Week one of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the 2019 Hambletonian
features Gimpanzee, Greenshoe and Green Manalishi S ranked one, two, three.
ROAD TO THE HAMBLETONIAN
Week One
The 2019 Hambletonian will take
place Saturday, August 3, 2019
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Rank
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Horse
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Driver, Trainer, Owner
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Ken Warkentin’s Comments
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1
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Gimpanzee
(Chapter Seven)
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant
Inc, S R F Stable
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Seven-for-seven
enroute to a Dan Patch Award, a close second [1:53] to 2017 HOY Hannelore
Hanover in Big M qualifier on May 18, makes 3YO debut from post five in the
EBC Final @ Vernon Downs on May 27
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2
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Greenshoe
(Father Patrick)
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc
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NJSS champion unleashed a 1:51.2 NJSS stunner in his 3YO
debut on 5-17, Melander said, “He’s relaxed now and it’ll take a good horse
to beat him because he’s so fast.” Brian Sears said, “He’s got some
gears that most horses don’t have.”
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3
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Green Manalishi S
(Muscle Hill)
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Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc
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Wm.
Wellwood & Bluegrass winner & Breeders Crown runner up,
10
– 5-5-0 $510,557 as a freshman, won Big M qualifier in 1:54.1 on May 4, broke
& finished fifth in Big M qualifier on May 18
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4
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Cantab Fashion
(Cantab Hall)
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Tim Tetrick, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms
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Grand Circuit winner in 1:51.4 @ two hasn’t resurfaced, Tim
Tetrick & Jim Campbell won a 2018 Hambo heat with Crystal Fashion in a
world record 1:50.1
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5
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Don’t Let’em
(Muscle Hill)
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Yannick Gingras, Per Engblom, Brittany Farms, Christina
Takter, John Fielding, Herb Liverman
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Set a track record 1:51.4 in the Peter Haughton Memorial,
third in Big M qualifier May 4 in 1:55.2, broke & finished fourth in Big
M qualifier on May 18
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6
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Swandre The Giant
(Swan For All)
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Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, Diamond Creek Racing, J & T
Silva Stables, Howard Taylor
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7
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Sheena’s Boy
(Trixton)
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Ake Svanstedt, Knutson Trotting Inc, S R F Stable
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Gelding romped to his first win in his 3YO debut in 1:54 @
Pocono Downs on May 6, set the pace & finished second [1:52] to Greenshoe
in NJSS @ Big M on May 17
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8
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Super Schissel
(Uncle Peter)
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Yannick Gingras, Per Engblom, Al Libfeld, Perry Soderberg
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Grand
Circuit winner in 1:54.3, second to Greenshoe in Big M qualifier May 11 in
1:55.1, a close third [1:53] to Hannelore Hanover in a Big M qualifier on May
18
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9
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Osterc
(Cantab Hall)
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Yannick Gingras, Per Engblom, Christina Takter, Goran Falk
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PASS
champion took mark of 1:55 in first qualifier @ Big M on April 6, won Dexter
Cup on May 4 in 1:57, took PASS division on May 11 in 1:55.1 @ The Meadows
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10
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Hudson River
(Father Patrick)
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Marcus Johansson, Nancy Johansson, Christina Takter, Goran
Falk
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Champlain
winner in 1:55.2 & third in Breeders Crown, won Big M qualifier April 27
in 1:57.2, second to Green Manalishi S in Big M qualifier May 4 in 1:54.2,
broke in 2019 debut on May 17
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