August race calendar page 20 FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2016 ©2016 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Racing Hill Favored To Win Another Major With Adios PLAN TO ATTEND As the winner of the Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace and runner-up in the Pepsi North America Cup and Meadow- lands Pace, Racing Hill has made a strong case that he is the top colt in the 3-year-old colt pacing division thus far this season. On Saturday afternoon Racing Hill has a great chance to make his case even stronger as he’s the 8-5 morning line fa- vorite to capture the 50th edition of the Adios. The Adios AUGUST 29 & 30, 2016 will be contested as Race 12, with an approximate post time of 4 p.m. BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION — MONDAY, AUGUST 29 Bred and owned by Tom Hill and trained by Tony ONLINE CATALOG WILL BE AVAILABLE AT Alagna, Racing Hill has been driven by Brett Miller in all www.bloodedhorse.com eight of his races this season. And Miller knows his way MANY OUTSTANDING YEARLING ENTRIES — DON’T MISS IT! around the five-eighths mile Meadows oval very well. Miller was a regular at The Meadows before moving to concentrate on driving at East Coast tracks. His strategy for the Adios? “The Meadows is a very tough track to race first-over,” shared Miller. “If I can avoid being first-over, or at least not be first-over too early in the race, that is my preference. I “There’s No Substitute for Experience” believe my colt can come first-over and win, but as I said, JERRY HAWS CHARLES MORGAN that’s not my preference. P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 (937) 947-1218 “You can race my colt any way, he’s very adaptable,” Miller Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES added. “I would love to control the race, but with the Burkes [email protected] Auctioneers having five horses in it, I’m not sure that will be possible.” Miller and Racing Hill will start from post 4 in the Adios $400,000 DELVIN MILLER ADIOS PACE final. The winningest post position at The Meadows is post 5 (15.8 percent) with post 4 second (14.8 percent).The connec- The Meadows, Saturday, July 30, Race 12, Post Time: 4:00 pm tions of Racing Hill and Manhattan Beach, the Adios elimi- Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds nations winners, earned the right to choose their post 1—More Dragon D. Palone/R. Burke 15-1 positions. 2—Another Daily Copy T. Hall/N. DeVita 10-1 3—Manhattan Beach M. Kakaley/R. Burke 3-1 Manhattan Beach will start from post 3 and leads a five- 4—Racing Hill B. Miller/T. Alagna 8-5 horse Ron Burke-trained entry. Burke got a mixed bag, 5—Check Six Y. Gingras/R. Burke 5-2 drawing posts 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9. 6—American Passport S. Zeron/T. Alagna 8-1 “You hate to get eight and nine,” Burke said, “but we’re 7—Lyons Snyder D. Miller/M. Silva 5-1 pretty spread out.” 8—Fernando Hanover T. Tetrick/R. Burke 10-1 Continues on page 2 ›››› 9—Big Top Hanover M. Wilder/R. Burke 15-1 WHAT’S INSIDE . Pinkman headed to Vincennes Trot—pg. 2 Southwind Frank preps in Reynolds—pg. 12 A Takter Hambo/Oaks three-peat?—pg. 4 Ones To Watch—pg. 13 Will acorn fall far from Oaks tree? —pg. 6 Joe Marsh dies at 82—pg. 14 Key hopes for big Hambo day—pg. 8 George Berkner dies at 74—pg. 14 Takter brings top 2YOs to Big M—pg. 10 Propulsion sets Swedish mark—pg. 15 Hambletonian charity night on Aug. 1—pg. 11 Muscle Hill colt brings $311,000—pg. 15 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 20 July 29, 2016 www.harnessracing.com FREE Weekend Preview Delivery Update Program THIS WEEKEND’S Although we try and make HarnessRacing Weekend Pages FEATURED RACES Preview available at 4 p.m. every Thursday, there are occasions that it may be delayed a day. With some up- Friday, July 29 All times listed are local. coming stakes scheduled on Sundays, it means pro- 7:40p M2 Doherty Mem. 2FT elim Trackmaster PPs gram pages may not be available on Thursdays. 8:20p M4 P. 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Click here to download all Friday PPs Saturday, July 30 Burke said he chose post 3 rather than post 5 for Manhat- 2:45p Mea9 Adioo Volo 3FP Trackmaster PPs tan Beach because he wanted to be inside Racing Hill. 4:00p Mea12 Adios 3CP final Trackmaster PPs “Manhattan Beach can leave the gate well,” he said. “I 8:35p M5 Reynolds 3CT Trackmaster PPs don’t mind sitting behind Racing Hill, but I don’t want to see 9:00p M6 Hambo Oaks 3FT elim Trackmaster PPs him with an easy lead.” 9:25p M7 Hambo Oaks 3FT elim Trackmaster PPs Burke’s Check Six finished second in the Adios elimination Click here to download all Saturday PPs won by Racing Hill and is the second betting choice on the Monday, August 1 morning line at 5-2. 4:38p GRvr10 Battle of the Belles 2FP Trackmaster PPs “The horse raced really good last week,” said Yannick Gin- 5:05p GRvr11 Battle of Waterloo 2CP Trackmaster PPs gras, who drove Check Six in the elim and will be back Click here to download all Monday PPs aboard the horse in the final. “It wasn’t the trip I planned but it was the way it worked out. Racing Hill is definitely the Visit www.trackmaster.com horse to beat, but my horse raced good. I had a tougher trip and subscribe to download and got beat a length. We have to get lucky, but if we do I full cards from your favorite tracks! think the horse has a good chance.” The Adios anchors a stakes-filled card that includes five di- visions of the Arden Downs for 2-year-old colt and filly pac- HarnessRacing Weekend Preview ers.—By Kathy Parker Kathy Parker Heather Kemper [email protected] [email protected] Editor/ General Manager Editorial Production Pinkman To Bypass Cashman Lynne Myers Vanessa Flannery [email protected] [email protected] For Vincennes Trot Accounting & Circulation Advertising Manager The 2015 Trotter of the Year Pinkman, who has been on Gordon Waterstone the shelf since mid-June because of sickness, has been [email protected] For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, Associate Editor either P.O. Box 8480, entered in a Saturday morning qualifier at the Meadow- Lexington, KY 40533, lands by trainer Jimmy Takter. While Pinkman is eligible Suzanne Starbuck or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 to the $300,000 John Cashman Jr. Memorial on Aug. 6 at [email protected] Production Manager the Meadowlands, Takter said the 4-year-old trotter will instead race in the $75,000 Vincennes Invitational that © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website same afternoon. www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. Coming off a year in which he won the Hambletonian, This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, Kentucky Futurity, Canadian Trotting Classic and Earl Beal electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. Jr. Memorial and $1.89 million, Pinkman has made just four starts this year. His lone win came at Solvalla Racetrack in To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit Sweden on Elitlopp day when he captured a top race for 4 www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php year olds, with Yannick Gingras making the overseas trip to drive. driving from post 6), he may enter the son of Explosive Pinkman returned stateside for a Graduate leg on June 12 Matter in the Vincennes Trot on Hambo day. at Tioga Downs, where he finished fourth, beaten less than “He got really sick but I trained him in 1:55 last Saturday,” a length. Pinkman came up sick afterward and has been said Takter. “If Yannick thinks he’s good (in the qualifier), we sidelined the seven weeks since. Takter said depending on might race him in the Vincennes Trot. He’s not racing in the how Pinkman races in his qualifier (Race 1, with Gingras Cashman.”—By Gordon Waterstone Family fun! Carnival rides & games, face painters Harness racing’sracing’s greatest day! Gates open and pony rides. 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