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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 ©2015 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Natural Herbie Prepping For Cashman, Maple Leaf, International This time last year Indiana horseman Verlin Yoder had no thoughts whatsoever of racing his champion Indiana trotter anywhere but at Hoosier Park in Indiana. Then Meadowlands race secretary Peter Koch phoned him to invite him to the Vincennes Invitational on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands. When Natural Herbie, with CASHMAN ELIGIBLES Yoder in the sulky, virtually wired the field, in 1:51.4, it Appomatox opened up doors of opportuCelebrity Artemis nity for Yoder and his horse. Celebrity Secret The biggest, of course, came D’One when they were invited to the DW’s NY Yank International Preview Trot at Father Patrick Yonkers and pulled off an Flanagan Memory upset victory. Gural Hanover With the Meadowlands and Intimidate International Preview victory Lindy’s Tru Grit at Yonkers, Yoder knew he Magic Tonight could shoot for the stars this Market Share year, now that Natural Herbie Master Of Law is a 5 year old. So he nomiMelady’s Monet nated him to the John CashMister B’s Way man Jr. Memorial Trot, part of Mr. Picolit the Hambletonian Day card at Natural Herbie the Meadowlands, the Maple Obrigado Leaf Trot at Mohawk, and is Prestidigitator hoping for a return trip to Sebastian K Yonkers Raceway, this time for Sixteen Mikes the $1 million International. Wind Of The North To prepare for the first big race on the schedule, Yoder entered Natural Herbie in an Open Trot at the Meadowlands on Friday night. “Herbie” goes into the race off of a second-place finish in the Invitational at Hoosier Park. He’s got 10 starts thus far, finishing on the board in seven of them. “He’s been struggling with the track at Hoosier Park; the footing hasn’t been what he likes, so based on that I really want to get a start into him at the Meadowlands, in case I need to make some changes,” said Yoder of their Friday night appearance at the Meadowlands. While a look at his lines might make it appear that Natural Herbie is behind his peers in terms of speed thus far this year, Yoder said his horse is performing at about the same level he did at this time last year. “I have always turned him out the same length of time, from age two to three, from three to four, and now from four to five, and he’s come back the same each time,” he ex- LAST CALL! ENTER NOW! AUG. 31 & SEPT. 1, 2015 BLACK TYPE YEARLING SESSION — AUGUST 31 ENTER ONLINE NOW AT www.bloodedhorse.com MIXED SALE ENTRIES WILL CLOSE JULY 24 OR WHEN FULL “There’s No Substitute for Experience” JERRY HAWS P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 jhaws@bloodedhorse.com CHARLES MORGAN (937) 947-1218 DEAN BEACHY & ASSOCIATES Auctioneers WHAT’S INSIDE . . . New Jersey’s best in Classic—pg. 2 Ideal Nuggets starting to shine in 2015—pg. 4 Sorella wiping the slate clean—pg. 6 Takter send four to Zweig—pg. 8 Badiou Hanover hopes for better luck—pg. 9 Dancin Yankee favored in Gerrity—pg. 9 Ones To Watch—pg. 10 Letter to the Editor—pg. 11 plained. “I think he’s at pretty much the same place he was at this time last year. He’s just a horse who takes his own sweet time to get to his best.” Yoder, who has 10 horses in training and is assisted by his oldest son, James, headed to New Jersey Wednesday night, after racing at Hoosier Park. He was accompanied by his wife, Rachel, and their youngest son, Anthony, 16. They have another son, Jesse, who is 17. Natural Herbie had his usual companion in the trailer, the trotting mare Lady Blitz, who accompanies him everywhere he goes.—By Kathy Parker HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 15 July 24, 2015 N32 Jersey’s Best Line Up In Classic With the 2015 editions of the North America Cup, Max Hempt Memorial and Meadowlands Pace now in the books, the two winners of the races—Wiggle It Jiggleit and Wakizashi Hanover—have stepped to the front of the 3-year-old class. They have also taken a break. Wiggle It Jiggleit most likely won’t race until Aug. 8 at the Meadowlands, when he could be supplemented to the Cane Pace. Wakizashi Hanover will enjoy some time off until Aug. 22, when he has the Battle of the Brandywine at the Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Meanwhile, Artspeak, the 2014 Dan Patch 2-Year-Old Pacer of the Year, will be trying to redeem himself Saturday in the $200,000 Anthony Abbatiello SBOA New Jersey Classic at the Meadowlands. Despite pacing home his final quarter in :26 in the Meadowlands Pace final, he finished sixth. The Classic field also includes the six-time winner Split The House, who is still trying to step up his game against the best in his division. Unraced as a 2 year old because of an injury, Split The House finished fourth in an elimination for the North America Cup and failed to advance to the final and then finished fourth in the NA Cup consolation. He followed up with two wins against lesser competition in the Summertime Series at Mohawk, his last starts before Saturday’s Classic. James “Friday” Dean, who trains Split The House, shipped the colt by Rocknroll Hanover to New Jersey early Wednesday. “He got two nice starts after the NA Cup, so we’ll see how he does,” said the soft spoken Dean. “He has raced first-up a lot, and with only seven in the Jersey Classic, we shouldn’t have any problems even though we got the seven hole.” Because of the Adios eliminations at The Meadows Saturday, Dean was looking for a driver at the Meadowlands. Dean has now enlisted Randy Waples, the regular driver for Split The House, to make the trip to the Big M. “Scott (Horner, who co-owns Split The House with Dean and Peter Milligan) said since Ronnie Waples qualified him in Florida this year before the season started, to give him a call too, but he said you’d better get somebody down there,” added Dean. “Then it became obvious none of the Meadowlands regulars were available.” Dean said he’s only made two changes on Split The House since the colt started racing this spring. “We changed his shoeing up front to flip flops and I put a fly screen on him,” revealed Dean. “That’s all we’ve changed.” Split The House has more U.S. stakes on his schedule, starting with the Battle of the Brandywine. 