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©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. “We just want him to get around and everything be good, and march on.” WHAT’S INSIDE . . . Toscano has remained to form with Market Share through the years, qualifying him twice in the spring before the son Holloway has two in Reynolds—pg. 2 of Revenue embarks on the pari-mutuel trail. In 2012, Market All Stars and Yankee Bounty at Pocono—pg. 3 Share’s first start came on April 28 where he won his Dexter Familiar names racing in Scandinavia—pg. 5 Cup elim; he made a break the following week in his second Two elins for Confederation Cup—pg. 6 start. Market Share went on to win the Hambletonian and Dave Briggs’ Stretch Call—pg. 8 Canadian Trotting Classic among his 10 victories, leading to $2,001,405 in seasonal earnings and divisional honors. Toscano said the word “retirement” for Market Share has In 2013, Market Share debuted on May 31, and scored back- never come up with owners Richard Gutnick, Bill Augustine to-back-to-back 1:51.1 victories, including the $526,710 Maple and TLP Stable. Market Share enters 2015 with $3,683,960 in Leaf Trot at Mohawk. He again went on to win divisional hon- earnings, but Toscano said she doesn’t look at that part of ors. And in 2014, Market Share’s debut was a winning effort the ledger. in a Cutler Memorial elimination; he broke in the final. “Having him come back safe and sound at the end of Market Share enters this year’s Cutler prep off a third and every start is all I really care about,” said Toscano. “He’s second in a pair of qualifiers to top trotters Father Patrick been an absolute pleasure. Not too many people get to race and Melady’s Monet, respectively. Melady’s Monet is also in a horse at this age. Most of the time when they have these the Cutler prep, starting from post 3 with John Campbell. kind of credentials they are long retired. It’s been a blessing “We were happy with both qualifiers and now we’ll just for me and a real privilege that his owners like to race take it one step at a time. That’s what I’ve said all those horses. At some point it will have to be, but we haven’t other years too,” Toscano said with a laugh. even spoken about it.”—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com

“Divine” Fillies Look to “Step” In Reynolds FREE In a normal year, in other words, without a superstar filly Program THIS WEEK’S like 2014 Horse of the Year JK She’salady, Joe Holloway’s Pages FEATURED RACES speedy pacing fillies Bettor Be Steppin (Bettor’s Delight-Two Steppin’ Sally) and Divine Caroline (Rock N Roll Heaven- Friday, May 8 All times listed are local. Loving Caroline) might be the talk of 8:50p YR6 F&M Open Pace Trackmaster PPs the 3-year-old filly pacing division. 9:02p M6 Reynolds 3YO Filly Pace Trackmaster PPs Despite flying under the radar, Hol- 9:46p M8 Simpson 3YO Filly Trot Trackmaster PPs loway is not shy in his admiration Joseph Kyle Photo Kyle Joseph for the talent of his two pacers, and Click here to download all Friday PPs he sends both out in the $43,106 Saturday, May 9 Reynolds Memorial in Race 6 at the 6:30p PcD1 PA All Stars 3YO Colt Pace Trackmaster PPs Meadowlands Friday night card. Di- 7:06p PcD3 PA All Stars 3YO Colt Pace Trackmaster PPs vine Caroline, post 4, and Bettor Be 7:42p PcD5 PA All Stars 3YO Colt Pace Trackmaster PPs Steppin, post 5, will line up along- 7:45p Moh2 Princess 3FP final Trackmaster PPs side one another. 8:50p YR6 Open Pace Trackmaster PPs Divine Caroline was sensational in 9:02p M6 TVG OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs “It’s early of her second start of 2015 last Friday 9:05p Moh6 The Diplomat 3CP final Trackmaster PPs at the Meadowlands with a lifetime- course, but 9:30p YR8 OpenTrot Trackmaster PPs best 1:51.2 effort on the front end, they have been Click here to download all Saturday PPs training back which included a :26.4 last quarter very well.” under the direction of David Miller, Visit www.trackmaster.com who will drive again. Bettor Be –Joe Holloway and subscribe to download Steppin made a mark in her debut full cards from your favorite tracks! as well at Harrah’s Philadelphia with 1:52 victory that equaled her lifetime best from last year with regular driver Corey Callahan. “I thought they both raced great. It’s early of course, but they have been training back very well,” Holloway said. While Holloway is confident in both of his fillies, he be- lieves Bettor Be Steppin has the current edge. Continues on page 3 ››››

$43,106 W.N. Reynolds Memorial 3YOFP Meadowlands, Friday, May 8, Race 6, Post Time: 9:02 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Yearling Sale (Price) 1—Quick Aint Fair (Rocknroll Hanover) S. Smith/C. Ryer 8-1 S. Dey/— 2—Bedroomconfessions (American Ideal) S. Zeron/T. Alagna 4-1 Riverview Farms, T. Alagna, Minisink Farms/Homebred 3—Happiness (Rocknroll Hanover) Y. Gingras/R. Burke 9-2 Vieux Carre Farms/HB ($12,000) 4—Divine Caroline (Rock N Roll Heaven) D. Miller/J. Holloway 5-2 Diamond Creek Farm/HB ($75,000) 5—Bettor Be Steppin (Bettor’s Delight) C. Callahan/J. Holloway 2-1 F. Hertrich III/HB ($70,000) 6—Bossers Joy (Art Major) T. Tetrick /K. McDermott 10-1 Kentuckiana Farms/— 7—Fashion Rocker (Rocknroll Hanover) B. Miller/R. Burke 20-1 A. & J. Siegel/HB ($10,000)

