East
Rutherford, NJ – The penultimate
edition of Breakfast With The Babies got underway at 9:00 on a pleasantly hot
morning with a considerable cross track breeze.
Trainer
Linda Toscano opened the day’s activities by revealing another sharp looker
from the first crop of her 2012 Horse of the Year Chapter Seven in the filly
Seventh Heaven. Making her career debut, Seventh Heaven was reserved off the
early fractions by driver Steve Smith then trotted through the stretch with
aplomb to nail Kim’s Spitfire (John Campbell) late in 2:01.1 with her last quarter
much quicker than the 30 seconds on the timer. Richard Balog of Plesac fame
bred and retains ownership of the filly.
Havanna
Bar was the race two winner in 1:59 with Andy McCarthy at the lines. Andy held
the Muscle Massive filly in third early off comfortable fractions then tipped
her off the cover of Myrna Myrna (Buzzy Sholty) mid-stretch through the 29 flat
final quarter to draw clear by a length. Noel Daley trains Havanna Bar, a
$23,000 Harrisburg yearling, for Christer Haggstrom whose day job is coordinating
just about everything that goes on for the Elitlopp.
Catch
The Game took a record of 1:59 this morning, making a slow grind up to the lead
by the 59.4 half for Mark Mac Donald then holding sway over Long Tom (Marcus
Melander) and Mac And Pay (Andy Miller) through the 29 second end to the mile.
Paul Kelly trains the Muscle Hill $47,000 Lexington yearling and owns him in
partnership with Little E, LLC, SRF Stable and Anders Jonsson.
Muscle
Hill sired another impressive winner right back the next race in the royally
bred Signal Hill. Brett Miller picked up the drive for trainer Tony Alagna and
steered the colt right into a pocket trip behind Euro Gap (Jimmy Takter)
through a 1:28 three quarters then surged by that rival in deep stretch
for the 1:57 record. Southwind Woody (Andy Miller) evidenced some talent with a
late gain to be third. Signal Hill cost the partnership of Brittany Farms, Dave
McDuffee, Marvin Katz and Adriano Sorella $250,000 at the Lexington sale last
fall.
Sky
Fulla Star won the first of the pacing races with a deep close in 1:58.4 for
Mark Mac Donald. She rated off the pace kindly then used a stretch surge to
score over Colorful Jasmine (Corey Callahan) and pace setter Odds On Miami (A.
Miller). Bruce Saunders trains Sky Fulla Star for Julie, Francine and Charles
“Cotton” Nash of Lexington, where they purchased the Art Major filly for
$42,000 last fall.
Captain
Velocity was a winner again for Tony Alagna and owner the Trent Stohler Stable,
this time in a “shut-down” 1:56.4 / 28:3 for driver Marcus Miller. He led all
the way and held sway over the late rally of Mr. Varsity (Brett Miller) with
American Dreamer (John Campbell) a solid third.
Trainer
Alagna wrapped the morning’s baby menu with a winning effort by Art Scene in
1:57.1 /28.1 for Corey Callahan. He got a nice trip, following the leader Bold
And Brassy (Jimmy Marohn, Jr) until mid-way on the final bend where he engaged
and then went by that stubborn rival late for the win. Rock N Blue was a
gaining third for John Campbell. Brittany Farms bred and retains an interest in
the son of American Ideal with Alagna Racing, In The Gym Partners and Americam
Art Stable.
More
Corntastic hijinks and another round of Kindergarten races highlight the card
tonight, this one for the two-year-old pacers, at The Meadowlands starting at
7:15.
