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September/October 2012
The Official Newsletter of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey Vol. 37, No. 5 Representing owners, breeders, drivers, trainers & caretakers TEAM TOSCANO GOES TO “MARKET” FOR HAMBLETONIAN CROWN When Market Share captured the $1.5 million Hambletonian, it completed a spectacular trot- ting double for trainer Linda Toscano. Two races earlier, she had won the $250,000 Nat Ray Invitational with Chapter Seven, her hopes to win the 2011 Hambletonian. Chapter Seven came up short, finishing fourth. This year, neither of her New Jersey-sired trot- ters would be denied on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Meadowlands. “It’s unbelievable,” she said from the Hambleto- nian winner’s circle with Market Share. “I re- fused to let myself even dream this far. It’s just unbelievable. We took care of him for a lot [of the year], and I said this was the right time to race him.” The winning team of driver Tim Tetrick, trainer Linda Toscano, caretaker Market Share, a New Jersey-sired son of Reve- Shelly Greico receive the trophy from Hambletonian Society President nue, had his work cut out for him as he took the Tom Charters as Hambletonian winner Market Share sips from the bowl. lead into the stretch when Guccio [by Yankee [Photos by Lisa Photo Inc.] Glide] and My MVP made their bids. A neck separated Market Share and Guccio at the wire. It was another nose to My MVP in third. The mile was timed in 1:52.1. “Please wire hurry up,” Toscano said when asked what she thought as the horses neared the finish. -
Tarport Hap: the Maternal Family That Has Faded Away with Time
DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 Tarport Hap: The maternal family NEW PLAYERS that has faded away with time DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT UP TO $250 JOIN NOW Inside this issue Derick Giwner: Facts do not support the fable of negativity, Page 4 Darin Zoccali: April was filled with BREEDERS CROWN PHOTO missed opportunity, Page 6 Call For Rain (4) bested Run The Table in the 1987 Breeders Crown 3-year-old Colt Pace. Papi Rob Hanover wins virtual Breeders Crown; Foiled Again, Sweet Lou lead It is hard to win an argument about who early in Battle of the Decade, Page 8 is the greatest horse of all time. When the parameters of the debate tend to fall in the JAYWALKING Holloway with ample talent in his lines of how many years one has been follow- 15-horse stable, Page 9 ing the sport, it is easy to understand why By Jay Bergman some focus on the last 10 years and others look @BergmanJay On The Backstretch: Profile of trainer further in time. The standards for which we Chris Beaver, Page 11 measure the caliber of horses have changed over time, just as the surfaces, the equipment, racing going forward. From the first crop of Industry Headlines: PA working to and the physical appearance of our horses. Most Happy Fella came Tarport Hap and Silk resume live racing; Tetrick joins USTA For me, it is necessary to go back nearly 50 Stockings. Despite the many years of history BOD; Camluck Classic canceled, Page 13 years, not just to identify the greatest of all to be written, I can’t think of any two fillies by time, but to recall two spectacular fillies that the same sire in the same year that had such Comments? Questions? debuted in 1974. -
Sitting Outside the Hambletonian Spotlight
