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Ed Ryan’s grandson takes shot at Adios —pg. 4
Wiggle It Jiggleit favored in Gerrity—pg. 6
Zweig finals full of Hambo possibles—pg. 8
Taking a battle break: July updates—pg. 9
The Hambo is turning up everywhere—pg. 9
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Trainer Tony Alagna brings a pair of 3-year-old colts into
Saturday afternoon’s eliminations for the $450,000 Delvin
Miller Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows, including likely
favorite Racing Hill and American Passport, who is still looking to get on track this year.
Listed as the 8-5 morning-line choice, Racing Hill starts
from post 1 in the first of two eliminations (Race 8), each of
which are filled to the gill with three horses from the locallybased Ron Burke barn. American Passport is down as a 7-2
outsider from post 5 in the second elim (Race 9).
If 11 or fewer pacers had been entered, then the Adios
would have been raced on July 30 as a single dash. Twelve
splits the race into two eliminations. The top four finishers
from both eliminations plus the fifth-place finisher with the
highest lifetime purse earnings will advance to the
$400,000 Adios final on
“I’d be disappointed if
July 30.
he didn’t perform, but
Racing Hill has been imI’ve been disappointed
pressive thus far in 2016,
five times this year.”
capturing the $500,000
–Myron Bell about Max Hempt Memorial and
American Passport finishing second in both
the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup and the $732,050
Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace.
On the flip side, American Passport comes into the Adios
elims winless in five starts, a record that both surprises and
disappoints his connections.
“He does have talent, and if he didn’t it would be a different story,” said Brittany Farms racing manager Myron Bell,
who also shares ownership (with his wife, Stephanie) as
Riverview Racing. “But this horse has tremendous ability.
Hopefully he will bring his ‘A game.’ I’d be disappointed if
he didn’t perform, but I’ve been disappointed five times
this year.”
Bred by Brittany Farms, American Passport was purchased
as a yearling by trainer Tony Alagna for $29,000. Ownership
in the American Ideal colt now includes Brittany Farms,
Alagna Racing, Riverview Racing and Jodi Siamis.
As a freshman American Passport won three times in 11
starts, with those victories coming back-to-back-to-back in
early fall. After finishing second by a nose in his Metro elimination, American Passport drew post 10 in the $513,750
final and finished ninth after never being able to get into
contention. American Passport won his next start, in the
$150,150 Elevation at Hoosier Park, and then posted Grand
Circuit victories at Red Mile in divisions of the Bluegrass
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DELVIN MILLER ADIOS 3YO COLT PACE
The Meadows, Saturday, July 23
1st $25,000 elimination, Race 8, Post Time: 3:20 pm
Post—Horse
1—Racing Hill
2—Western Fame
3—More Dragon
4—Stolen Glimpse
5—Lyons Snyder
6—Check Six
Driver/Trainer
Odds
B. Miller/T. Alagna
D. Miller/J. Takter
T. Tetrick/R. Burke
M. Kakaley/R. Burke
S. Zeron/M. Silva
Y. Gingras/R. Burke
8-5
10-1
12-1
5-1
3-1
5-2
2nd $25,000 elimination, Race 9, Post Time: 3:40 pm
1—Manhattan Beach
2—Big Top Hanover
3—Fernando Hanover
4—Another Daily Copy
5—American Passport
6—Rip This Joint
M. Kakaley/R. Burke
Y. Gingras/R. Burke
T. Tetrick/R. Burke
T. Hall/N. Devita
S. Zeron/T. Alagna
D. Palone/M. Palone
2-1
4-1
5-1
8-1
7-2
10-1
and International Stallion, the latter being a season-best
1:51.4 effort.
American Passport has a pair of 1:51.3 qualifying victories
this year, but he’s done no better than second in a Somebeachsomewhere division in his five pari-mutuel attempts.
The colt comes into the Adios with just $15,188 in earnings,
which comes into play for major stakes that are limited to
the richest entrants.
“Not only has he not performed, he doesn’t have enough
earnings to be in some of the other events like the Cane or
the Battle of the Brandywine. Unless he does something big
in the Adios,” said Bell.
Scott Zeron has been named to drive American Passport in
the Adios elim, with the Meadowlands’ leading driver back
in the bike after a driver switch had been made. Brian Sears
directed American Passport to a sixth-place finish in a
Hempt elim and then Tim Tetrick drove in a fifth-place outing
in a July 1 overnight at the Big M.
“We tried things,” Bell explained of the change in drivers.
“We (he and Zeron) have a good relationship and he’ll be
driving the horse for the rest of the year.”
One of American Passport’s qualifying victories came last
Saturday at the Meadowlands. With Zeron driving, American Passport paced a final quarter of :25.4 to rally from third
for the victory. Bell said Alagna made an equipment change
prior to the qualifier.
“Tony’s made some bridle changes on him and he qualified super,” said Bell. “Scott never touched him and he was
well in hand, but that was a qualifier.”
Also on the elimination card are two divisions of the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers, with Pure
Country and Darlinonthebeach squaring off in Race 4.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night at Mohawk, Pepsi North
America Cup winner Betting Line will be in action in an
Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division (Race 8).—By Gordon
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EVERY WAY OUT
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length victory in a career best 1:52.3. Trained by Dylan Davis and driven
by Tim Tetrick, he is owned by Howard Taylor, Abraham Basen, Ed Gold and
Thomas Lazzaro and was bred by Bulletproof Enterprises.
$100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE FINAL WINNER
DESIGNATED DRINKER
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$100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT FINAL WINNER
WHAT THE HILL
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to win in 1:55.2. Trained by Ron Burke and driven by Andrew McCarthy, he
is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Our Horse Cents Stables and J&T Silva
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$100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT FINAL WINNER
ARIANA G
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Grandson Of Track’s Former Owner
Taking Shot At Adios Victory
Brian Gillespie was not actively participating in harness
racing when his grandfather, Ed Ryan, passed away in 2012.
But after attending a memorial service for Ryan, whose career in harness racing as an owner of The Meadows and
amateur driver resulted in enshrinement in the sport’s Hall
of Fame, Gillespie decided to get involved.
Gillespie and trainer Mike Palone will send Rip This Joint
to Saturday’s Adios eliminations. The gelding drew into the
second of two $25,000 eliminations and will start from post
six in a six-horse field. Dave Palone will be in the sulky.
“This is the first time we’ve ever had a horse in the Adios,”
said Gillespie, a 43-year-old resident of the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair who races
“I used to go to
under the name Lone Wolf Stathe Adios as a
ble. “It’s pretty big. I used to go
kid.... It’s a fun
to the Adios as a kid and sit over
event and to have on the hillside for years and
a horse in the
years. I remember some great
race just adds to
races back in the day. It’s a fun
the excitement.”
event and to have a horse in the
–Brian Gillespie race just adds to the excitement.”
Gillespie is in the residential home construction business,
as was his grandfather Ed—the founder of Ryan Homes.
Gillespie had no expectations when he decided to buy racehorses, other than to have a good time. Among his other
successful horses is Half Past Seven, who was the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association’s 2-year-old filly
pacer of the year in 2014.
“When my grandfather passed away, they did an event at
The Meadows for him, a little memorial in the winner’s circle, and being down there brought back a lot of good memories,” Gillespie said. “I decided to buy a couple horses and
have some fun with it. And we’ve had a lot of fun over the
last couple years. We’ve had some pretty good horses.
“(Rip This Joint) is not going to be the favorite, but you
never know how things will shake out during a race,” Gillespie said. “It’s going to be fun. We live 20 minutes from the
track and we’ll have a bunch of people there.”
