. P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 By winning his NA Cup elim, Wiggle It Jiggleit’s connec- DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES [email protected] Auctioneers tions—as well as those of the other elim winners In The Arse- nal and Wakizashi Hanover—earned the right to pick a post for the rich final. Wiggle It Jiggleit’s name came out of the WHAT’S INSIDE . box first at the Tuesday afternoon press luncheon held at Mo- Sears starts from post 5 in NA Cup —pg. 3 hawk, and Francis chose post 3. Post 5 then went to In The Ar- Artspeak looks for win from post 10—pg. 4 senal, with Jim King Jr., husband of trainer Joanne Looney Can JK She’salady rebound from loss?—pg. 5 King, picking post 2 for their contender Wakizashi Hanover. Dave Briggs’ Stretch Call—pg. 6 While those three are the program favorites, right behind as fourth choice is Artspeak, the reigning divisional champ NA Cup Contender Comments—pg. 7 Continues on page 2 ›››› Eye On Mohawk—pg. 8 $1,000,000 Pepsi North America Cup 3YOCP Final Mohawk Racetrack, Saturday, June 20, Race 12, Post Time: 10:37 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Price (Yearling Sale) 1—Good Friday Three (Mach Three) B. Miller/R. Fellows 20-1 D. Serwatuk, R. Watts/— 2—Wakizashi Hanover (Dragon Again) T. Tetrick/J. King 5-2 Hanover Shoe Farms/$23,000 (HB) 3—Wiggle It Jiggleit (Mr. Wiggles) M. Teague/C. Francis 8-5 J. Bernstein, T. Bantle, E. Felter, V. Tancredi/— 4—Betting Exchange (Bettor’s Delight) D. Miller/T. Fanning 15-1 Flintlock Farm/$24,000 (HB) 5—In The Arsenal (American Ideal) B. Sears/K. Harrison 7-2 White Birch Farm/$7,500 (HB) 6—Yankee Bounty (Yankee Cruiser) C. Callahan/R. Burke 20-1 C. Keller III/$21,000 (HB) 7—Arque Hanover (Rock N Roll Heaven) J. Campell/C. Coleman 25-1 Hanover Shoe Farms/$130,000 (HB) 8—Hurrikane Ali (Rocknroll Hanover) Y. Gingras/J. McDermott Jr. 24-1 Emerald Highlands Farm/$63,000 (Lex) 9—Penji Hanover (Art Major) C. Christoforou/B. Wallace 20-1 Brittany Farms/$120,000 (HB) 10—Artspeak (Western Ideal) S. Zeron/T. Alagna 5-1 Brittany Farms, M. Hartman/$100,000 (Lex) AW1—Split The House (Rocknroll Hanover) R. Waples/J. Dean 15-1 Fair Winds Farm/$60,000 (HB) HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 12 June 19, 2015 www.harnessracing.com FREE Program THIS WEEK’S Pages FEATURED RACES Friday, June 19 All times listed are local. 9:24p M7 Graduate 4YO Trot Trackmaster PPs 10:20p M10 Graduate 4YO Pace Trackmaster PPs Click here to download all Friday PPs Saturday, June 20 7:06p Moh3 Goodtimes 3CT final Trackmaster PPs 7:27p Moh4 N America Cup 3CP cons. Trackmaster PPs 7:49p Moh5 Armbro Flight OMT final Trackmaster PPs 8:50p YR6 Kaufman Memorial Pace Trackmaster PPs 9:15p Moh9 Roses Are Red OMP final Trackmaster PPs 9:41p Moh10 Mohawk Gold Cup Pace Trackmaster PPs 10:06p Moh11 Fan Hanover 3FP final Trackmaster PPs 10:40p Moh12 N America Cup 3CP final Trackmaster PPs Click here to download all Saturday PPs Visit www.trackmaster.com and subscribe to download full cards from your favorite tracks! HarnessRacing Weekend Preview Kathy Parker Heather Kemper [email protected] [email protected] in both the U.S. and Canada, who finished second to Wak- Editor/ General Manager Assistant Production Manager izashi Hanover and landed the outside post 10 in the open Lynne Myers Suzy Hall draw among the other seven finalists. [email protected] [email protected] “It looks like a safe place, inside but not too close to the Advertising Manager Production & Design rail,” Montrell Teague, 24, the son of George Teague, said of Gordon Waterstone Stephanie Condron-Hall [email protected] [email protected] choosing post 3. Associate Editor Editorial Art Director For the most part, the younger Teague has used front-end Suzanne Starbuck Vanessa Flannery strategy for Wiggle It Jiggleit’s races, including the NA Cup [email protected] [email protected] elim where he went to the front from post 5 in a :26.2 quar- Production Manager Accounting & Circulation For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, ter (with second choice Hurrikane Ali tucked behind), and either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, then slowed the tempo down considerably with a :30.1 sec- or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 ond quarter. After the half in :56.3, Wiggle It Jiggleit sizzled home as he won easily over runner-up Arque Hanover. Hur- © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website rikane Ali faded to fourth but still earned a spot in the final. www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. Teague was fined $500 by the track stewards for “failing to This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. set a pace comparable to class.” While Teague said he ex- pected the fine, he also didn’t expect that his peers wouldn’t mount a challenge. To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit “They didn’t want to come first-up and get tired chasing www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php him, but I didn’t expect to get a :30 quarter and then not get anybody up,” said Teague. “It didn’t mess the race up (the “I will try and get away close and see who is leaving from slow second quarter) but for that caliber of horse you the outside to get up close,” he said. “If enough of them are should go faster. (The back half) didn’t seem I was going leaving and then I get away fourth or something like that, I that fast because he was going so easy.” don’t have a problem coming off the pace. It all depends on Teague said in all likelihood he will have Wiggle It Jiggleit what everybody else does on the outside. forwardly placed early in Saturday’s NA Cup final, but if the “He makes it easy for me. He does everything correct. He’s situation develops differently, he will be prepared. just a classy horse.”—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 12 June 19, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Sears Has Won NA Cup From Post 5 Before Driver Brian Sears will be trying for his third North Amer- ica Cup victory when he lines up behind the starting gate with In The Arsenal, already the winner of the Rooney final and his NA Cup elimination on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. Sears won his first NA Cup 10 years ago, with Rocknroll Hanover. It was an easy win for the colt who was the betting favorite in the race and went on to earn Horse of the Year honors. Winning NA Cup Posts In the 2005 NA Cup, 2014—9 (JK Endofanera) Sears and Rocknroll 2013—4 (Captaintreacherous) Hanover started from 2012—2 (Up The Credit) post 5. They were in 2010—6 (Sportswriter) control of the race just 2009—5 (Well Said) past the opening quar- 2008—2 (Somebeachsomewhere) ter (:25.4) and then fol- 2007—2 (Tell All) lowed with :28.4 and 2006—5 (Total Truth) :29.1 middle fractions 2005—5 (Rocknroll Hanover) before the colt kicked 2004—6 (Mantacular) home in :26 for a 1:49.4 score. 2003—3 (Yankee Cruiser) In 2004 Sears had 2002—6 (Red River Hanover) tried to win the NA 2001—3 (Bettor’s Delight) Cup while starting 2000—6 (Gallo Blue Chip) from post 4 with an- Note: NA Cup held at Woodbine 2000- 2006; at Mohawk thereafter other betting favorite, “That’s a good spot; it’s high percentage,” noted Sears of Georgia Pacific.