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Harness racing’s Gates Open 10 a.m. First Post 12 Noon Sponsored B By: HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 15 July 24, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Nigel Soult Photo Ryan Randolph Photo Ideal Nuggets Starting To Shine In 2015 With JK She’salady and Sassa Hanover, the fastest and richest 2-year-old filly pacers last year, not returning to form early in 2015, divisional honors appear to be up for grabs. That’s the case even more so with the handful of stakes thus far resulting in different winners. One filly trying to make a case for divisional honors is Ideal Nuggets, who comes into Saturday night’s $100,000 Thomas D’Altrui-SBOA Miss New Jersey at the Meadowlands with three wins in five starts this year. Trained by Ed Lohmeyer, Ideal Nuggets heads into the race off back-toback 1:51.2 victories, including the James Lynch Memorial consolation on July 4 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Ideal Nugget’s showing this year is a far cry from 2014, when she won just once in 15 starts, that being a career-best 1:50.4 effort in a Bluegrass division at The Red Mile. Although she had just that lone win, combined with four seconds and six thirds she was able to amass earnings “The biggest thing of $187,917 (11th overall for freshman filly pacers) for ownthat helped her was that we went ers Bob and Lauren Tucker, who also bred the daughter of Westfrom a closed to ern Ideal out of the Art Major an open bridle.” mare Rough Sketch. –Ed Lohmeyer Although Ideal Nuggets apon Ideal Nuggets pears in top form heading into the Miss New Jersey, Lohmeyer said things were far different at the start of the year as the filly turned in a pair of lackluster qualifiers at the Meadowlands. After a fifth in a New Jersey Sires Stakes split on May 23 in her pari-mutuel debut, Ideal Nuggets faded to seventh in a Big M qualifier after leading early. “She didn’t come back her first starts in qualifiers; she had no pace at all,” said Lohmeyer. “She was a little bit off here and there.” Lohmeyer said he was able to make some changes to help the filly. “She was off on a knee a little bit and we worked on that. And her attitude wasn’t good and she was in heat all the time,” explained Lohmeyer. “But the biggest thing that helped her was that we went from a closed to an open bridle. She couldn’t see anything so she wasn’t interested, but once we opened her up she got a little bit more interested in everything.” The changes paid immediate dividends as Ideal Nuggets came back on June 16 at Pocono Downs to win an overnight in 1:52.3. Needing to then finish in the top three in her Lynch elim to advance to the final, Ideal Nuggets Ideal Nuggets missed by less than a length while finishing fourth. She took full advantage of landing in the Lynch consolation as she rallied from fifth at the half to score by 1 ½ lengths with George Napitano Jr. driving. Lohmeyer has enlisted Mike Simons to drive Ideal Nuggets in the Miss New Jersey as he hopes to be presented the trophy by the newly-crowned Miss New Jersey Lindsey Giannini. He admits the task will be tough as Ideal Nuggets will start from post 9 in the 10-horse field. “We’ve finally got her right and she’s pretty sharp. She’s back in form,” said Lohmeyer, “but she drew the outside and that’s not going to help her.”—By Gordon Waterstone 2-YEAR-OLD NJSS FINAL WINNERS Take their turn in the spotlight at the Meadowlands! $100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD COLT PACE FINAL WINNER IDEAL ROCKY p,2,1:53.1 ($63,000) Rocknroll Hanover-Eternity’s Delight-Bettor’s Delight Ideal Rocky took his second victory in three career starts in a lifetime best 1:53.1. Trained by John Butenschoen and driven by Corey Callahan, he is owned by Bill Wiswell, Jean Goehlen and Eugene Schick and was bred by Fashion Farms LLC. $100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE FINAL WINNER BLUE MOON STRIDE p,2,1:53.1 ($68,750) Rocknroll Hanover-Classic Star-Cam’s Card Shark Blue Moon Stride took her second victory in three lifetime starts in a career best 1:53.1. Trained by Mark Harder and driven by Andrew McCarthy, she is owned by Emilio and Maria Rosati and was bred by Perretti Farms. $100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT FINAL WINNER SOUTHWIND FRANK 2,1:53.4 ($60,000) Muscle Hill-Flawless Lindy-Cantab Hall Southwind Frank captured his second victory in three career starts in a stakes record 1:53.4! Trained by Ron Burke and driven by Yannick Gingras, he is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Our Horse Cents Stables and J&T Silva Stables and was bred by Southwind Farm. $100,000 NJSS 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT FINAL WINNER ALL THE TIME isa Photos Michael Lisa/L 2,1:55.2 ($61,600) Muscle Hill-Cantab It All-Cantab Hall All The Time took her second win in three career starts by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:55.4. Bred and owned by Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld, she is trained by Jimmy Takter and was driven by Yannick Gingras. Congratulations to these NJSS Final winners and their connections from STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY 64 Bus. Rt. 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726 (732) 462-2357 • Fax (732) 409-0741 • sboanj.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 6 of 15 July 24, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Horseman Photo Sorella: “I’m Wiping The Slate Clean” When Vegas Vacation won the 2013 Little Brown Jug, coowner Adriano Sorella was on top of the world, jubilant enough that he told trainer Casie Coleman’s entire barn staff he was taking them on a Las Vegas vacation. Now, just two years later, the Ontario-based Sorella has become so disillusioned he plans on selling all 16 horses he owns at the Aug. 2 Tattersalls Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands, and will give himself time to contemplate if and when he wants to step back into the sport he came to love so quickly. Sorella, president and CEO of the internet/software company Union Ad Sales, said hearing and reading things about his decision on social media had become “a little bit comical.” Thus, he wanted to clear the air. “A lot of people are jumping to conclusions and I don’t even want to reply back to some of those people,” Sorella told HarnessRacing Weekend Preview Wednesday (July 22). “There’s no doubt “They say I should take things that I will still be in moderation. I have 16 in horse racing, but it’s a matter of horses, they’re all in the hole for $100,000 each. So I should how and to what cut it down to eight horses extent.” –Adriano Sorella that are all in the hole for $100,000 each? So instead of losing more than a million, I should just lose half a million? How about restructuring to the point where you’re not getting killed?” Sorella said about three months ago he approached Coleman, who trains all of his horses, about claiming a few horses in an attempt to start a cash flow. Coleman, who moved away from claiming horses a few years ago, declined and that led to a philosophical disagreement. “I was trying to make my stable bigger because I needed