$39,816 John Simpson Memorial 3YOFT Meadowlands, Friday, May 8, Race 8, Post Time: 9:46 pm Post—Horse (Sire) Driver/Trainer Odds Breeder/Yearling Sale (Price) 1—Murderers Row (Donato Hanover) J. Campbell/B. Bittle 12-1 Fair Winds Fm,T . Gewertz, S. Jones, American Viking Rcg Stb/Lex ($65,000) 2—Riley’s Dream (Muscle Hill) A. Miller/J. Miller 5-2 J. Allen, D. Allen, R. Allen/Homebred 3—Showy Starlet (Muscles Yankee) Y. Gingras/C. Norris 15-1 American Winner Inc./Homebred 4—Allerage Star (Angus Hall) C. Callahan/J. Okusko 3-1 Little E LLC/Homebred 5—Rules Of The Road (Muscle Hill) D. Miller/J. Connor 10-1 Diamond Creek Farm/Lex ($12,000) 6—Southwind Cartier (Muscle Hill) D. R. Ackerman 15-1 Southwind Farm/Lex ($25,000) 7—Magic City (Conway Hall) J. Gregory 30-1 Winbak Farm/Lex ($25,000) 8—Shaqline (Credit Winner) B. Miller/J. Takter 7-2 S. Jones, Fair Winds Farm/Lex ($120,000) 9—Model Behavior (Muscles Yankee) T. Tetrick/R. Baggitt Jr. 9-2 Fair Winds Farm/Homebred HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com “I would definitely give the edge to Bettor Be Steppin. She was good last year and has been great so far this year,” Hol- loway added. If last year’s results and the 2015 debuts are any indication, the fillies are set for successful seasons. In the Breeders Crown last year, Bettor Be Steppin was third and Divine Car- oline was fourth behind winner JK She’salady and fellow New York-bred Sassa Hanover. Bettor Be Steppin used wins Nominations Close in the $153,200 Kentuckiana and $95,200 Bluegrass to record earnings of $298,643 in 2014. Her win in a conditioned event Friday, May 15, 2015 in 2015 pushed her over the $300,000 earnings mark. Divine Caroline only managed one win as a 2 year old, but had four seconds including the Bluegrass and International Stallion Stakes. She now has earnings of $156,426, mostly coming from $141,426 earned in her freshman campaign. Holloway’s harem of pacing fillies share similar ownership as well. Val D’Or Farms, Rojan Stables and Ted Gewertz have ownership in both pacing fillies. Divine Caroline is also ”SUMMER SERIES” partly owned by Michael Ouriel. Bettor Be Steppin was a $70,000 yearling purchase for the group from the 2013 Har- Dream Maker Series - Pace $25,000 A risburg sale while Divine Caroline was $75,000 purchase Whenuwishuponastar Series - Pace $25,000 A from the same sale. Define The World Series - Trot $25,000 A The fillies were road companions last year and will spend plenty of time together in 2015 as they are both New York Pure Ivory Series - Trot $25,000 A Sires Stakes (NYSS) eligible and also have several Grand Cir- Summertime Series - Pace $40,000 A cuit stakes on the horizon. The duo will be traveling together Town Pro Series - Pace $40,000 A for the first two legs of the NYSS at Vernon and Tioga Downs. “The plan is to send Bettor Be Steppin to Canada (Fan Hanover), and Divine Caroline to remain in the NYSS,” Hol- ”YEARLING NOMINATIONS” loway said. —By Jay Hochstetler 2016 Champlain Stakes 2016 Champlain Filly Stakes All Stars And Yankee Bounty At Pocono 2017 Simcoe Stakes Pennsylvania All Stars events for Keystone-sired 3-year-old pacers—$224,000 worth—will highlight the weekend action 2017 Simcoe Filly Stakes at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with three divisions WEG 2017 SBOA Stakes of colts in the Saturday spotlight and four sections of fillies set to go Sunday. Among the horses to watch Saturday is Yankee Bounty, CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS who will start from post 2 for Team Burke in Race 1. The Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion at two, here mak- ing his seasonal bow, Yankee Bounty won eight of 10 starts last year. Sunday night patrons may have things a bit easier in handicapping the filly action, as the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series both had their first seasonal legs at The Meadows this past weekend and the winners of all three divisions of both events are in to go Sunday, save one Sires Stakes winner, Serious Filly—and trainer, Brian Brown, has ample representation here in Triple V Hanover and Somewhere Sweet, both second last week. The other Sires Stakes winners, Safe From Terror and Storm Point, are both from the Burke Stable, as is South- wind Roulette, who won the Sires divisional championship www.woodbineentertainment.com/sbpayments at two. (Pocono/PHHA)

HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Nuncio, Creatine, Maven Among Notables Racing In Scandinavia The road to the Elitlopp continues with this weekend’s Copenhagen Cup, along with a couple of other races with possible Elitlopp contenders. But first, Nuncio, the winner of last fall’s Kentucky Fu- turity, received an invitation to the Elitlopp on Wednes- day night, May 6, following his victory at the Solvalla track in Stockholm, the site of the Elitlopp. Although Nuncio’s trainer-driver-co-owner, Stefan Melander, said after the race that the 4-year-old stallion was not as sharp as in his win in his first start, Nuncio won the one-mile race in 1:54.3. Melander, whose horse Iceland won the race in 2010 with Johnny Takter driving, has never accepted an Elitlopp in- vitation when there are still weeks before the race (this year’s race is May 31). Earlier this spring his horse Digi- tal Ink was invited and he deferred, saying he wouldn’t know if the horse would compete until closer to race time. The top Elitlopp representative for the U.S., Maven, is scheduled to compete in the Copenhagen Cup on Sunday at the Charlottenlund track in Denmark’s capital city. After sev- eral races with bad post positions, this time she’ll start from post 2 on the five-eighths mile track. COPENHAGEN CUP Maven’s trainer, Jimmy Takter, flew to Sweden to train her Charlottenlund track, Copenhagen, Denmark; Distance: 2,100 meters; last Sunday (May 3) and said he wanted her a little leaner Sunday, May 10; Race 11; Post Time 4:46 p.m. EDT for her upcoming races and thus her grazing time would be No.—HORSE more for fresh air than fresh green grass. (Age, Sex, Sire-Dam-Sire of dam) Driver The Copenhagen Cup field also includes BBS Sugarlight, 1—ROBERT BI who won the recent Olympic Trot in Sweden over a field (5h, Toss Out-Up Front JM-Self Possessed) Robin Bakker that included Maven. He started that race in post 6 but will 2—MAVEN be handicapped a bit in Copenhagen, starting from post 9, (6m, Glidemaster-M Stewart-American Winner) Johnny Takter which means in the second tier, which is where Maven 3—BANKS started from in the Olympic Trot. (6g, Abano AS-Brisana-Diamond Way) Michael Larsen BBS Sugarlight’s victory in the Olympic Trot stamped 4—CLASSIC GRAND CRU him as a new international star as he won in a mile rate (12h, Supergill-Starlet’s Victory-Valley Victory) Erik Adielsson time of 1:53.4 over the five-eighths mile track and 5—REPAY MERCI crushed the field, winning by 3 1/2 lengths. His driver, (7h, Offshore Dream-News From Heaven-Super News) Knud Monster Peter Untersteiner, gushed that BBS Sugarlight is “no 6—BACKFIRE ordinary horse.” (5m, Offshore Dream-Fashion Brodda-SJ’s Caviar) Bjorn Goop Voltigeur de Myrt was third in the Olympic Trot and will 7—O’GRADY be in the Copenhagen Cup field as well. Another notable (9h, SJ’s Photo-Dawn Garbo-Smasher) Flemming Jensen contender in the Cup is Backfire, who defeated D’One 8—VOLTIGEUR DE MYRT (Donato Hanover-Giant Diablo) in the Lovely Godiva (6m, Opus Viervil-Myrtille Des Bois-Tenor de Baune) Gabriele Gelormini Race on the same card as the Olympic Trot; Robert Bi, 9—BBS SUGARLIGHT the winner of last year’s European Trotting Derby in (6g, Super Light-Sugarsweet Sid-Sugarcane Hanover) Peter Untersteiner France; Classic Grand Cru, now 12 but the third-place 10—SUPPORT JUSTICE finisher in the Elitlopp at age nine, and Support Justice, (5h, Kadabra-Artisane-Lindy Lane) Geir Gundersen Continues on page 6 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 6 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com a 5-year-old son of Kadabra out of a mare whose family includes Pine Chip. Several other possible Elitlopp contenders will be com- peting over the weekend as well. On Saturday, at the Umaker track north of Stockholm, Creatine will make his first start outside North America when he competes in Race 10, a 2,140-meter event. Robert Bergh, who raced Adrian Chip in the Hambletonian and won the 2013 Elitlopp with Nahar, trains and will drive Creatine for Big C Racing, the stable name of Diamond Creek Racing and Lynda and Bob Stewart. Stewart trained Creatine in the U.S., when the son of Andover Hall won the 2013 Kentucky Futurity and 2014 Allerage Trot. Creatine will be starting from post 9 in the second tier. The field also includes another horse who might be fa- miliar to North American trotting fans—Order By Keeper. Two Elims For Confederation Cup A 5-year-old son of Credit Winner and half brother to Trixton, Order By Keeper has made two starts this sea- Sixteen 4-year-old pacers will go postward Sunday at son thus far for Daniel Reden, who trains and drives for Flamboro Downs in a pair of eliminations for the Stall Zet (Bengt Agerup, who races his horses in North $200,000 (added) Confederation Cup. The entrants have America under the banner of Brixton Medical). been split into two $20,000 eight-horse eliminations with Earlier on the card at Umaker on Saturday, Race 7 includes the top four finishers in each returning for the final on 2013 Elitlopp champion Nahar. Now 10 years old, he will Sunday, May 17. start from post 3 for Bergh while Reden has the former The inaugural Confederation Cup was contested in 1977 Jimmy Takter pupil Hard Livin (post 1) and Luckycharm and quickly became an annual showcase for the finest 3 Hanover (post 2). Swedish star Panne de Moetur will start year olds until 2012. After a two-year hiatus, the “Cup” re- from post 8 with Orjan Kihlstrom in the sulky for trainer turns as a stakes event for 4-year-old pacers. The new Con- Stefan Hultman. Because of an injury, it’s the first start for federation Cup is sponsored by Great Canadian Gaming the 7-year-old son of Credit Winner-Jalopy since last year’s and administrated by the Woodbine Entertainment Group. Elitlopp, when he finished second. Former North American The first elimination (Race 5) Sunday will feature a match- notables Knows Nothing (post 6) and Beer Summit (post 7) up between Three Of Clubs and All Bets Off, last year’s On- will also be competing.