Vernon NY - The fifth and last
preliminary leg of the Kindergarten Classic series will be raced at Vernon
Downs on Thursday, October 26.
One division for each sex and
gait filled and will race for a purse of $10,000 each as races 7 - 10 on the
Thursday card.
Trotting colts launch the
Kindergarten portion of the program in the seventh led by Farsetti Hanover (PP
#4) who has raced in all of the legs and is currently the division's point
leader for the training/driving team of Erv and Marcus Miller. TheDonato
Hanover colt is but a few dollars shy of the $100,000 mark in earnings for the
partnership of Erv Miller Stable, George Golemes and David Prushnok.
Filly trotters are up in the
eighth where a field of ten (reduced to six betting interests due to entry
coupling) will compete for not just purse money but valuable points toward a
berth in the rich finals. Locally based owner Ken Jacobs had a pair of nice
Chapter Seven fillies racing for trainer Linda Toscano led by Bluegrass stakes
winner Sevenbuyeleven (PP #5 Tim Tetrick) who is making her Kindergarten debut.
The formula is fairly complicated, but if everything goes exactly right
Sevenbuyeleven can still race her way into the final with a good performance on
Thursday.
Points North is in the colt pace
and he is the point leader for that division, having compiled a pair of wins in
the September legs at The Meadowlands for owner Pinske Stable and trainer Nifty
Norman. Points North also added a Grand Circuit Bluegrass Stakes win to his
list of accomplishments at The Red Mile last month. Andy McCarthy has the drive
from post four.
Filly pacers wrap up the evening
led by I'm Trigger Happy who swept The Meadowlands Kindergarten legs
impressively. She's won 3 of 4 starts for owner Let It Ride Stables, INC and trainer
Ross Croghan and begins from post eight for Corey Callahan.
The $150,000e finals and
consolation races for the Kindergarten will be raced at The Meadowlands on
Saturday, November 4. Both the current points
standings and conditions are available on the web.
Post time at Vernon is 6:45 p.m.
