Thinking Out Loud has drawn the rail
and has been named the 2-1 morning line favorite. He goes to post for owners Robert McIntosh
Stables of LaSalle, Ontario ,
CXS Stables of Liberty Center, Ohio and Al McIntosh Holdings of Leamington,
Ontario. Thinking Out Loud has
bankrolled an impressive $1,249,712. He boasts ten career victories including
his triumph in the $1,470,000 North America Cup at Mohawk Raceway, when he
paced his career-best time of 1:47.4.
Trainer Robert McIntosh brings Buckeye native David Miller in to steer.
Pet Rock carries a 4-1 morning line and starts from post
two. He is a son of
Rocknroll Hanover ,
with earnings just shy of $1,000,000.
Among his 10 lifetime wins is a victory scored earlier this month in the
$215,000 Windy City Pace at Maywood . He paced a 1:50 career best at Woodbine
Racetrack for owner Frank Bellino of Bronxville ,
NY . Pet Rock is one of two horses that will start
for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr. Morgan has
called on Douglas McNair to drive.
Bolt The Duer drew post-position
three and has morning line odds of 7-2.
He starts already having won fourteen races in his career, including
this year’s $415,820 Messenger at Yonkers Raceway. The son of Ponder is owned by All Star
Racing, Inc., of Towaco , NJ and trained by Peter Foley. Bolt The Duer
has bankrolled $1,051,668 and took a lifetime mark of 1:47.4 at The
Meadows. Foley has secured Mark McDonald
to be in the sulky.
Rockin Finish is 12-1 and is the second starter being prepped by trainer Virgil
Morgan. Jr. Rockin Finish is the only
horse in the field to have started over Northfield Park ’s
Flying Turns, where he posted a 1:55.4 victory in October. The son of Rocknroll Hanover
is owned by Gerrie Tucker of Montreal ,
Quebec . Rockin Finish has garnered six career
victories and earnings of $117,192. His
1:51.3 lifetime best was paced at Woodbine Racetrack. Young local driving talent Tyler Smith has
been named to drive and will start from post four.
Mortal Zin goes to post for trainer Ronald Burke and owners Burke Racing
Stable of Fredricktown, PA, Weaver Bruscemi of Canonsburg, PA, Slaughter Racing
Stable of Prospect, KY and Lawrence Karr of Randolph, NJ. This is one of four sons of Rocknroll Hanover in this year’s Classic
field. Matt Kakaley has been named to
drive and will score from post-position five.
Mortal Zin has eight career victories under his belt and comes with a
lifetime mark of 1:51.1 taken at Harrah’s Philadelphia . Mortal Zin looks to add to his $154,115
bankroll, but at morning line odds of 15-1, he is the field’s longshot.
A Rocknroll Dance racing out of post-position six, at morning line
odds of 6-1, is approaching $2,000,000 in
career earnings. The Ohio-based son of Rocknroll Hanover
is owned by A RockNRoll Dance Stable of Wauseon, Ohio and trained by Ohio-based trainer James
Mulinix. The horse has garnered eleven
lifetime wins, including this year’s $600,000 Meadowlands Pace. A Rocknroll Dance paced his career best of
1:48.3 at Harrah’s Philadelphia . Peter Wrenn has been named to drive the top
earner in the field.
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The
$130,000 Cleveland Classic
has been slated as Saturday’s eleventh race and has an approximate post time of
10:50 p.m. The stakes event will be the
fourth leg of the Pick-4 with a guaranteed pool of
$10,000 and a reduced takeout rate of just 14%.
The 2012 $130,000 Cleveland Classic Field:
Post Horse Trainer Driver M/L
1 Thinking Out Loud Robert McIntosh David
Miller 2-1
2 Pet Rock Virgil
Morgan, Jr. Douglas
McNair 4-1
3 Bolt The Duer Peter Foley Mark
McDonald 7-2
4 Rockin Finish Virgil Morgan, Jr. Tyler Smith 12-1
5 Mortal Zin Ron Burke Matt
Kakaley 15-1