Wolfgang
retains the top stop in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week 7. Crystal
Fashion jumps up to fourth place after his upset win in the Beal Memorial.
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Rank
|
Horse
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Driver, Trainer, Owner
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Ken Warkentin’s Comments
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1
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Wolfgang
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Yannick
Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Brixton Medical, Goran Falk, Hatfield Stables, Fair
Island Farm, Inc.
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Won
his Goodtimes elimination & Final in 1:52.2 & 1:52.1 to kick off 2018
two-for-two, off last two weeks, Dancer Memorial eliminations next, “I think
he’ll be a big time factor in the Hambo” -YG
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|
2
|
Six Pack
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Ake
Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Little E, Stall Kalmar FF, Lars Berg
|
NYSS champion started off his season four-for-four, set a track
record of 1:51.2 in the EBC Final, won his Earl Beal, Jr. elimination in
1:53.3, a solid second [1:51.4] from post nine in that Final
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|
3
|
Fourth Dimension
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant, Inc
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2017 Dan Patch Award winner finished second [1:52.4] in a track
record 1:52.2 NYSS @ Tioga Downs, broke [eighth] in his Beal elimination, “We
think he got stuck in his knee boot” -MM
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4
|
Crystal Fashion
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Tim
Tetrick, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms LLC
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Grand Circuit winner at two has three wins & three seconds
(two nose losses) in six starts this season, converted a perfect trip
two-hole to upset the Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial in 1:51.4
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5
|
Evaluate
|
Corey
Callahan, Marcus Melander, Stall TZ Inc
|
PASS winner in 1:51.4 @ Pocono Downs, won a N/W 4 @ Pocono in 1:53.3, second to
Six Pack in his Beal elimination, a strong fourth [1:52.2] in that Final in
only his ninth career start
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|
6
|
Alarm Detector
|
Trevor
Henry, Benoit Baillargeon, Thomas & Elizabeth Rankin, Claude Hamel & Santo
Vena
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O’Brien
Award & William Wellwood Memorial winner at two, took his Goodtimes
elimination in 1:53.1, came up sick & finished third [1:53.2] in that
Final, broke [seventh] in his Beal elimination
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|
7
|
You Know You Do
|
Yannick
Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Bud Hatfield, Marvin
Katz, Al Libfeld, Sam Goldband
|
P.
Haughton winner & Wm. Wellwood runner up, won PASS division in 1:53.2,
rebounded off a break in the PA All-Stars @ Pocono Downs with a sizzling
second [1:50.2] in a Big M overnight
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|
8
|
Southwind Chrome
|
Scott
Zeron, Paula Wellwood, Dreamville Stable
|
Finished a close second [1:51.2] in a track record EBC, cruised
to break his maiden in his Big M debut in 1:54, late-blooming son of Chapter
Seven for Marion Marauder connections off last week
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|
9
|
Samo Different Day
|
Yannick
Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Christina Takter, Samo Partners
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|