to figure out a way to make the wheels work,” said Sorella, who purchased his first horse in 2011 after participating in a new owner’s program conducted by the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association. “I was willing to roll the dice, knowing that if it didn’t work out and the claimers weren’t making money, that I’d be losing more money. But it was a risk I was willing to take.” Sorella said following conversations with Coleman, he decided to sell all of his horses. That included Vegas Vacation, who missed all of 2014 due to injury and after returning to the races this year is again sitting on the sidelines due to injury. But after contemplating how it would appear selling the Little Brown Jug champ—who he owns in partnership with Coleman and Ross Warinners’ West Wins Stable, Phyllis Saunders and Coleman assistant trainer Anthony Beaton—he changed his mind. “Originally, when this first happened and I was very upset, I said send every single one of them to the sale,” he said. “I knew that I was going to get plastered (by people) in sending the Little Brown Jug winner to the sale.” Sorella said his decision has not come lightly. “I got into it as a fan, I stayed in it because of passion, and I’m getting out of it because of business,” said Sorella. “I stayed in because I just love it. Yeah, I had a great run and that’s cool, There’s no doubt that I will still be in horse racing, but it’s a matter of how and to what extent. But this just needed to happen. I’m wiping the slate clean and starting all over again.” —By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 8 of 15 July 24, 2015 Takter Sends Four To Sunday’s Zweig $370,000 HARRY M. ZWEIG MEM. 3YOCT Vernon Downs, Sunday, July 26, Race 9, Post Time: 4:05 pm Post—Horse 1—Workout Wonder 2—Boots N Chains 3—Royal Deceptor 4—Uncle Lasse* 5—Canepa Hanover* 6—Wings Of Royalty 7—Pinkman* 8—Habitat 9—Whom Shall I Fear* Driver/Trainer D. Dube/A. Svanstedt C. Callahan/J. Butenschoen M. McGivern/C. McGivern B. Miller/J. Takter J. Takter/J. Takter TBA/G. Ducharme Y. Gingras/J. Takter B. Sears/R. Burke J. Campbell/J. Takter *coupled in wagering $185,000 ZWEIG MEMORIAL 3YOFT Vernon Downs, Sunday, July 26, Race 6, Post Time: 3:05 pm Post—Horse 1—Lock Down Lindy 2—Concentration 3—She Glides 4—Gatka Hanover* 5—Mission Brief* 6—Sweet Thing 7—Wild Honey** 8—Magic Marker** 9—I’m So Fancy* Driver/Trainer T. Tetrick/T. Alagna TBA/G. Ducharme J. Bartlett/J. Sabot TBA/R. Burke Y. Gingras/R. Burke D. Miller/H. Hochstetler J. Campbell/J. Takter D. Miller/N. Norman TBA/R. Burke *coupled in wagering; **coupled in wagering Micheal Lisa/Lisa Photo Trainer Jimmy Takter told HarnessRacing Weekend Preview earlier this week he has five guaranteed starters for the Aug. 8 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands, and three of them are in action in Sunday afternoon’s $370,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs. There is also a Zweig consolation on the 12-race card as well as the $185,000 Zweig Filly Trot which includes world champion Mission Brief. Takter’s Zweig quartet include Hambo hopefuls Pinkman, Canepa Hanover and Uncle Lasse, joined by Hambo-eligible Whom Shall I Fear. Only The Bank, who became the division’s fastest this year with a 1:50.4 victory in a Stanley Dancer Memorial division last Saturday night at the Meadowlands, and French Laundry, who was third in the Dancer to his stablemate, sit this one out from the Takter barn. Pinkman, who won the second Dancer division in 1:52.2 to propel himself past the $1-million mark in career earnings, is just a half-length shy of being perfect in six starts this year. His other four wins include a world-record 1:51.3f clocking in the $500,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial on July 4 at Pocono Downs. Regular driver Yannick Gingras will be in the sulky behind Pinkman, starting from post 7. Canepa Hanover finished third to stablemate Pinkman in the Dancer in what was his first start after a month layoff following a disappointing last-place finish in the Goodtimes final at Mohawk, after making a break as the oddson favorite. Takter will direct Canepa Hanover himself from post 5. Uncle Lasse, who will be driven by Brett Miller from post 4, has won four of five starts this year. His lone loss came in the Beal when he finished second by a head to Pinkman. Rounding out the foursome which are coupled in the wagering is Whom Shall I Fear, who won his first four starts of the year but hasn’t found the winner’s circle in five starts dating back to May 14. Whom Shall I Fear comes into the race off a sixth-place finish behind The Bank in the Dancer. Mission Brief, whose back issues have limited her sophomore season to just three starts, will attempt to build on her second-place finish in the $187,000 Delvin Miller Memorial last Saturday in the Filly Trot. Trainer Ron Burke told Weekend Preview prior to the Miller that Mission Brief’s possible www.harnessracing.com Pinkman Hambletonian entry against the boys would hinge on that race and the Zweig. Mission Brief, whose other two wins include the New Jersey Sires Stakes final, will start from post 5 with Gingras driving.—By Gordon Waterstone HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 9 of 15 July 24, 2015 Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo Badiou Hanover Hopes For Better Luck In Adios When it came to the draw for last week’s Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace, Badiou Hanover was more like “Badluck” Hanover, getting stuck with the most outside starting spot—post 10. At least as the gelding prepares for Saturday’s eliminations for the $525,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace at The Meadows, he is off to a better start. Badiou Hanover will start his elimination, the second of three divisions, from post 2 with driver Andy Miller. He is 8-1 on the morning line. Badiou Hanover has won five of 10 races this season and earned $84,705. He should feel at home at The Meadows, having posted a win there in June in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series. In addition, four of his five victories this year have come on five-eighth-mile tracks, such as The Meadows. Meadowlands Pace runner-up Dude’s The Man is the 2-1 morning line favorite in Badiou Hanover’s elimination, which also includes Lost For Words, Tomy Terror, Rock N’ Roll World, and Cooperstown. The top three finishers from each of the three eliminations will ad“I’ve got a pretty vance to the Adios final on Aug. 1 at The Meadows. good driver, a “It’s a nice draw,” trainer Julie pretty good Miller said. “This is a good group, draw, and a fit needless to say. It’s going to alhorse.” ways depend on who gets the –Julie Miller good draw, who is in the best form and who gets