—By Kathy Parker tario Sires Stakes and New York Sires Stakes champions, respectively. The second elim is headlined by Little Brown HarnessRacing Weekend Preview Jug winner Limelight Beach. Also in the field is Ideal Cow- boy, fresh off a win in the Whata Baron Series at the Mead- Kathy Parker Heather Kemper owlands. 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NOMINATION AND SUBSCRIPTION FORM Stallion Name 2013 Advertised Stud Fee $ Tattoo# Year Foaled Farm Standing Stallion Sire Dam Address Stallion Owner City State Address Ph: ( ) Zip City State Authorized Signature Ph: ( ) Zip Check Enclosed $ Please make check in the amount of stallion subscription fee only. Do not include with other stake payments. Delaware County Fair • Attention: Beth Cain P.O. Box 1007 • Delaware, OH 43015 • Phone: (614) 313-4078 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 8 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com “Structure-wise, (the program) going to be very similar to what has always been,” said Walter Parkinson, president of the SBOA. “We’re maybe tweaking the money.” The program is responsible for bringing 2013 Little Brown Jug winner Adriano Sorella (Vegas Vacation) into the sport’s ownership ranks and introducing him to trainer Casie Cole- man. Sorella is now Coleman’s second biggest owner. He currently owns 16 horses and estimates he’s spent over $1.5 Attention New Owners: O’Donnell million on horses in the last two years. Wants To Be Your Mentor “That just goes to show you how a guy who started in the SBOA now is one of the largest owners with one of the Getting to spend two years hanging with a legend might biggest names in training,” Sorella wrote in an email. be worth the $4,500 investment alone. The SBOA program also spawned the LandMark Stable After a three-year hiatus, the Standardbred Breeders of that started with the SBOA and trainer Mark Steacy and Ontario Association (SBOA) is restarting its successful New ended up, six years later, with Steacy-trained Harper Blue Owner Mentoring Program partnerships this summer and Chip, who finished third in last year’s Hambletonian. Joe has tabbed Hall of Fame driver and master storyteller Bill Loring of Canmore, Alberta is one of the original members O’Donnell to be the group’s mentor. Highly-respected of LandMark. He’s a big fan of the SBOA’s program. trainer Dustin Jones will condition the horse. “You really do limit your risk,” Loring said. “You know how It will be the 12th group the SBOA has put together since much it’s going to cost you, unlike owning a large part of a launching the program in “It has gotten some horse on your own, where you can get buried under vet 2005. The return of the pro- new, serious owners, bills and trainer bills… The group approach limits your risk gram comes at a fortuitous as well as just new from your initial investment so there are no surprises after- time. This week, the U.S. Trot- owners who still wards. That’s what it’s going to cost you. It’s not going to ting Association (USTA) an- play at a smaller cost you any more.” nounced its Harness Racing level than others.” Loring said he’s owned pieces of between 40 and 45 horses Social Media Initiative was since that first one purchased through the mentorship pro- –SBOA president launching a marketing cam- gram. He estimates that LandMark alone has purchased Walter Parkinson paign to help recruit new about $1 million worth of horses in eight years of operation. owners to the sport. The campaign is currently testing frac- tional ownership groups at The Meadows and Scioto Downs “We’re just really excited to get (the program) started with the hope of making such groups available more broadly. again and especially with these two people—our mentor The initiative is welcome news in a sport desperate to at- and our trainer,” Parkinson said. “The SBOA is fully behind tract new owners and produce more horses. Yet, the USTA it. I think it has been a successful program in the past. It has would be wise to follow the SBOA’s lead on the fractional gotten some new, serious owners, as well as just new own- ownership part. The SBOA’s Owner Mentoring Program ran ers who still play at a smaller level than others.” from 2005 through 2011 and went into hiatus when the Dave Briggs was the editor of The Canadian Sportsman province cancelled the Slots at Racetracks Program. Though for 18 years and is an award-winning journalist. His the exact financial terms are still be worked out for this year’s column appears in HarnessRacing Weekend Preview group, in the past the SBOA has provided a $15,000 “forgiv- in part through the advertising support of Hanover able” loan and nine new horse owners and one experienced Shoe Farms and Woodbine Entertainment Group. industry mentor invested $4,500 apiece to purchase an On- Any opinions expressed in this column are his own and not necessarily those of the Horseman Publishing tario-sired yearling and campaign it for two years using the Company and its publications or its advertisers. total $60,000 pot to pay all training, staking and vet bills. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 9 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com

