The Meadowlands hosted 15 Baby Races for two-year-old trotters and pacers on Saturday morning. After Friday night’s deluge, the sun appeared early this morning and track superintendant Gary Wolff had the strip in A-1 condition.
Trotters
opened the day and a sharp Bob Key homebred colt named Jetta Liner from the
first crop of PA sire Lear Jetta led all the way to win in 202- with a 28.2
final quarter for Tim Tetrick. Paul Reid trains.
The mating of 2009 Hambo winner Muscle Hill and 2008
Hambo Oaks winner Creamy Mimi resulted in a colt named King City, bred and
owned by Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld. He won the second race for Yannick Gingras
in 202.2/28.2 after showing a quick turn of foot looping the short field
between the 3/8’s and 5/8’s markers. Jonas Czernyson is the trainer.
Another mating of note was the breeding of Nicole Kraft
to sire Ken Warkentin. This cross resulted in the small but mighty filly Love
Detective, who scooted home in around 28 seconds to win race three in 202.3.
Jimmy Takter trains and drove her for wife Christina and breeder Jan Hoibye.
Bob Key sent out a nice homebred Muscle Hill filly named
Pacific Winds K to win the fourth race. She followed along in the pocket
through a 1:31.1 three quarters and rolled by under her own power for Tetrick
in 1:59.2. Paul Reid trains.
The fifth race for was our first look at Cooler Schooner,
the full sister to 2009 Hambo Oaks winner Broadway Schooner, and she was very
impressive. The Fashion Farms homebred set all the numbers for John Campbell,
finishing her 2:00- mile with a 27.4 final quarter under restraint. Jim
Campbell is her trainer.
Expressive Action made it two for two, moving forward off
last week’s win with a solid 2:00- score with a sub 28 final quarter for Brian
Sears. John Grasso bred, owns and trains the Conway Hall colt.
Musclesprinctonian is the result of breeder Jules Siegel
mating his 2009 Hambo Oaks winner Broadway Schooner with Muscle Hill, who won
the Hambletonian the very same year. In his first outing, the colt certainly
looked the part of a blue-blood. Quietly sitting in behind the lead through
casual fractions for Tim Tetrick, he responded with a sub 28 final quarter to
edge past the game Great Society (Muscle Hill) in 2:02.1. Mr. Siegel retains
ownership under his nom de course of Fashion Farms. He is another graduate of
the Jim Campbell Academy for young trotters.
Ray Schnittker won race eight with The Lindy Treaty, a
full brother to Pizza Dolce, from just off the pace in 2:02.1/ 28-. He trains
the Conway Hall colt and owns him in partnership with The Lindy Treaty Stable.
The pacers took over from race nine and Ray Schnittker
drew first blood with a sharp Art Major filly named Hay Stacked. Ray reserved
her off the pace until past the half and then cut her loose to sprint by the
leader and open up on the turn. She coasted in with a 27.2 end to a 1:57.4
mile.
Ali Blue won race 10, leading all the way with a 27-
close to her 1:56.1 debut for Gingras. She is an American Ideal filly trained
by Takter for a group that includes Christina Takter, John & Jim Fielding
and RAW Equine.
Val D’Or Farms’ Western Ideal filly My Lady Day won the
11th driven out in a 1:56.3/27.4 first over try for Corey Callahan.
Joe Holloway trains her.
Race 12 saw the American Ideal colt Bakersfield grind up
first over into a 1:31.3 three quarters then close it out in 26.4 to take a
1:58.2 mark in his first try. It was the Gingras/Takter combo again, this time
for Brittany Farms, Joe Sbrocco and John Fodera.
Roll The Dice Stable has a really nice Always A Virgin
homebred named Always B Miki that followed up a win last week with an
impressive front running 1:55- effort. He was tested by pocket sitter
Perspective (Art Official) but summoned a 26.4 final panel to prevail for Sears
under minimal urging. Joe Holloway is the trainer.
Maxi Bon had a successful debut for Tetrick, sprinting
home in 26.4 to close out his 1:56.2 win. The Somebeachsomewhere colt is
trained by Tony Alagna for Andray farms, Carver Stables, Joe Sbrocco and Eagles
Soar Partners.
The 15th and final went to
Tellitlikeitis, a Well Said first cropper from Kikikatie. He did his family
proud, sitting in until the stretch and coasting by to score in 1:56.2/28 under
restraint. Gingras drove for Takter and owner Lothlorien of Canada.
The Meadowlands will offer a 13 race pari-mutuel card tonight, first post is 7:15.