A son of Western Terror out of the stakes-winning mare
Cheryl Hanover, Rip This Joint was purchased for $13,000
under the name Rose Run Reily at the 2014 Lexington Selected Sale. He was renamed by Gillespie, a Rolling Stones
aficionado, after the group’s second song on the “Exile on
Main Street” album. Gillespie often renames horses after
songs by the band.
“I’m a huge Rolling Stones fan,” Gillespie said. “They’ve
got so many songs that could be great horse names; I figured we’d start naming some of the ones we buy. I just
thought it would be fun. Some of my favorites were already
used, but Rip This Joint was available and I thought it
sounded pretty cool. And it’s a fantastic song.”
Gillespie was happy to come away with Rip This Joint, especially since it seemed the hand of fate intervened.
“It was kind of a fluke that we got him,” Gillespie said. “It
was pouring down rain and a lot of people had already
cleared out. Mike Palone was leaving the sale and as he was
walking out he saw this horse walking into the ring. He decided to stick around; the horse looked so good he needed
to bid on him. We got him for less than we ever expected,
because he looked so good. We got him just by chance. I
credit it to luck and to Mike.”
Last year, Rip This Joint won two of 11 starts and earned
$33,080. He had two wins and a second-place finish in his
first three outings — all conditioned races — before heading on to the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes circuit.
“We liked the horse early on, and we probably liked him
too much,” Gillespie said. “In his third start he paced in
(1):53.4 and we thought we had a sire stakes horse. He just
got too tired last year chasing those horses. Our gut feeling
was that we probably over-classified him and he wore down
as the year went on.”
This year, Rip This Joint has won five of 11 races and
earned $53,112. He has competed mostly in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series and in conditioned races. He won in
a career-best 1:51.2 on June 4 at The Meadows and heads
to the Adios eliminations off a 1:52.1 victory on July 9 at
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$260,000 JOE GERRITY JR. MEMORIAL
While Always B Miki and Freaky Feet Pete receive a week’s
respite from the racing wars, Wiggle It Jiggleit will be in action representing the “Big Three” of the older pacing division.
After finishing third behind Always B Miki in the $471,800
William Haughton Memorial last weekend at the Meadowlands, Wiggle It Jiggleit will start from post 5 in Saturday’s
$260,000 Joe Gerrity Memorial at Saratoga Harness.
Also in the Gerrity and starting from post 1 is Bit Of A Legend N, who captured the Levy final last April at Yonkers.
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“It’s disappointing
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not to have won,
Wiggle It Jiggleit, the reigning
but there’s not a bit Horse of the Year, will be on
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Teague said Wiggle It Jiggleit will get a week off following
the Gerrity and return for the U.S. Pacing Championship on
Hambletonian day on Aug. 6 at the Meadowlands. Teague
said while the Aug. 12 Dan Patch at Hoosier Park is a question mark, he has Aug. 21 circled in ink for the Prix d’Ete at
Hippodrome 3R in Quebec.
“There’s a week off between the Gerrity and U.S. Pacing
Championship, so we’ll take a look at the schedule and
Saratoga, Saturday, July 23, Race 7, Post Time: 9:05 pm
Post—Horse
Driver/Trainer
Odds
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J. Stratton/P. Tritton
3-1
2—Doctor Butch
T. Tetrick/L. Toscano
8-1
3—All Bets Off
M. Kakaley/R. Burke
6-1
4—Artistic Major
J. Morrill Jr./S. Elliott
12-1
5—Wiggle It Jiggleit
M. Teague/C. Francis
6-5
6—Sunfire Blue Chip
M. MacDonald/J. Takter
10-1
7—Cooperstown
V. Ginsburg/D. Renaud
15-1
8—PH Supercam
J. Bartlett/J. Bamond Jr.
20-1
play it by ear,” said Teague. “But I’m going to Montreal for
that race for sure as it’s a 4-year-old race. I don’t know
about the Dan Patch as shipping plays a factor into where
I’m going. You have to pick your spots and sometimes you
have to lay off.”
Teague said he’s also been contacted by Yonkers Raceway
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one,” Teague said.
Teague said he’s
Teague said while he’s disap- also been contacted
pointed Wiggle It Jiggleit has
by Yonkers Raceway
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officials about a
thirds behind Always B Miki in possible $500,000
their two encounters thus far
race on Oct. 15.
this year, he’s not discouraged.
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he said. “It’s disappointing not to have won, but there’s not
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level that a lot of horses only dream of. And he does it
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Zweig Memorial Fields At Vernon
The 3-year-old trotting division is out in force Sunday
night at Vernon Downs with three divisions of the Dr. Harry
M. Zweig Memorial for the colts and two divisions for fillies.
The races were split based on earnings, with the highestearning horses of 2016 going for the top purses and others
competing in consolations. All of the races are certainly previews for the upcoming Hambletonian and Oaks, although
Southwind Frank and Marion Marauder, who won the two
divisions of the Stanley Dancer Memorial Trot at the Meadowlands last Saturday, were not eligible to the Zweig.
The $300,000 event for the colts, Race 9, features Bar Hopping, the runner-up to Marion Marauder in the Dancer.
Jimmy Takter trains Bar Hopping and considers him his top
horse for this year’s Hambletonian.
“He’s getting stronger every start,” Takter said of Bar Hopping, who took a mark of 1:52.1 at Pocono in winning an
elimination for the Earl Beal Jr. Memorial.
Bar Hopping will have the benefit of an inside post (3) for
the Zweig. Bar Hopping started from post 9 in the Beal final
and finished third and also had to start from post 9 in the
Dancer Memorial. In the Dancer he was 5 ¼ lengths behind
race leader Marion at the half and was beaten 2 ¼ lengths
in the 1 1/8-mile race.
While Takter has decided Bar Hopping could be a serious
contender in the Hambletonian, other colts in the Zweig
are still trying to prove themselves. One of those horses is
Hititoutofthepark, who has won four of eight races this
season, including three stakes.
“I just don’t know if he’s fast enough to go with the top
horses yet,” said John Butenschoen, who trains Hititoutofthepark and co-owns the horse with his partners in Give It
A Shot Stable, VIP Internet Stable LLC and Kurt Welling.
“He’s not a very big horse,” Butenshoen added, “and he’s
still a ridgling.”
Hititoutofthepark is a son of Yankee Glide and a full brother
to Boots And Chains, a good trotter for Butenschoen in
2015. He will be driven in the Zweig by Corey Callahan, who
drove him to wins in a Pennsylvania Sires Stakes and PA All
Stars. They will start from post 3.
In Hititoutofthepark’s last start before the Zweig, a July 8
overnight at the Meadowlands, John Campbell was his
driver and they finished 6p5. That race was won by Marion
Marauder but perhaps best remembered when the leading
Jack Vernon broke stride in the homestretch and was taken
into the safety lane before then veering back into competition and actually crossed the wire first. (Jack Vernon was
entered in the Zweig and will start in a Zweig consolation
(Race 3).
“That was a tough 3-year-old open. That could have been a
division of the Zweig,” noted Butenschoen. “Campbell was
real happy with how he raced. We did race him a little conservatively (fourth-over in the third quarter). He said he had
trot finishing, and it was good to see that.”
The second of the Zweig consolations for the colts (Race
6) includes Brooklyn Hill, who has finished second to Southwind Frank twice this season and was purposely not entered in the Dancer. Also in the race is the fast Sutton 3,
Q1:51.2, who finished second to Southwind Frank in their
Dancer division.
