Sarandon
Blue Chip [$9.00, $4.80, $4.00], unraced at two, held off longshot Mikeleh
[$32.60, $14.60] and Pirouette Hanover [$4.80] who was four and a half lengths
back in third. All three top finishers are daughters of Western Ideal.
The
Miss New Jersey is restricted to New Jersey-sired three-year-old fillies and is
sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
Sarandon
Blue Chip, driven by David Miller and trained by Casie Coleman, was a tick off
the 1:50 stakes record set by Put On A Show in 2010.
“We
were first over, and I was concerned that I might have moved her too soon,”
said Miller. “She was awfully game. She raced tremendous.”
The
fourth-race victory improved Sarandon Blue Chip’s record to three wins and two
seconds in eight tries. Her earnings now sit at $159,030 for co-owners
Casie Coleman and Tom Hill of Lancashire, United Kingdom
PUT
ON A SHOW SETS 1:47.3 WORLD RECORD IN LADY LIBERTY
Put
On A Show [$9.00, 5.20, 3.40] was also busy on this year’s Hambletonian Day
Card, winning the second race, the $253,700 Lady Liberty, pacing a world record
1:47.3, the fastest mile for a pacing mare.
The
fractions were 26.1 to the quarter, 53.2 to the half, 1:20.3 to the three
quarters with a final panel in 26.4 seconds.
Put
On A Show lowered the record of 1:48.1 previously shared by My Little Dragon
and Anndrovette.
The
five-year-old New Jersey-sired daughter of Rocknroll Hanover did not race in
2011.
“She’s
just an amazing mare,” said winning driver Jody Jamieson. “She put on a
show again.
“I
think it’s an amazing accomplishment for her to finally have the world record
in her name,” Jamieson added. “It’s the greatest mare to ever look through
a bridle. It’s an amazing experience just to get to drive her.”
Put
On A Show is trained by Chris Ryder, racing for Craig Henderson of Chicago, IL
and Richard and Joanne Young of Coconut Creek, FL.
It
was a half-length back to Rebeka Bayama [$29.00, 7.60] in second and
three-quarters of a length to Anndrovette [$3.20] in third.
“It
felt like Timmy (Tetrick with Anndrovette) was wanting the lead and trying to
dictate, just like he did at Mohawk [in the Roses Are Red] and got the better
of us all,” Jamieson noted. “I just felt like if I was closer to her I
would have a better shot. She just did what she does. She’s a world
champion mare.”
Put
On A Show was the Dan Patch Award winner as the sport’s best three-year-old
filly pacer in 2010 when she also won the Miss New Jersey.
She
has won 27 of 39 career races and eight of 14 this year. She has earned
$2.2 million lifetime.
“We
saw some bumps (in the road) in some of the races this year, but we always
thought that if she was close enough, that last quarter-mile, nobody can do
what she does,” Joanne Young said. “She proved it today.”
JERSEYLICIOUS
SCORES IN SWEETHEART FINAL
New
Jersey breeding also accounted for the winner of the $268,300 Sweetheart for
two-year-old pacing fillies.
Jerseylicious
[$20.00, 5.20, 3.00], a daughter of Western Ideal, was a neck winner over Nikki
Beach [$2.40, $2.10]. It was two and a quarter lengths back to Cult
Status [$2.60] in third.
“I
was a little worried in the first turn,” said Corey Callahan, the driver of
Jerseylicious. “She got a little rough on me. Brian [Sears with
Nikki Beach] was the one I wanted to follow all along, and it worked out
great. She’s a very well-mannered filly. She’s got, like I said,
terrific manners; she’s easy to drive.
The
Wayne Givens trainee picked up her first win in her fourth start with two
seconds and one third. The victory pushed her earnings to $147,856.
