March race calendar page 10 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Is It Fate For Detroit Rapper To Win Singer Final? In 2002 the native Detroiter Eminem made history when he became the first rapper to win an Academy Award with his song Lose Yourself, the lead single from his autobio- graphical movie 8 Mile. On Saturday night at the Meadow- lands, the 4-year-old gelding trotter Detroit Rapper will try for an upset victory in the $49,000 Charles Singer Memorial final. The Singer final, along with the finals of the Sonsam and Burn- ing Point series and the opening leg of the Buddy Gilmour Series, will all be raced on Saturday after a one-week delay when the “He’s not one you Meadowlands pulled the plug can race every on last Saturday’s card due to a week, so that snowstorm. extra week off did Detroit Rapper’s trainer, Rob him good after Harmon, is based at Mark Ford’s going hard two training center in Middletown, weeks in a row.” N.Y., about an hour’s drive to the Meadowlands. Harmon said – Rob Harmon the trip home last Saturday on Detroit Rapper night for himself, assistant Gia- camo Francisci, and Detroit Rapper following the early can- cellation—after one race was held—took 2 ½ hours. Harmon said he was glad for the cancellation, and the extra week to prepare Detroit Rapper for the Singer. Conrad Photo “He has some issues, so it helped me out,” said Harmon. “He’s got some stomach issues and I was happy. He’s also not one you can race every week, so that extra week off did him good after going hard two weeks in a row.” Jim Marohn Jr. will drive Detroit Rapper from the out- side post 7, taking on a field that includes first-leg winners Walk The Walk and JL Cruze and second-leg victor Opulent Continues on page 2 ›››› Detroit Rapper $49,000 Charles Singer Memorial Trot Series Final Meadowlands, Saturday, Feb. 28, Race 2, Post Time: 7:38 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Yearling Sale (Price) 1—JL Cruze (Crazed) J. Campbell/E. Ell 6-5 J. Morrisson & Glengate Farms/HB ($30,000) 2—Opulent Yankee* (Muscles Yankee) A. Miller/J.Miller 8-5 Little E LLC/HB ($4,000) 3—Two Hip Dip (Glidemaster) B. Miller/N. Salenetri 10-1 Kentuckiana Farms & J. Jahre Jr./Lex ($16,000) 4—Blocking The Way* (Yankee Glide) Y. Gingras/J. Miller 8-5 Little E LLC/Lex ($65,000) 5—Propulsion* (Muscle Hill) S. Zeron/T. Alagna 8-5 R. Caldwell & Bluestone Farms/Lex ($250,000) 6—Walk The Walk (Muscle Hill) D. Miller/C. Ryder 3-1 Diamond Creek Fm, Exquisite Fms, M. Hartman/HB ($20,000) 7—Detroit Rapper (Jailhouse Jesse) J. Marohn Jr./R. Harmon 15-1 A. Libfeld & M. Katz/Ind. ($25,000) * coupled in wagering HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 10 February 27, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Yankee, part of a three-part wagering entry with Blocking The Way and Propulsion. FREE THIS WEEK’S “There are some really good horses in there,” admitted Program Harmon. “If it’s a fast pace I think he’ll be right there the Pages FEATURED RACES way he’s been racing. He can follow all day long, and he’s competitive right now.” Friday, February 27 All times listed are local. As for Detroit Rapper, he posted a second and a third in the 8:50p YR6 F&M Open Pace Trackmaster PPs two Singer preliminaries. A son of Jailhouse Jesse, Detroit 9:02p M6 OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs Rapper is out of the Yankee Glide mare Showpiece, a half Click here to download all Friday PPs sister to top-class performers Mister Goal and Miss Goal. Harmon’s Harmon Racing Stable privately purchased Detroit Saturday, February 28 Rapper last November. In eight subsequent starts, Detroit 7:38p M2 Singer Mem. Trot final Trackmaster PPs Rapper has three wins, including a career-best 1:54.2 effort 8:41p M5 Gilmour Pace div. Trackmaster PPs on Dec. 19 at the Meadowlands, with $31,475 in earnings. 8:50p YR6 Open Pace Trackmaster PPs Harmon will also send out the 3-year-old gelding pacer Af- 9:02p M6 Sonsam Pace final Trackmaster PPs fluenza in the delayed Gilmour opener, with Brett Miller 9:10p YR7 OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs driving from post 5 in the first of two $17,500 splits. After a 10:50p M11 Burning Point Pace final Trackmaster PPs 10-start freshman season solely at Harrah’s Philadelphia and 11:10p M12 Gilmour Pace div. Trackmaster PPs Dover Downs, Affluenza will be making not only his first Click here to download all Saturday PPs start for Harmon but also his Big M debut after being pur- chased for $10,000 at the Tattersalls January Mixed Sale by Visit www.trackmaster.com Laurie Patistas. and subscribe to download “I think I got a pretty good deal on him. I bought him for full cards from your