By Carol Hodes for the
SBOANJ
MANALAPAN, NJ – September 27
2014 – Dealt A Winner and Strut My Stuff won the Lou Babic Pace Finals for New
Jersey-sired two-year-olds on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Freehold Raceway.
Dealt A Winner, a son of
Cam’s Card Shark, extended his winning streak to four and secured his fifth win
in six career starts in the $100,000 Babic for colts, the ninth race.
Sent off as the 1-9
favorite, the Ed Hart trainee drew away to an eight-length victory over Mitt
Jagger [Rocknroll Hanover]. It was eight and a quarter lengths to Edward
Teach [Rocknroll Hanover] in third.
Dealt A Winner [$2.10],
driven by Jason Bartlett, added the Babic title to wins in the Reynolds and
Geers.
He has now earned $119,879
for owner Jeffrey Snyder of New York City.
In the $59,000 filly
division, contested as the seventh race, 5-1 Strut My Stuff [Western Ideal]
passed 1-5 Smart Zone [Rocknroll Hanover] in the stretch for the one-length
victory in 1:57.4.
It was two lengths to
Hollyrocker [Rocknroll Hanover] in third.
Strut My Stuff, driven by
Jack Baggitt Jr. and trained by Ross Croghan, posted her third straight win and
paid $12.20 to win. In nine starts, she has bankrolled $49,120 for the
Let It Ride Stables of Boca Raton, FL and RBH Ventures Inc of New York
City.
Smart Zone, who held on for
second, had her winning streak snapped at four.
In a non-wagering New Jersey
Sire Stakes – Green Acres for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings,
Cheyenne Louie was a half-length winner over Card Shock in 1:55.3. Both
are sons of Cam’s Card Shark.
It was a length to Nubble
Light [Rocknroll Hanover] in third.
The Harry Landy trained and
driven Cheyenne Louie has won two straight and five of 17 this year for Glat
Kosher Racing of Monroe, NJ.
