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Friday, September 20, 2013

Fhld - CHOCOLATIERS SWEEP GREEN ACRES FINAL; CI SMITH TO SUPER CLASSIC



MANALAPAN, NJ – September 20, 2013 – Choco Sun led a Chocolatier sweep of the top three spots of the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres and Super Classic won the $38,500 Charles I. Smith Trot on Friday, September 20, 2013 at Freehold Raceway.

Choco Sun, driven by Jim Meittinis and trained by Oriano Torstensson, captured the Green Acres Final for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings in 1:59.3, finishing a nose ahead of Chocolate Day and a length and a quarter in front of Holiday Spirit.  All three are sons of Chocolatier. 

The seventh race longshot, Choco Sun paid $54.20 to win, picking up his second straight victory.  He has been first or second in four of five starts, banking more than $21,000 for Eirik Djuve of Sola, Norway. 

Muscle On In, the betting favorite, broke stride, finished seventh and was placed eighth on a disqualification. 

Super Classic, a son of Muscles Yankee, romped to a six and a quarter length tally over Dagget [Chocolatier] and Bouncer [Muscles Yankee] was nine and a quarter back in third in the $38,500 Charles I. Smith for New Jersey-sired three-year-old trotters. 

The Jim Doherty trainee, driven by Eric Abbatiello, trotted the mile in 2:00.2. 

William Augustine of Hammonton, NJ owns Super Classic, who picked up his second straight win and pushed his career bankroll to $73,953 with three wins, one second and four thirds in 22 starts.

The Charles Smith, contested before the betting card, is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.

In a three-horse $7,000 division of the Green Acres for two-year-old trotting fillies, also took place off the betting card, Worldrecordsweeper [Muscles Yankee] finished a neck ahead of I’ll Bring Dessert [Chocolatier] in 2:03.1  Muscle Pump Queen [Muscles Yankee] was third by 15 ¼ lengths. 

Kevin Oscarsson drove Worldrecordsweeper, who is trained by Jim Oscarsson and owned by Jokikunnan Tila Oy of Finland.


--Submitted by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