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10
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Moosonee
|
Tim
Tetrick, Christopher Beaver, Winterbeary Farm LTD
|
Explosive
Matter gelding has stepped up this season to win divisions of PASS [1:54]
& Currier & Ives [1:53.4] @ The Meadows, finished a close second
[1:52.1] in a Beal Consolation
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KEY PREP RACES
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Date
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Stakes
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Site
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Winner
|
Trainer
|
Driver
|
2nd Horse
|
3rd Horse
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Time
|
|
05/05
|
Dexter Cup
|
Fhld
|
Lindy’s Big Bang
|
Nifty Norman
|
Dave Miller
|
DON
|
Perlucky
|
1:56.1
|
|
05/11
|
NYSS
|
VD
|
SIX PACK
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Voss Volo
|
CRUISING
IN STYLE
|
1:53.1
|
|
05/11
|
NYSS
|
VD
|
Helpisontheway
|
Linda Toscano
|
Tim Tetrick
|
Clive Bigsby
|
VIC’S
WINNER
|
1:55
|
|
05/11
|
NYSS
|
VD
|
DON
|
Julie Miller
|
Andy Miller
|
CLASSICHAP
|
Seven
Iron
|
1:54.3
|
|
05/18
|
NJSS
|
M
|
SHOSHIE DEO
|
Deshawn Minor
|
George Brennan
|
U NEED STONES
|
Brutal
Storm
|
1:56.2
|
|
05/18
|
E. Breeders Elim
|
VD
|
SIX PACK
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Helpisontheway
|
CLASSICHAP
|
1:52.1
|
|
05/18
|
E. Breeders Elim
|
VD
|
Seven Iron
|
Linda Toscano
|
Tim Tetrick
|
On The Ropes
|
Voss Volo
|
1:54.2
|
|
05/19
|
PASS
|
Mea
|
What’s The Word
|
Janice Conner
|
Corey Callahan
|
HILL STREET
|
DAWSON
SPRINGS
|
1:54.1
|
|
05/19
|
PASS
|
Mea
|
CAPTAIN MORGAN
|
Staffan Lind
|
Christian Lind
|
EVALUATE
|
Im Your
Captain
|
1:54.1
|
|
05/19
|
PASS
|
Mea
|
MOOSONEE
|
Chris Beaver
|
Aaron Merriman
|
FASHIONWOODCHOPPER
|
GEMOLOGIST
|
1:54
|
|
05/19
|
PASS
|
Mea
|
Donatover
|
Trond Smedshammer
|
Trond Smedshammer
|
CRYSTAL FASHION
|
MISSLE
HILL
|
1:54.4
|
|
05/25
|
NJSS
|
M
|
SHOSHIE DEO
|
Dewayne Minor
|
George Brennan
|
U NEED STONES
|
Brutal
Storm
|
1:53.4
|
|
05/26
|
PASS
|
PcD
|
EVALUATE
|
Marcus Melander
|
Corey Callahan
|
CAPTAIN MORGAN
|
Make It
A Double
|
1:51.4
|
|
05/26
|
PASS
|
PcD
|
YOU KNOW YOU DO
|
Jimmy Takter
|
Yannick Gingras
|
MOOSONEE
|
Scirocco
Rob
|
1:53.2
|
|
05/26
|
PASS
|
PcD
|
Whats The Word
|
Janice Connor
|
Corey Callahan
|
HILL STREET
|
Donatover
|
1:53.2
|
|
05/28
|
E. Breeders Final
|
VD
|
SIX PACK
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
SOUTHWIND CHROME
|
Clive
Bigsby
|
1:51.2
|
|
06/01
|
NJSS Final
|
M
|
SHOSHIE DEO
|
Dewayne Minor
|
George Brennan
|
U NEED STONES
|
Brutal
Storm
|
1:53.4
|
|
06/06
|
Currier & Ives
|
Mea
|
MOOSONEE
|
Chris Beaver
|
Aaron Merriman
|
PATENT LEATHER
|
RICH AND MISERABLE
|
1:53.4
|
|
06/06
|
Currier & Ives
|
Mea
|
CRYSTAL FASHION
|
Jim Campbell
|
Tim Tetrick
|
Scirocco Rob
|
MEADOWBRANCH RICKY
|
1:56.2
|
|
06/08
|
Goodtimes Elim
|
Moh
|
WOLFGANG
|
Jimmy Takter
|
Yannick Gingras
|
LAWMAKER
|
Run
Director
|
1:52.2
|
|
06/08
|
Goodtimes Elim
|
Moh
|
ALARM DETECTOR
|
Benoit Baillargeon
|
Trevor Henry
|
Fiftydallarbill
|
CRUISING
IN STYLE
|
1:53.1
|
|
06/16
|
Goodtimes Final
|
Moh
|
WOLFGANG
|
Jimmy Takter
|
Yannick Gingras
|
Stormont Ventnor
|
ALARM
DETECTOR
|
1:52.1
|
|
06/23
|
E. Beal, Jr. Elim
|
PcD
|
Mission Accepted
|
Jeff Conger
|
Ryan Stahl
|
PATENT LEATHER
|
LAWMAKER
|
1:53.2
|
|
06/23
|
E. Beal, Jr. Elim
|
PcD
|
SIX PACK
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
Ake Svanstedt
|
EVALUATE
|
FASHIONWOODCHOPPER
|
1:53.3
|
|
06.23
|
E. Beal, Jr. Elim
|
PcD
|
MANCHEGO
|
Jimmy Takter
|
Yannick Gingras
|
CRYSTAL FASHION
|
Mississippi
Storm
|
1:52.4
|
|
06/30
|
Earl Beal, Jr. Mem
|
PcD
|
CRYSTAL FASHION
|
Jim Campbell
|
Tim Tetrick
|
SIX PACK
|
LAWMAKER
|
1:51.4
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