the good trip. Those are the three things you need to win the race. “I’m going into it pretty good. I’ve got a pretty good driver, a pretty good draw, and a fit horse. I’m ready to rock.” Badiou Hanover had won four of five races, including the Hempt Memorial consolation, prior to finishing fourth in his Meadowlands Pace elimination and then 10th in the final. Miller, who was making her first appearance in a Meadowlands Pace final, was philosophical about the outcome. “For my Meadowlands Pace debut, that wasn’t much of a showing,” she said with a laugh. “But he was behind the eight-ball already with the 10 hole. Everything had to go wrong for them and everything had to go right for us.” Badiou Hanover is a son of Well Said out of the mare Blind Ambition. He was purchased for $105,000 at the 2013 Standardbred Horse Sale and his family includes stakes-winners Cheyenne Rei, Ain’t No Stopn Him, Lon Todd Hanover, and Salute Hanover, as well as Artstopper, the dam of Yagonnakissmeornot and Always B Miki. He is owned by Pinkse Stables and Joe P Racing, which this www.harnessracing.com week purchased the ownership share previously held by Jim Simpson. For his career, Badiou Hanover has won seven of 17 races and earned $127,360. “He’s just a nice horse,” said Miller. “As of right now he’s no Wiggle It Jiggleit or Wakizashi (Hanover) but he’s getting money and we’re paying our bills and the owners are happy. I think he’s got a career ahead of him. He’s a sound horse. I could see him being a nice aged horse.” (HRC) Dancin Yankee Favored In Gerrity Memorial Saratoga Casino and Raceway is set to welcome some of the country’s finest horses for the seventh annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace on Saturday night. This year’s Gerrity features a high quality field of eight elite horses competing for $260,000. Notable entries in this year’s pace include last year’s champion Dancin Yankee, who has amassed over $1.2 million in lifetime earnings. The $260,000 Memorial Pace is set for the 7th race on the evening’s card. With trainer Chris Oakes serving a suspension, conditioner Mickey Peterson sends out Scott Rocks and Luck Be Withyou. New York Racing Association announcing legend Tom Durkin will be on hand to sign autographs and meet with guests by the winner’s circle from 7-9 p.m. An autographed commemorative photo of Durkin will be given away to the first 500 race fans. The Memorial was created in 2009 as a pacing series honoring the memory of Gerrity, who died in October 2005. A highly respected leader, inspiration and an icon for Saratoga Raceway and the horse racing industry, he was a breeder of horses in Loudonville, a licensed harness driver and became chairman of the board of Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. (now Saratoga Casino and Raceway) on April 1, 1987. Gerrity later oversaw the expansion of the facility and the installation of video gaming machines, funding the project in part himself. He also served as a director for the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State for 20 years. $260,000 JOE GERRITY MEMORIAL OHP Saratoga Harness, Saturday, July 25, Race 7, Post Time: 9:05 pm Post—Horse Driver/Trainer Odds D. Dube/M. Silva 6-1 J. Morrill Jr./G. Green 5-2 3—Scott Rocks S. Bouchard/M. Peterson 8-1 4—PH Supercam J. Bartlett/J. Bamond Jr. 4-1 M. MacDonald/M. Peterson 3-1 P. Lachance/L. Toscano 12-1 1—Michael’s Power 2—Dancin Yankee 5—Luck Be Withyou 6—Doctor Butch 7—All Bets Off M. Kakaley/R. Burke 9-2 8—Domethatagain B. Dobson/R. Allard 10-1 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 15 July 24, 2015 On Friday night, Kindergarten divisions will showcase 2 year olds at the Meadowlands, with the $320,000 yearling THE PERFECT LINDY among the entries (Race 4). Races 5 and 6 at the Meadowlands will give folks a glimpse of John Cashman Memorial Trot eligible MR. PICOLIT S (Race 5) and APPOMATTOX, NATURAL HERBIE, MARKET SHARE, MASTER OF LAW and OBRIGADO (Race 6). Hambletonian eligibles will compete in Race 8 and Race 10 at the Meadowlands. Race 8 includes MUSICAL RHYTHM, SOUTHWIND STRYKER, CODE BON and MYTHOLOGY BLUE CHIP, who was recently sold to Tommy Jacobson of Sweden and moved from the Tyler Raymer Stable to trainer Nancy Johansson. Jacobson raced the world champion mare Giant Diablo. In Race 10, the Hambo eligibles are TRUE BLUE STRIDE, PIERRE, LIBERTARIAN, GIFTED WAY, FASHION TRIBUTE and MASSIVE LIGHTNING. Fans of European bloodstock can catch a daughter of Prix d’Amerique winner Maharajah in Race 9, a Kindergarten for 2-year-old filly trotters. The filly named UNAU S is out of the Malabar Man filly Ivy Swinger. She is a homebred for Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg’s Menhammar Stuteri. While Natural Herbie will be racing at the Meadowlands, his home track of Hoosier Park will be showcasing Indiana-sired 2-year-old pacing fillies and 3-year-old trotting fillies—in $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes finals. The event for the pacing fillies features the three-for-three GINGER SHARK (Race 11). Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old colts, pacers and trotters, are on the schedule at Northfield Park on Friday night, with one of the divisions for pacers (Race 13) featuring the fastest offspring from the first crop of Big Bad John, BIG BAD CAM p,2, 1:53.2f. Not unexpectedly, the qualifying card at the Meadowlands Saturday morning will feature horses eligible to the Cashman Memorial. In Race 12, this year’s Elitlopp champion, MAGIC TONIGHT, returns to American soil with an eye on the Cashman. Magic Tonight was a Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion as a 3 year old before he was sold to Lennart Agren and exported to Sweden. He’s trained by Roger Walmann, who knows how to win a big race in North America, getting the job done with the mares Giant Diablo and Tamla www.harnessracing.com Celeber. Also qualifying in the same race with Magic Tonight are WIND OF THE NORTH and LINDY’S TRU GRIT. In addition to the big card at The Meadows Saturday night with three Adios eliminations and future Adios stars competing in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes for 2-year-old cold pacers pacers, Saratoga is featuring 3-year-old pacing colts in New York Sires on the Gerrity Memorial card. BETTING EXCHANGE, the third-place finisher in the North America Cup, starts in Race 4 (8:05 p.m. post time). The Saturday night card at Scioto Downs provides a great review of offspring by new sires in Ohio in six divisions of Sires Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. The four divisions for filly pacers include 19 representatives of the first crop by Big Bad John. At Mohawk on Saturday night, GO DADDY GO returns to the track after sub-par performances