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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

SBOANJ - ROCKIN AMADEUS DRAWS RAIL IN NEW JERSEY CLASSIC; MISS NEW JERSEY OPENS HAMBLETONIAN DAY PROGRAM



MANALAPAN, NJ – Rockin Amadeus, the Breeders Crown winner at two and the New Jersey Sire Stakes Final champion at three, drew the rail in the $250,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic Final on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Meadowlands.

The New Jersey Classic, which has a field of 11 three-year-old New Jersey-sired pacing colts and geldings, will be carded as race 13.

In the filly companion event, the $125,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey, will be carded as the first race and offer no show wagering on its field of seven three-year-old New Jersey-sired pacing fillies.  The probable favorite is I Luv The Nitelife, the winner of six of seven starts this year, including the Fan Hanover, Lynch and Mistletoe Shalee stakes.  She drew post two.

The New Jersey Classic field in post position order [probable driver]:
Rockin Amadeus [Yannick Gingras], Emeritus Maximus [Tim Tetrick], Real Rocker [Corey Callahan], Only The Lonely [Andrew McCarthy], Always There [Sylvain Filion], Word Power [Jim Morrill Jr.], Rocks N Bonds [Mike Lachance], Ideal Carver [George Brennan], Lucan Hanover [David Miler], Wake Up Peter [Ron Pierce] and Johny Rock [Andy Miller].

The Miss New Jersey field, in post position order [probable driver]:
Authorize [Ron Pierce], I Luv The Nitelife [Tim Tetrick], Ms Caila J Fra [Simon Allard], Ideal Ginny [Andy Miller], JK Letitgo [David Miller], Certified Ideal [John Campbell] and Jerseylicious [Corey Callahan].

Both stakes, sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, are part of the stakes-laden closing day program at the Meadowlands that features the $1.2 million Hambletonian and $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks. 

The complete fields for the New Jersey Classic and Miss New Jersey with morning line odds will be available later today.

-Submitted by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