By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON, KY— Sophomore pacers and trotters
compete on the first matinee program of the Grand Circuit meeting at The Red
Mile on Sunday, October 2, with three divisions of the $188,200 Bluegrass for
trotting fillies, two divisions of the $163,500 Bluegrass for trotting colts,
two divisions of the $147,000 Bluegrass for pacing fillies, and three divisions
of the $173,900 Bluegrass for pacing colts.
The opening of the three Bluegrass splits for
trotting fillies pins Celebrity Eventsy against Double Exposure. Starting from
post one, Celebrity Eventsy, by Manofmanymissions from the American Winner mare
Little Ms Queenie, exits a ninth-place effort in the $331,360 Elegantimage,
which was the result of a parked first-over trip. Owned by Celebrity Farms and
trained by Staffan Lind, the winner of eight out of twenty-one starts lifetime
has earned $453,863.
Double Exposure enters off a 1:55.2 qualifier at
The Red Mile, and adds Lasix for the first time in her career. Her last
pari-mutual start was in a $26,950 Elegantimage elimination, where she finished
sixth, failing to make the final. She has won six races out of fifteen starts
lifetime, earning $297,413 for owners Brittany Farms and Melvin Hartman and
trainer Tony Alagna.
Freshman-sensation Broadway Donna, by Donato Hanover
from the Broadway Hall mare Broadway Schooner, draws into the second division.
Winning the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship in 1:53.4 in her
most recent start, she earned her 12th win in 17 races, earning
$800,894 for owner Fashion Farms LLC. Trained by Jim Campbell, she starts from
post one.
Trond Smedshammer sends Fad Finance, by Credit
Winner from the Sierra Kosmos mare Armbro Vanity, from post five in the second
division. Her last race was in the $225,000 New York Sires Stakes Final, where
she finished fifth as the 3-5 favorite. Winning nine of 20 starts and earning
$275,356, she races for owners Purple Haze Stables LLC, Marc Goldberg, and
Rojan Stables.
Hambletonian Oaks-elimination winner Side Bet
Hanover competes in the final trotting filly split. Since her 38-1 upset in her
Hambletonian Oaks elimination, she has finished second in a $74,690 Casual
Breeze division and fifth in the Elegantimage Final. A winner of four of 17
starts, the filly by Donato Hanover from the Muscles Yankee mare Sea Level
Hanover has earned $143,636 for owner Srf Stable. Trained by Jonas Czernyson,
she starts from post two.
Wildflower, off a 14-1 upset in the $118,574
Hudson Filly Trot, starts from post six against Side Bet Hanover. After her
1:56.1 performance in the Hudson Filly Trot, she qualified at Pocono Downs,
winning by seven lengths in 1:58. Winning four of 16 starts lifetime, she has
earned $225,507 for owner-trainer Ake Svanstedt along with partners Douglas
Sipple and Mal & Janet Burroughs.
The first of two Bluegrass divisions for
trotting colts attracts Mavens Way, Sutton, and Lagerfeld. Mavens Way,
finishing sixth to Sutton in a 1:51.4 mile against conditioned trotters at the
Meadowlands, starts from post one. By Muscle Hill from the Andover Hall mare
Doris Deo, he has earned $141,724 over 17 starts for owner-trainer Ake
Svanstedt along with partners Mal & Janet Burroughs, T L P Stable, and Esa
Hietakanagas.
Sutton, who finished third at 48-1 in the
$1,000,000 Hambletonian, races from post four. Finishing fourth in the $500,000
Colonial Trot and breaking as the even-money favorite in an $80,095 Simcoe
division, he will try for his sixth win in his career. By Donato Hanover, from
the Muscles Yankee mare I Wanted Wings, Sutton has compiled $328,806 in
earnings over 20 starts for trainer Julie Miller and owners Andy Miller
Stable Inc. and Jason & Douglas Allen.
