-Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
MANALAPAN,
NJ – June 27, 2014 – French Laundry took the rest of the field to the cleaners,
coasting to a five and three-quarter length victory in the $39,000 opening
round of the New Jersey Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts and
geldings, the first race on Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Meadowlands.
The
Muscles Yankee colt, out of the Hambletonian Oaks winner Creamy Mimi, trotted
the mile in 1:56 flat, equaling the stakes record set by Yankee Glide in 1996.
The
3-5 favorite, under a confident hand-drive by Yannick Gingras, won his
pari-mutuel debut, paying $3.20, following up on a two-for-two record in baby
races. The Jimmy Takter trainee was a $115,000 Lexington Selected Sale
purchase by Christina Takter of East Windsor, NJ and Ontario-based John
Fielding, Jim Fielding, Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld.
In
the battle for second, True Blue [Muscle Hill], with Tim Tetrick driving, got
up and Broken Record [Muscles Yankee], with Ron Pierce, held on for third by
nine lengths.
Saturday
Mornings, driven by David Miller, collected top money in the $38,500 New Jersey
Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies in the fifth race.
It
was a wire-to-wire effort for 6/5 Saturday Mornings [$4.40] who trotted the
mile in 1:57.2, finishing a length and three-quarters ahead of Demons N
Diamonds. Southwind Cartier was third by two and three-quarter
lengths.
Trained
by Joe Holloway, Saturday Mornings was a $32,000 Lexington Selected Sale
yearling purchase for Bluestone Farms of Hopewell, NJ.
Mission
Brief, the 4/5 favorite broke early and finished last.
All
seven of the starters were daughters of Muscle Hill.
NJSS
PACING DIVISIONS TO STACIA HANOVER, DEALT A WINNER, CASHAWAY & WEAPONS
DEALER
Stacia
Hanover by Western Ideal popped out of the pocket in the stretch and
out-sprinted the pacesetter The Show Returns for a half- length victory in the
$25,500 first division of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for two-year-old pacing
fillies in the third race.
Driven
by Scott Zeron and trained by Steve Elliott, Stacia Hanover paced the mile in
1:59.1, with a last quarter in 25.4 seconds, after The Show Returns [Rocknroll
Hanover], with Brian Sears driving, cut slow, unpressured fractions.
Rocknroll
Allnight [Rocknroll Hanover], rough in the stretch, survived an inquiry,
finishing third by nine lengths.
Stacia
Hanover, sent off at 3-5, paid $3.20. She was a $35,000 Harrisburg Sale
purchase for David Van Duse of Madison, OH and Michael Cimaglio of Lyndhurst,
OH.
In
the second $25,500 filly pacing division, the 11th race, 3-5
Cashaway [$3.40] held off challenges from Ideal Nuggets [Western Ideal] and
Smart Zone [Rocknroll Hanover] to win in 1:55 flat.
Tim
Tetrick guided Cashaway, a daughter of Western Ideal out of the proven producer
CPA, to the neck victory with a half-length to Smart Zone in third.
The
Tony Alagna trainee was a $105,000 Lexington Selected Sale purchase. She
is owned by her co-breeder, Brittany Farms of Versailles, KY, in partnership
with Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario.
Dealt
A Winner [$8.20} paced a New Jersey Sire Stakes record for two-year-old
geldings when he stopped the clock in 1:52.4 in the ninth race, the $27,000
first division for pacing colts and geldings.
David
Miller brushed the Cam’s Card Shark gelding from sixth to the lead down the
backstretch, taking command from Western Pioneer, the 4/5 favorite, and would
not be caught, winning by a length and a quarter.
Hurrikane
Ali gained ground in the stretch to finish second while Ticket To Roll was
three and a half lengths back in third. Both are sons of Rocknroll
Hanover.
Dealt
A Winner, trained by Edward Hart and owned by Jeff Snyder of New York City, was
a $35,000 Harrisburg Sale yearling purchase.
The
1:52.4 mile eclipsed the gelding mark of 1:53 shared by Fancy Creek Storm
[1997] and Western Ace [2005].
In
the 12th race, the $27,000 second division for pacing colts and
geldings, Weapons Dealer by Western Ideal had the ammunition in the stretch to
post a length and a half victory over Too Darn Hot [Rocknroll Hanover] in
1:54.2. Mr Censi [Cam’s Card Shark] was four and a half lengths back in
third.
Brett
Miller was in the sulky for the victory.
Isaac
Waxman trains for Brenda Waxman of Dundas, Ontario and Aaron Waxman of
Burlington, Ontario, who acquired the White Birch Farm-bred colt for $10,000 at
the Harrisburg Sale.
WISHING
STONE: BREEDING SHED TO WINNER’S CIRCLE
Wishing
Stone, back in training after a busy breeding season, won his 2014 debut in
Friday night’s sixth race classified trot.
Wishing
Stone stood as a stallion at Deo Volente Farms in New Jersey, fulfilling
contracts for 331 doses of frozen semen overseas as well as being bred to some
30 mares in North America.
The
double-millionaire scored a half-length victory over Undercover Strike in
1:52.4. Yannick Gingras was at the lines of the Ron Burke trainee who
campaigns for the Wishing Stone Syndicate of Flemington, NJ.
Seven-year-old
Wishing Stone picked up his 22nd career victory in 70 starts.
The Ms. Hot To Trot
Competition was well-received as usual, and those that came out to the track
were just as interested in putting some money through the windows as on track
handle yielded gains of nearly 10-percent.
Racing resumes on Saturday
with first post time at 7:15 P.M. The Final Round of the Ms. Hot To Trot
headlines the entertainment, while the racing features a wide open $30,000 Free
For All Pace.
For more information, go to
playmeadowlands.com