Pierce Undergoes Neck Surgery dows for Thoroughbred wagering and Standardbred wager- Hall of Famer Ron Pierce underwent neck surgery on ing. Quarter Horse wagering will be available at both. Thursday (May 7) at Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Arvin noted that the simulcast area at The Red Mile will in New Jersey, and at approximately 3:05 p.m. Thursday cover 28,000 square feet on the second floor (Historical posted a photo of himself on his Facebook page, wearing Racing machines will be on the first floor), with 75 wager- ing machines available, both self-serve and with a teller. his hospital gown but alert and looking well after what he Arvin said the split would be 60 percent of the machines said was a five-hour surgery. for Thoroughbred wagering and 40 percent for Standard- Pierce underwent back surgery in Dallas, Texas, early the bred wagering. week of April 27 and then flew back home to New Jersey on Neither the Kentucky Harness Horsemen’s Association nor Thursday, April 30, to recuperate before undergoing more The Red Mile will receive any share of revenue from Thor- surgery for neck issues. oughbred simulcast wagering. Arvin stated that The Red Pierce hasn’t driven in a race since March 7. On April 30, Mile will receive some monetary compensation as a result Pierce, 58, posted on his Facebook page regarding his back of being the lessor to Keeneland, but declined to reveal surgery earlier that week: “Thanks for the best wishes publicly the amount. “There are business terms in the everyone my lower back is done 2 days with nerve blocks,1 lease,” she said. day cutting nerves that serve no purpose but cause pain.” Both Julie Sorrell and Jim Goodman will continue as Pierce has driven the winners of 9,569 races and $215 mil- simulcast directors for The Red Mile and Keeneland, re- lion in purses. spectively. The Red Mile/Keeneland, Together Kentucky Harness Horsemen’s Association president Bob Stewart said he was pleased with the arrangements, But Separate Simulcasting which should translate into any increase in betting on The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KRHC) Wednes- harness racing. day afternoon unanimously approved a request by the “There is now going to be more bet on the Standardbreds Keeneland Thoroughbred racetrack to “amend its legal site with all those people there,” said Stewart by cell phone description to conduct simulcasting of Thoroughbred races from New Jersey Wednesday morning. at The Red Mile.” There has been no Thoroughbred simulcasting at The Red USTA Retains Group Mile since the late 1990s, when ownership sold the Thor- For Integrity Services oughbred rights to Keeneland for $4 million. This agreement The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) has retained the serv- technically means that Keeneland will be leasing space at ices of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) The Red Mile, conducting what Shannon Arvin, counsel for to conduct a variety of integrity services. the Keeneland Association, will be “segregated businesses.” “The USTA is committed to integrity in harness racing and In making a presentation to the KHRC at the meeting held working with the TRPB will provide our industry with a wide in the fourth floor Phoenix Room at Keeneland, Arvin said variety of investigative, security and analytical services the goal of moving simulcasting to the historic harness from the most experienced and professional integrity serv- racetrack was to “create a premium product for our pa- ices organization in horse racing,” said USTA executive vice trons.” Keeneland will still conduct simulcasting on its president and CEO Mike Tanner. grounds during live racing, sales and major race days such “We look forward to assisting and supporting the USTA’s as the Kentucky Derby, with wagering available at those integrity initiatives in horse racing and wagering, and tap- times at both sites. Arvin said she hopes the combining of ping our shared resources to better serve customers, partic- the two simulcast operations will take place in early July. ipants, racetracks and regulators in the Standardbred The Red Mile is currently being renovated for the introduc- industry,” said TRPB vice president J. Curtis Linnell. tion of Historical Racing machines, which is being targeted The TRPB