Week One
– June 1
The 2021 Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August
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Rank |
Horse |
Driver, Trainer, Owner |
Ken Warkentin’s Comments |
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1 |
Branded By Lindy (Chapter Seven)
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Yannick
Gingras, Domenico Cecere, Lindy Farms of Conn |
Chapter
Seven colt went two-for-two @ The Red Mile, took a mark of 1:52 & won a
Breeders Crown elimination in 1:53, one of two in Top Ten for Domenico Cecere
& Lindy Farms, won both Big M qualifiers in 1:53.4 (May 14) & 1:52.1
(May 28)
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2 |
Pretender (Muscle Hill) |
Yannick Gingras,
Nancy Takter, Caviart Farms, John Fielding, Herb Liverman, Joyce McClelland
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Muscle
Hill colt & second foal from world champion Maven, romped to a mark of
1:51.4 in NJSS on May 13, then won the NJSS Final in 1:52.1 on May 27,
stablemate Looks Like Moni finished fourth
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3 |
Temporal Hanover (Walner) |
Brian
Sears, Marcus Melander, AMG Stb, Kenneth Kjellgren, Rick Wahlstedt, Heights
Stb |
Walner
colt started his season going two-for-two in NJSS, 1:54 & 1:52.3, then
finished second in the NJSS Final on May 27, Melander also finished a
fast-closing third with Periculum |
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4 |
King Of The North (Walner) |
Mark
MacDonald, Ray Schnittker, Schnittker Ward, Arden Homestead Stb, Nolamaura
Racing, Steven Arnold |
Dan
Patch Award winner by Walner won six of his first seven starts, 1:52.4
performer trained by 2008 Hambo winner Ray Schnittker, entered in Qualifier
15 @ Big M on June 4 |
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5 |
Rebuff (Muscle Hill) |
Tim
Tetrick, Lucas Wallin, Kjell Magna Andersen, Lucas Wallin, Pieter Delis |
Son of Muscle Hill finished strong winning the Breeders Crown
& took a mark of 1:52.2 @ The Red Mile, driven by 2021 Hambo winner Tim
Tetrick, entered in Qualifier 15 @ Big M on June 4 |
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Looks Like Moni (Muscle Hill) |
Andrew
McCarthy, Nancy Takter, Brittany Farms, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld |
Muscle Hill first foal out of a sister to Snow White gives Team
Takter a strong 1-2 punch, second [1:54.2] in his 3YO debut in NJSS, romped
to a mark of 1:51.4, fourth in the NJSS Final on May 27 |
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7 |
Joviality S (Chapter Seven) |
Brian
Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc. |
Chapter
Seven filly upset Venerable in Goldsmith Maid in 1:52.1 & won Breeders
Crown from post ten, won 3YO debut in 1:53.2 on May 16 @ Yonkers, dazzling
1:51.2 NYSS romp May 29 @ Vernon |
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8 |
Fast As The Wind (Cantab Hall) |
Dexter
Dunn, Tony Alagna, Leblanc and Kribbs, Joe Sbrocco, John Schmucker, Fodera
Barbera Frank |
Late-blooming son of Cantab Hall won the Kindergarten Classic
Final & Valley Victory in 1:53.2, rallied for third [1:52.3] in 3YO debut
in a Big M overnight on May 20, entered in Big M overnight June 3 |
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Raised By Lindy (Walner) |
Yannick
Gingras, Domenico Cecere, Lindy Farms of Conn |
Walner filly went two-for-two in Red Mile Grand Circuit action,
1:51.3 performer second by a nose in the Breeders Crown, second [1:53.4] in
Big M qualifier on May 14, won May 23 qualifier in 1:53.3 [:26.3] |
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10 |
Periculum (Muscle Hill) |
Mattias
Melander, Marcus Melander, Holly Lane Stud East, Bixton medical, Howard
Taylor |
Muscle
Hill colt was a 1:53.1 Blue Grass winner at two, won his NJSS 3YO debut in
1:55, finished a fast-closing third [1:52.2] from post ten in the NJSS Final
on May 27 |
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KEY PREP RACES
Hambletonian Eligibles in Caps
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Date |
Stakes |
Site |
Winner |
Driver |
Trainer |
2nd Horse |
3rd Horse |
Time |
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May 6 |
NJSS 1st Leg |
M |
TEMPORAL HANOVER |
Brian Sears |
Marcus Melander |
CLASSIC HILL |
MAJESTIC J |
1:54 |
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May 6 |
NJSS 1st Leg |
M |
B A SUPERHERO |
Tim Tetrick |
Lucas Wallin |
LOOKS LIKE MONI |
Saverio Hanover |
1:54.1 |
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May 6 |
NJSS 1st Leg |
M |
PERICULUM |
Mattias Melander |
Marcus Melander |
TACHYON |
GAELIHILL |
1:55 |
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May 6 |
NJSS 1st Leg |
M |
VENERABLE |
Dave Miller |
Nifty Norman |
JIGGY JOG S |
FASHION SCHOONER |
1:55.1 |
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May 7 |
Dexter Cup |
Fhld |
BRAVE BY DESIGN |
Joe Bongiorno |
Jennifer Bongiorno |
JUSTICE |
POUR MEA DOUBLE |
1:57.2 |
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May 13 |
NJSS 2nd Leg |
M |
TEMPORAL HANOVER |
Brian Sears |
Marcus Melander |
BRAVE BY DESIGN |
VILLAIN |
1:52.3 |
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May 13 |
NJSS 2nd Leg |
M |
PRETENDER |
Yannick Gingras |
Nancy Takter |
TESTING TESTING |
B A SUPERHERO |
1:51.4 |
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May 13 |
NJSS 2nd Leg |
M |
LOOKS LIKE MONI |
Yannick Gingras |
Nancy Takter |
Senna |
MAJESTIC J |
1:51.4 |
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May 16 |
NYSS 1st Leg |
Y |
JOVIALITY S |
Brian Sears |
Marcus Melander |
Little Pink Lies |
Deli Tessel |
1:53.2 |
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May 18 |
NYSS 1st Leg |
Buf |
Chapheart |
Trond Smedshammer |
Trond Smedshammer |
CASTLE HOUSE |
Valentine Express |
2:00.3 |
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May 27 |
NJSS Final |
M |
PRETENDER |
Yannick Gingras |
Nancy Takter |
TEMPORAL HANOVER |
PERICULUM |
1:52.1 |
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May 29 |
NYSS 2nd Leg |
V |
JOVIALITY S |
Brian Sears |
Marcus Melander |
Pioneer AS |
Little Pink Lies |
1:51.2 |
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June 4 |
PASS 1st Leg |
Mea |
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June 10 |
NYSS 3rd Leg |
VD |
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June 12 |
PASS 2nd Leg |
PcD |
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June 17 |
EBC |
V |
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June 10 |
Goodtimes Elims |
Moh |
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June 18 |
Goodtimes Final |
Moh |
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June 18 |
Currier & Ives |
Mea |
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June 24 |
Yonkers Trot Elims |
Y |
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July 1 |
Yonkers Trot |
Y |
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July 1 |
Reynolds |
M |
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July 3 |
PASS 3rd Leg |
HP |
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July 9 |
Zweig Memorial |
V |
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July 11 |
NYSS 4th Leg |
MR |
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July 15 |
PASS 4th Leg |
Mea |
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July 16 |
Stanley Dancer |
M |
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July 19 |
NYSS 5th Leg |
Y |
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July 23 |
Tompkins-Geers |
M |
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July 30 |
Hambo Eliminations |
M |
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