There are three Zweig events for the fillies with the topmoney-winners competing for a purse of $140,000 in Race
7. The field includes Womans Will, who won a division of the
Delvin Miller Memorial last Saturday, finishing in a dead
heat with Unica Steed (who is not competing in the Zweig),
and Flowers N Songs, who took a lifetime mark of 1:53 at
Mohawk on May 28 when she defeated Caprice Hill in the
$134,233 Ontario SBOA stakes.—By Kathy Parker
$300,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial 3YOCT
Vernon Downs, Sunday, July 24, Race 9, Post Time: 9:27 pm
Post—Horse (Sire)
1—Love Matters (Explosive Matter)
2—Hititoutofthepark (Yankee Glide)
3—Bar Hopping (Muscle Hill)
4—Milligan’s School (Yankee Glide)
5—Trolley (Donato Hanover)
6—Hollywood Highway (Muscle Massive)
7—Lagerfeld (Yankee Glide)
8—Blenheim (Yankee Glide)
9—Smalltownthrowdown (Cash Hall)
Driver/Trainer
Odds
Breeder/Yearling Price (Sale)
B. Miller/J. Takter
C. Callahan/J. Butenschoen
T. Tetrick/J. Takter
A. Miller/J. Miller
M. Miller/E. Miller
J. Campbell/S. Lind
Y. Gingras/J. Takter
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10-1
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A. Libfeld & M. Katz/Homebred
T. Holmes & W. Zent/$200,000 (Lex)
Hanover Shoe Farms/$30,000 (Lex)
D. Firmstone/$21,000 (Morris)
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Taking A Battle Break: Updates On
FFP, ABM, Shamballa, State Treasurer
Trainer Larry Rheinheimer said Freaky Feet Pete came out
of his fourth-place finish in the Haughton behind Always B
Miki in good shape and after bringing the 4 year old back to
his Indiana farm this week, the stable star will return to the
East Coast for the U.S. Pacing Championship on Aug. 6 at
the Meadowlands. Then it will be a ship back home for the
Dan Patch six days later at his home track.
“He came out of the race really good,” said Rheinheimer.
“He’ll race in that race on Hambletonian day at the Meadowlands and then we’ll come back here for the Dan Patch.”
In addition to the fourth in the Haughton, Freaky Feet finished second to Always B Miki in the Franklin. Rheinheimer
believes the tables will turn.
“We’ll be there—eventually,” he simply stated.
Shamballa was a surprising second at odds of 39-1 in the
Haughton final. That is, a surprise to everybody except the
6-year-old gelding’s connections, including driver Scott
Zeron and his father, trainer and co-owner Rick Zeron.
“He raced great and Scott gave him a great drive,” said
Rick Zeron. “It took Scott a few tries to get to know the
horse. The second time he drove him in the final at Pocono
he caught on to the horse, but unfortunately we got
dragged out of the race because the horse in front of us
stopped in the last turn. Scott said to bring him to the
Haughton and he’ll be better on a big track. And he didn’t let
us down. He certainly paced where he is supposed to pace.”
So where does the road go for Shamballa, who was
parked virtually the entire 1 1/8 miles in the Haughton and
still finished second, beaten just three-quarters of a length
by Always B Miki?
“I skipped this week’s Gerrity and will give him a week off,
and then I hope to get him a prep race at Mohawk on July
30, and then to the U.S. Pacing Championship. Then to Indiana for the Dan Patch. Then some time off and I’ll prep him
for the Canadian Pacing Derby,” shared Zenon.
Zeron said he’s anxiously looking forward to the U.S. Pacing Championship and a re-match against Miki and the rest
of the Big Three.
“I’ll let everybody flap their gums,” said Zeron. “I still think
Always B Miki is the best horse in North America, period.
And they all talk about Wiggle It Jiggleit and Freaky Feet
Pete, and I just let everybody talk. I’ll let my horse do the
talking for me on the track with Scott driving.
“Not disrespecting anybody, but maybe we have a shot at
taking the big horse down off his throne.”
As for Always B Miki, the 5-year-old pacer is resting on the
laurels of his four-race win streak until the U.S. Pacing
Championship. Trainer Jimmy Takter said he hasn’t mapped
out any future schedule beyond that race.
“He came out of the Haughton very good and I’m very
pleased,” said Takter. “It’s tough to go those tough miles
every week. He has these couple weeks off until the U.S.
Hambletonian All Over NY
The day after winning a division of the Stanley Dancer
Memorial Trot with Southwind Frank, driver Yannick Gingras attended a baseball game at Yankee Stadium and
was greeted with
this message during the game. A
billboard promoting the Hambletonian has also
been on display in
Times Square in
New York City.
Pacing Championship but after that I don’t know. I only go
one step at a time.”
Meanwhile, at this time last year State Treasurer was one
of the kingpins in the older pacing division after finishing
third in the Ben Franklin final and second in the Haughton
Memorial final. This year the Franklin final did not turn out
well for State Treasurer and his connections.
“He was fourth-over. It wasn’t a winning drive. We expected better that night,” said Dr. Ian Moore of State Treasurer’s seventh-place finish in the Ben Franklin.
Dr. Moore shipped State Treasurer back to his base in Ontario to regroup and plans for the horse to be at the Meadowlands on Hambletonian Day to defend the U.S. Pacing
Championship. Last year State Treasurer won the race in 1:47.
“We ended up giving him a week off (after the Franklin),” said
Dr. Moore, “and we would have liked to be in the Gerrity this
weekend, but he doesn’t have enough money on his card.”
Instead, State Treasurer will compete at Mohawk on Saturday in the $34,000 Preferred.
HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 15
July 22, 2016
Hall of Famer Harry Harvey Dies
Ellen Harvey Photo
Harry Harvey, the Vermont-born son of a dairy farmer who
trained and drove Albatross, one of harness racing’s most
important sires, died on Sunday (July 17) at the age of 92
after a long battle with old age.
One of 12 children, he was
born October 22, 1923 in
Duxbury, Vt. to Mabel and Harry
F. Harvey. He drove his siblings
to school in a pony cart, worked
the fields with heavy horses,
made maple syrup and cut ice
from the Winooski River to help
sustain the big family in a
harsh, hilly climate.
During World War II, he helped
his father select green draft
horses in Montreal, to be shipped by rail to the family farm.
He walked them home from the rail yard with his siblings,
leading two in each hand. Harvey helped train and sell the
horses, in demand due to war-time restrictions on gas and oil.
He saw harness racing at Vermont fairs and when Little Pat
and driver Earl West won a race in 2:01 in 1938 at the Essex
Junction Fair, his father confidently told him, “You’ll never
see a horse go faster.”
One of the young horseman’s duties was to walk the work
horses to the farrier over the bridge to Waterbury, where he
read every word of Harness Horse magazine. Discerning
that Tom Berry was the leading trainer and driver of the
1940s, he launched a job seeking, letter-writing campaign
aimed at him that spanned years. He finally got a telegram
in 1947 telling him to report to winter training headquarters
in Florida. Berry admitted years later that he offered him a
job just to stop the letters.
Harvey joined the Delvin Miller Stable in 1951 and was a
second trainer in 1953 when Miller entered Elgin and
Charles Armstrong’s filly, Helicopter, in the Hambletonian.
Miller and his other second trainers, the late Jimmy Jordan
and Jimmy Arthur, drove horses with better prospects, but
in the 23-horse field, going three heats, Harvey and Helicopter prevailed.
The next year, he left the racetrack to manage Miller’s
Meadow Lands (PA) Farm, where Adios was beginning his
career as the sport’s dominant sire. It was Harvey who suggested the mare Countess Vivian be bred to Dale Frost
when Adios was battling the effects of laminitis. The mating
produced Meadow Skipper.
