MANALAPAN,
NJ – August 28, 2013 – All six entrants for the Helen Smith Trot for New
Jersey-sired three-year-old fillies will advance to the $40,000 final on
September 6, 2013 at Freehold Raceway.
No
eliminations will be necessary this Friday.
Trainer
Trond Smedshammer, who sent out 2011 winner Firstclassprincess [Classic Photo]
and 2012 winner Chilitodayhotamale [Muscles Yankee] will attempt to make it
three-in-a-row with Vintage Oaks, a daughter of Muscles Yankee, who has three
career wins in 18 starts and has banked $56,151 for the Ontario partnership of
Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband.
This
year, the filly was third to Shared Past and Miss Steele in the $150,000 New
Jersey Sire Stakes Final on June 1 at the Meadowlands.
The
richest of the finalists is Time To Kill by Muscles Yankee. The Ross
Croghan trainee has earned $410,079 for Let It Ride Stables and Robert Cooper
Stables, both of Boca Raton, FL, and J&T Silva Stables LLC of Long Beach,
NY. More than $351,000 of her earnings came at two when she was first or
second in 10 of 12 starts. In 2013, Time To Kill is looking for her first
win after 12 starts. She was fifth in the Hudson Filly Final, sixth in
the Delvin Miller Final and fourth in the Hambletonian Oaks.
The
other entrants are Find The Magic by Chocolatier, Silver Credit by Muscles
Yankee, Southwind Cocoa by Chocolatier and Vida De Vie by Muscles Yankee.
The
Helen Smith Trot stakes record of 1:56.3 is shared by Muscle Shirt [2008] and
Chilitodayhotamale [2012].
The
Helen Smith Trot is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners
Association of New Jersey.
-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
