By Carol Hodes for the
SBOANJ
MANALAPAN, NJ – September
23, 2014 – Broken Record, who dominated in his last two starts in the Green
Acres Series, bids to extend his winning streak to three in the $40,000 Harold
Dance Trot on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Freehold Raceway.
Trainer Ray Schnittker, who
has three entered in the five-horse final, will turn the lines over to Jason
Bartlett. The non-wagering race is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. The
Harold Dancer is restricted to New Jersey-sired two-year-old trotting colts and
geldings.
One of four sons of Muscles
Yankee in the Harold Dancer Trot, Broken Record won the $25,000 New Jersey Sire
Stakes – Green Acres Final on September 18 at Freehold, matching his career
best of 2:00.1, which he posted two weeks earlier in the second leg of the
Green Acres in a 27 1/2 –length victory.
Broken Record has now
collected four wins, a second and three thirds from nine starts, banking
$59,513 for co-owners Schnittiker and Ted Gewertz of New York City. He is
out of the prolific broodmare Miss Garland, making him a half-brother to multi-millionaire
Vivid Photo.
The Harold Dancer is
sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
The $40,000 Harold Dancer
field with sire, driver and trainer:
1-SS Poseidon-Muscle
Hill-Steve Smith-Erv Miller
2-Cruizinwithmuscles-Muscles
Yankee-Jim Marshall III-Ray Schnittiker
3-Switchblade Hall-Muscles
Yankee-Jordan Stratton-Ray Schnittker
4-Firestop-Muscles
Yankee-Eric Abbatiello-Julie Miller
5-Broken Record-Muscles
Yankee-Jason Bartlett-Ray Schnittker
Freehold Raceway has hosted
the Harold Dancer, which was previously contested at Garden State Park and the
Meadowlands, since 2001. The stakes record at Freehold of 1:59 flat was
set by Chapter Seven in 2010.
The $7,000 second leg of the
New Jersey Sire Stakes-Green Acres for three-year-old pacing fillies will be
the second of two non-wagering races on the card. The three entrants are
Cut A Deal, Fanticipation and Ideal Helen.