last month. He’ll start from post 5 in the $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold split (Race 8). On Sunday at Vernon Downs, in addition to the top trotters PINKMAN and MISSION BRIEF competing in the Zweig divisions for colts and fillies, respectively, the Zweig consolation (Race 3) includes six Hambletonian eligibles, among them MUSCLE DIAMOND, the runner-up to Pinkman in last fall’s Breeders Crown. Also on Sunday, at Harrah’s Philadelphia, MCWICKED, the Dan Patch 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the 2014 season, is scheduled to make his first start of the year in Race 5 (post time 2 p.m.) against a field that includes ALLSTAR LEGEND, GREAT VINTAGE and BANDOLITO. At Tioga Sunday afternoon, New York Sires Stakes star BARN DOLL, who has six wins in seven starts this year and a new lifetime mark of 1:52.1, takes on a field of older horses in the Open Trot (Race 7, post time 3:30 p.m.) for coowner/trainer Steve Pratt. Moving on to Monday, July 27, north of the border, Grand River Raceway will hold eliminations for its big races for 2year-old pacers, the BATTLE OF WATERLOO and BATTLE OF THE BELLES. There are five eliminations. Trainer Bob McIntosh and John Campbell, who won the 2014 Battle of Waterloo edition with Go Daddy Go, will be teaming up again with THINK ON IT. U.S.-based trainers Tony Alagna, Jimmy Takter and Erv Miller are also sending starters for the events. To finding everything and anything in harness racing! www.harnessracing.com/guide From accountants to veterinarians and everything in between, the online Harness Racing Guide is the industry’s #1 source for business listings, with names, addresses, phone numbers and email. Bookmark it today! July 24, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 11 of 15 George and Joy Teague and son Montrell accept the Meadowlands Pace trophy for Wiggle It Jiggleit’s win last Saturday, July 18. Letter To The Editor Dear Editor: Let’s not miss an opportunity that we may never have again. I hope that harness racing seizes a golden opportunity now and enlists the services of Montrell Teague as a spokesman and for promotional purposes. Montrell is young (24), smart, articulate, and he just happens to be the driver of the best horse in harness racing – Wiggle It Jiggleit. Having Montrell do promotional TV spots or videos to be shown at tracks across North America could help harness tracks appeal to thousands of all ages, especially young adults, a sorely-needed demographic in racing. All too often the sparse crowds at harness tracks today looks like they’re spending their Social Security checks. I certainly hope we don’t miss the boat this time. Harness racing has missed the boat all too often – in fact, harness racing has missed an entire fleet of boats. I’ve never known a business to talk so much about and yet do so little about its problems. No wonder we are in the shape we are in. Montrell won’t be the magic bullet that restores crowds to harness tracks, but he could be a step in the right direction. Believe me, after a lifetime in the advertising and promotional business, I know talent when I see it. This young man already has hundreds of followers and gaining more each day. Yes, Montrell may not always be driving the top-ranked horse in harness racing, but he will be smart and articulate and he won’t reach 30 for another six years. Furthermore, Montrell and the Teague Stable’s success story embody one of the most endearing and enduring parts of harness racing: family. The Teague family has been living and breathing harness racing for decades and they’re proof that this is a family sport that has broad appeal. Harness racing organizations have staffs of people paid to promote the sport and yet the sport has spiraled downward faster and faster in the last decade. 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For details or to reserve space call Lynne Myers at (859) 276-4026 or email lmyers@harnessracing.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 12 of 15 July 24, 2015 Captain Primeau Makes 100th Big M Start Friday Captain Primeau is looking to score once more at the Meadowlands. On Friday night, the 11-year-old gelding is expected to become only the third trotter in 24 years to start 100 races at the Big M. Captain Primeau, named after former Philadelphia Flyers captain Keith Primeau, is entered in the fifth race on the card and will leave from post 4 with driver Corey Callahan at the lines for trainer Conny Svensson. Captain Primeau has won 13 of 99 lifetime starts at the Meadowlands. The only trotters since 1992 to start more races at the North Jersey oval are Great Adventure, with 111, and Close Encounter, with 103. Great Adventure retired in 2007; Close Encounter in 2010. For his career, Captain Primeau has won 32 of 189 races and earned $326,168 for Svensson and his wife Anneli. The Svenssons also bred Captain Primeau, who is a son of Enjoy Lavec out of the world champion mare Lizzie Lee Brook and is a full brother to stakes winner Brind’amour. Conny Svensson had dibs on naming the horse if it was a boy and planned to call him simply Primeau. But the Svenssons’ then 9-year-old daughter Sarah came up with the addition to the name. “He’s the only horse that all of us have seen born,” said Conny, who is a longtime assistant and farrier to trainer Jimmy Takter. “When he was born and stuck his head out, Sarah saw the white star–it looked like a ‘C’ when he was newborn–and said ‘That’s Captain Primeau.’ So that’s what he became.” Captain Primeau, who has had 30 different drivers throughout his career, has won four of 18 races this year and earned $21,246. He was third in his most recent start, at Harrah’s Philadelphia, but won twice in the GSY Amateur Series at the Meadowlands prior to that race. His race Friday will be sponsored by Razer horseshoes; Captain Primeau was one of the first horses in North America to wear the shoes. “As long as he wants to race and can compete, he’ll be racing,” Conny said. “There’s nothing that tells me that he wants to quit soon. There’s no sign of that. He just had backto-back wins at the Meadowlands, even though it was amateur races. He still wants to do it. He’s happy to go race. “He’s one of the kindest horses you want to be around. When they have fans come through the paddock, they always come to us. He loves the attention. He’s great like that. He’s a very social horse.” The key to Captain Primeau’s longevity is his routine. “We let him do whatever he wants,” said Anneli, who wrote a song titled Let’s Go Captain Primeau, which was recorded by Lisa Bouchelle. “When we train him, we don’t www.harnessracing.com bring a whip or a stopwatch. He does whatever he wants to do, all the time. “When we come back from racing, you’ll think he’s