by Carole Hodes for the SBOANJ
MANALAPAN,
NJ – October 28, 2015 – When the daughters of Rock N Roll Heaven, Divine
Caroline and Sassa Hanover, finished one-two in the $500,000 Breeders Crown for
three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Woodbine, it
pushed the stallion’s earnings to the top of his class.
The
son of Rocknroll Hanover has been relocated to New Jersey for his 2016 season
at Deo Volente Farms in Flemington, NJ.
His
first foals, now three, have accounted for $3,447,949 this year with 71 of 103
foals making starts. This makes him the most accomplished United
States-based sire of three-year-old pacers this year, based on earnings, and
second only to Bettor’s Delight, now in Ontario.
Sassa
Hanover with $910,311, Divine Caroline with $717,758 and Band of Angels with
$482,303 are the top three earners credited to Rock N Roll Heaven, according to
statistics provided by the United States Trotting Association. All are
three-year-old fillies.
His
top colts are Rockin In Heaven with $363,099 and Arque Hanover with
$223,841.
Divine
Carolina, driven by David Miller and trained by Joe Holloway, won her Breeders
Crown in 1:51 flat and extended her winning streak to four. She also won
her Crown elim, preceded by the Glen Garnsey and Bluegrass, both at Lexington’s
Red Mile.
This
year the filly, who is out of Loving Caroline, posted seven wins, five seconds
and six thirds from 20 starts for $576,332. Lifetime, she has finished
in-the-money in 25 of 31 starts. She is owned by Val D’Or Farms of
Freehold, NJ; Ted Gewertz of New York City; Rojan Stables of Wilmington, DE and
Michael Ouriel of Webster, NY.
Rock
N Roll Heaven, who is by Rocknroll Hanover and out of Artistic Vision, stands
for a 2016 fee of $6,500 at Deo Volente Farms.
