Marseille Now Third in Ken Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian Week 10

Greenshoe and Gimpanzee remain one-two in Week 10 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian.  Marseille, off a new lifetime mark in last week’s Tompkins Geers, moves up to number three. #Hambo19

Rank	Horse	Driver, Trainer, Owner	Ken Warkentin’s Comments
1	Greenshoe (Father Patrick)	Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, Hans Backe, Lars Grandqvist, Morten Langli	Two-time NJSS champion goes into the Hambo off an easy 1:50.1 career best in the Dancer, just a fifth off the stakes mark, Brian Sears looks for his 4th Hambo, and could become the 6th driver to complete the Meadowlands Pace-Hambo double
2	Gimpanzee (Chapter Seven)	Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, S R F Stable	Made it 12-for-12 & three-for-three this season by winning a NYSS division @ Tioga Downs on July 19 & took a new mark of 1:52.4 after a 24-day layoff, dominated the EBC @ Vernon Downs in 1:54
3	Marseille (Muscle Hill)	Ake Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Order By Stable, Howard Taylor	Outsprinted stablemate Soul Strong in :26.3 & took a new mark of 1:51.1 in the Tompkins Geers on July 20 after missing three weeks, stole the Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial wire-to-wire in 1:52.3 at 55-1, Team Svanstedt is peaking a Hambo triple threat
4	Green Manalishi S (Muscle Hill)	Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc	Tuned up for the Hambo with an easy 1:52.4 score in the Tompkins Geers @ The Big M on July 20, came off second [1:51.4] to Swandre The Giant in the Dancer, Melander said, “He’s a big horse, he needed one more race and this was the perfect race to be in.”
5	Pilot Discretion (Muscle Hill)	Andrew McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Robert LeBlanc, David Anderson, John Fodera	In his final Hambo prep he kicked home in :26.3 to finish third [1:52] to Marseille in the Tompkins Geers on July 20, a solid second [1:51] to Greenshoe in his Dancer division, was coming off a career best 1:51.4 Big M qualifier, won the Goodtimes Final in 1:52.4
6	Forbidden Trade (Kadabra)	Bob McClure, Luc Blais, Determination	O’Brien Award winner 6 – 4-2-0 in Ontario this season, beat older foes in an overnight @ Mohawk in 1:55 on July 22, won his Goodtimes elimination in 1:53.1, a close second [1:52.4] in that final
7	Swandre The Giant (Swan For All)	Dave Miller, Ron Burke, Diamond Creek Racing, J & T Silva Stables, Howard Taylor	Indiana standout upset Green Manalishi S in his Big M debut with a career best of 1:51.3 in his Dancer division with Lasix added, Lasix not allowed in the Hambo, did not race last week, post 11 in Reynolds Memorial on July 27 @ Big M
8	Soul Strong (Father Patrick)	Dexter Dunn, Ake Svanstedt, Stable Why Not	Father Patrick gelding finished a gutsy first over second [1:51.4] to stablemate Marseille in the Tompkins Geers after holding off stablemate Sheena’s Boy in :26.3 on June 28, the Dexter Dunn juggernaut soars into his first Hambo
9	Don’t Let’em (Muscle Hill)	Yannick Gingras, Nancy Johansson, Brittany Farms, Christina Takter, John Fielding, Herb Liverman	Broke late & finished seventh in his Dancer division, second in :26 to Pilot Discretion in a Big M qualifier on July 5 after dominating a Big M overnight in 1:51.3, did not race last week, post 10 in Reynolds Memorial on July 27 @ Big M
10	Sheena’s Boy (Trixton)	Ake Svanstedt, Knutsson Trotting Inc, S R F Stable	Finished a solid second [1:53] to Green Manalishi S in the Tompkins Geers after taking a new mark of 1:53 @ Pocono, runner up to Greenshoe in a NJSS division, 7 – 3-3-0 this season, post 5 in Reynolds Memorial on July 27 @ Big M

