Northeast Harness News, July 1983
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DATED MATERIAL NORTHEAST HARNESS NEWS Vol III No. 7 $27,700 FINAL OF SIMON C. BISHOP MEMORIAL TO GALION SKIPPER FOXBORO — Ted Wing may not The victory in the Bishop final was Slippery When Wet’s only early Hanover for the show position. have known how much of a horse his the second in a series of successful challenge came at the three-eighths The only other horse in the field three-year-old colt Galion Skipper homecoming trips to Foxboro for pole when Robert Manis attempted thought capable of beating Galion was before the July 2 running of the Wing, one of the most popular and to take Doctor Love out past the rest Skipper, Paul & Denise Lucas’ Simon C. Bishop Memorial Pace at successful drivers at the Foxboro of the field and he challenged Disraeli, trained by Diane Hellen Foxboro Raceway. But he knew a lot facility in the late 1960s and early Slippery When Wet for the lead. and driven by John Hogan, was more when the race was over. 1970s before taking his whip, gloves But Campion held his ground locked into trouble in the confusing Wing, sitting sixth at the head of and driving expertise to the along the rail and he parked Doctor state of affairs as the gate opened the stretch, went four-wide with his Metropolitan New York racing Love as the pair streaked past the and never was a threat in the race. young pacing machine and then scene of The Meadowlands, half-mile mark in 58 seconds flat. Disraeli, one of two Hellen-Hogan blasted past the rest of the 10-horse Roosevelt and Yonkers. Wing colts in the Bishop final, had won two returned to Foxboro on June 19 for As the field tightened up going the of the qualifying heats of the Bishop field to score a length and a half win last half, Campion’s colt managed to in the $27,700 event featuring the “An Evening with the Champions,” on June 17 and 24 and had been won the driving competition and hold the lead, but was tiring. As the expected to be one of the pacers best that New England had to offer. field reached the top of the long The time for the mile was 1:59.2. collected his 3,000th career win on going after the big prize of the that night. grueling stretch at Foxboro, Wing, Foxboro racing calendar for three- The win nearly doubled the 1983 A field of 10 well-tuned colts went sitting eighth most of the race, year-old pacers. earnings of the son of Meadow to the gate in the Bishop final. With began to make his move. As the field The next major event on the Skipper-Galion Pam by Adios Galion Skipper having to score for widened out coming down the Foxboro racing schedule is the first Senator. Galion Skipper, owned by the second tier, the early speed in stretch, Wing went around the rest qualifying weekend of the Foxboro Lawrence Kadish of Old Westbury, the race came from Mark Campion of the field and with a final burst in Freshman Pace on July 15. More N.Y., has now won five straight and his Fly Fly Byrd colt, Slippery the final 100 yards, went past the than 55 two-year-old pacers were races, including sweeping two When Wet. Coming off a sloppy wire a comfortable legnth and a half nominated to the three week series, qualifying legs and the final of the start, where at least three horses in front. Super Spud, another Kadish setting off speculation that the series Simon C. Bishop, a series that found themselves out of step when pacer coupled with Galion Skipper in final, scheduled for July 31, could be featured three-year-old colts with the gate opened, Slippery When Wet an entry that went off at 3-5, finished the biggest and richest in the history less than $35,000 in lifetime earnings took command from the start, second while Campion kept Slippery of the event. at time of nomination. setting a 28 second first quarter. When Wet together to edge Robby By JOE HARTMANN UPCOMING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES I July 2 — Finals — Simon Bishop Memorial Pace — Foxboro July 15 — Foxboro Freshman Pace (1st leg) f July 3 — Mass. Sire Stakes — Northampton ' July 17 — Vacationland Pacing Series $2,500 (2nd leg) Scarborough July 4 — The Dirigo Invitational — $5,000. Scarborough Downs July 17 — Mass. Sire Stakes — Groton f July 6 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 21 — Showplace Pacing Series (2nd leg) $2,000 Scarborough Downs July 7 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 22 — Foxboro Freshman Pace (2nd leg) f July 8 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 