MANALAPAN,
NJ – August 29, 2013 – In a pair of $7,000 opening round Green Acres divisions
for two-year-old trotting colts, Angel Ransom and Chocolate Day captured the
opening day co-features on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Freehold Raceway.
The
colts and geldings are competing in three weeks of preliminary legs for a spot
in the $25,000 final on September 20.
Angels
Ransom [$18] by Revenue had the lead at every call of the first division, the
first race, picking up his first victory in six starts with a mile in 2:02.4.
Roland
Mallar is the driver-trainer of the gelding who races for Michael Andrew of
Gorham, ME.
It
was a length back to runner up Holiday Spirit, by Chocolatier, and two and a
quarter lengths to Time N Tide, by Muscles Yankee, in third.
Odds
on favorite Chocolate Day [$2.80] was a length and three-quarters winner over
Choco Sun in the second division, the fifth race. Both are sons of
Chocolatier.
It
was four and a quarter lengths to Celebrity Spitfire, a son of Muscles Yankee,
in third.
Chocolate
Day, driven by Marcus Johansson and trained by Julie Miller, trotted the mile
in 2:02 flat. He now has two wins, four seconds and a third from nine
starts and earnings of more than $30,000.
Chocolate
Day is owned by the Andy Miller Stable of Millstone, NJ and Arden Homestead
Stable of Delhi, NY.
Live
racing for the 48-date Freehold meet takes place on Thursdays, Fridays,
Saturdays plus a special holiday card on Labor Day, Monday, September 2.
Post time is 12:30 p.m.
-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
