Saturday night, Sept. 10,
featured Grand Circuit action at Mohawk Racetrack, attracting a few Breeders
Crown contenders. The Cane Pace was the sport’s co-feature on the night at
Pocono Downs.
Canada featured the $80,000
Canadian Trotting Classic eliminations, $233,287 Simcoe three-year-old pace,
$239,801 Champlain two-year-old filly pace and the $299,012 Champlain
two-year-old pace.
In the first “Classic” elim,
Daylon Magician, owned and trained by Dave Lemon, defeated Hambletonian-winner
Broad Bahn (Broadway Hall) in a 1:53.3 performance. Broad Bahn finished a tight
second and Sim Brown pulled a big shocker finishing third at 70-1 for Randall
Waples. Whatever It Takes (Credit Winner) got late racing room and finished
fourth, beating Blue Porsche (Glidemaster) by ¼ length. VC Chocoholic
(Chocolatier) left the gate fast for Brian Sears and controlled the pace, until
he was caught at the eighth pole. He ended up sixth at 45-1. Luckycharm Hanover
(Andover Hall) watched the fireworks and did nothing; he ended up seventh.
Daylon Magician winning the first elim
In the second Classic elim,
Manofmanymissions (Yankee Glide) with David Miller up, dominated the field. He
made a backstretch brush to the lead from sixth. He controlled the race from
there on and defeated Dejarmbro. Whiskey Tax (Revenue S) was third and Imperial
Count was fourth. Zweig-winner Charlie De Vie (Yankee Glide) broke at the
three-eighths pole, along with Pastor Stephen (Cantab Hall). Chapter Seven
(Windsong’s Legacy) did not trot much of a race but managed to qualify for the
final as he finished fifth. Highland Thunder (Conway Hall) was in the same
situation as Luckycharm Hanover.
Manofmanymissions winning the second elimination
Here is the field for next
week’s final
PP-Horse’s Name
1 Whiskey Tax
2 Daylon Magician
3 Manofmanymissions
4 Broad Bahn
5 Dejarmbro
6 Sim Brown
7 Whatever It Takes
8 Blue Porsche
9 Chapter Seven
10 Imperial Count
AE VC Chocoholic
In the first Simcoe, Mario
Baillargeon steered Richard Berthiaume’s Odysseus
Blue Chip (Cam’s Card Shark) to a neck win, beating American Arena (American
Ideal), who went off at 23-1 for Ron Pierce. Westwardho Hanover (Dragon Again)
pulled back to last as the gate opened and came back strong in the stretch to
finish third. Line Officer (Rocknroll Hanover) delivered a poor race. Weigh The
Odds (Bettor’s Delight) was the early favorite and ended up getting cover and
faltering to finish sixth.
In the second Simcoe, Up The
Credit (Western Terror) rebounded after suffering four losses after his victory
in the Meadowlands Pace consolation back in July for owners Carl Jamieson (who also trains), Thomas Kyron, Brian R
Paquet and Joanne M Morrison. Bullet
Speed came from Jupiter to finish second and homeboy Mystician (Camluck)
finished third. Both Prana (Dragon Again) and Rockabille (Rocknroll Hanover)
made breaks at the start and finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Sonic
Dancer (Mach Three) sat in fourth and maintained his position till he crossed
the red and white of the wire. Roll On (Rocknroll Hanover) went for the lead
and faded badly to finish fifth by 11 lengths.
In the filly Champlain, Paul
Macdonell dazed the public as he directed Big Mcdeal (Mcardle) to the winner’s
circle as a 25-1 shot. Shelliscape, with Pirouette Hanover (Western Ideal) at
her side, chased down “Mcdeal,” only to finish behind her. Shelliscape was
second and “Pirouette” was ¼ length off of Shelliscape, finishing third. Yummy
Sushi (Rocknroll Hanover) broke around the turn. Angel Scent (Western Ideal)
went a first-over trip and faded to fourth. Jet Speed (Jereme’s Jet) sat last,
got cover and gained plenty of ground to finish sixth. Rockaround Sue
(Rocknroll Hanover) lagged around the Mohawk oval, finishing fifth. Jack
Darling Stables owns “Big.”
In the first colt Champlain,
the Metro Pace runner-up Machapelo (Mach Three), owned by Enviro Stables, was
victorious at 5-2 for Jody Jamieson. In Commando was second and Rockin Finish
(Rocknroll Hanover) a 74-1 third. Great Waters (The Panderosa) passed tiring
rivals to finish fifth. Adkins Hanover (Western Ideal) sat mid pack was
shuffled back in the field and came outside but ended up finishing eighth.
State Treasurer (Real Desire) came first over at the half and gave way,
finishing fourth as the 7-5 favorite. Rockndream (Rocknroll Hanover) took the
lead, but got passed by rivals and made a very bad break in the stretch,
finishing 10th. Allstar Legend (Four Starzzz Shark) went for the lead but could
not hold on to it and finished sixth. Hope Blue Chip (Art Major) sat in last
and got up for seventh in the back of the field.
In the second Champlain,
Speed Again (Dragon Again) raised his win percentage to 63 percent for owners Jeffrey Gillis, Ken Henwood, Mac Nichol and Gerald Stay. I Found My Beach finished second and Gable Blue Chip
(American Ideal) was third. Keith Oliver took Special Blend (The Panderosa)
first over at the half and faded to fifth. Bettors Edge (Bettor’s Delight) sat
in sixth and finished sixth. Sing For Me George (Bettor’s Delight) was shuffled
to seventh at the eighth pole and managed to find his way through horses and
finished fourth. Hurrikane Kingcole (Cam’s Card Shark) went for the lead but
could not maintain it and finished 10th.
Stateside, at Pocono, in the
$342,875 Cane Pace, Betterthancheddar (Bettor’s Delight) took advantage of the
speed in the race and got up to win, with Townslight Hanover (Bettor’s Delight)
finishing second and Powerful Mist (Powerful Toy) closed late to finish third.
Shadyshark Hanover (Cam’s Card Shark) worked hard to get the lead and went
monstrous fractions. He ended up finishing fourth for Jim Morril,l Jr.
Rollwithitharry (Rocknroll Hanover) came from last and closed to finish fifth.
Roll With Joe (Cam’s Card Shark) got a horrible trip, being three wide at the
first turn and finished sixth for Tim Tetrick. High Noon (Western Ideal) was 2
lengths off the bunch at three-quarters, but faded badly to finish eighth.
Eighteen (Cam’s Card Shark) went a parked mile and finished ninth.
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