DRF HARNESS HOME DIGITAL HARNESS EYE HARNESS PPS DRF BETS ENTRIES ARCHIVE THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 Sitting outside the Hambletonian spotlight Marcus Melander was the focus of the 2019 Hambletonian as the trainer NEW PLAYERS of the top three favorites. Now he’s back with a less heralded bunch DOUBLE YOUR By Derick Giwner HAMBLETONIAN – 1ST ELIMINATION FIRST DEPOSIT One year removed from sending out four 1. BACK OF THE NECK (SCOTT ZERON), 2-1 horses in the Hambletonian eliminations, 2. THIRD SHIFT (AKE SVANSTEDT), 8-1 UP TO $250 including the three favorites - Greenshoe, 3. AMIGO VOLO (DEXTER DUNN), 7-2 Gimpanzee and Green Manalishi S - trainer 4. BIG OIL (ANDY MILLER), 10-1 JOIN NOW Marcus Melander is back with a more under- 5. MAESTERAEMON (BRIAN SEARS), 12-1 the-radar quartet that could very well make 6. HOLLYWOOD STORY (TIM TETRICK), 10-1 up for the let-down on the first Saturday in 7. RAMONA HILL (ANDY MCCARTHY), 5-1 August of 2019. 8. BEADS (JIMMY TAKTER), 9-2 Inside this issue Two $50,000 Hambletonian eliminations are set for Saturday (8/1) at The Meadowlands, with Burke trio takes aim at $375,000 Adios the top five in each advancing to the $1,000,000 HAMBLETONIAN – 2ND ELIMINATION final on August 8. For the first time since 2012, final at The Meadows, Page 4 the eliminations are being contested the week 1. CAPRICORNUS (TIM TETRICK), 15-1 2. SISTER SLEDGE (BRIAN SEARS), 3-1 Jay Bergman: Rivalries, past, present prior to the final rather than asking horses to race multiple heats on the same day. -
Breeders Crown Speed Records 1984-2018
BREEDERS CROWN SPEED RECORDS 1984-2018 Pacers - All Ages Fastest mile 1:47 WON THE WEST (Jim Morrill Jr.) 2009 Open Pace The Meadowlands Fastest first quarter :25.1 MINI ME (David Miller) 2003 Open Pace Woodbine Racetrack Fastest first half :52.1 ROYAL MATTJESTY (John Campbell) 2004 Open Pace The Meadowlands Fastest last half :52.1 WON THE WEST (Jim Morrill Jr.) 2009 Open Pace The Meadowlands Fastest 3-quarters 1:19.3 ROYAL MATTJESTY (John Campbell) 2004 Open Pace The Meadowlands Fastest last quarter :25.3 WON THE WEST (Jim Morrill Jr.) 2009 Open Pace The Meadowlands SHARK GESTURE (Tim Tetrick) 2009 Open Pace The Meadowlands Trotters - All Ages Fastest mile 1:51f MARKET SHARE (Tim Tetrick) 2013 Open Trot Pocono Downs 1:51 COMMANDER CROWE (Orjan Kihlstrom) 2014 Open Trot The Meadowlands Fastest first quarter :26 HP PAQUE (Jorma Kontio) 2003 Open Trot Woodbine Racetrack SILVER SPRINGS (George Brennan) 2004 3YF Trot Woodbine Racetrack Fastest first half :54.3 INTIMIDATE (Ron Pierce) 2013 Open Trot Pocono Downs Fastest 3-quarters 1:22.1 INTIMIDATE (Ron Pierce) 2013 Open Trot Pocono Downs Fastest last half :54.2 EQUINOX BI (placed 1st) (Trevor Ritchie) 2007 Open Trot Mohawk Racetrack Fastest last quarter :26.3 CORLEONE KOSMOS (John Campbell) 2008 Open Trot Mohawk Racetrack EQUINOX BI (pl1st) (Trevor Ritchie) 2007 Open Trot Mohawk Racetrack Italics denotes race winner OPEN PACE RECORDS Stakes Record 1:47 WON THE WEST (2009 The Meadowlands) Fastest first quarter clocking :25.1 Mini Me (2003 Woodbine Racetrack) Fastest first half clocking :52.1 -
WHAT's INSIDE . . . Takter Hopes to Cash Big in TVG with the Bank
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Takter Hopes To Cash Big In TVG With The Bank This weekend’s cards at the Meadowlands feature the fi- nals of the TVG Free-For-All Series and Final Four freshman stakes, as well as a pair of events for sophomore fillies of both gaits. As usual, trainer Jimmy Takter is overloaded with starters in the 10 races, including The Bank, who will take on older horses in the $400,000 TVG final for male trotters on Saturday night. By virtue of his Breeders Crown win on Oct. 24, The Bank was eligible to be invited, and Takter took advantage of the opportunity. The only other 3 year old to tackle the older horses in the TVG came in 2013 in the inaugural year “If he doesn’t win it, of the series when Captain- nobody will say treacherous finished sixth by anything. And if he two lengths. does win the race, “The horse is in great do you know the shape,” Takter said about en- tremendous value tering The Bank in the TVG. it is for the horse?” “He raced tremendous his last two starts. It’s not going to be –Jimmy Takter on easy, but he’ll be right there.” The Bank’s start The Bank will start from post in the TVG final 2 with David Miller driving. Tak- ter will also start Master Of Law from post 6 with Brett Miller in the sulky. The field includes Resolve, who won last week- end’s six-horse final TVG preliminary at the Meadowlands, who starts from post 4, and point-leader Flanagan Memory, who starts from post 5. -
