East Rutherford, NJ – Saturday morning’s short program of seven qualifiers got
underway at 9:30 on a fast track under overcast skies with the temperature in
the low 60’s and no wind.
Last season’s Dan Patch
Freshman Filly Trotter of the Year, Broadway Donna was back for her second go
around which resulted in a 1:55.2 romp for Dave Miller. She set fractions of
28:2, :58.2 & 1:27.4, edging away through the stretch on her own. Haughty,
Thankful Reward and Side Bet Hanover followed her in. Jim Campbell trains the
winner for Fashion Farms, LLC.
The royally bred
Pampered Winner (Credit Winner x Pampered Princess) knifed through rivals with
plenty of trot in deep stretch for Brett Miller to a 1:57.1 win. She’s prepping
for the New York Sires Stakes and $250,000 Empire Breeders Classic next month
for Jimmy Takter and Brixton Medical, Inc.
Goin To The Limit found
his best foot this morning for the Alagna barn. Lightly raced at two, the
Donato Hanover colt cut the mile to win in 1:53.2 / 28.1 for Tim Tetrick. Tony
owns him with John Fodera and Tangie Massey.
Hambo hopeful Make Or
Miss returned to the mile track and looked happy to be back after making a
break over in a PA All Star race at Pocono on Derby Day. Joe Bongiorno moved
him to the lead at the three-eighths and he went on to win comfortably while
drifting out some in the stretch over Soderberg in 1:55.1 / 28.3. Burke
Rascing, Our Horse Cents, Weaver Bruscemi and J&T Silva own the colt.
Shake It Cerry made her
return following an uncharacteristic poor performance in the Mack Lobell
Elitlopp Playoff this morning and she looked fantastic. Dave Miller eased her
over to the half in :58.1 then let her trot, resulting in a :54 flat final and
26 last quarter to end the 1:52.1 mile. She’s back on track for Takter and the
Solveig Racing Partners.
The gritty old
campaigner Clear Vision is back to the racing wars for the Burke barn. He sat
third along the rail in for charioteer Yannick Gingras until mid-stretch, then
sprinted into the 27 flat last quarter to collect the 1:55.1. Now ten years of
age, Clear Vision is less than $8,000 for $2.5 million in his distinguished
career for Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, Panhellenic Stable and James Koran.
Top pacing filly Pure
Country got some work in this morning, closing a 1:54.1 mile with a 26.3 final
panel for Brett Miller while holding the late rallying Petticoat winner Capela
at bay. Takter trains her for Diamond Creek Racing.
Live racing resumes
tonight at 7:15.