After Adios died in 1965, Harvey bought the Meadow
Lands Farm annex where he lived and started his own
Arden Hills Farm and racing stable at nearby Arden Downs,
the Washington County fairgrounds. For 54 of their 61 years
of marriage, Cornelia Harvey managed finances for the
farm and stable, taught the children to ride and rode stallions at both Meadow Lands and Arden Hills Farms.
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It was at Arden Downs that Albatross, a son of Meadow
Skipper, arrived in November of 1969, and where he was
trained until sold in May of 1971 and moved to trainer Stanley Dancer a few weeks before the start of his 3-year-old
racing season. Harvey drove the colt through a 14 for 17
season and top juvenile pacing colt honors for 1970 and
prepared him that winter and the following spring.
Harvey was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in
2001 and continued to operate a public stable until 2009,
driving in distinctive solid maroon colors. His long time patrons included Art and his son Tim Rooney, Saul and his
sons Richard and Steven Finkelstein.
He trained the Rooney-bred Hall of Fame broodmare Lismore and many of her $4.1 million winning progeny. In
1994, Rooney homebreds Lisheen (1:52.3, $518,405) and
Newbridge (1:53.4, $237,528), out of Lismore and Powerscourt, respectively, also Harvey trainees, were first and
second in the Mistletoe Shalee. Harvey referred to the pair,
who spent nearly every day of their lives together, as the
“Ballerina” (Lisheen, refined and quick) and the “Working
Girl” (Newbridge, stout but relentless).
Lislea Phia ($542,450 1:50.2), winner of the 2007 Matron
Stake, and bred by Tim Rooney, was his last good horse. In
his last years, Harvey delighted in watching YouTube replays
of her improbable, incredible charge to the wire to win that
race, driven by Tim Tetrick.
A skilled woodworker, he made Mission and Shaker style furniture as fundraising items for the Harness Racing Museum and
the Standardbred Retirement Foundation. The podium from
which inductees to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame accept their
honor was made by him from a black walnut tree on his New
Jersey farm. Less complex creations included doll beds and
fishing pole racks for grandchildren, for whom he also converted wheelbarrows and diaper boxes to makeshift carriages.
He leaves behind his wife, Cornelia Etzel Harvey, who he
met when she was a college student riding Saddlebreds at a
farm in Goshen, N.Y., daughters Ellen Harvey, Anne Harvey
Watson (Admiral James), Kathryn Harvey (Mark Teasdale)
and son, Leo Harvey (Kathy Dunn Harvey), as well as grandchildren Elizabeth, Michael, Daniel and Emily Watson,
Shawn and Ryan Harvey.
His surviving siblings are Jim Harvey, Helene Harvey and
Sister Mary Harvey. He was predeceased by infant daughters Elizabeth and Mary and siblings Irene, Steven, Ruth,
Grayce, David, Wayne, Leo, and Mary Ellen.
Funeral services will be private, with a graveside service
for friends and family to be held at a later date at Queen of
Heaven Cemetery in McMurray, Pa. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Cornelia Harvey at Tower # 506, St. Dominic Village, 2401 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77021.
Memorial donations to the Harness Racing Museum, 240
Main Street, Goshen, N.Y., 10924 or the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, 353 Sweetmans Lane, Suite 101, Millstone, N.J., 08535 would be appreciated.—By Ellen
Harvey/Harness Racing Communications
HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 15
July 22, 2016
Ohio Owner Robert B. Reid Dies
Standardbred owner Robert B. Reid, 75, of Mansfield,
Ohio, died July 18, in Parry Sound, Ont. In recent years
Mr. Reid shared ownership of numerous stakes winners,
among them 2010 Kentucky Sires Stakes champion
Beach Boy Tiger, Caviart Key, and this year’s Ohio Sires
Stakes winner Canadia’s Bakin. He owned horses in
partnership with trainer Steve Carter, Peggy Carter and
Chuck Grubb.
Mr. Reid was born Aug. 2, 1940, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the
late Gerald and Phyllis (Wood) Reid. He graduated from
Hope College in Holland, Mich., where he lettered in
baseball and basketball. In 1964, he moved to Mansfield,
where he met most of his long time friends and started
his career at Gold Bond Building Products. He then was
employed as the National Sales Manager for Magnum
Products. He didn’t just have customers but lifelong
friends and business associates throughout the United
States.
He was a competitive athlete, who continued to play
softball, basketball and golf his entire life. He immensely enjoyed traveling to Las Vegas, Florida, going
on cruises, and being around his Standardbred racehorses. The family cabin in Canada was his favorite
place to visit.
Mr. Reid had friends in every aspect of his life; fraternity
brothers, softball friends, and business friends. He was a
very generous and giving person, he valued the time he
spent with his family. His favorite past-time of all was creating wonderful memories over the years with his children
and grandchildren.
He is survived by four children, Robert S., Jane (Joe)
Eagleston, Susan Shafer and Gerald (Susan); stepchildren, Tim Dennison and Margie Dennison; grandchildren, Bobby, Brian, Morgan, Kristi Walter, Abby Shafer,
Tucker (Brandey) Peterson, Wade Peterson, Jared,
McKenna, Brooke Dennison, Erica (Cody) Hawkins, Dalton Dennison, Dillon Dennison, and Zachariah Vance;
great-grandchildren, Drew Walter, Kylie Walter, Rebecca
Peterson and Amelia Peterson; and special friend, Kate
Welch and her grandson, Caiden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sonni; stepson, Scott Dennison; and grandson, Cameron
Hammond.
Visitation will be held on Sunday (July 24) from 1-5 p.m.
at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 98 S. Diamond Street, Mansfield, OH 44092. A funeral service will be held on Monday (July 25) at 10 a.m.,
also at the Diamond Street Home. Burial will follow at
Mansfield Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
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HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 12 of 15
July 22, 2016
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Trotters
Pacers
MILE TRACKS
MILE TRACKS
3C
3C
1:51.4 MAVENS WAY, Muscle Hill-Doris Deo (M 5-27) J. Campbell
TLP Stb., Mal & Janet Burroughs LLC & Ake Svanstedt Inc.
Deo Volente Fms. & TLP Stb.
(Donato Hanover, Muscle Hill 1:50.1)
3F 1:52.2 BROADWAY DONNA, Donato Hanover-Broadway Schooner (M 7-16) D. Miller
Fashion Fms. Fashion Fms. (Cee Bee Yes 1:50.2)
3G 1:53
WILL TAKE CHARGE, Kadabra-Celebrity Angel (Moh 6-27) P. MacDonnell
J. Hayes, D. Allensen, G. Wright & Bax Stb. Kentuckiana Fms Gen Par
(Pinkman 1:51)
4S
1:51.2 RUBBER DUCK, Muscle Mass-Ringside Rosie (Moh 6-27) J. Moiseyev
B. & E. Corbeil. Harmony Spring Stb.
MUSICAL RHYTHM, Cantab Hall-Musical Victory (M 7-9) J. Campbell
B. Baillaregeon, C. Hamel, S. & N. Vena. Brittany Fms. (Chapter Seven 1:50.1)
4M 1:51
HANNELORE HANOVER, Swan For All-High Sobriety (Moh 6-18) Y. Gingras
Weaver Bruscemi, F. Baldachino & Burke Rcg. Stb. Hanover Shoe Fms.
