The
elimination races shared the Meadowlands card on Saturday night, July 28, 2012
with elimination heats for the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks.
Both
the New Jersey Classic and the Miss New Jersey are restricted to New
Jersey-sired three-year-old pacers and are sponsored by the Standardbred
Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
Time
To Roll [$2.40, $2.10, $2.10] drew off in the final sixteenth and crossed the
wire three-quarters of the length ahead of the fast-closing Rollnlikeabigshot
[$3.60, $2.40] in the second race, the first of the two $25,000 New Jersey
Classic elims.
Finishing
two lengths behind the two sons of Rocknroll Hanover was Ideal Champ [$3.60] by
Western Ideal in third.
Also
qualifying for the final from the first elim were Verdad [Western Ideal] and
Shakerattlenrock [Rocknroll Hanover].
Time
To Roll matched his career best with a 1:50 clocking on a track rated
good.
Trained
by Jimmy Takter, Time To Roll was driven to victory by Andy Miller. His
owner is his breeder, Lothlorien of Cheltenham, Ontario.
Time
To Roll now has three wins and two seconds in seven starts this year and has
finished on-the-board in seven of 10 lifetime starts. The New Jersey Sire
Stakes Champion was runner-up in the North America Cup but was a disappointing
ninth in the Meadowlands Pace. His New Jersey Classic elim victory pushed
his career bankroll over the $500,000 mark.
Hurrikane
Kingcole [$3.00, $2.20, $2.10], who won the $100,000 Meadowlands Pace
Consolation on July 14 with a stunning 1:47.3 mile, was well in hand for his
1:48.3 victory in the second $25,000 New Jersey Classic elim, carded as the
tenth race.
Driver
Yannick Gingras released the Cam’s Card Shark colt at the half and won well in
hand by a length and a quarter. Two sons of Rocknroll Hanover were second
and third: Panther Hanover [$3.00, $2.20] and Simply Business [$2.40], who was
four lengths back.
Hurrikane
Kingcole, trained by John McDermott, has four wins and two thirds in 10 starts
this year and has finished in-the-money in 14 of 24 career outings. He
has banked nearly $394,000 for the partnership of Jeffrey Kuhen, John Levy
Racing Stable, Klee Cohen Brewer & Gordon and Hurrikane Racing LLC.
Also
earnings spots in the final were All Stienam [Tell All] and I Fought Dalaw
[Western Ideal].
The
fillies were on display in the seventh race, the $20,000 elimination for the
Miss New Jersey as 10 of the 11 starters earned a spot in next week’s $125,000
final.
Andy
Miller put Rockaround Sue [$7.80, $4.00, $3.40] on the lead and held on for a
two-length tally in 1:52 flat. The Rocknroll Hanover filly delivered her
fourth win in eight tries this year, her third win in a row.
Sarandon
Blue Chip [$4.80, $3.60] by Western Ideal was second, edging out Air Guitar
Hanover [$10.80], a daughter of Rocknroll Hanover.
Rockaround
Sue, trained and co-owned by Tony Alagna, also races in the name of the
Uncirculated Stable and Alan Alber of Ontario. She improved her career
record to seven wins, two seconds and one third from 20 starts and earnings of
$192,944.
Only
Clear View Hanover missed the cut.
Those
advancing to the final, in order of finish, also included Child’s Play
[Cam’s Card Shark], Pirouette Hanover [Western Ideal], Notreadytobenice
[Western Ideal], Blackjack Princess [Cam’s Card Shark], Ram Rocker [Rocknroll
Hanover], Carolsideal [Western Ideal] and Mikeleh [Western Ideal].
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
