MANALAPAN,
NJ – October 10, 2013 – Chocolate Day and Muscle On In turned in winning
performances in New Jersey Futurities for two-year-old trotters on Thursday,
October 10, 2013 at Freehold Raceway.
In
the third race, Chocolate Day battled Choco Sun, prevailing for a length and a
half victory in the $14,500 division. It was three and a half lengths to
Hot Type in third. All three are sons of Chocolatier.
Chocolate
Day [$3.40], driven by Marcus Johansson and trained by Julie Miller, trotted
the mile in 2:02.2, picking up his fourth win with six seconds and one third in
14 starts.
The
trotter has earned $42,601 for the Andy Miller Stable of Millstone, NJ and
Arden Homestead Stable of Delhi, NY.
Harold
Dancer winner Muscle On It added the New Jersey Futurity to his credits with a
wire-to-wire half-length victory in the first split, a non-wagering race with a
purse of $14,000. The mile was timed in 2:00.2
Daniel
Dube drove the son of Muscle Hill for trainer Chris Ryder.
Skates
N Plates was second and Angels Ransom was three-quarters of a length back in
third. Both are sons of Revenue.
Muscle
On In has earned $59,665 for co-owner Ryder and his partners Robert Mondillo of
Delaware, OH and Max Wernick of New City, NY.
The
New Jersey Futurity is restricted to New Jersey-sired trotters and is sponsored
by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
Dube
and Ryder also combined to win a $7,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres
for three-year-old trotting fillies with Vida De Vie in the first of two
non-wagering events, in 2:00.4
Vida
De Vie, owned and bred by Joie De Vie Farm LLC of Jobstown, NJ, completed a
sweep of the three preliminary legs of the Green Acres. Connie Keeper was
second and Ninety Five Janet was third, 23 ½ lengths back. All three are
daughters of Muscles Yankee.
-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