KEY PREP RACES

Date	Stakes	Site	Winner	Driver	Trainer	2nd Horse	3rd Horse	Time
05/04	Dexter Cup	Fhld	OSTERC	Yannick Gingras	Per Engblom	HL REVADON	Skyway Kon Man	1:57
05/11	PASS	Mea	GINGER TREE SKYR	Dan Rawlings	Sam Beegle	Capy Chaps Hanover	Explosive Magic	1:55
05/11	PASS	Mea	OSTERC	Yannick Gingras	Per Engblom	KLUTZY	FASHION POSSESSED	1:55.1
05/11	PASS	Mea	GOES DOWN SMOOTH	Yannick Gingras	Ron Burke	CHIPLOSIVE	Papi Hanover	1:54.3
05/17	NJSS	M	GREENSHOE	Brian Sears	Marcus Melander	SHEENA’S BOY	BATTENBERG	1:51.2
05/17	NJSS	M	SOUL STRONG	Yannick Gingras	Ake Svanstedt	NO DRAMA PLEASE	Galixton	1:53
05/24	NJSS	M	REIGN OF HONOR	Dave Miller	Nifty Norman	TRIX AND STONES	NO DRAMA PLEASE	1:54.2
05/27	E. Breeders Final	VD	GIMPANZEE	Brian Sears	Marcus Melander	MR VICKTOR	Travel Winner	1:54
05/31	NJSS Final	M	GREENSHOE	Brian Sears	Marcus Melander	REIGN OF HONOR	Galixton	1:50.2
06/02	PASS	PcD	MARSEILLE	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Svanstedt	GERRY	Papi Hanover	1:53.3
06/02	PASS	PcD	EXPLOSIVEBREAKAWAY	Tom Jackson	Fred Grant	SUMMIT IN SIGHT	Capt Chaps Hanover	1:54.2
06/07	Goodtimes Elim	Moh	FORBIDDEN TRADE	Bob McClure	Luc Blais	SWANDRE THE GIANT	SMART AS HILL	1:53.1
06/07	Goodtimes Elim	Moh	PILOT DISCRETION	Andrew McCarthy	Tony Alagna	SOUTHWIND AVENGER	Dream Nation	1:52
06/14	PASS	Phl	SUMMIT IN SIGHT	Andy Miller	Julie Miller	GOES DOWN SMOOTH	Night Hall	1:53
06/14	PASS	Phl	GUARANTEED	Tim Tetrick	Linda Toscano	Macmorris Hanover	Kate’s Massive	1:55.1
06/14	PASS	Phl	OSTERC	Yannick Gingras	Per Engblom	MARSEILLE	EXPLOSIVEBREAKAWAY	1:52.2
06/15	Goodtimes Final	Moh	PILOT DISCRETION	Andrew McCarthy	Tony Alagna	FORBIDDEN TRADE	SUPER SCHISSEL	1:52.4
06/22	E. Beal, Jr. Elim	PcD	GREENSHOE	Brian Sears	Marcus Melander	OSTERC	MARSEILLE	1:52.3
06.22	E. Beal, Jr. Elim	PcD	GREEN MANALISHI S	Tim Tetrick	Marcus Melander	SUMMIT IN SIGHT	SWANDRE THE GIANT	1:52.1
06/29	Earl Beal, Jr. Mem	PcD	MARSEILLE	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Savnstedt	GREENSHOE	GREEN MANILISHI S	1:52.3
07/13	Stanley Dancer	M	SWANDRE THE GIANT	Dave Miller	Ron Burke	GREEN MANALISHI S	REIGN OF HONOR	1:51.3
07/13	Stanley Dancer	M	GREENSHOE	Brian Sears	Marcus Melander	PILOT DISCRETION	SUPER SCHISSEL	1:50.1
07/20	Tompkins Geers	M	GREEN MANALISHI S	Tim Tetrick	Marcus Melander	SHEENA’S BOY	CANTAB FASHION	1:52.4
07/20	Tompkins Geers	M	MARSEILLE	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Svanstedt	SOUL STRONG	PILOT DISCRETION	1:51.4