Week 1
The Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace – Saturday, July 15
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Rank
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Horse
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Driver, Trainer, Owner
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Justin Horowitz’s Comments
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1
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Downbytheseaside
($616,016 – 1:49.0)
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D. Miller, B.
Brown
Country Club
Acres, Joe Sbrocco, Richard Lombardo, Diamond Creek Racing
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Has opened his
3-year-old season with a pair of easy wins while showing a much more relaxed
and manageable racing style after switching to an open bridle. Looms heavy
favorite in Rooney this weekend and likely to avoid Huntsville until NA Cup
in mid-June.
Last Race: 5/20 – YR –Rooney
Elimination – 1st (1:52.2)
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2
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Huntsville
($721,097
– 1:49.0)
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T. Tetrick, R.
Schnittker
Raymond
Schnittker, Theodore Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo, Steven Arnold
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The Dan Patch
Champion 2YO opens at number 2 after an upset loss at 1/9 in PASS to Fear The
Dragon. Won 2017 debut in the slop by 10 in 1:50.3. Top choice beat him in
Governor’s Cup Final. 4-time Pace winner Tetrick at the controls
Last Race: 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 2nd
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3
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Filibuster
Hanover
($145,682
– 1:52.0)
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Y. Gingras,R.
Burke
Burke Racing
Stable, Joseph Di Scala, Jr., J&T Silva Stables, Weaver Bruscemi
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Finished
2-year-old season with a third-place finish behind top two. Opened 2017 with
PASS victory in the slop. Defeated Huntsville in first career start last
summer. Could be Burke’s best chance this year to win his first Pace
Last Race: 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 2nd
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4
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Blood
Line
($148,660
– 1:50.3)
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M. MacDonald,
J. Takter
Diamond Creek
Racing
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Took a new
lifetime mark in most recent start when blasting to the front from an outside
post and holding off a two-pronged stretch attack from Filibuster Hanover and
Boogie Shuffle to win a PASS. Very fast colt that is maturing and learning to
race
Last Race: 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 1st
(1:50.3)
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5
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Miso
Fast
($277,954
– 1:52.2Q)
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M. Kakaley, R.
Burke
Burke Racing
Stable, Our Horse Cents Stable, J&T Silva Stables
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Although he
finished 3rd in the Breeders Crown, this colt’s best races have
come on smaller tracks. Could rack up a lot of money in New York, but will
have every chance to prove himself against the big boys in the NA Cup
Last Race: 5/20 – YR – Rooney
Elimination – 2nd
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6
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Ocean
Colony
($138,950
– 1:50.1)
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Y. Gingras, J.
Takter
Christina
Takter, John Fielding, Hatfield Stables, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, Sam Goldband
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Has started
2017 with back-to-back impressive wins including a PASS. Disappointed at even
money in the Metro Final and when 9th in Breeders Crown. A
$115,000 Lexington yearling out of a $241,270 earning mare
Last Race: 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 1st
(1:50.3)
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7
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Beyond
Delight
($328,501
– 1:51.0)
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S. Filion, T.
O’Sullivan
Jeffrey Snyder,
Michael Snyder, Four Friends Racing Stable
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The Metro winner
has raced almost exclusively at Mohawk and wasn’t eligible to the Breeders
Crown. Canada’s O’Brien winner won a pair of 2017 qualifiers but was just 4th
in an overnight in his only money start at 3.
Last Race: 5/22 – Moh – NW4R – 4th
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8
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Normandy
Beach
($182,763
– 1:51.3)
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M. Kakaley, R.
Burke
W J Donovan
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Finished fourth
in the Breeders Crown and runner-up both weeks at The Red Mile, still another
Somebeachsomewhere that continues his consistency without having defeated the
top ones yet. $90,000 Lexington yearling out of a million-dollar earning mare
Last Race: 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 3rd
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9
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Boogie
Shuffle
($165,941 – 1:51.4Q)
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S. Zeron, M.
Harder
Fox Hollow Farm
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Homebred son of
Well Said has won only once in 15 career starts but has 11 other on-the-board
finishes including a pair of thirds in PASS to start 2017. Extremely fast and
talented, a winter castration will hopefully make him more focused and
professional
Last Race – 5/21 – PcD – PASS – 3rd
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10
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Hurricane
Beach
($8,942
– 1:51.4)
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L. Roy, L. Blais
Determination
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Extremely
lightly raced with only five career starts. Scored first lifetime win last
week in 1:51.4. This ½ brother to the wickedly fast Hurricane Kingcole was
purchased for $230,000 at the Lexington Sale in 2015
Last Race: 5/18 – Moh – NW1R – 1st
(1:51.4)
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KEY PREP RACES
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Date
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Stakes
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Site
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Winner
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Trainer
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Driver
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2nd Horse
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3rd Horse
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Time
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5/6
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PA
Sire Stakes
PA
Sire Stakes
PA
Sire Stakes
PA
Sire Stakes
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Mea
Mea
Mea
Mea
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Fear The Dragon
FILIBUSTER HANOVER
HUNTSVILLE
DOWNBYTHESEASIDE
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Brian Brown
Ron Burke
Ray Schnittker
Brian Brown
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Trace Tetrick
Matt Kakaley
Tim Tetrick
Chris Page
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Photobombr Hanover
Point Somewherelse
HIGHALATOR
NORMANDY BEACH
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Donttellmeagain
Candell
BLOOD
LINE
BOOGIE
SHUFFLE
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1:52.1
1:52.2
1:50.3
1:52.1
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5/21
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PA
Sire Stakes
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PcD
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BLOOD LINE
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Jimmy Takter
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Mark MacDonald
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FILIBUSTER HANOVER
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BOOGIE
SHUFFLE
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1:50.3
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PA
Sire Stakes
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PcD
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Fear The Dragon
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Brian Brown
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David Miller
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HUNTSVILLE
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NORMANDY
BEACH
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1:49.1
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PA
Sire Stakes
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PcD
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OCEAN COLONY
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Jimmy Takter
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Yannick Gingras
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Eddard Hanover
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Machiavelli
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1:50.3
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5/26
5/27
6/1
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OSS
Gold
Art
Rooney Final
PA
Sire Stakes
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Lon
YR
PHL
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6/7
6/3
6/10
6/17
6/18
6/24
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NYSS
Somebeachsmwhere
NA
Cup Eliminations
NA
Cup Final
NYSS
Hempt
Eliminations
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BR
Moh
Moh
Moh
VD
PcD
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7/1
7/1
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Hempt
Final
OSS
Gold
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PcD
Moh
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