John
Campbell sent Time To Kill off cover in the final turn and drew off to win the
first division, the $30,750 fifth race, by four and a half-lengths over Connie
Keeper. The first two finishers are both daughters of Muscles
Yankee. It was five and a half lengths to Find The Magic by Chocolatier in
third.
Even-money
favorite Time To Kill, trained by Ross Croghran, trotted the mile in 1:59.3,
three-fifths of a second off the stakes record. It was the filly’s first
win in six career starts along with a trio of second-place finishes. She
improved her earnings to $64,350 for the ownership of the Let It Ride Stables
and Robert Cooper Stables, both of Boca Raton, FL.
Southwind
Cocoa, a daughter of Chocolatier, coasted to a two-length victory over
Southwind Sauna while Muscles Secret was three and three-quarter lengths back
in third in the $29,250 eighth race. The second and third-place fillies
are by Muscles Yankee.
The
odds-on favorite, Southwind Cocoa was driven to victory by Jeff Gregory for
trainer Linda Toscano and now has three wins and one third in seven starts,
banking $98,585 for Richard Gutnick of Blue Bell, PA.
Southwind
Cocoa adds the Marion Dancer victory to her New Jersey Sire Stakes
Championship.
The
Marion Dancer is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners
Association of New Jersey.
A
pair of Lou Babic Finals are on tap on Saturday afternoon at Freehold.
Babic Prep winner Ideal Carver by Western Ideal has been installed as the 3-1
morning line favorite in the $106,700 Babic Open, the sixth race, while Panera
Hanover by Rocknroll Hanover gets the 3-1 nod in the $68,900 Babic Filly, the
eighth race.
The
Lou Babic Stakes are for two-year-old New Jersey-sired pacers and are sponsored
by the New Jersey Sire Stakes.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
