Time To Roll Holds Off Rollnlikeabigshot to Win ‘Classic’ Elim

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ— Time To Roll went wire-to-wire to win the first elimination of the Anthony Abbatiello SBOA New Jersey Classic in 1:50. Rollnlikeabigshot finished second, Ideal Champ was third and Verdad finished fourth.

Time To Roll took the lead, with Ideal Champ sitting second and Shakerattlenrock sat third. Time To Roll took them by the quarter in :26.2.

Time To Roll lead the field approaching the half. Shakerattlenrock came first over and moved into second and Verdad followed cover. Ideal Champ was locked in at the cones in third. Time To Roll paced the half in :54.2 (:28).

Around the far turn, Time To Roll lead by a half a length. Shakerattlenrock was faltering first over and Verdad fanned off cover. Time To Roll paced by three-quarters in 1:22.3 (:28.1).

Time To Roll started to draw off in the stretch. Ideal Champ found racing room and Rollnlikeabigshot was closing from last. Time To Roll had too much in the tank and strolled home to win in 1:50 (:27.2). Rollnlikeabigshot was second, Ideal Champ was third and Verdad was fourth.

Time To Roll is a three-year-old colt pacer by Rocknroll Hanover out of the mare Kikikatie by Real Artist. She is owned by Lothlorien, trained by Jimmy Takter and Andy Miller was in the sulky to win in 1:50. 

Field Set for North America Cup XXIX

With drawmaster Michael Del Zotto, the defenseman for the New York Rangers, at the side of the Mohawk executives, ten of the seasons top sophomore pacers received their posts for the 29^th edition of the Pepsi North America Cup.

Listed below is the field:

1 Bettors Edge             Tim Tetrick           Linda Toscano

2 Dapper Dude            John Campbell      Bob McIntosh

3 Time To Roll           Andy Miller           Jimmy Takter 

4 Sweet Lou                Dave Palone          Ron Burke

5 Thinking Out Loud  Randall Waples     Bob McIntosh

6 State Treasurer         David Miller         Dr. Ian Moore

7 A Rocknroll Dance  Yannick Gingras   James Mulinix

8 Warawee Needy       Jody Jamieson      Carl Jamieson

9 Pet Rock                   Brian Sears           Virgil Morgan Jr.

10 Simply Business     Ron Pierce            Jimmy Takter

Full story later.