Exiting a fourth-place finish in the
Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship, Lagerfeld, by Yankee Glide from the
Yankee Paco mare Southern Senorita, starts from post two. The Jimmy Takter
trainee has struggled with gait issues most of the season, breaking in a
$153,250 Stanley Dancer Memorial division and in the $40,000 Yonkers Trot
elimination. A winner of six in 26 starts, he has earned $602,603 for owners
Christina Takter, John and Jim Fielding and Herb Liverman.
Bar Hopping, who was sent off as the even-money
favorite in the Hambletonian, races in the other trotting colt division. Off a
1:53.1 victory in the $522,120 Canadian Trotting Classic, the Jimmy Takter
trained son of Muscle Hill, from the Credit Winner mare Cocktail Hour, starts
from post three. Winning six of 22 starts, he has earned $808,188 for owners
Christina Takter, Hatfield Stables, Marvin Katz, and Al Libfeld.
Pure Country and Darlinonthebeach will battle
again when they race in the first Bluegrass division for pacing fillies.
Exiting the $143,640 Jugette, Pure Country finished fourth in the final, while
Darlinonthebeach scratched after finishing fifth in the first heat.
Pure Country, by Somebeachsomewhere from the
Western Hanover mare Western Montana, has won 17 of 26 starts and earned
$1,578,448 for owner Diamond Creek Racing. She’ll race from post two.
Darlinonthebeach, by Somebeachsomewhere from the
Bettor’s Delight mare Darlin’s Delight, neighbors Pure Country from post three.
A winner of 10 of 26 starts, she has earned $739,823 for owner White Birch
Farm.
Call Me Queen Be highlights the other pacing
filly split. Finishing second as the 1-2 favorite after setting the pace in the
Jugette Final, she draws post three. Defeating Pure Country and
Darlinonthebeach in both the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship
and the first heat of the Jugette, they filly by Somebeachsomewhere from the
Western Terror mare Preppy Party Girl has nine wins to her credit out of 25
starts, earning $752,384 for owners Let It Ride Stables Inc. and Mr Dana
Parham.
American Passport, who emerged into the stakes
spotlight after winning a division of the International Stallion Stakes last
fall, returns to The Red Mile. Drawing post four, he exits a ninth-place finish
in the $100,000 Jenna’s Beach Boy. Winning five of 24 starts, he has earned
$283,691 for owners Brittany Farms, Alagna Racing, Riverview Racing, and Jody
Siamis.
The second Bluegrass division for pacing colts
features Western Fame, who won at 10-1 in a $92,320 Little Brown Jug
elimination. Drawing post six, the Western Ideal colt from the Artiscape mare
Shyaway has won four of 21 starts, earning $287,006 for owner Brittany Farms
and trainer Jimmy Takter.
Another Jug finalist, Big Top Hanover, starts
from post two. Going off stride before the start, he finished sixth. A winner
of five in 33 starts, the colt by Western Ideal from the Art Major mare Blind
Ambition has earned $625,612 for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Jt 45 and
Weaver Bruscemi and trainer Ron Burke.
The final Bluegrass division attracts Dr J
Hanover, who enters off a third-place effort in the Little Brown Jug. Starting
from post five, Tony Alagna trains the gelding by Somebeachsomwhere, out of the
Western Ideal mare So Perfect. He has won eight of 15 starts, amassing $289,149
in earnings for owners Brittany Farms, Marvin Katz, John Cancelliere, and Dr J
Partners.
Manhattan Beach, who finished fifth in the
Little Brown Jug, races from post two. By Somebeachsomewhere from the Badlands
Hanover mare Benear, the Ron Burke trainee has won five of 27 starts, which
includes an elimination for the Adios Pace. Also finishing second in the
$320,000 Cane Pace, he has earned $381,492 for owners Burke Racing Stable &
Weaver Bruscemi, Geoffrey Lyons Mound and Wingfield Brothers.
Sunday’s 14-race card is set to start at 1:00pm,
which will be the post time for the remaining dates in the Grand Circuit meet.