May 11, 2015 Plan to Attend
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Market Share Bears Watching In Debut As an undefeated (five-for-five) 2 year old Market Share obvi- PLAN TO ATTEND ously won his first start of the year. But since then trainer Linda Toscano has continued to annually have her star trotter ready right out of the box. Over the subsequent three years, Market Share has gone on to win his first start at three, four and five, and Toscano hopes the same holds true this year at six, al- though she admits it’s the sec- ond start she’s really eyeing. Market Share will start from MAY 11, 2015 post 4 in Race 6 Saturday Joseph Kyle Photo Kyle Joseph night at the Meadowlands, a 382 ENTRIES! Racehorses, racing prospects, $50,000 prep race for the broodmares, foals, yearlings & more! Arthur J. Cutler Memorial. Online catalog available at With just 10 entries for the www.bloodedhorse.com Cutler, no elims were needed, so race secretary Peter Koch instead carded a prep event for all the entries, who all come back for the “This is an important $175,000 (est.) Cutler final on “There’s No Substitute for Experience” race because it’s his Saturday, May 16. INQUIRIES TO ANY ONE OF THESE: first start, but it’s “In the scheme of things JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 an unimportant race this is an important race be- Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 because next week cause it’s his first start, but it’s CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 is more important.” an unimportant race because DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES next week is more important,” Auctioneers –Linda Toscano said Toscano. -
The Conestoga Horse by JOHN STROHM (1793-1884) and HERBERT H
The Conestoga Horse By JOHN STROHM (1793-1884) AND HERBERT H. BECK. The Conestoga horse and the Conestoga wagon were evolved in and about that part of southeastern Pennsylvania which, before it was named Lancaster County, was known as Conestoga. The region was named for a river that has its main springhead in Turkey Hill, Caernarvon Township, whencc it crosses the Berks County line for a short distance and then returns into Lan- caster County to cross it, in increasing volume, passing the county seat, to flow between Manor and Conestoga townships into the Susquehanna. The names Conestoga and Lancaster County are inseparably connected in historical records. Unlike the Conestoga wagon, which was known under that name as early as 1750,1 and whose fame still lives in history and in actual form in museums, the Conestoga horse—a thing of flesh—was not preserved and is now nearly forgotten. The undoubted fact that the Conestoga horse was famous in its day and way warrants a compilation of available records of that useful animal. Nor could this subject be more fittingly treated in any other community than in the Conestoga Valley. The writer qualifies himself for his subject by the statement that he has been a horseman most of his life; that he has driven many hundreds of miles in buggy, runabout and sleigh; and ridden many thousands of miles on road and trail, and in the hunting field and the show ring. Between 1929 and 1940 he was riding master at Linden Hall School for Girls at Lititz, where he Instituted and carried on an annual horse show. -
2020 Section 6