will utilize its in-house resource database to pro- for an early September opening. Keeneland had also been vide investigative reports and intelligence on topics, organi- approved to add the Historical Racing machines, but later zations, vendors and people as requested by the USTA. The reached an agreement to have just one site located at The TRPB will also seek to expand and develop information rel- Red Mile. evant to the Standardbred industry. While Keeneland and The Red Mile will be 50-50 partners TRPB senior agent Douglas Murray, working out of the with the Historical Racing machines, it is not the case with headquarters office in Fair Hill, Md., will be the primary con- simulcasting. While operating in the same facility, the two tact for the USTA to coordinate research and information re- racetracks will be managed separately, with separate win- Continues on page 10 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com

quested by the USTA. Murray will support the USTA’s role in ness racing ownership more accessible and affordable to integrity issues, including allegations of illegal medications, the general public. the identification and investigation of suppliers of such, and The campaign is being fully integrated with other social involvement of organized crime in any aspect of Standard- media marketing activities, including thehttp://www.har- bred racing. nessracingfanzone.com/and through signage, video and Also, the TRPB Wagering Integrity Unit will consult with other supporting marketing materials and activities at key the USTA in the event of allegations of wagering integrity tracks. Profiles of current owners will increasingly be fea- issues, including tote security lapses, alleged altered races, tured describing their experiences as owners and why they and possible betting malfeasance of any type. believe others should also get involved in the sport. Among other services to be provided to the USTA, the The campaign will initially run through June 30, 2015, to TRPB will conduct due diligence and background examina- determine best performing channels and approaches before tions of selected associations and vendors in the pari- broader expansion in key regions, such as Pennsylvania, mutuel industry. The TRPB will include Standardbred where the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association matters of mutual concern in USTA’s existing industry rela- has already allocated some supporting funds. (USTA) tionships in France, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, as Marean American Horse Council Trustee well as throughout the U.S. and Canada. Donald G. Marean has been elected to the American Horse Located in Fair Hill, Md., the TRPB operates as a multi-ju- Council (AHC) Board of Trustees. Marean served four years risdictional investigative agency in the horse racing indus- in the Maine House of Representatives (2005-2008), and try. The mandate is to expose and investigate all activity was re-elected to the House in 2012 and again in 2014, prejudicial to horse racing and to maintain public confi- where he is currently serving. dence in the sport. (USTA) “I am really looking forward to opportunity to serve as a Marketing Aimed At trustee of The American Horse Council,” said Marean. “Cur- rently I am serving my fourth term in the Maine House of “Ownership Experience” Representatives and I sit on the Joint Standing Committee The Harness Racing Social Media Initiative, in partnership of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. I have been on with the U.S. Trotting Association and key partners, has an- this committee all four terms and I am hoping I can bring nounced the launch of a new marketing campaign to help some legislative experience to AHC. Maine has about recruit new owners into the sport. 35,000 horses and contributes approximately $320 million The “Ownership Experience” initiative is designed to tar- annually to Maine’s economy.” get potential owners in key regions through online media “The AHC is pleased to have someone like Don serve as a targeting based on location, income and interests across Trustee,” said AHC president Jay Hickey. “He not only has multiple media channels. Initially the channel will include experience in the horse industry, but also in the legislative Google, Facebook and Twitter but is expected to expand arena. You don’t get that combination very often.” over time to test other media, including the WSJ.com, Marean is chairman of the U.S. Trotting Association’s Dis- Smart Money and select Thoroughbred magazines. trict 9. He owned and operated Standish Hardware & Feed The campaign encourages potential owners to sign up for Co. for 30 years and sold the business to his employees in an “ownership” brochure with specific information on the 2008. In 1988 founded Lindon Farm, with his wife Linda, and benefits of harness racing ownership at http://owner.har- ran it until 2009 as a Standardbred breeding facility. In 2010 nessracingfanzone.com/ownership-opportunity. they retired from breeding, but continue to