Market Share Crushes Foes in Maple Leaf Trot

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON— The Saturday night race card at Mohawk Racetrack was headlined by the C$543,000 Maple Leaf Trot and the C$323,500 Roses Are Red finals, with Market Share destroying the other seven starters in the Maple Leaf Trot and Anndrovette taking the Roses Are Red in a Canadian record of 1:48.

Anndrovette sat a pocket trip behind Drop The Ball and overtook her in the final strides to take the Roses Are Red final in 1:48.

Anndrovette slingshots by Drop The Ball to win in 1:48
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Anndrovette left for the lead, with Bettor B Lucky getting away second and Drop The Ball in third. Anndrovette passed the quarter in :26.2. Drop The Ball pulled the pocket from third and brushed to the front with ease heading to the halfway point. Monkey On My Wheel was flushed first over from fifth and she attempted to get cover passing the half in :53.2 (:27). Rocklamation was up to the task entering the far turn, leading the two wide flow on their march towards race leader Drop The Ball. Anndrovette was patient in the pocket and slowly edged out heading to three-quarters. Drop The Ball led the field passing three-quarters in 1:20.1 (:26.4).

Drop The Ball’s only rival was Anndrovette. The two were 4 lengths clear of Rocklamation trying to gain ground in third and Bettor B Lucky looking for room. Anndrovette brushed alongside of Drop The Ball in the final sixteenth and with appearing ease went by and won by half a length in a Canadian record of 1:48 (:27.4). Drop The Ball settled for second, Rocklamation rallied for third and Krispy Apple snuck up the pylons to finish fourth.

Anndrovette ($5.20) defended her Roses Are Red title in fine style. The daughter of Riverboat King is owned by Bamond Racing LLC and Joe Davino, trained by Paul Fraley and was driven by Tim Tetrick to a lifetime best 1:48 mile, setting a track, stakes and Canadian record in the process.

Driver Tim Tetrick received redemption after his narrow loss in last year’s Maple Leaf Trot with Market Share, crushing his competitors by 2-and-a-half lengths in 1:51.1.

Knows Nothing was sent to the lead, with Arch Madness in second and Wishing Stone third heading to the quarter. Market Share was put into fourth 6 lengths off of Knows Nothing at the quarter in :26.3. Guccio made a break in the trailing position as the field entered the backstretch. Arch Madness brushed to the top from the pocket passing three-eighths and Wishing Stone tracked him as he cleared the front at the half in :54.3 (:28).

Market Share "flying" to the finish in 1:51.1
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Entering the far turn, Mister Herbie was first over beginning his pursuit from the back. Market Share was flushed out and began moving up quickly heading to three-quarters. Wishing Stone had lost the lead to Market Share at the three-quarter pole in 1:24 (:29.2). Market Share kicked clear by 2 lengths at the head of the stretch. Mister Herbie was all-out giving chase in second, while Wishing Stone was trying to hold onto third and Uncle Peter closing hard from in between horses. No one got close to Market Share at the end; he took the Maple Leaf Trot in 1:51.1 (:27.1) with Mister Herbie finishing second, Uncle Peter was third and Wishing Stone finished fourth.

By Revenue S, Market Share ($2.80) is owned by Richard Gutnick, T L P Stables and William Augustine, trained by Linda Toscano and Tim Tetrick was in the bike sweeping Mohawk’s featured events. 

Grand Circuit Opens with Dexter Elim

Last year, Ice Machine went to the top of the Hambletonian watch list when he defeated the buzz horse, Marcus Bi, through a grueling first over mile. In the end, he did not make it to the Hambletonian, but it is possible this years winner will catch the Hambletonian spotlight.

The 2012 Dexter Cup features one elimination where the top six go to the final. In the elim, there are three Hambo eligibles including Not Afraid (Sj’s Caviar), Astarsborn Hanover (Donato Hanover) and Market Share (Revenue S). Frost Bites K (Broadway Hall) and Southwind Austin (Conway Hall) are two eligibles that received a bye to the final.

Market Share, the morning line favorite, has proven his ground at Freehold. He dominated in the New Jersey Sires Stakes Green Acres and closed out his season with a win in the New Jersey Futurity. The unbeaten three-year-old of Donato Hanover looks to become the third undefeated trotter of the new millennium to win the prestigious dash.

From the beginning of the year, Not Afraid has been one of the top glamour boy trotters in the division. After his romp in the Charles Singer Memorial, he has been the underdog in the Spring Survivor series. He finished second to Top Billing in the final. The half-mile may bring out a new side of this guy that will be a threat later on in the season.