2013 The Meadowlands • August 3, 2013 • Purse $1,000,000 All Hail: “Royalty” Wins The Hambletonian The big news advance about the 2013 Hambletonian was the Dontyouforgetit, the richest fourth-place finisher, also advancing to return to heat racing after a 16-year absence. So much had changed the final. in the racing world and the world of information dissemination in that Speed held once again in the final heat as Spider Blue Chip time that the Hambletonian Society and Jeff Gural, the new owner of took the third elimination in 1:53.4. Ron Pierce drove for trainer Chuck the Meadowlands, felt the return of heat racing could be appealing to Sylvester and owners David Mc Duffee and Melvin Hartman. fans and bettors alike and the obstacles to getting a racing program Starting from the rail in the final, Royalty For Life fired away page out to people quickly could be easily overcome. strongly, forcing Smilin Eli to drop in second. The 88th Hambletonian would also be bittersweet as it was the last Spider Blue Chip ranged up to challenge but Sears was sitting trotting classic raced in front of the “old” Meadowlands Grandstand. confidently. After 37 years of racing and 32 Hambletonians, the sparkling steel “My intention was just to get him out on his best foot and get structure of a new state of the art building was rising rapidly directly everybody seated,” Sears said. “That’s the way it worked out.” across the infield, to open in November of that fall. Sears maintained a comfortable lead, and had a three-length After a three-year run of dominating trotters in the division: buffer on the field at the wire in 1:52.1, rewarding the bettors who Donato Hanover in 2007; Deweycheatumnhowe in 2008 and Muscle had confidence in the fastest elim winner. -
2018 Breeders Crown All Stats
34 YEARS OF BREEDERS CROWN STATISTICS First race: Two-Year-Old Colt Trot, October 5, 1984 First Host Track: The Red Mile, Lexington, KY First Track to host all 12 events on one night: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (2010) First Breeders Crown Champion: The Workaholic’s Workaholic (Berndt Lindstedt & Continental Farms) Number of final events to date: 394 Total purses: $243,653,134 Number of Different Host Tracks: 31 Most Events Hosted: 91 – Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ Hosted 1 event in ’87 & ’88; 3 in ’96-’02; 4 in ’04, ’06 & ’09; 8 in ’03, ’05, ’07 & ’08; All 12 in ’14 and ’16 Smallest purse: $200,000 -- 1990 Open Mare Pace Richest purse: $1,000,000 – 2000, 2001, and 2002 Breeders Crown Trot Fastest Pacing Mile: 1:47 Won The West (Jim Morrill Jr) 2009 Open Pace – The Meadowlands Fastest Trotting Mile: 1:51 Market Share (Tim Tetrick) 2013 Open Trot – Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs 1:51 Commander Crowe (Orjan Kihlstrom) 2014 Open Trot – The Meadowlands Breeders Crown champions also named divisional champions: 231 of 394 Breeders Crown champions named Horse of the Year: 27 of 34 1984 – FANCY CROWN 2000 – GALLO BLUE CHIP 1985 – NIHILATOR 2001 – BUNNY LAKE 1986 – FORREST SKIPPER 2002 – REAL DESIRE 1987 – MACK LOBELL 2003 – NO PAN INTENDED 1988 – MACK LOBELL 2004 – RAINBOW BLUE 1989 – MATT’S SCOOTER 2005 – ROCKNROLL HANOVER 1990 – BEACH TOWEL 2006 – Glidemaster 1991 – Precious Bunny (2ND in his Crown event) (Ineligible & no supplements) 2007 – Donato Hanover 1992 – ARTSPLACE (3rd in his Crown event) 1993 – STAYING TOGETHER 2008 – SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE -
One Eight Hundred Bay Colt 3, by Somebeachsomewhere – Economy Terror – Wester Terror
One Eight Hundred Bay Colt 3, by Somebeachsomewhere – Economy Terror – Wester Terror OWNERS: Brixton Medical, Inc; Nancy C. Takter BREEDER: Chuck Pompey & Howard Taylor & Edwin J. Gold SALE: $800,000 Lexington Selected TRAINER: Nancy Takter DRIVER: Tim Tetrick YEAR STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD EARNINGS MARK 2021 9 6 0 0 $93,910 1:48 M1 2020 5 1 1 1 $16,798 Q 1:52.3 M1 LIFETIME 14 7 1 1 $110,708 1:48 M1 • Finished fourth in his Pace elimination on a sloppy track. He drew post seven in the final and is listed at 9-2 on the morning line. • “Track was a