By Carol Hodes for the
SBOANJ
MANALAPAN, NJ – September 5,
2014 – A well-balanced field of eight three-year-old pacing colts and
geldings, including New Jersey Classic winner Sweet Rock, will face-off in the
$42,000 New Jersey Futurity, the ninth race on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at
Freehold Raceway.
Sweet Rock rallied for a
nose victory in the $225,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic on August 2
at the Meadowlands in a lifetime best of 1:49.4. In his last start, the
$54,072 Geers at Tioga Downs on August 17, he was third.
The Wayne Givens trainee,
driven by Brett Miller, has been rated 9-2 in the morning line from post
eight. This year, he has two wins, four seconds and two thirds from 15
starts, banking $142,133 toward a career total of $167,391 for the
Delaware-based ownership of Legacy Racing, RA Hazzard and GP Calloway.
Art History [Western Ideal]
was given the slight 3-1 morning line nod from the rail with Hall of Famer
David Miller driving.
Art History, trained by
Steve Elliott, has two wins and three thirds in seven starts this year, banking
$17,840 for Kenneth Klein of Amonk, NY and the Old Block Stables of New York
City.
The Tony Alagna-trained Gold
Rocks [Rocknroll Hanover] will be paired with driver George Brennan, leaving
from post five, and is rated 7-2 in the morning line.
The New Jersey Futurity is
restricted to New Jersey-sired horses and is sponsored by the Standardbred
Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
The field for the $42,000
New Jersey Futurity [3yo open division] with sire, driver, trainer and morning
line odds:
1-Art History-Western
Ideal-David Miller-Steve Elliott-3-1
2-Card Shock-Cam’s Card
Shark-Daniel Dube-Mark Silva-10-1
3-Earthshaker-Rocknroll
Hanover-Eric Abbatiello-James Petruccelli-6-1
4-Nubble Light-Rocknroll
Hanover-Steve Smith-Deleston Cote-9-1
5-Gold Rocks-Rocknroll
Hanover-George Brennan-Tony Alanga-7-2
6-Cheyenne Seeber-Rocknroll
Hanover-Jack Baggitt Jr.-Robert Siegelman-30-1
7-Rocknroll
Reality-Rocknroll Hanover-Andrew McCarthy-John Butenschoen-9-2
8-Sweet Rock-Rocknroll
Hanmover-Brett Miller-Wayne Givens-9-2.
