By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON, KY— The Saturday, October 1 program
at The Red Mile will feature four divisions of the $294,000 Bluegrass for
two-year-old pacing fillies and five divisions of the $330,000 Bluegrass for
two-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Idyllic Beach draws into the opening division of
the Bluegrass for pacing fillies. Racing from post five, the filly by Somebeachsomewhere,
from the American Ideal mare Idyllic, enters off a 1:52.2 performance at
Hoosier Park as the 1-5 favorite in the $246,000 Kentuckiana Pace. Owned by
Christina Takter, John Fielding, Brixton Medical Ab and Marvin Katz, and
trained by Jimmy Takter, she has won six of eight starts this season, earning
$449,132.
Noel Daley sends Jenny’s Terror in the second
division. By Western Terror from the Beach Towel mare Beach Jenny, Jenny’s
Terror enters off two wins in Kindergarten Classic preliminaries, winning
recently in 1:53.4 at 3-2. Owned by The Ok Corral, she has earned $12,800 over
five starts this year, and will start from post two.
Ella Christina also starts in the second
division. Racing from post five, the Nancy Johansson-trainee enters off a
1:54.3 win at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in a $49,200 division of the
Standardbred Stakes. Also owned by Nancy Johansson, the daughter of Western
Ideal, from the Artiscape mare Arthroscopic, has won two of seven starts,
earning $48,067.
Division three gathers She’s A Great Lady
finalists Happy Hannah, That’s The Ticket, and Awash. Recently winning a
conditioned race at Mohawk Racetrack as the 1-5 favorite, Happy Hannah, by Well
Said from the Village Jolt mare Hallie Gallie, will make her eighth start of
the season. She has earned $54,479 over seven starts for owners Stan Klemencic,
Hudson Standardbred Inc., and Hutt Racing Stable and trainer Mark Steacy. She
races from post one.
That’s The Ticket, who upset her She’s A Great
Lady elimination in 1:52 at 58-1, starts from post three. By Roll With Joe from
the Artsplace mare Art Account, the Chris Ryder trainee enters off a
seventh-place effort at Mohawk in an $81,671 division of the Champlain. She has
one win in eight starts this year, amassing $42,681 in earnings for owners
Craig Henderson, Robert Mondillo, and Lawrence Minowitz.
Awash, entering off a third-place effort at
Hoosier Park in the Kentuckiana Stakes, will start from post five. Winning one
race in eight starts, she has earned $91,503 this season for owner Bradley
Grant. Tony Alagna trains the daughter of Somebeachsomewhere, from the Jereme’s
Jet mare Apogee Hanover.
The final pacing filly split features Everyones
Watching. Trained by Tony Alagna, the daughter of Artiscape, from the Rocknroll
Hanover mare Burnett Blue Chip, enters off a 1:52.4 win at Mohawk in an $80,516
division of the Champlain Stakes. With that being her lone win in six outings
this year, she has earned $79,941 for owners Riverview Racing, Deo Volente
Farms, Crawford Farms Racing, and Steven Wienick.
Kicking off the Bluegrass splits for pacing
colts and geldings is a matchup between Huntsville, Ocean Colony, and Fear The
Dragon. Huntsville, by Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Hanover mare Wild
West Show, has finished better than second in every start this season. He
enters off a win in the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship, where
he bested Fear The Dragon in 1:51.1. Earning $227,484 over six starts this
season, Huntsville will race from post three for owner-trainer Ray Schnittker
along with partners Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo, and Steven Arnold.
Fear The Dragon, a son of Dragon Again from the
Western Ideal mare Armbro Cinnamon, races from post seven. Trained by Brian
Brown, he has finished better than third in every outing this season. He enters
off a 1:50.4 win at Hoosier Park as the even-money favorite in the $140,000
Elevation Pace. Winning five of nine starts this year, he has earned $212,016
for owner Emerald Highlands Farm.
Jimmy Takter trains Ocean Colony, by
Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Ideal mare Amora Hanover. He finished
second to Fear The Dragon in the Elevation Stakes and was fifth as the
even-money favorite in the $508,970 Metro Pace final. Earning $91,383 over seven
starts this year, Ocean Colony will race from post six for owners Christina
Takter, John Fielding, Hatfield Stables, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, and Sam
Goldband.
Division two features Windsong Napoleon, who won
a $30,800 Metro Pace elimination in 1:51.3 going wire to wire at 54-1.
Finishing ninth in the final, the Carl Jamieson trainee rebounded to finish
third in an $81,215 division of the Champlain Stakes. By Art Major from the
Precious Bunny mare Bunny Dearest, he has won three out of ten starts this year,
earning $70,635 for owners Carl Jamieson, Thomas Kyron, and Douglas Good. He
starts from post four.
Rivaling Windsong Napoleon is Odds On Delray,
who failed to make the Metro Pace final following a break at the start in his
elimination. Going on to win the $38,500 consolation in 1:51.2, he has since
finished third in a division of the Champlain Stakes and in the Elevation
Stakes. Winning three times in eight starts, the son of Somebeachsomewhere,
from the Dragon Again mare My Little Dragon, has earned $62,095 this season for
owner Odds On Racing. Trained by Tony Alagna, Odds On Delray starts from post
two.
Tony Alagna sends Western Hill in the third
division. Starting from post one, the Western Ideal colt from the Art Major
mare Cosmo Blue Chip enters off a 1:54.3 qualifier at The Red Mile, as well as
a 1:53 effort to win the $40,000 Stallion Series final at Pocono Downs. Owned
by Tom Hill, he has won four of five starts this season, compiling $49,750 in
earnings.
Starting from post three in the third division
is Blood Line. Sent off the favorite in his Metro Pace elimination, he went on
to finish tenth in the final. Following that performance finishing second in a
division of the Champlain and fifth in the Elevation, the Jimmy Takter trainee
will go for his second win of the season. He has earned $69,687 over seven
starts this season for owner Diamond Creek Racing.
Downbytheseaside highlights the fourth division.
Exiting a 1:50 performance at the Delaware County Fairgrounds to win a $34,500
division of the Standardbred Stakes, the Brian Brown trainee will start from
post seven. Winning four of eight starts this year, the Somebeachsomewhere colt
from the Allamerican Native mare Sprig Hanover has earned $173,956 this season
for owners Country Club Acres Inc., Joe Sbrocco, and Richard Lombardo.
Against him from post one is Machiavelli, by
Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Ideal mare So Perfect. Finishing third and
second respectively in his recent performances in the Kindergarten Classic
preliminaries, he will try for his second win of the season. Trained by Joe
Holloway, he has earned $16,622 this season for owners Val D’Or Farms, Ted
Gewertz, and Rojan Stables.
The final division features Miso Fast, by Roll
With Joe from the Artsplace mare Sakura Hanover. Entering off a second-place
finish at Yonkers Raceway in the $225,000 New York Sires Stakes final, the Ron
Burke trainee will start from post two. He has won five of eight starts this
year, earning $174,231 for owners Burke Racing Stable, Our Horse Cents Stables,
and Jerry & Theresa Silva Stables.
Brian Brown sends Mcthriller from post one. He
enters off a six-length victory in 1:53.4 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in
the $35,325 Ohio Breeders Championship, where he trailed the field by 13
lengths at the quarter. A winner of four in seven starts this season, he has
earned $88,662 for owners Nr Holdings LLC, T L P Stable, and Howard Taylor.
First race post for Saturday’s 11-race program
is 7:00pm.
