MANALAPAN,
NJ – July 23, 2013 – The Meadowlands has carded prep races on Saturday night
for the finalists in the $250,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic and the
$125,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey.
Neither
of the two events for New Jersey-sired three-year-old pacers, which are
sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey,
required elimination races.
The
New Jersey Classic drew 11 entrants, nine of whom will compete in the $25,000
prep carded as the fourth race on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
All
seven of the entrants in the filly companion stakes, the Miss New Jersey, will
compete in the $20,000 prep, the first race, including 3-5 morning line
favorite I Luv The Nitelife, who swept three major stakes – the Fan Hanover,
Lynch and Mistletoe Shalee – and has won six of seven starts this year.
The
daughter of Rocknroll Hanover, driven by Tim Tetrick and trained by Chris
Ryder, drew post four in the Miss New Jersey Prep. Lifetime, she has
banked $1,191,577 for Richard and Joanne Young of Coconut Creek, FL. The
filly has finished in-the-money in 16 of 17 career starts.
Ms
Caila J Fra, who swept the New Jersey Sire Stakes, including the $150,000 final
on June 1, is rated the 3-1 second choice. Simon Allard will drive the
Steve Elliott trainee.
A
daughter of Western Ideal, Ms Caila J Fra was unraced at two but has accounted
for $136,225 in earnings this year, finishing in-the-money in nine of 14 starts
for her owner-breeder, The Fra Stable LLC of Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Installed
as the 9-5 morning line favorite in the New Jersey Classic Prep, the fourth
race, is the Tony Alagna-trained duo of Emeritus Maximus and Wake Up Peter,
both sons of Rocknroll Hanover.
Tim
Tetrick has the call on Emeritus Maximus, post six, who has five wins in nine
starts this year, including the Hempt Elim on June 22 at Pocono. He has a
career bankroll of $100,908 for the Cheap Speed Stable of Steger, IL, Alan
Alber of Ontario and Eagle Soar Partners of Staten Island, NY.
Entrymate
Wake Up Peter, with Ron Pierce driving, is still looking for his first win of
the year but was third in the $980,000 North America Cup. He leaves from
post eight.
Wake
Up Peter races for the Wake Up Peter Partners, Brittany Farms, Lou Willinger
and Eagles Soar Partners. He has a career record of two wins, four
seconds and three thirds from 16 starts and earnings of $446,453.
Rockin
Amadeus, who won the $150,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final on June 1, is the
2-1 second choice from post four with Yannick Gingras in the sulky for trainer
Jimmy Takter.
The
son of Rocknroll Hanover has banked $552,390 lifetime for owner-breeder
Lothlorien of Ontario.
Skipping
the prep will be the Casie Coleman-trained Lucan Hanover, who won a Summertime
Stakes at Mohawk on July 19, and Word Power, from the Larry Remmen Stable, who
is scheduled to compete in the $450,000 Delvin Miller Adios Final on July 27.
Stakes
records are held by Panther Hanover in the New Jersey Classic [1:47.2 in 2012]
and Put On A Show in the Miss New Jersey [1:50 in 2010].
The
draws for the preps [in post position order with sire, driver, trainer and
morning line].
FIRST
RACE -- $20,000 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Prep
1-Ideal
Ginny, Western Ideal, Marcus Miller, Erv Miller, 12-1
2-Ms
Caila J Fra, Western Ideal, Simon Allard, Steve Elliott, 3-1
3-Certified
Ideal, Western Ideal, John Campbell, Ross Croghan, 20-1
4-I
Luv The Nitelife, Rocknroll Hanover, Tim Tetrick, Chris Ryder, 2-5
5-JK
Letitgo, Western Ideal, David Miller, Linda Toscano, 10-1
6-Authorize,
Western Ideal, Ron Pierce, Tony Alagna, 30-1
7-Jerseylicious,
Western Ideal, Corey Callahan, Wayne Givens, 9-2
FOURTH
RACE -- $25,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic Prep
1-Always
There, Western Ideal, John Campbell, Nick Surick, 12-1
2-Ideal
Carver, Western Ideal, David Miller, Casie Coleman, 10-1
3-Rocks
N Bonds, Rocknroll Hanover, Mike Lachance, Joseph Poliseno, 15-1
4-Rockin
Amadeus,, Rocknroll Hanover, Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, 2-1
5-Real
Rocker, Rocknroll Hanover, Corey Callahan, Trish Foulk, 10-1
6-Emeritus
Maximus, Rocknroll Hanover, Tim Tetrick, Tony Alagna, 9-5
7-Only
The Lonely, Western Ideal, Pat Berry, Nick Surick, 12-1
8-Wake
Up Peter, Rocknroll Hanover, Ron Pierce, Tony Alagna, 9-5
9-Johny
Rock, Rocknroll Hanover, Andy Miller, John Butenschoen, 7-2
Always There and Only The Lonely are coupled as 1 & 1A; Emeritus Maximus
and Wake Up Peter are coupled as 2 & 2A.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
