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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

PACING DIVISIONS FEATURE ODDS-ON FAVORITES WHILE TROTTERS ARE EVENLY MATCHED IN FRIDAY NIGHT'S NEW JERSEY SIRE STAKES FINALS

By Carol Hodes for the SBOANJ

PACING DIVISIONS FEATURES STRONG FAVORITES WHILE TROTTERS ARE EVENLY MATCHED IN FRIDAY NIGHT’S NEW JERSEY SIRE STAKES FINALS

MANALAPAN, NJ – July 14, 2015 -- Boston Red Rocks, who won both of his preliminary legs, will seek to extend his unbeaten streak to three in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship for pacing colts, the first of four finals for two-year-olds on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Meadowlands.

The Steve Elliott trainee has been installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite with John Campbell driving from post two in the second race, which has six starters. 

In the other divisions, Hollywood Hill, trained and driven by Jimmy Takter is the slight 3-1 morning line favorite from post eight in the filly trot, the fourth race; David Miller will handle Hollywood Hill for trainer Jonas Czernyson, the 2-1 pick from post four in the colt trot, the seventh race, and Blue Moon Stride at 6-5 and Rock My Girl at 8-5 are early choices in the filly pace, the 11th race.  Blue Moon Stride is driven by Andrew McCarthy for Mark Harder from post six while John Campbell handles the Casie Coleman-trained Rock My Girl, post three.

On the pacing side, all of the six colts are by the late Rocknroll Hanover and all but one of the seven fillies are his daughters.

Two colts and two fillies are by Muscles Yankee while his son, Muscle Hill, sired the balance of the trotters in the 10-horse fields.

Race 2 - $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo c&g pace
PP
Horse
Driver
Trainer
ML
1
Rock Power
Jim Marohn Jr.
Edward Hart
20-1
2
Boston Red Rocks
John Campbell
Steve Elliott
3-5
3
Rock N Roll Style
Brian Sears
Deleston Cote
30-1
4
Winning Linc
Yannick Gingras
Tony Alagna
12-1
5
Katies Rocker
Tim Tetrick
Jim Campbell
3-1
6
Ideal Rocky
Corey Callahan
Jjohn Butenschoen
7-2
All are by Rocknroll Hanover

Race 4 -- $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo filly trot
PP
Horse
Driver
Trainer
ML
1
Silent Blessings
Tim Tetrick
Nancy Johansson
8-1
2
Southwind Adele
Ake Svanstedt
Ake Svanstedt
15-1
3
Dream Child
David Miller
Jonas Czernyson
8-1
4
Silvia
Brian Sears
Ron Burke
5-1
5
All The Time
Yannick Gingras
Jimmy Takter
7-2
6
Energy Bar
Corey Callahan
Jonas Czernyson
15-1
7
Everything N More
Marcus Johansson
Nancy Johansson
15-1
8
Hollywood Hill
Jimmy Takter
Jimmy Takter
3-1
9
Gifted Lady
John Campbell
Jimmy Takter
4-1
10
Skara Brae
Andrew McCarthy
Jonas Czernyson
20-1
Silent Blessings and Energy Bar are by Muscles Yankee; All others by Muscle Hill

Race 7 -- $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo c&g trot
PP
Horse
Driver
Trainer
ML
1
Southwind Flash
Brian Sears
Ron Burke
8-1
2
Fumata Blanca
Steve Smith
Karen Garland
30-1
3
Dominion Beach
Marcus Johansson
Nancy Johansson
8-1
4
Brooklyn Hill
David Miller
Jonas Czernyson
2-1
5
Bar Hopping
Jimmy Takter
Jimmy Takter
3-1
6
Sigmund
Jim Marohn Jr.
Don Swick
20-1
7
Waitlifter K
Tim Tetrick
Chuck Sylvester
12-1
8
Jack Vernon
Corey Callahan
Randy Beeckman
6-1
9
Southwind Frank
Yannick GIngras
Ron Burke
4-1
10
Marion Marauder
John Campbell
Paula Wellwood
20-1
Sigmund and Waitlifter K are by Muscles Yankee; All others by Muscle Hill

Race 11 -- $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo filly pace
PP
Horse
Driver
Trainer
ML
1
JK Fannie
Yannick Gingras
Nancy Johansson
12-1
2
LL Jackpot
Corey Callahan
Ivan Llopez
20-1
3
Rock My Girl
John Campbell
Casie Coleman
8-5
4
Heatherjean
Ray Schnittker
Ray Schnittker
20-1
5
Show Time Hill
Tim Tetrick
Tony Alagna
7-2
6
Blue Moon Stride
Andrew McCarthy
Mark Harder
6-5
7
Sonoma Valley
David Miller
Jimmy Takter
15-1
LL Jackpot is by Philos Hanover; All others by Rocknroll Hanover