tired, but we turn him out and he gallops around the whole field and rolls around and jumps and kicks.” The Svenssons will keep Captain Primeau at their home whenever he retires. Conny thinks the gelding will make a nice riding horse. (HRC) Takter: “Something Bothering” Father Patrick Trainer Jimmy Takter told harnessracing.com that after back-to-back dull efforts he planned on having two-time divisional champion Father Patrick examined by veterinarians. In a text on Thursday (July 23), Takter said there was no update. “I don’t know, it has to be something, but I can’t find anything,” Takter said the day after Father Patrick finished last in the six-horse $443,000 Hambletonian Maturity at the Meadowlands. “I have to take him to a university and find out what’s going on because there is something bothering him right now. He was super coming into his last two starts and then he was just empty.” Father Patrick won his season debut in 1:52.1 in the $150,000 Maxie Lee Memorial on May 25 at Harrah’s Philadelphia, besting a field of older trotters that included the 2013 Horse of the Year Bee A Magician, who was two lengths behind in second. Father Patrick then finished second by a neck to JL Cruze in two legs of the Graduate for 4year-old trotters at the Meadowlands. In the $250,000 Graduate final on July 11, Father Patrick finished sixth, six lengths behind JL Cruze. In the Hambletonian Maturity, driver Yannick Gingras tipped Father Patrick from fourth early to take the lead, but he was quickly overtaken by JL Cruze, who went on to the 2:04.2 victory in the 1 1/8-mile race. Father Patrick was eased down the stretch, eventually finishing 21 ¾ lengths behind the winner. “I know the other horses are racing great, but to be honest with you, he should not be getting beat by those horses,” said Takter. “But it’s tough racing; it’s a tough game.” Doctor Butch Starts From Post 6 In Gerrity Doctor Butch is the type of horse that dislikes wearing a blanket, even on the coldest days of winter. A blanket in the winner’s circle, though, is another story. “No problem with that,” Brad McNinch said with a laugh after detailing how Doctor Butch destroyed two winter blankets this year. “He loves standing in the winner’s circle with a blanket.” McNinch assists wife Linda Toscano with her New Jerseybased training stable and spends a lot of time with Doctor Butch. The 5-year-old pacer will have the chance to pick up a Continues on page 13 › › › › HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 13 of 15 July 24, 2015 blanket Saturday at Saratoga Casino and Raceway when he faces seven rivals in the $260,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial. Doctor Butch, who needs $41,963 to reach $1 million in career earnings, is the longest shot on the morning line at 121, but he will neither know nor care about the odds. He will start from post 6 on the half-mile oval, with Patrick Lachance driving. “He feels good; he looks good,” McNinch said about Doctor Butch. “He looks like he can beat anybody and he thinks he can beat anybody. He’s just that kind. He’s just a good horse. It’s mostly attitude. He just wants to beat everybody.” Dancin Yankee, the 2014 Gerrity winner, is the 5-2 morning line favorite in Saturday’s race. He will start from post 2 with Jim Morrill Jr. driving for trainer Gary Green. Luck Be Withyou, P H Supercam and All Bets Off are next on the morning line, with odds of 3-1 to 9-2. “I see Dancin Yankee going down the road, but I don’t think he’ll be left alone; there’s enough speed,” Toscano said about the race. “Fortunately for us,(Doctor Butch) can race both ways. He’ll race just as well from the back as he will on or close to the lead. Hopefully with a trip we’ll be OK.” Doctor Butch, a son of Art Major out of the mare Classical Yankee, is owned by Ken Jacobs and has won 25 of 87 career races, including the 2013 Art Rooney Pace and 2012 New York Sires Stakes championship for 2-year-old male pacers. He was purchased as a yearling for $55,000 under the name Recent Vintage and his family includes millionaire Yankee Cruiser and stakes-winner JK Majorette. He heads to the Gerrity off a third-place finish in the Open Handicap on July 18 at the Meadowlands. Over his most recent 14 starts, Doctor Butch has six wins and a total of 10 on-the-board efforts. His finishes outside the top three came in two starts from outside posts at Yonkers, a troubled trip in the Gold Cup Invitational at Mohawk, and when he tied up in the Jerry Taylor Invitational at Harrah’s Philadelphia. “He’s probably a half-step below the top ones, but I wouldn’t have any problem putting him in with them,” McNinch said. “He’s got a great attitude and he’s got lots of go. He’s on his game right now. It’s just the routine he’s in now. He loves it.” Doctor Butch has raced throughout this year, making at least two starts in every month of 2015, and won eight of 21 appearances. He has been a member of Toscano’s stable from the start of his career. “I love that as much as anything,” said Toscano, who also credits caretaker Sanne Hansen for her work with Doctor Butch during the past two years. “We put the first harness on him and we broke him. Normally (Jacobs’) horses go south and get broken in North Carolina. That year for some reason the colts stayed north. I think that’s the best part, to get to keep one you broke yourself and then watched them turn into a good horse. www.harnessracing.com “He’s a pleasure to have. He’s a very sound horse, and a very, very pretty horse. He’s been paying the way. I kind of was instrumental in him not being sold (after his 3-year-old season) because I really believe in the horse. A formula for a really successful operation is having those winter racehorses that can help pay the bills. Ken loves the babies, but he loves to watch the racing too. It’s been fun. Doctor Butch has kind of ticked all the boxes.” (HRC) Showplace Farms Closing As Training Center After 36 years of being one of New Jersey’s premier Standardbred horse training facilities, Showplace Farms will close its doors on Oct. 1. Showplace, which can stable more than 425 Standardbred racehorses, is located on 140 acres and is equipped with state-of-the-art amenities. “It has been a good run,” said Bix DiMeo, general manager, “but with fewer horses racing and the current economic climate here in New Jersey for harness racing, this business model no longer works for us.” (Showplace Farms) USTA Owners Seminar At Sept. 12 Goshen Sale The Goshen (N.Y.) Yearling Sale, in conjunction with the U.S. Trotting Association (USTA), will conduct a free, introductory seminar for those considering first time horse ownership of a Standardbred on Saturday, Sept. 12. The seminar, which will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will