own and race The most qualified prospective owners will eventually also horses. have the chance to be invited to exclusive “Ownership Ex- Marean is a director of the Main Farm Bureau Horse perience” meetings conducted at select participating tracks. Council and currently is vice-chair of the University of Maine (Orono) Board of Agriculture. He is also a director The campaign appeals to all levels of ownership, ranging of the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association, and past- from low-cost, limited risk “fractional ownership” offerings president and director of the Maine Standardbred Breed- to larger investments. ers and Owners Association. He was appointed by the In conjunction with the USTA, a limited “fractional owner- Governor as Chair of the Land for Maine’s Future Board, ship” offering is being tested at both The Meadows and as well as to serve on the Animal Welfare Advisory Coun- Scioto Downs where new owners can invest a nominal cil, representing Maine Farm Bureau and large animals. amount for a partial, percentage ownership in a racehorse. (American Horse Council) Based on the success of the effort, the concept is expected to be rolled out more broadly with the goal of making har- Continues on page 11 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 12 May 8, 2015 www.harnessracing.com

Delaware Horse Racing Fair Winds is also home to Hogan Equine, a special clinic Has $182 Million Impact just for horses run by Dr. Patricia Hogan. Dr. Hogan will show visitors the workings of the clinic, where hundreds of Delaware horse racing contributed more than $182 million horses, mostly Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds, are to the state’s economy in 2014, supporting the equivalent of treated each year. (HRC) more than 1,500 full-time jobs, according to an economic impact study released Tuesday. Museum Receives Funding To Digitize Standardbred and Thoroughbred racing at Delaware’s Janet Terhune, director of the Harness Racing Museum & three tracks, and associated spending, generated $60 mil- Hall of Fame, announced the receipt of Mini-Grant funding lion in wages and salaries and contributed nearly $17 mil- of $5,000 to document, digitize and properly store a collec- lion in taxes, according to the study. Direct spending for tion of approximately 2,000 glass plate negatives. In brittle goods and services is estimated at $57 million annually by envelopes bearing the names of historic horses and people, horsemen, $6.9 million by tracks and spectators, and $4.1 the journey of this fragile collection from the attic storage million by government agencies and racing associations. area of the Goshen Historic Track offices during the 1940s to Wages and salaries in those sectors added another $40 mil- Columbus, Ohio, where they were thought to be lost for lion in direct spending. The total economic impact accounts more than 40 years, and their subsequent return to Goshen, for those sources, as well as multiplier effects. N.Y., in 2014 is a remarkable story. The study was conducted by the Center for Applied Busi- Established in 1939, the United States Trotting Association, ness and Economic Research in the Alfred Lerner College of the governing body of the harness racing sport in America, Business at the University of Delaware. It was commissioned kept its first offices at Goshen Historic Track. In 1942 the by the Delaware Department of Agriculture under Senate Bill USTA announced its acquisition of “two-thousand and 220, passed last session by the Delaware General Assembly more negatives (the majority glass plates) accumulated by and signed into law by Governor Jack A. Markell in July 2014. Ted Hansom in his long service as a photographer in the The study’s authors, associate professor William Latham harness horse field…” and professor Kenneth Lewis, gathered data from racetracks, Hansom, who died later that year, was credited with taking national and state horsemen’s associations, government some of the earliest photographs of the harness racing agencies and a survey of horsemen conducted during fall sport.The USTA relocated to Columbus, Ohio in 1948, where 2014. The study shows that horse racing supports a variety of it is still headquartered, taking Hansom’s singular archive of sectors, including agricultural businesses such as feed equip- photograph negatives with it. A small selection of these ment; veterinary services; retail operations; health care; and glass plate negatives were donated to the Harness Racing legal and professional services. (Del. Dept. of Agriculture) Museum in 1967. Sadly, it had been reported that the remain- Public Invited To Horse Farm Open House der of the Hansom Collection had been lost or inadvertently New Jersey celebrates the “Month of the Horse” in June and destroyed. In 2014, during a move to new offices in Colum- Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge is helping the celebration bus, the USTA discovered the “lost” archive of glass nega- along by opening its gates from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June tives and donated them to the Harness Racing Museum. 28. The farm is at 74 Red Valley Road in Cream Ridge. The Due to the fragile nature of the negatives the process of events of the day are free and this is a rain or shine event. documenting and digitizing the collection must be under- Visitors will get see some of the dozens of foals, baby taken with great care. The project showcases both the Mu- horses just a few weeks old, born each year at Fair Winds seum’s long-standing commitment to preservation as well and learn how they are raised and eventually trained to be as its dedication to creating greater accessibility to its col- harness race horses. lections through digitization. (Harness Racing Museum)