(Mistery Woman, Hannelore Hanover 1:51)
4G 1:51.3 CRAZHANA, Crazed-Keystone Shana (M 5-21) D. Miller
Bamond Rcg. Hanover Shoe Fms. (JL Cruze 1:49.4)
AS 1:51.2 FLANAGAN MEMORY, 6, Kadabra-Classy Stacy (Moh 7-11) C. Christoforou
R. Dion & L. Flanagan. M. Flanagan (ARCHANGEL, SEBASTIAN K S 1:50)
AM 1:52
BEE A MAGICIAN, 6, Kadabra-Beehive (M 4-22) B. Sears
M. Hartman, D. McDuffee & H. Liverman. White Birch Fm.
(GIANT DIABLO 1:50.1)
AG 1:50.4 ROSE RUN PARKER, 5, Jailhouse Jesse-Centergy (M 5-20) Y. Gingras
Weaver Bruscemi & Burke Rcg. Stb. Rose Run Fm. (ENOUGH TALK 1:49.3)
FIVE-EIGHTHS MILE TRACKS
3C
1:52.1 BAR HOPPING, Muscle Hill-Cocktail Hour (PcD 6-25) T. Tetrick
Hatfield Stbs., C. Takter & M. Katz. D. Hutchins (Father Patrick 1:50.2)
1:53.4 SPICEDBOURBONGIRL, Cantab Hall-All In The Muscles (PcD 5-29) J. Gregory
Jesmeral Stb. & Jeff Gregory Inc. M. Moger, Andy Miller Stb. & A. Delia Jr.
(MISSION BRIEF 1:50.2)
3G 1:52.2 DAYSON, Conway Hall-Nervey’s Taurus (TgDn 5-29) J. Morrill Jr.
Burke Rcg. Stb., Our Horse Cents Stbs. & J&T Silva Stb. Salt Hill Fm Ltd.
(Pinkman 1:51.3)
3F
4S
1:52
MUSCLE UP THE GOAL, Muscle Mass-Tags Goal (Mea 6-1) A. Merriman
Synerco Ventures. LMN Bred Stbs. (Uncle Peter 1:50.3)
4M 1:52.3 ALLERAGE STAR, Angus Hall-Starry Eyed (PcD 4-16) M. Miller
Little E LLC, J. Settlemoir, D. Stolz & A. Geiger. Litte E LLC
HANNELORE HANOVER, Swan For All-High Sobriety (MVR 5-8) R. Macomber Jr.
Weaver Bruscemi, F. Baldachino & Burke Rcg. Stb. Hanover Shoe Fms.
(Classic Martine, Frau Blucher 1:51.2)
4G 1:51.4 HOMICIDE HUNTER, Mr. Cantab-Evening Prayer (Mea 6-18) D. Palone
M. & A. Crawford. P. Graham (Wind Of The North, JL Cruze 1:51)
AS 1:52.3 SOUTHWIND PEPINO, 8, Chocolatier-Southwind Pamona (ScD 6-17) H. Beatty
H. Beatty & R. Sharrits. Southwind Fms. (SEBASTIAN K S 1:49)
AM 1:52.4 COWGIRL HALL, 7, Cash Hall-Centerfold Hall (Mea 2-23) D. Palone
M. Rosenthal, Burke Rcg. Stb., Weaver Bruscemi & J. Piatt II.
Walnut Hall Ltd. & Lucky Shamrock Stbs. (DELICIOUS 1:50.2)
AG 1:52
OBRIGADO, 6, Boy Band-Malimony (Phl 5-29) M. MacDonald
Stb. 45, L. Higgins, SRF Stb. & Paul Kelley Rcg. Stb. M. Andrew
(SEVRUGA 1:50.3)
HALF-MILE TRACKS
3C
1:56.2 SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN, Cash Hall-Ann’s Promise (BR 6-26) D. Daley
A. Daley, R. Lombardo, D. Brenner & J. Crawford IV. D. Firmstone
(French Laundry 1:53.4)
3F 1:56.3 NON STICK, Lucky Chucky-Meucci Madness (YR 5-16) D. Dube
Litte E LLC & Ake Svanstedt Inc. M. Andrew & S. Stewart (Frau Blucher 1:53.1)
3G 1:56.1 THE NEXT TRIUMPH, Triumphant Caviar-We Got Next (Nfld 6-4) R. Wrenn Jr.
R. Steck, R. Smolko & R. Allard. Second Chance Stb.
DAYSON, Conway Hall-Nervey’s Taurus (YR 7-14) J. Morrill Jr.
Burke Rcg. Stb., Our Horse Cents Stbs. & J&T Silva Stb. Salt Hill Fm Ltd.
(Dennis 1:53.3)
4S
1:52.3 MUSCLE UP THE GOAL, Muscle Mass-Tags Goal (Nfld 5-21) A. Merriman
Synerco Ventures. LMN Bred Stbs. (MUSCLE UP THE GOAL 1:52.3)
4M 1:55
ALLERAGE STAR, Angus Hall-Starry Eyed (YR 2-20) J. Bartlett
Little E LLC, J. Settlemoir, D. Stolz & A. Geiger. Litte E LLC
LIKE OLD TIMES, Chip Chip Hooray-Royal Two (Nfld 6-20) R. Wrenn Jr.
K. Ross. K. Ross (MAVEN 1:51.4)
4G 1:54.3 FASHION CHOCOLATE, Chocolatier-Fun And Strokes (Nfld 5-16) A. Merriman
P. Hochstetler. Fashion Fms. (BOURBON BAY 1:53)
AS 1:53.3 MAJOR ATHENS, 6, Andover Hall-Miss Athens (YR 6-25) T. Morgan
H. Taylor. T. Brice & C. Receski (Daylon Magician 1:53.2)
AM 1:53.3 E R ELLIE, 7, Southwind Elian-Miss Marino (YR 5-20) G. Brennan
T. Stillings. Eash Rcg. Stb.
(Mystical Sunshine, Autumn Escapade, Victory Is Coming 1:53.2)
AG 1:53.2 OBRIGADO, 6, Boy Band-Malimony (Nfld 7-2) M. MacDonald
Stb. 45, L. Higgins, SRF Stb. & Paul Kelley Rcg. Stb. M. Andrew
(Quick Deal, Obrigado 1:53.2)
Data through 7/19/16. NEW LEADERS IN GREEN* Division, current season’s record, current
leader, breeding (Track and date) Driver Owner(s). Breeder(s). (world record, all-age record in caps).
1:47.4
BETTING LINE, Bettor’s Delight-Heather’s Western (Moh 6-18) D. Miller
West Wins Stb. M. Nichol & C. Calhoun. Fair Winds Fm.
(SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE, HE’S WATCHING 1:46.4)
3F 1:49.2 BLUE MOON STRIDE, Rocknroll Hanover-Classic Star (M 7-16) A. McCarthy
E. & M. Rosati. Perretti Fms. (SHEBESTINGIN 1:47)
3G 1:49.1 MICHAEL’S VICTORY, Rocknroll Hanover-Michelle’s Victory (M 5-28) S. Zeron
J Snyder. J. Snyder. (Dealt A Winner 1:47.3)
4S
1:48.1 ARTISTIC MAJOR, Art Major-Western Dancer (M 5-21) T. Tetrick
S. Elliott, D. Van Dusen, M. Cimaglio & G. Patel. S. Stoltzfus
(WARRAWEE NEEDY 1:46.4)
4M 1:49.3 TOTALLY RUSTY, Rusty’s For Real-Rusty’s Joy (M 5-20) C. Callahan
Let It Ride Stbs. Carter Rcg. Stb. (My Little Dragon 1:48.1)
4G 1:47.2 WIGGLE IT JIGGLEIT, Mr Wiggles-Mozzi Hanover (M 7-9) M. Teague
George Teague Jr. Inc. & Teague Rcg. Ptnrshp. J. Bernstein, T. Bantle, E. Felter & V. Tancredi
(Bettor Sweet, Wiggle It Jiggleit 1:47.2)
AS 1:47
MEL MARA, 7, Lis Mara-M L Revrac (M 6-4) C. Callahan
Robert Cooper Stbs. & J&T Silva Stbs. J. Carver (State Treasurer, Mel Mara 1:47)
