Greenshoe and Gimpanzee Remain 1,2 in Week 4 of Ken
Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian. Forbidden Trade and Pilot
Discretion enter the top ten after wins in their respective Goodtimes
Eliminations. #Hambo19
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Rank
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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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Greenshoe
(Father Patrick)
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, Hans Backe, Lars
Grandqvist, Morten Langli
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Stunning 1:51.2 sophomore debut on May 17, made it
back-to-back NJSS Finals on May 31 in an amazing 1:50.2, seems well ahead of
his competition with a world of upside, did not race last week
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2
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Gimpanzee
(Chapter Seven)
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant
Inc, S R F Stable
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Dan
Patch Award winner extended his undefeated string to 10-for-10 with an easy
1:54 romp in the EBC @ Vernon Downs on May 27, like stablemate Greenshoe did
not race last week
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3
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Don’t Let’em
(Muscle Hill)
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Yannick Gingras, Nancy Johansson, Brittany Farms, Christina
Takter, John Fielding, Herb Liverman
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Peter Haughton Memorial winner in a track record 1:51.4,
scratched sick on May 31, flew home in :26.1 to finish second [1:52] by a
nose in a sharp 3YO debut on June 7 @ Big M
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4
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Green Manalishi S
(Muscle Hill)
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Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc
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Wm.
Wellwood & Bluegrass winner rebounded off breaks in two straight
qualifiers with a more sure-footed second [1:53.4] to Marion Marauder in a
Big M qualifier on June 8
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5
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Forbidden Trade
(Kadabra)
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Bob McClure, Luc Blais, Determination
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O’Brien
Award winner upset Swandre the Giant with a :26.3 final quarter to win his
Goodtimes elimination in 1:53.1, post 4 in the final, McClure said, “He
grew up a lot, matured a lot and has always been really fast. He got a nice
trip and took advantage of it.”
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6
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Swandre The Giant
(Swan For All)
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Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, Diamond Creek Racing, J & T
Silva Stables, Howard Taylor
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Off his 3YO debut & first start for Team Burke in
career best 1:54 in Indiana Sires Stakes @ Hoosier Park on May 30, set the
pace & finished second [1:53.1] in his Goodtimes elim, post 2 in the
final
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7
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Pilot Discretion
(Muscle Hill)
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Andrew McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Robert LeBlanc, David
Anderson, John Fodera
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Remained
undefeated 5-for-5 & 3-for-3 this season with a career best 1:52
Goodtimes elimination romp, Alagna said, “He
trained back great in Florida this winter. We were high leaving Florida and
hoping he would do what he’s doing right now.”
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8
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Reign Of Honor
(Father Patrick)
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Dave Miller, Nifty Norman, De Volente Farms, Jennifer
Dalton Stable, Tom Pontone, Kentuckiana Racing Stable
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Kindergarten Classic winner at two, rallied to win a NJSS
division in 1:54.2 on May 24 & closed from far back to finish second
[1:51.3] to Greenshoe in the NJSS Final on May 31, did not race last week
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9
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Super Schissel
(Uncle Peter)
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Grand
Circuit winning 2YO finished a strong third [1:52.1] on May 31, fourth
[1:53.3] from post 10 in an elimination of Goodtimes, post five in the final
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10
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Cantab Fashion
(Cantab Hall)
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Dave Miller, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms
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1:51.4
Grand Circuit performer as a freshman finished sixth [1:55.2] & seventh
[1:56.2] in two Big M qualifiers so far after slow starts from outside posts,
has some catching up to do
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