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Harness Racing Leaders Leading Breeders Compiled by the USTA—through May 5, 2015 (week difference April 29-May 5). Breeder Starters Winners Wins Earnings Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. 745 351 644 $5,700,977 Winbak Farm 652 285 541 4,072,386 Sts. W P S Earnings Brittany Farms 218 108 229 1,995,357 Domethatagain (6ph) 8 3 1 0 $336,875 Perretti Farms 232 111 221 1,973,763 Take It Back Terry (6pg) 14 5 6 0 287,000 White Birch Farm 103 48 92 1,261,040 Carolsideal (6pm) 12 9 0 1 183,620 Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par 170 73 130 1,165,752 Venus Delight (5pm) 5 3 1 1 183,500 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. 140 71 126 1,098,797 PH Supercam (8pg) 10 6 2 0 176,820 Frederick Hertrich III 102 50 94 939,451 Not Afraid (6tg) 12 7 2 0 167,650 Bulletproof Enterprises 113 56 113 936,356 JL Cruze (4tg) 13 11 2 0 155,513 Jules & Arlene Siegel 83 48 86 828,779 Michael’s Power (6pg) 12 5 3 0 148,240 Seelster Farms Inc. 113 55 115 824,593 Yagonnakissmeornot (6pm) 7 3 2 0 148,150 Fair Winds Farm Inc. 66 43 74 740,477 Beach Memories (5pg) 9 2 2 3 143,780 Steve Stewart 96 45 83 731,597 Sapphire City (7pg) 14 3 2 3 136,950 VAE LLC 70 27 54 717,083 Nickle Bag (5pg) 16 5 5 3 117,310 Diamond Creek Farm LLC 90 36 67 699,348 Rockeyed Optimist (4pg) 8 7 1 0 106,650 Melady’s Monet (6tg) 9 6 0 0 106,075 Leaders Of The Week Opulent Yankee (4tg) 13 5 8 0 103,131 Ranked by wins for April 29-May 5 from results at major North American pari-mutuel tracks. Leading Money-Winning Drivers Drivers Starts W-P-S Sts. W-P-S UDR Earnings (wk. diff) George Napolitano Jr ...... 92 ...... 28-16-11 Jason Bartlett 854 168-165-101 .343 $2,788,973 ($215,842) Aaron Merriman ...... 99 ...... 19-17-12 Corey Callahan 1,242 274-190-188 .356 2,634,029 (171,807) Billy Davis Jr...... 50...... 15-6-3 Daniel Dube 773 133-110-94 .292 2,432,036 (171,490) Jason Bartlett ...... 57...... 15-10-6 Brian Sears 664 119-101-97 .312 2,092,962 (189,279) Allan Davis...... 75 ...... 14-15-14 George Brennan 794 104-102-103 .246 2,088,196 (149,799) Ronnie Wrenn Jr...... 73...... 13-14-4 Aaron Merriman 1,426 302-211-209 .343 1,932,170 (161,088) Brett Miller ...... 80...... 12-13-8 Tim Tetrick 674 119-87-100 .298 1,745,071 (159,879) Bruce Aldrich Jr...... 65...... 12-9-6 Brett Miller 797 108-135-86 .266 1,573,753 (163,506) Corey Callahan ...... 66...... 12-9-6 Matt Kakaley 908 104-93-106 .210 1,569,205 (90,539) Alfred Carroll ...... 47...... 11-6-6 Eric Carlson 722 75-89-102 .219 1,509,442 (123,592) Brian Sears...... 48...... 11-7-9 Dave Palone ...... 46...... 11-8-8 Dave Palone 690 180-106-90 .390 1,507,416 (135,243) Jim Marohn Jr...... 52...... 11-4-5 Yannick Gingras 531 97-99-76 .334 1,503,172 (146,488) Mike Wilder...... 59 ...... 11-11-9 David Miller 731 97-96-100 .251 1,377,432 (134,339) Tim Tetrick ...... 52...... 11-4-7 George Napolitano Jr. 548 142-95-62 .393 1,319,722 (269,600) Tyler Buter 606 79-63-84 .234 1,239,640 (85,865) Trainers Wins Ron Burke ...... 18 Leading Money-Winning Trainers Gilberto Garcia-Herrera ...... 14 Sts. W-P-S UTR Earnings (wk. diff) Richard Moreau ...... 11 Ron Burke 1,211 256-201-168 .350 $4,013,596 ($402,354) Rene Allard...... 10 Rene Allard 363 86-54-58 .373 1,475,259 (157,375) Jennifer Sabot...... 7 Jeff Bamond Jr. 284 48-45-51 .317 1,267,398 (108,312) Patrick Shepherd...... 7 Gilbert Garcia-Herrera 521 86-74-54 .279 1,084,789 (152,670) Scott Di Domenico...... 7 Virgil Morgan Jr. 475 120-55-64 .362 934,735 (73,437) Jeff Bamond Jr...... 6 Les Givens ...... 6 Carmen Auciello 615 61-62-67 .192 925,476 (48,669) Richard Banca ...... 6 Richard Moreau 438 105-58-56 .356 914,549 (63,956) Vincent Fusco Jr...... 6 Mark Ford 464 47-45-64 .201 736,548 (65,569) Virgil Morgan Jr...... 6 Julie Miller 217 38-43-27 .327 691,658 (86,699) Gary Messenger ...... 5 Scott Di Domenico 275 46-44-39 .303 665,513 (53,720) Herman Hagerman ...... 5 Tracy Brainard 220 60-35-24 .397 664,581 (64,150) Julie Miller...... 5 Jose Godinez 227 48-31-29 .330 595,562 (43,017) Mark Ford...... 5 Tony O’Sullivan 159 29-30-19 .327 563,168 (41,369) Melissa Beckwith...... 5 Jennifer Sabot 169 31-25-22 .309 535,064 (92,840) Nick Surick ...... 5 Pat Lachance 233 30-25-37 .241 518,594 (29,118) Philip Sowers ...... 5