AM 1:48.1 LADY SHADOW, 5, Shadow Play-Lady Camella (Moh 6-18) Y. Gingras
D. Kryway, E. Gold, BFJ Stb. & C. Atley. Winbak Fm.
(Put On A Show, Adore Me Nz 1:47.3)
AG 1:48.1 SHAMBALLA, 6, Somebeahsomewhere-Bolero Takara (Moh 5-21) R. Zeron
Rick Zeron Stbs. & H. Taylor. Gestions Paul Des Lauriers
(HOLBORN HANOVER 1:46.4)
FIVE-EIGHTHS MILE TRACKS
3C
1:49
RACING HILL, Roll With Joe-Chasing Ideals (PcD 7-2) B. Miller
T. Hill. T. Hill (McWicked 1:47.3)
1:49.2 PURE COUNTRY, Somebeachsomewhere-Western Montana (PcD 7-2) B. Miller
Diamond Creek Rcg. Diamond Creek Fm. (I Luv The Nitelife 1:48.4)
3G 1:50.2 SENTENCING MEMO, Western Terror-Lady Annie (PcD 4-24) C. Callahan
A. Foster. Bulletproof Ent. (Lucan Hanover, Wiggle It Jiggleit 1:48)
3F
4S
1:47.1 FREAKY FEET PETE, Rockin Image-Skyway Lori (PcD 6-25) Tr. Tetrick
M.J. & M. Rheinheimer. L. Rheinheimer (Freaky Feet Pete 1:47.1)
4M 1:50.1 TOTALLY RUSTY, Rusty’s For Real-Rusty’s Joy (PPk 3-29) M. Romano
Let It Ride Stbs. Carter Rcg. Stb. (SOMWHEROVRARAINBOW 1:48)
4G 1:47.3 WIGGLE IT JIGGLEIT, Mr Wiggles-Mozzi Hanover (Phl 5-29) M. Teague
George Teague Jr. Inc. & Teague Rcg. Ptnrshp. J. Bernstein, T. Bantle, E. Felter & V.
Tancredi (ALWAYS AT MY PLACE 1:47.2)
AS 1:47
AM 1:49
AG 1:48
ALWAYS B MIKI, 5, Always A Virgin-Artstopper (PcD 6-25) D. Miller
C. Takter, Roll The Dice Stb. & Bluewood Stb. Roll The Dice Stb.
(SWEET LOU, ALWAYS B MIKI 1:47)
VELOCITY VESPA, 6, I Scoot Hanover-Meredith Hall (PPk 3-5) G. Napolitano Jr.
S. Oakes. J. Grant (Drop The Ball 1:48.2)
SCOTT ROCKS, 6, Rocknroll Hanover-Plant A Kiss (PcD 5-28) G. Napolitano Jr.
S. Oakes & C. Pompey. Perretti Fms. (Bigtown Hero 1:47.3)
HALF-MILE TRACKS
3C
1:53.1 MY MIND IS MADEUP, Mister Big-Troxel Hanover (YR 4-11) B. Sears
Jesmeral Stb. Harbour City Mgmt.
(Somebeachsomewhere, Rock N Roll Heaven 1:49.2)
3F 1:52.2 LISPATTY, McArdle-Lisbella (YR 5-12) M. MacDonald
G. Garcia-Owen. T. Rooney (SHELLISCAPE 1:50.3)
3G 1:52.4 SINTRA, Mach Three-Dancin Barefoot (Lon 5-27) J. Jamieson
B. Gray, M. Guerriero & Menary Rcg. L. Camara
TALK SHOW, Art Major-Lush Limbaugh (Lon 5-30) S. Zeron
Talk Show Prtnrs. Dunroven Stud (WIGGLE IT JIGGLEIT 1:49)
4S
1:51.3 AMERICANPRIMETIME, American Ideal-Prime Xample A (YR 4-18) J. Stratton
Rock & Roll Stb. Rock N Roll Stb.
COOPERSTOWN, Four Starzzz Shark-American Charm (YR 7-9) M. MacDonald
B. & I. Wallach. Brittany Fms.
ARTISTIC MAJOR, Art Major-Western Dancer (YR 7-16) B. Holland
S. Elliott, D. Van Dusen, M. Cimaglio & G. Patel. S. Stoltzfus (PET ROCK 1:48.1)
4M 1:52.1 TESSA SEELSTER, Shadow Play-Titania Seelster (YR 5-6) G. Brennan
Weaver Bruscemi, Burke Rcg. Stb. & J. Newman. Seelster Fms.
(She’s A Great Lady 1:51)
4G 1:49.4 WIGGLE IT JIGGLEIT, Mr Wiggles-Mozzi Hanover (Nfld 5-21) M. Teague
George Teague Jr. Inc. & Teague Rcg. Ptnrshp. J. Bernstein, T. Bantle, E. Felter & V.
Tancredi (Wiggle It Jiggleit 1:49.4)
AS 1:50.2 SANTA FE BEACHBOY, 6, Somebeachsomewhere-Santa Fe Yankee (YR 4-2) J. Bartlett
Santa Fe Stb. R. Young, D. Garrett & S. Klemincic
MCERLEAN, 7, Mcardle-Igottwowordsforyou (YR 4-30) T. Buter
Muscara Rcg. Trust. Peretti Fms.
GETITOFFYOURCHEST, 6, Tell All-Jolie Hanover (Har 6-20) R. Wolfenden
D. Banks & Layfield Horses. Kentuckiana Fms. Gen Par
DOCTOR BUTCH, 6, Art Major-Classical Yankee (YR 7-16) B. Holland
K. Jacobs. F. Hertrich III (Dancin Yankee 1:48.4)
AM 1:51.1 LOVINEVERYMINUTE, 5, Western Paradise-Deliver Me (YR 3-17) A. Napolitano
B. & I. Wallach. River Valley Mgmt. (Krispy Apple 1:51)
AG 1:50.4 SAM’S ESCAPE, 10, Artiscape-Fox Valley Leota (YR 3-19) J. Bartlett
J. Petrera. Eash Rcg. Stb.
MACHTU N, 6, Mach Three-Letatalk (YR 5-14) S. Smith
KDM Stbs. Corp & Nick Surick Stb. J. Davie, D. & P. Cummings
SCOTT ROCKS, 6, Rocknroll Hanover-Plant A Kiss (Nfld 7-2) D. Palone
S. Oakes & C. Pompey. Perretti Fms. (Lucky Man, Clear Vision 1:49.2)
HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 13 of 15
July 22, 2016
2YO Trotters
2YO Pacers
MILE TRACKS
MILE TRACKS
2C
2C
1:55.2 WHAT THE HILL, Muscle Hill-K T Cha Cha-Angus Hall
Burke Rcg. Stb., J&T Silva Stb. & Our Horse Cents Stb. S. Klemencic
(M 7-15) A. McCarthy. R. Burke (Southwind Frank 1:52.2)
2F 1:53.4 ARIANA G, Muscle Hill-Cantab It All-Cantab Hall
A. Libfeld & M. Katz. A. Libfeld & M. Katz
(M 7-15) Y. Gingras. J. Takter (Mission Brief 1:50.3)
2G 1:58.2 TIME TO TRAVEL, Jailhouse Jesse-Flanery Hall-Garland Lobell
T. Pollack & J. Cullipher. Double Spring Fm.
(HoP 7-6) J. DeLong. J. Cullipher (Outburst 1:53.1)
FIVE-EIGHTHS MILE TRACKS
2C
1:56
SNOWSTORM HANOVER, Muscle Massive-Snow Angel Hanover-Andover Hall
F. Baldachino, Burke Rcg. Stb ., P. Collura & Weaver Bruscemi. Hanover Shoe Fms.
(Mea 7-15) D. Palone. R. Burke (Father Patrick 1:52.1)
2F 1:54.4 THATS ALL MONI, Cantab Hall-Mom’s Millionaire-Pine Chip
Brittany Fms., A. Libfeld & M. Katz. Moni Market Brdrs.
