It
was just about a year ago when the son of Muscles Yankee – Vernon Blue Chip won
a New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres preliminary leg at Freehold on September
16, a week after winning the $60,000 Harold Dancer Trot.
Muscolo,
driven by Mike Lachance and trained by Ray Schnittker, was making his tenth
start of the year in the featured eighth race. He has five wins, two
seconds and one third in 18 starts, banking $136,119 plus another $1,800 for
finishing third in a Racing Under Saddle event on July 28.
A
$205,000 Harrisburg yearling sale purchase, Muscolo races in the name of the
Guida Racing Stable of Jupiter, FL and TLP Stable of Kearny, NJ.
Kingstone
by Revenue, who cut the mile, was second best in the 1:57.4 mile. It was
a length and three-quarters to World Cup by Yankee Glide in third.
The
Smith is restricted to New Jersey-sired three-year-old trotters and is
sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
The
Smith shared the Friday afternoon program with two $25,125 divisions of the New
Jersey Futurity, also sponsored by the SBOANJ.
In
the two-year-old pacing filly division, Panera Hanover by Rocknroll Hanover was
the length winner in 1:56.3.
Driven by Andy Miller for trainer Julie Miller, odds-on favorite Panera Hanover extended her winning streak to three. She annexed the $68,900 Lou Babic Filly last week at Freehold.
Unraced
at two, the filly has made four starts and banked $56,102 for the Pinske Stable
of Plato, MN.
The
runner-up was Certified Ideal, a daughter of Western Ideal. And it was
eight and a quarter lengths to Get The Look by Cam’s Card Shark in third.
In
a non-wagering division for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings, All Day Ray
by Tell All, driven by Eric Abbatiello for trainer Ron Burke, was the two and
three-quarter length winner in 1:56.4.
A
pair of sons of Rocknroll Hanover finished second and third with Rockaholic
edging out Public Enemy.
All
Day Ray picked up his first win in six tries for Ringer LLC and Michael Ringer,
both of Washington, PA.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