cover the risks and rewards of horse ownership, the various ways to get started owning a horse, costs, shopping strategies and how to perform due diligence. The educational event will be held at the Mark Ford Training Center at 90 Slaughter Road, Middletown, N.Y. While the seminar will cover all kinds of horse ownership, including buying claimers and racehorses at public auction or private sale, there will be “hands on” instruction in conformation and pedigree, using yearlings offered in the sale, which will be held at noon the following day on Sunday, Sept. 13. The USTA will provide a free subscription to Hoof Beats, along with a credit for Pathway, the online Standardbred information system. Lunch and educational materials will also be provided at no charge. For more information, or to sign up, contact Chris Tully at (845) 807-7538 or tullytrot@yahoo.com. Springfield, DuQuoin Race Dates Finalized Jim Hannon, general manager of both Illinois state fairs at Springfield and DuQuoin, told harnessracing.com Thursday afternoon that a race scheduled has been finalized and there will be racing at both sites in 2015. Continues on page 14 › › › › HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 14 of 15 July 24, 2015 “There is a lot of concern in Illinois because there has been no funding for stakes payments by the department for fiscal 2016, which started June 1,” said Hannon. “So a lot of the stakes races in Illinois have been cut significantly. There was talk and fear that there would be no racing at Springfield and DuQuoin, but we got the schedule yesterday with the purses that are going to be allocated.” Hannon said Springfield, which raced five days in 2014, will race four days this year. Cards will be conducted Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. 15, and after a dark day on Sunday, will return on Monday, Aug. 17 and Tuesday, Aug. 18. First-race post time for all cards is 12:00 p.m. (CDT). DuQuoin, which raced three days in 2014, will race two days, on Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30, also with a noon post time. “Because of the budget impasse in Springfield, the appropriation for purses for the states fairs has not been appropriated,” said Hannon. “However, with nomination fees, stakes payments, entry fees and added money from the Department of Agriculture, purses will be in the $300,000 range. “We worked hard to put a schedule together and have pari-mutuel wagering at both fairs this year, and race for as much as possible. There will still be Reviews and the Illinoisbred stakes races as well.” L.V. Harness Breeders’ Cup Marketing Partner L.V. Harkness & Co., a Lexington-based provider of fine gifts, interior design, and elegant trophies, has been named an official marketing partner and luxury gift partner for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Breeders’ Cup announced July 20. The 2015 Breeders’ Cup will be held for the first time at Keeneland in Lexington Oct. 30-31. L.V. Harkness is owned by Meg Jewett, who together with her husband, Alan Leavitt, operates Walnut Hall Ltd. Jewett is also a shareholder in Horseman Publishing Company, publisher of The Horseman And Fair World magazine, harnessracing.com and HarnessRacing Weekend Preview. L.V. Harkness has regularly designed and provided trophies for the Kentucky Futurity and stakes at The Red Mile and the national Dan Patch awards and special U.S. Harness Writers’ Association awards. As a part of the agreement, L.V. Harkness will be the presenting partner of the Breeders’ Cup Gifting Lounge at Keeneland. At the Breeders’ Cup Gifting Lounge presented by L.V. Harkness, participating Breeders’ Cup horsemen, dignitaries, and guests from around the world will receive their official event gifts, including specialty items from L.V. Harkness. L.V. Harkness will also have the opportunity to use the official Breeders’ Cup marks to design a customized collection of gifts both domestically and internationally. www.harnessracing.com “The Breeders’ Cup represents the best of the best in the Thoroughbred industry,” L.V. Harkness owner Meg Jewett said in a release. “At L.V. Harkness we strive to emulate that in our world of luxury gifts, tabletop, and trophies.” “We are very pleased that L.V. has joined with us this year as a marketing partner and presenting partner of the Breeders’ Cup Gifting Lounge,” Breeders’ Cup president and chief executive officer Craig Fravel said. “The style, quality, and excellence of the L.V. Harkness products will provide our worldwide guests attending this year’s Championships at Keeneland with a special added benefit to their overall Breeders’ Cup experience.” (with Breeders’ Cup press release) Hazel Park Cancels Last 10 Thoroughbred Dates Hazel Park Raceway, which had no Standardbred race dates in 2015 but was granted 40 Thoroughbred dates, was given approval Tuesday morning, July 21, by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to cancel its final 10 dates due to insufficient funds. Richard Kalm, executive director of the MGCB, said in a press release that it appears the situation came about as a result of overspending, and that the MGCB “does not suspect malfeasance or misspending.” “We were disappointed to learn there are insufficient funds available to race beyond Aug. 8. This is an unfortunate and serious matter,” Kalm said. Thoroughbred racing returned to Hazel Park last year following a 30-year absence in which the track held just harness racing. This year’s Thoroughbred meet began May 1 and had been scheduled to end Sept. 12. Instead, the meet will now conclude on Aug. 8. According to the MGCB, the Michigan Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which represents the Thoroughbred horsemen at Hazel Park, indicated it would need approximately $51,000 per night for purses. The track raced live Friday and Saturday nights. Instead, the MCGB reported more money—sometimes about $75,000 per night, was used for purses. With the closure this year of Sports Creek Raceway near Flint and Hazel Park, located in suburban Detroit, not conducting a harness meet this year, more than $1 million remains in the Standardbred race fund. Kalm said the money would become available should the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association sign a contract with Hazel Park in the future. “The MGCB remains willing to work with (Hazel Park) management if it can find a solution to its financial challenges,” Kalm said. “However, the MGCB must work within the framework of state law. We encourage all of the parties involved in the horse racing industry, including the tracks and the horsemen’s associations, to cooperate to best meet the challenges faced by the industry.” HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 15 of 15 July 24, 2015 