(PcD 7-19) Y. Gingras. J. Takter (COOLER SCHOONER 1:51.3)
2G 1:57.2 BOX OF LUCK, Lucky Chucky-New DVD-Like A Prayer
Brocious Rcg. Stb. Winbak Fm.
(Mea 6-21) A. Merriman. R. Rougeaux III (Correctamundo 1:55)
HALF-MILE TRACKS
2C
1:57
BUCKEYE BOSS, Triumphant Caviar-Frannie’s Ridge-Tom Ridge
C. Beaver & M. Beachy. M. Beachy
(Nfld 7-12) A. Merriman. C. Beaver (Dontyouforgetit 1:55.3)
2F 1:57.4 CHIM SWIFT, Triumphant Caviar-Blackrock-Credit Winner
W. Lang & C. Beaver. W. Lang
(Nfld 7-3) A. Merriman. C. Beaver (Wild Honey 1:55.2)
2G 1:58.2 HOPE IMA VICTORY, Victory Sam-Norse Comer-Overcomer
S. Sexton. J. & B. Shaw
(Nfld 7-12) D. Noble. T. O’Sullivan (Pinkman 1:57)
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1:52.1 SPORTS COLUMN, Sportswriter-Lady Leslie-Walton Hanover
B. MacIntosh & Hutt Rcg. Stb. Winbak Fm.
(Moh 7-4) C. Christoforou. B. MacIntosh (Sweet Lou 1:49)
2F 1:52.4 GLASSINE HANOVER, Dragon Again-Gifted Yankee-Western Ideal
T. & B. Graber, Trent Stohler Stb. Hanover Shoe Fms.
(HoP 6-29) Tr. Tetrick. T. Stohler
(I Luv The Nitelife, Precocious Beauty, JK She’salady, Sassa Hanover 1:50.1)
2G 1:52.2 STREAKAVANA, Big Jim-Stonebridge Madona-Artsplace
B. Grant & T. Davidson. A. Stiller
(Moh 7-16) S. Filion. S. McEneny (Sheer Desire 1:49.3)
FIVE-EIGHTHS MILE TRACKS
2C
1:51.3 BLOOD LINE, Somebeachsomewhere-Blood Diamond-Western Ideal
Diamond Creek Rcg. Diamond Creek Fm.
(PcD 7-4) Y. Gingras. J. Takter (Somestarsomewhere 1:49.4)
2F 1:52
GLASSINE HANOVER, Dragon Again-Gifted Yankee-Western Ideal
T. & B. Graber, Trent Stohler Stb. Hanover Shoe Fms.
(Mea 7-9) Tr. Tetrick. T. Stohler (Allstar Rating 1:50.1)
2G 1:52.1 DONTTELLMEAGAIN, Dragon Again-Donttellmewhattodo-D M Dilinger
Paton Rcg. Stbs. D. Gombert & J. Rose
(Mea 7-19) T. Tetrick. J. Looney-King (One More Laugh 1:49.2)
HALF-MILE TRACKS
2C
1:53.3 DANCIN REBEL, Big Bad John-Dancewiththebest-Cambest
Kales Co., Wrenn Rcg. & Gene Oldford Fms. E. Yontz
(Nfld 7-11) P. Wrenn. M. Wrenn (Spider Man Hanover 1:51.4)
2F 1:54.4 MARQUESA SEELSTER, Rock N Roll Heaven-Mistreos-Astreos
J. Davis. Seelster Fms.
(Stga 7-8) F. Coppola Jr. J. Davis (Dime A Dance 1:52.4)
2G 1:54.1 BARNABAS, McArdle-Panagler-No Pan Intended
J. Sbrocco, R. Lombardo, W. Robinson & Country Club Acres. K. Greenfield
(Nfld 7-11) C. Page. B. Brown (Littlebitoflife 1:52.1)
HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 14 of 15
July 22, 2016
Mullinax Ford new truck dealer of Hambo Society
Mullinax Ford, developed by founder Ed Mullinax into
one of the largest Ford dealer groups in the world, has
been named the official truck dealer of the Hambletonian
Society, which owns and administers 137 of harness racing’s most important events, including the $1 million
Hambletonian and the $5.6 million Breeders Crown Championship Series. Mullinax, known as the one-price pioneer
for instituting a no-haggle pricing policy on car sales, is
also a successful breeder and owner of Standardbreds,
winning the Little Brown Jug with P-Forty-Seven and campaigning the $2.3 million earner and successful stallion
Dragon Again. more
Southwind Farms welcomes visitors
World champion Googoo Gaagaa 3,1:504f ($665,339) has
joined world champion Muscle Hill and Muscle Hill’s stakes
winning son, EL Titan, at Southwind Farms, Pennington, NJ,
for freezing semen for European and Southern Hemisphere
export. more
Fear The Dragon equals Meadows mark
Fear The Dragon captured his second straight Pennsylvania Sires Stake win Wednesday at The Meadows when he
scorched a mile in 1:50.3, matching the track record for
freshman pacing colts. more
Open Space Pace returns to Freehold Sept. 17
On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Open Space Pace will be coming back to Freehold Raceway for its fifth annual Parade
and Festival! The Open Space Pace is a nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate the horse, New Jersey’s official state animal, and to promote open space in our
nation’s most densely populated state, the great state of
New Jersey. The Open Space Pace raises funds in support
of non-profit organizations that promote open space in
New Jersey. The scheduled events for the day will begin at
10:30 AM with a parade of horses from the Monmouth
County Hall of Records to Freehold Raceway. The Grand
Marshal for this year’s event is New Jersey State Senator
Jennifer Beck. more
Charlino, Goodell injured in Meadows accident
Drivers Dan Charlino and Eric Goodell were injured in a
mishap during Monday’s second race at The Meadows.
Both men were transported by ambulance to area hospitals. Charlino, 52, has undergone two surgical procedure—
and faces one more—to repair leg injuries suffered in the
accident. more
Little Brown Jug reaches deal with United Tote
United Tote announced Tuesday that it has entered into
new, long-term agreements with the Little Brown Jug.
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United Tote has already begun setting up for this year’s historic week-long meet at the Delaware, Ohio, Fairgrounds
that culminates with the Jugette and the final leg of the
Triple Crown of Pacing, the Little Brown Jug.