favorite tracks! (Patistas) and they told me to go up to $20,000 on him, and I got him for $10,000,” said Harmon. “It worked out good. He HarnessRacing Weekend Preview has a little issue with his front left foot but we’re overcoming that. He’s not bad. For the price, he’s well worth that money.” Kathy Parker Heather Kemper [email protected] [email protected] Harmon also said he was glad to get the extra week with Editor/ General Manager Assistant Production Manager Affluenza, who finished second in his lone qualifier this Lynne Myers Suzy Hall year on Jan. 15 at the Meadowlands. [email protected] [email protected] “It’s big-time getting this extra week,” said Harmon. “I was Advertising Manager Production & Design kind of rushing to get him qualified, and he qualified OK, Gordon Waterstone Stephanie Condron-Hall [email protected] [email protected] but he was still short. Even though he got home good he Associate Editor Editorial Art Director was running in on the end, and (Marohn) just felt like he Jay Hochstetler Vanessa Flannery was getting tired, although he was still tried. The extra week [email protected] [email protected] Accounting & Circulation has definitely helped him.” Intern For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, Affluenza is a half brother to Western Influence, Western Suzanne Starbuck either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, [email protected] or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Cruise, Card Dealer and Golden Time, all winners of more Production Manager Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 than $250,000. Affluenza’s dam, Affluence, is a half sister to © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. the 2002 Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year Art Major. A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website Harmon said Affluenza is also eligible to the Walter Rus- www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, sell Memorial Pacing Series that gets underway March 3 electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. at The Meadows. With the Gilmour Series backed up a week and the second leg on March 7 and final on March To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit 14, Harmon said a decision will have to be made on where www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php to head.—By Gordon Waterstone To finding everything and anything in harness racing! www.harnessracing.com/guide From accountants to veterinarians and everything in between, the online Harness Racing Guide is the industry’s #1 source for business listings, with names, addresses, phone numbers and email. Bookmark it today! HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 10 February 27, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Beautide, Rattray Set To Defend In Inter Dominion Beautide, the winner of the 2014 Inter Dominion, is set to defend his title on Sunday (Sydney time) at the Tabcorp Park Menangle track, located about 35 miles from Sydney. The 3,009-meter race—1.869 miles—will feature a field of 14, with 10 horses starting on the wings of the mobile gate and Nominations Close four in the second tier. March 16, 2015 This year’s Inter Dominion, worth $750,000 (Australian, or about $590,000 U.S.), is the highlight of a stakes-packed program that includes the grand finale of the World Driving Championship. Although New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn locked up a victory in the Rattray should be championship in action on known to North Metro - Pace $665,000 E Thursday night at the Penrith American harness Canadian Pacing Derby $635,000 E track, American Tim Tetrick and fans as he has Maple Leaf - Trot $600,000 E Canadian Jody Jamieson are worked and driven both in the hunt for second- She’s A Great Lady - Pace $480,000 E here, assisting in the place honors, which will be William Wellwood Mem. - Trot $390,000 E Noel Daley Stable. determined when they square Peaceful Way - Trot $385,000 E off in the first race at Menangle on Sunday. Tetrick will be Roses Are Red - Pace $330,000 E driving Blue Pointer, a horse trained by James Rattray. Milton - Pace $285,000 E As for the Inter Dominion and Beautide, if the defending champ earns another victory, he will join an elite club. Only Armbro Flight - Trot $265,000 E five pacers have recorded back-to-back victories in the Inter Nassagaweya - Pace $225,000 E Dominion, starting with Hondo Grattan (1973-‘74), Gam- Eternal Camnation - Pace $150,000 E malite (1983-‘84), Our Sir Vancelot (1997-’98-’99), Blacks A Dream Of Glory - Trot $75,000 E Fake (2006-’07-’08-‘10) and Im Themightyquinn (2011-’12- Balanced Image - Trot $70,000 E ‘13).