MANALAPAN,
NJ – September 5, 2013 – Time N Tide and Chocolate Day turned in winning
performances in a pair of $7,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes-Green Acres divisions
for two-year-old trotting colts on Thursday, September 5,2013 at Freehold
Raceway.
In
the first division, the sixth race, Time N Tide [$19] held off
Martiniwithmuscle for a half-length tally in 2:03.3. Time N Tide, driven
by Eric Abbatiello and trained by Ray Schnittker, picked up his first win in
seven tries. The son of Muscles Yankee – Almond Joy races for Ray
Schnittker, Frank Baldassare, Edward Pachuta and Arden Homestead Stable [the
co-breeder with Jacqueline Ingrassia].
Martiniwithmuscle
by Muscle Hill was second and it was three quarters of a length to Holiday
Spirit by Chocolatier in third.
Chocolate
Day [$2.60] by Chocolatier posted his second straight win in Green Acres action
with a 2:02.4 mile in the second division, the eighth race. It was
three-quarters of a length to Angels Ransom by Revenue in second and four
lengths to Celebrity Spitfire by Muscles Yankee in third.
Chocolate
Day, driven by Marcus Johansson and trained by Julie Miller, now has three
wins, four seconds and one third in 10 starts. He has banked more than
$35,000 for the Andy Miller Stable and Arden Homestead Stable.
Two-year-old
New Jersey-sired pacers will be in the spotlight on Saturday at Freehold in
$61,900 Lou Babic Memorial for fillies in the third race and the $96,200 Lou
Babic open, the ninth race.
Beautiful
Lady by Rocknroll Hanover is the 2-1 morning line choice in the filly division,
leaving from the rail with George Brennan driving. The Nifty Norman
trainee has a win and a second in two career starts.
Babic
elim winner Gold Rocks, also by Rocknroll Hanover, is the 2-1 morning line pick
in the open division. He has a win and a second in three starts.
Tony Alagna trains the colt.
The
Babics are sponsored by the New Jersey Sire Stakes program.
-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