Tom Wright, president of the Little Brown Jug Society,
added, “We are extremely excited about upgrading our
equipment and services to take us into the next century and
eager to partner with United Tote for the sake of the fans; to
give them an enhanced wagering experience when they
come to the race track.” more
Hoosier holding top 10 driver competition
Continuing upon the successes of the second edition in
2015, Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is proud to announce
the third annual All-Star Drivers Series for the 2016 harness racing season. The 2016 All-Star Drivers Series will
pit the top-10 drivers at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
against one another in a five-race challenge not once, but
twice, throughout the season with the champion driver
winning a dream prize of their choice, a $10,000 cash
prize, an exotic vacation, or their favorite “always wanted
to have” toy. more
Kindergartens at Meadowlands Saturday night
The first round of the popular Grand Circuit series for 2
year olds, the Kindergarten Classic, rolls into the Meadowlands this weekend with a brand new look. Previously
just for freshmen of the trotting persuasion, the Kindergarten now offers a spin-off for pacers. The trotting colts
and fillies will race on Friday (July 22) with the pacers
competing on the Saturday (July 23) card. The series will
host a total of five preliminary legs leading into the
$600,000 finals on Nov. 5. All Kindergarten leg purses
are $10,000. more
Mister Herbie qualifies in 1:56.1 at Mohawk
Four years after making Canadian harness racing history,
Mister Herbie’s road to an on-track return is another step
closer. On Tuesday, the eight-year-old gelded son of Here
Comes Herbie made his first on-track appearance in nearly
two years and showed no signs of rust with an effortless
looking 1:56.1 qualifying win. more
Batavia opens 70th season on Monday
A new era gets underway at America’s oldest lighted
harness track on Monday (July 25) when Batavia Downs
raises the curtain on its 70th season of live harness
racing action. Opening night features the $100,000
New York Sires Stakes division for 2-year-old trotting
fillies along with free racing programs and magnetic
racing schedules for the fans on track. Post time is set
for 6:15 p.m. more
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Standardbred Poll
Leading Breeders
Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by
Harness Racing Communications for the week of July 19, 2016
Breeder
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Always B Miki (35)
Wiggle It Jiggleit
Southwind Frank
Hannelore Hanover
Pure Country
Betting Line
Freaky Feet Pete
Control The Moment
Racing Hill
Lady Shadow
AGS
St-1-2-3
Earnings
Pts
Pvs
5ph
4pg
3tc
4tm
3pf
3pc
4ph
3pc
3pc
5pm
8-6-2-0
14-9-3-2
5-4-1-0
10-9-1-0
8-5-1-2
6-5-1-0
9-5-2-1
7-3-1-1
7-2-4-1
11-5-1-1
$560,887
673,667
390,779
460,105
546,702
492,030
327,802
527,063
624,202
315,733
350
285
217
209
160
151
147
146
72
67
1
2
6
7
5
3
4
—
8
—
Others receiving votes: Resolve 29, Marion Marauder 27, Obrigado 12, Broadway Donna 8,
Caprice Hill, Rockeyed Optimist 7, Bee A Magician, Mel Mara 6, Shamballa 4, Bit Of A Legend
N, JL Cruze, Missile J 3, Magnum J, Rockin Ron 2, Maestro Blue Chip, Shake It Cerry 1.
Compiled by the USTA—through July 19, 2016 (week difference July 13-19).
Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses
Sts.
14
7
8
8
7
6
14
9
10
5
W
9
2
6
5
3
5
9
5
9
4
P
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
S
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Earnings
$673,667
624,202
560,887
546,702
527,063
492,030
473,750
463,553
460,105
390,779
Leading Money-Winning Drivers
Tim Tetrick
Yannick Gingras
Jason Bartlett
David Miller
Aaron Merriman
Matt Kakaley
Brian Sears
Brett Miller
George Napolitano Jr.
Scott Zeron
Sts.
1,664
1,124
1,415
1,076
2,409
1,585
1,009
1,244
1,547
1,270
W-P-S
339-244-203
213-169-161
332-236-201
188-171-146
503-393-361
198-225-219
199-173-132
158-156-163
342-243-183
182-169-158
UDR
.326
.321
.375
.308
.349
.250
.336
.240
.348
.259
Earnings (wk. diff)
$5,081,241 ($481,478)
4,833,025 (728,047)
4,674,087 (261,750)
4,174,123 (516,041)
4,161,137 (114,024)
3,939,322 (211,248)
3,848,496 (623,499)
3,635,081 (417,355)
3,385,697 (154,660)
3,279,298 (391,658)
Leading Money-Winning Trainers
Sts.
Ron Burke
2,237
Jimmy Takter
326
Rene Allard
1,117
Jeff Bamond Jr.
519
Richard Moreau
740
Richard Banca
632
Gilbert Garcia-Herrera 940
Ake Svanstedt
238
Linda Toscano
333
Julie Miller
340
W-P-S
449-356-311
75-60-39
226-189-138
84-69-66
144-124-91
120-97-81
116-112-136
40-27-36
68-57-38
79-55-45
UTR
.335
.372
.338
.278
.329
.318
.238
.282
.337
.366
Earnings (wk. diff)
$9,066,379 ($972,253)
2,982,493 (633,098)
2,936,574 (89,390)
1,795,676 (53,261)
1,731,784 (60,101)
1,591,919 (82,580)
1,578,278 (62,250)
1,396,350 (218,197)
1,389,843 (177,776)
1,389,095 (166,679)
Starters Winners Wins
956
908
250
219
174
149
182
125
142
175
536 1,208
494 1,112
153
382
141
370
93
231
87
222
115
276
65
153
94
251
101
271
Earnings
$12,361,081
9,183,048
4,004,581
3,346,515
2,728,067
2,694,109
2,350,682
2,322,878
2,260,044
2,041,167
Leaders Of The Week
Ranked by wins for July 13-19 from results at major North American pari-mutuel tracks.
Drivers
Harness Racing Leaders
Wiggle It Jiggleit (4pg)
Racing Hill (3pc)
Always B Miki (5ph)
Pure Country (3pf)
Control The Moment (3pc)
Betting Line (3pc)
Bit Of A Legend N (7ph)
Check Six (3pc)
Hannelore Hanover (4tm)
Southwind Frank (3tc)
Hanover Shoe Farms Inc.
Winbak Farm
Brittany Farms
Perretti Farms
Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc.
White Birch Farm
Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par
Diamond Creek Farm LLC
Bulletproof Enterprises
Seelster Farms Inc.
Starts
W-P-S
David Miller ..................................84 ...................20-8-9
Ronnie Wrenn Jr...........................63....................17-9-4
Tim Tetrick ....................................95 ................17-15-15
Bob McClure ................................49....................16-6-6
Kevin Switzer Jr............................49....................16-6-7
Yannick Gingras ............................72..................15-12-3
Casey Leonard .............................42....................14-4-6
Chris Page ....................................71..................14-6-12
George Napolitano Jr ...................83..................14-15-7
Jim Morrill Jr. ...............................50....................14-9-8
Josh Sutton ..................................68..................14-6-12
Dave Palone .................................47....................13-3-6
Jason Bartlett ...............................50....................13-7-7
Jim Taggart Jr ...............................65..................12-12-5
W. Drew Campbell .......................31....................12-6-3
Andrew McCarthy ........................65 ....................11-9-9
Ricky Macomber Jr. .....................40 ....................11-6-6
Sylvain Filion.................................42 ..................11-12-4
Andy Miller ...................................38....................10-2-6
Mark MacDonald..........................52....................10-8-8
Tony Hall.......................................52....................10-7-6
Trace Tetrick ..................................53....................10-6-4
Trainers
Wins
Ron Burke .................................................................26
Erv Miller...................................................................10
Jimmy Takter .............................................................10
Rene Allard..................................................................9
Heath Campbell ..........................................................7
Linda Toscano..............................................................7
Tony Alagna.................................................................7
Virgil Morgan Jr...........................................................7
Ake Svanstedt .............................................................6
Julie Miller...................................................................6
Steve Wiseman...........................................................6
J.D. Perrin....................................................................5
Kevin Switzer ..............................................................5
Kimberly Vafiades........................................................5
Ray Schnittker .............................................................5
Richard Banca .............................................................5
Trond Smedshammer .................................................5