little sticky tonight and he has aluminum shoes up front,” said Trainer Nancy Takter after his elimination. He would have been better if it was dry, but it is what it is. I’m not worried about him going into next week. We just have to get our job done.” • Came into the Pace off two straight overnight race wins at the Meadowlands in 1:48.4 and 1:48. He took is 1:48 mark on June 26th against older horses. • Previously, he head reeled off two straight wins at Pocono – one in the PA All Stars on May 8 in 1:50.1 and one in PASS on May 16th in 1:50.3, both at Pocono Downs. • Won his first two starts of the season in the Bobby Weiss Series at Pocono Downs in 1:50.2 and 1:52. He finished fifth in that final on April 24th. • “Nancy has done a good job of managing; there was no rush with him,” said Josert Fonseca, Takter’s second trainer. -
PLAN to ATTEND with a Win Average of 17.6 Percent, Post 5 Is Easily the Win- Ningest Starting Spot in 2013 at Dover Downs
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ©2013 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Oakes Hopes To Show Off Beach Body In Matron PLAN TO ATTEND With a win average of 17.6 percent, post 5 is easily the win- ningest starting spot in 2013 at Dover Downs. And that suits trainer Chris Oakes just fine as he sends out Beach Body from post 5 in Sunday night’s $132,525 Matron for 2-year-old filly pacers, one of eight JGS Photo stakes finals on the 15-race program. This will be Beach Body’s 13th start of the year, but just the fifth time she has NOVEMBER 18-19-20-21, 2013 drawn inside post 6. Still, the daughter of FOUR BIG DAYS! Somebeachsomewhere has posted three victories, all in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Yearling Session: Monday, November 18 346 yearlings! 99 Ohio-breds (including 33 from Midland Acres), (PASS) contests, including a career best 113 Indiana-breds & 11 select sale quality yearlings from Walnut Hall Ltd. 1:53.1f at The Meadows. Her biggest check “She’s put by Cantab Hall, Conway Hall, Deweycheatumnhowe & Windsong Espoir. $280,000 of $125,000 came when she finished sec- on her card ond in the $500,000 Breeders Crown final Online catalog available at www.bloodedhorse.com already and on Oct. 19 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono that’s a Downs at odds of 40-1. pretty solid “She’s had some bad luck throughout the year for a year, but thank goodness going for that 2-year-old kind of money she got her act together,” filly.” said Oakes. -
The Maine Horse Breeders' Monthly, January 1883
The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine History Documents Special Collections 1-1883 The Maine Horse Breeders' Monthly, January 1883 J. W. Thompson Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistory Part of the History Commons This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine History Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY J. W. THOMPSON, Canton, Me., U. S. A. —(o)— Terms, $1.00 per annum, in advance. Single Copies, 10 Cents. Vol. V. - No. I. JANUARY, 1883. Entered at the Post Office at Canton, Me., as Second Class Matter. ADVERTISEMENTS. First Annual Renewal of the MAINE HORSE BREEDERS’ PEARL's TROTTING STAKES. WHITE Open to all Colts and Fillies bred or GLYCERINE BEAUTIFIES THE COMPLEXION, owned in Maine. CURES ALL KINDS OF SKIN DISEASES, No. 1. Annual Nursery Stakes, tor two year REMOVES FRECKLES, MOTH old colts and fillies, foals of 1881, to be trotted in Aug. PATCHES, TAN, BLACK-WORMS, 1882. Mile beats, two in three to harness; $25.00 en and all Impurities, either within or upon the skin. trance. $5 to accompany the nomination, $10 to be paid For CHAPPED HANDS, ROUGH OR CHAFED SKIN it is June 1, 1883, and the remaining $10 Aug. 1, 1883. Ten or more nominations to fill. Entries to close April 1, indispensible. Try one bottle and you will never be 1883. without it. Use also No.