MUSCLE HILL NOW LEADING SIRE IN ALL THREE CATAGORIES, 2YO, 3YO & ALL AGED

East Rutherford, NJ --- You Know You Do overtook stablemate Samo Different Day in the stretch to win Satur- day’s (Aug. 5) $360,650 Peter Haughton Memorial Stakes for 2-year-old male trotters in 1:54.2 at the . Samo Different Day held on for second in a photo over Farsetti Hanover. The margin of victory was 2-1/4 lengths. You Know You Do (Muscle Hill-You Want Me), driven by , started a first-over bid on the backstretch against fraction-setting Samo Different Day, who led the field to the quarter in :28, half in :56.1 and three-quarters in 1:25.3, and was alongside the leader as the field exited the final turn. He won for the third time in four races for trainer . The colt was a $350,000 purchase at the Horse Sale. He is owned by Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Bud Hatfield, and the partnership of Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, and Sam Goldband. “We put together a group and went after him vigorously,” Katz said. “We have 80 to 90 percent fillies, 10 percent colts. (But) he was very, very special. We’ll look for colts here and there that we think could be exceptional. It’s re- ally a policy of pursuing excellence and we thought he could fit that category.” You Know You Do, sent off as the 3-2 favorite, paid $5.00 to win. He pushed his career earnings to $206,932.

East Rutherford, NJ --- The 1-2 favorite Manchego added another win to her resume, winning by 2-1/4 lengths over a closing Phaetosive, to capture the 35th edition of the $330,800 Jim Doherty Memorial final for 2-year-old trot- ting fillies in the fifth race on Saturday (Aug. 5) at The Meadowlands. It was trainer Jimmy Takter’s third win on the day and Manchego, driven by Yannick Gingras, improved her lifetime record to five straight wins in as many starts. It was Gingras’ second straight win on the card and second Doherty win of his career, having won his first with Mis- sion Brief in 2014. Manchego, a daughter of Muscle Hill, took control just prior to the half-mile mark and came home with a lifetime- best time of 1:52.4. She paid $3.00, $2.10, and $2.10 to her backers. Phaetosive, trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer, paid $2.60 and $2.20 for second. Lily Stride with Tim Tetrick at the lines, was third by six and a half lengths, paying $3.00. Vivacious Allie with David Miller driving finished fourth. “She is a really special girl. We liked her from the get go and she keeps developing and certainly has a very effec- tive way of going and has a tremendous inner-strength that few horses have,” said Takter, who recorded his fifth win in the Doherty, formerly named the Merrie Annabelle.

East Rutherford, NJ --- Ariana G cemented her dominance of the trotting filly division. The 1-5 favorite Ariana G, with Yannick Gingras driving, cruised to a 4-3/4 length victory over Magic Presto to capture the $500,000 Hambleto- nian Oaks, the 12th race on Saturday (Aug. 5) at The Meadowlands. Trained by Jimmy Takter, Ariana G was moved to the lead at the half-mile mark at 54.4 and then cruised to victory, the fourth time for the team of Takter and Gingras in the Oaks. The mile was time in 1:51.2. Gingras was holding up four fingers to celebrate the win after crossing the finish line. It was Gingras’ fourth win on the card. “I was really concerned about Magic Presto and obviously you have to respect the competition,” said Gingras. “When she got away on the first turn and I really didn’t want to be first-over that long of the way, so I decided to do whatever I needed to do to get her to the front. It wasn’t the best move I think, but she is just a great horse and a great horse can overcome anything.” Ariana G’s full sister, All The Time, won the Oaks last year with a time of 1:52.1. The 2016 Dan Patch Award winner as 2-year-old filly trotting champion, she has won 15-of-18 lifetime starts and this year has clocked sub 1:52 on four separate occasions. The Gingras/Takter combo has won four straight and Takter notched his seventh overall, which makes him the winningest trainer in Oaks history.

Continued on next page “She did a tremendous mile. It was a tough opening, because she cut all the way to the front due to the high pace,” said Takter. “She is just in a class of her own.” Ariana G paid a modest $2.40, $2.10, and $2.10. Magic Presto with Brain Sears finished second paying $3.00 and $2.40, and DreamTogether with Daniel Dube finished third paying $2.60. Dream Baby Dream finished fourth.

East Rutherford, NJ --- Resolve (Ake Svanstedt) won the $303,050 John Cashman Memorial for open trotters by 4-1/4 lengths in a time of 2:04.2 for the mile and an eighth race on Saturday (Aug. 5) at The Meadowlands. Resolve is owned by Hans Enggren and trained by Svanstedt. The victory was the third in eight starts for the year, with earnings of $335,995 for the year and $2,544,429 for the career of the 6-year-old son of Muscle Hill-Anikawi- esahalee. The 12-horse field was led to the first quarter by Resolve, who hit the marker in :26.3, with Crazyow W (Yannick Gingras) behind them. Those two led the field to the :55.1 half when Marion Marauder (Scott Zeron) came up to challenge on the outside, just before the 1:22.3 three-quarters, around the final turn, and took the second spot away from Crazy Wow. The mile time was 1:50.1. Resolve trotted away from the field in the homestretch for the win. Resolve returned $7.00 to win. Marion Marauder was second and Lookslikeachpndale (Daniel Dube) was third. “(Marion Marauder) was the horse to beat before the race,” said Svanstedt. “But Resolve was good enough.” Asked if Resolve was as good as former Svanstedt trainee and world champion Sebastian K, Svanstedt said, “Not yet, It’s hard to beat (1):49.”

East Rutherford, NJ --- Pasithea Face S and Tim Tetrick won the $176,250 Dr. John Steele Memorial for trotting mares in 1:51.2 by two lengths for her first U.S. win on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 5) atThe Meadowlands. career at The Meadowlands on Saturday afternoon. Emoticom Hanover (Daniel Dube) got to the lead first in a time of :27.3 for the first quarter but was soon overtaken by Hannelore Hanover (Yannick Gingras), who had the lead at the :54.4 half, before Pasithea Face S came up to challenge at about the five-eighths mile mark. Those two trotted together around the final turn and in to the stretch, with Emoticom Hanover looking to squeeze up the rail. Pasithea Face S trotted on to the wire with mild urging for the win by two lengths. Caprice Hill got up for second and Emoticom Hanover was third. “This horse is really strong,” said Anders Strom, who races the 5-year-old mare under his stable name of Courant, Inc. “I thought she would do great by the mile track and so did her trainer, Lutfi Kolgini in . We are friends with Jimmy (trainer Takter), so of course this is a great option to come over and try to get a big record for her before she goes to the breeding barn.” Pasithea Face S races in the red and gold silks of her owner, designed for a simple reason, said Strom, “It’s be- cause my mom can’t really find my horses in the race, so that’s why we wear this color for the horse. “I got to drive her two weeks ago (in a second place finish in the Miss ersatility)V and I just loved her,” said Tetrick. “It was her first start here and thought we’d go nice and easy with her and she trotted strong to the wire. She did her job today. Hannelore Hanover was the one to beat today. She didn’t have the best day, but take nothing away from my mare, she was awesome.” Jimmy Takter trains the winner for owners Courant Inc.