24 — Vacationland Pacing Series (3rd leg) $2,500 Scarborough f July 10 — Vacationland Pacing Series $2,500 (1st leg) Scarborough Downs July 28 — Showplace Pacing Series $5,400 (Final) Scarborough July 13 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 28 — Bangor State Fair opens f July 14 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 31 — Foxboro Freshman Pace Final i July 14 — Showplace Pacing Series $2,000 (1st leg) Scarborough Downs July 31 — Vacationland Pacing Series $4,200 (Final; Scarborough July 15 — Maine Breeders Stakes (Scarborough) July 31 — Mass. Breeders Stakes — Plainville I Page 2 Northeast Harness News FOALS OF THE MONTH SIRE DAM SEX OWNER APRIL Holland Princess Mary Lou Colt Carolyn & Bill Hughes Skipper Knox Chinbro Brenda Filly Ival Cianchette Skipper Knox J.M. Gem Filly Ival Cianchette MAY Miracle’s Fella Thorpe Along Donut Filly Rex Ellis Skipper Knox Touch of Velvet Colt Ival Cianchette Skipper Knox Mountain Mae Colt Leroy Carter Nevele Pilot Frisky’s Best Colt Paul Battis Skipper Glenn Knight Nancy Colt A. Lefebvre & W. Hammond Skipper Glenn Glinka Marvel Colt Bill Thoms Scotch Banker DeLeon Cindy Filly Don Bryant JUNE Computer May Champ Filly Douglass Hutchins Scotch Banker Wingbrooks Dream Filly Carl Smith The two week old filly by the late Scotch Banker out of Wingbrooks Dream is owned by Carl Smith. FAIR DATES FOR MASS SIRE STAKES Croton July 17 Sharlu August 14 Spencer September 2 Plainville July 31 Marshfield August 28 Greenfield September 12 Horse Laffs! New England Sire Stakes 1983 New England Sire Stake No. 9 Racing Schedule (Two-Year-Olds) Track Event Entry Date Race Start Est. Date Fee Purse 1. Hinsdale trot July 5 July 8 $50 $1,900 2. Hinsdale pace July 5 July 8 $60 $3,480 3. Hinsdale trot July 19 July 22 $50 $1,900 4. Hinsdale pace July 19 July 22 $60 $3,480 5. Foxboro trot Aug. 13 Aug. 18 $60 $3,480 6. Foxboro pace Aug. 13 Aug. 18 $160 $9,280 7. Scarborough trot Sept. 3 Sept. 7 $50 $2,400 8. Scarborough pace Sept. 3 Sept. 7 $110 $6,380 9. Rochester trot Sept. 12 Sept. 15 $50 $2,400 10. Rochester pace Sept. 12 Sept. 15 $90 $5,220 1983 New England Sire Stake No. 8 Racing Schedule (Three-Year-Olds) “What does it mean when a horse is green?" 1. Hinsdale trot July 6 July 9 $50 $2,400 2. Hinsdale pace July 6 July 9 $70 $4,060 3. Hinsdale trot July 20 July 23 $50 $2,400 4. Hinsdale pace July 20 July 23 $70 $4,060 5. Foxboro trot Aug. 14 Aug. 19 $70 $4,060 DON'T D E L A Y ... 6. Foxboro pace Aug. 14 Aug. 19 $180 $10,440 ^ SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 7. Scarborough trot Sept. 4 Sept. 8 $50 $2,900 8. Scarborough pace Sept. 4 Sept. 8 $140 $8,120 9. Rochester trot Sept. 13 Sept. 16 $50 $2,900 NORTHEAST HARNESS NEWS 10. Rocheste pace Sept. 13 Sept. 16 $100 $5,800 (Please Circle Proper Categories} The management and horsemens’ associations at the participating tracks have been cooperative and generous in providing purses for PATRON OWNER TRAINER DRIVER GROOM OFFICIAL the final year of the New England Sire Stakes. Cooperation is a two- JULY THRU DECEMBER ONLY (no back copies) For those interested in the way street, so lets show our appeciation by filling the entry box for standardbred sport in New England. This is your opportunity to be informed about each of these events. It’s important that as many of these races as harness racing (Please enclose check). NEW SUBSCRIBERS $4.00 possible are carded as pari-mutuel (betting) events. This won’t happen unless you enter your horse. Name .Date BOOKS WANTED Address____ Collector wants trotting horse books, U.S.T.A. Sires and Dams, U.S.T.A. yearbooks (old) Wallace yearbooks and registers, any histories, old Christmas issues etc. — some .Zip. duplicates for sale or trade. Return to: Jean Emerson, Editor, Boom Rd., Saco, Me. 04072. Tel. 207-282-9295. Contact: Fred Rinker 1168 Kaladar Dr. London, Ontario, N5V2R5 y d l l Northeast Harness News Page 3 A Great First Year At Stud For The Promising REBEL BRET p.2, 2:04.1 — 3, 2:00.2 — T.T. 1:57.3 In 1983, His Sire BRET HANOVER p.2,1:57.2 — 4, T.T. 1:53.3 (Adios - Brenna Hanover) maintains the title of “Leading Broodmare Sire of two and three-year-olds,” his dam, PROPELLER p« 2, 2:01.4 — 4,2:00.1 (Meadow Skipper - Poplar Karen) continues to produce quality racing stock for Lana Lobell Farm — her additional breeding record to date: PEARSON LOBELL p. l:59.3f-’82 (Nansemond) FAST FORWARD p. l:59.3h-’83 (Nansemond) PARAMIJS LOBELL p. (Race-Timed) 2:02.1h-’83 (Thorpe Hanover) PIPER LOBELL p.