www.harnessracing.com Standardbred Poll Leading Breeders Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll compiled by Harness Racing Communications for the week of July 21, 2015 Breeder 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Wiggle It Jiggleit (26) JL Cruze (5) Bee A Magician (4) Pinkman Wakizashi Hanover State Treasurer Doo Wop Hanover Shake It Cerry In The Arsenal Uncle Lasse AGS St-1-2-3 Earnings Pts Pvs 3pg 4tg 5tm 3tg 3pg 6ph 4ph 4tm 3pc 3tc 15-14-1-0 18-16-2-0 8-7-1-0 6-5-1-0 10-6-2-1 9-4-1-2 11-6-1-1 9-3-1-2 9-5-1-1 5-4-1-0 $961,092 612,788 408,070 435,179 639,902 305,090 258,326 196,733 362,405 238,390 340 311 287 209 190 98 84 68 51 36 1 2 3 6 5 8 4 9 7 — Others receiving votes: Mission Brief 34, Lady Shadow 22, Rockeyed Optimist 21, Moonlit Dance 17, Father Patrick 16, Anndrovette 15, Artspeak 14, Centurion ATM 13, Freaky Feet Pete 11, The Bank 10, Luck Be Withyou, Spirit To Win 9, Barn Doll 8, Betting Line, Wrangler Magic 7, Mach It So, Melmerby Beach 6, Foiled Again, Resolve, Southwind Frank 4, All The Time, Pure Country 3, Dude’s The Man, Split The House 2, Canepa Hanover, Daylon Magician, Physicallyinclined, Voracity 1. Harness Racing Leaders Compiled by the USTA—through July 21, 2015 (week difference July 15-21). Leading North American-Based Money-Winning Horses Wiggle It Jiggleit (3pg) Wakizashi Hanover (3pg) JL Cruze (4tg) Domethatagain (6ph) Pinkman (3tg) Bee A Magician (5tm) In The Arsenal (3pc) Mach It So (5pg) Luck Be Withyou (4ph) State Treasurer (6ph) Sts. 15 10 18 15 6 8 9 12 11 9 W 14 6 16 3 5 7 5 2 5 4 P 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 S 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 Earnings $961,092 639,902 612,788 497,125 435,179 408,070 362,405 360,538 346,780 305,090 Leading Money-Winning Drivers Sts. Jason Bartlett 1,481 Corey Callahan 1,992 Tim Tetrick 1,411 Yannick Gingras 1,113 Brian Sears 1,093 David Miller 1,409 George Napolitano Jr. 1,498 Daniel Dube 1,241 George Brennan 1,297 Aaron Merriman 2,303 W-P-S 295-282-200 399-299-287 247-198-184 220-193-146 201-178-154 202-192-207 362-254-193 194-171-152 199-162-164 475-337-326 UDR .350 .332 .296 .338 .321 .268 .379 .274 .265 .335 Earnings (wk. diff) $5,069,004 ($281,413) 4,951,645 (390,324) 4,822,338 (656,389) 4,560,745 (485,588) 4,469,627 (275,934) 4,060,576 (494,102) 3,908,346 (221,832) 3,884,512 (220,247) 3,755,359 (213,154) 3,744,303 (269,345) Leading Money-Winning Trainers Sts. Ron Burke 2,415 Jimmy Takter 279 Rene Allard 778 Jeff Bamond Jr. 468 Gilbert Garcia-Herrera 952 Virgil Morgan Jr. 795 Julie Miller 401 Richard Moreau 723 Carmen Auciello 1,033 Chris Oakes 295 W-P-S 479-380-357 81-54-33 193-117-114 78-73-78 164-150-108 195-106-110 70-71-45 148-100-95 108-99-115 84-60-26 UTR .335 .437 .380 .309 .298 .365 .310 .325 .195 .427 Earnings (wk. diff) $9,139,052 ($801,329) 3,076,528 (562,286) 3,020,370 (117,665) 2,408,900 (381,683) 2,160,589 (77,920) 1,722,342 (86,604) 1,598,864 (77,271) 1,505,226 (39,931) 1,396,173 (34,469) 1,382,747 (97,843) Starters Winners Wins Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. 1,008 Winbak Farm 930 Brittany Farms 274 Perretti Farms 284 White Birch Farm 146 Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par 227 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. 186 Frederick Hertrich III 145 Seelster Farms Inc. 166 Diamond Creek Farm LLC 126 559 1,271 487 1,144 167 441 167 398 89 204 128 308 117 260 92 197 93 247 66 147 Earnings $13,685,717 9,021,020 5,644,863 3,977,311 3,283,199 2,711,015 2,491,258 2,386,114 1,995,904 1,831,104 Leaders Of The Week Ranked by wins for July 15-21 from results at major North American pari-mutuel tracks. Drivers Starts W-P-S George Napolitano Jr ...................94................22-19-12 Ronnie Wrenn Jr...........................68..................21-10-6 Aaron Merriman ...........................83 ................20-11-15 Tim Tetrick ....................................89....................19-9-8 Bruce Aldrich Jr. ...........................63 ..................16-11-4 Jim Marohn Jr. .............................49....................16-9-5 Trace Tetrick ..................................59....................16-7-7 Eddie Davis Jr ..............................43....................15-5-6 Chris Christoforou ........................51....................14-6-3 Josh Sutton ..................................55....................14-6-4 Corey Callahan..............................76..................13-12-8 Bob McClure ................................48....................12-5-6 Kevin Switzer Jr............................43....................12-9-5 Yannick Gingras ............................67 ................12-11-10 Doug McNair ................................52 ....................11-4-6 Michael Oosting ...........................43 ..................11-8-10 Scott Zeron...................................64 ..................11-4-13 Trainers Wins Ron Burke .................................................................25 Rene Allard ................................................................10 Virgil Morgan Jr .........................................................10 Erv Miller.....................................................................9 Philip Sowers ..............................................................9 Jimmy Takter ...............................................................8 Heidi Rohr ...................................................................6 John Butenschoen ......................................................6 Luke Plano ..................................................................6 Mark Harder................................................................6 Michael Hitchcock .......................................................6 Ake Svanstedt .............................................................5 Benoit Baillargeon .......................................................5 Casie Coleman............................................................5 Darran Cassar .............................................................5 David Dewhurst ..........................................................5 Gilbert Garcia-Herrera .................................................5 Jeff Bamond Jr............................................................5 Jeff Brewer .................................................................5 Jose Godinez ..............................................................5 Mark Ford....................................................................5 R. Dustin Jones...........................................................5 Robert McIntosh .........................................................5 Tracy Brainard .............................................................5