The
Harold Dancer is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners
Association of New Jersey.
The
rail horse is King Muscles by Muscles Yankee who has made three of his five
starts chasing Corky in New Jersey Sire Stakes, picking up a third and two
seconds, including in the $150,000 final on August 17. Overall, he has
three seconds and one third in five starts, banking $48,905 for owners J&T
Silva Stables LLC of Long Beach, NY.
The
$22,000 Harrisburg Sale purchase is trained by Aaron Lambert. Cat Manzi
is listed to drive.
The
other two entrants are both sons of Chocolatier.
Chocolate
Delight has yet to hit the board in three starts for his owner-driver Harry
Landy. The Oyvind Hegdal trainee has picked up minor spoils for earnings
of $1,680. He was a $10,000 Lexington Selected Sale purchase.
Marion
Mayday, leaving from post three, has a second and a third in New Jersey Sire
Stakes prelims and shows a bankroll of $5,790 from his seven starts. Bred
and owned by William Mulligan of New Hope, PA, he is conditioned by Syl King
Jr. Cat Manzi is also listed to drive.
The
stakes record of 1:59 was set in 2010 by Chapter Seven, who went on to trot a
world record 1:50.1 in winning the 2012 Nat Ray.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
