Editor's Note: This is a press release from Monticello Raceway. Even though this is a press release I posted by mistake, I am leaving it up as one person already responded to it.
by Shawn Wiles, Monticello Raceway
On Thursday June 30, Monticello Raceway showcased a hefty card of 14 races, featuring New York Sire Stake action for 2 Year Old Trotting Colts. On tap are 5 splits of Sire Stakes, ($22,000) 4 heats of the Divisions A’s ($15,000) and 2 races for the Division B ($6,600) and 2 dashes of the NAADA event and 1 Catskill Amateurs event,
by Shawn Wiles, Monticello Raceway
On Thursday June 30, Monticello Raceway showcased a hefty card of 14 races, featuring New York Sire Stake action for 2 Year Old Trotting Colts. On tap are 5 splits of Sire Stakes, ($22,000) 4 heats of the Divisions A’s ($15,000) and 2 races for the Division B ($6,600) and 2 dashes of the NAADA event and 1 Catskill Amateurs event,
Practice is over, now it’s for real, that’s what over 80
freshman trotting colts discovered when they made their Pari mutuel and half
mile oval debut. John Campbell had 3 winner’s races on the afternoon’s
card. Owners Ted Gewertz and Wanda Polisseni both enjoyed an owners double on
the afternoon.
In the first $22,200 dash, Such An Angel, took advantage and
protected the rail, as he led wire to wire to win in 2:01:1, sprinting home in
29.1. The Credit Winner colt is owned in partnership of Samuel Caruso and Wanda
Polisseni, trained by Paul Kelly and driven by Sam Caruso. The $110,000
yearling purchase has 3 wins in as many starts.
Race 4, the undefeated Barn Winner scored in impressive
fashion for driver Jeff Gregory, as Lindy The Second showed the field thru even
fractions of 30 seconds for each quarter, Gregory was patiently bidding his
time, down the backstretch Gregory carefully tipped the Credit Winner colt to
the outside at the ¾, at top of the lane the Credit Winner colt angled into
contention, he responded well when asked for trot, coming home in a brisk 28:3
over Devious Man and fraction setting Lindy the Second. Steven Pratt is
trainer and co-owner along with Out in the Country Stable, scoring in 2:00.
The 3rd heat was in race 6, Odeon Bluechip (PP3)
left fastest from the gate and showed the way out of the first turn Zack’s
Zoomer (Deweycheatumnhowe), pulled the 2 hole and quickly took the lead from
Odeon Bluechip (Credit Winner) before the quarter, reaching that marker in
30:0, they reached an even rated half in 1:00:2, at the 5/8 marker John
Campbell, driving Volare made a bold move and challenged Zacks Zoomer but had
to settled for 2nd money as Zacks Zoomer withstood the
challenged The Erv Miller trainee scored by 1 ¼ length over Volare in
1:59:3 for owners Miller & Eisman, and was driven by Andy Miller, it was
the fastest mile of the day for the 2 year olds.
Aces and Eights was content to sit the pocket behind fraction
setting Neon Lights the entire mile, Daley tipped the son of RC Royalty to the
outside as they fanned for home. Neon Lights started to labor for driver Chris
Lems and made an ill-timed break in deep stretch, Ace and Eights inherited the
lead and won over Shaq To The Rack and Ray Schnittker in 2:00:3 for winning
connections of Daley, Crawford, Lombardo and Brooks.
The last of 5 Sire Stakes came in race 12, Money Macintosh
won by 2 lengths for Andy - Julie Miller team. The son of Credit Winner eased
from the 8 hole and found himself parked 3 deep going into the first turn and
down the backstrecth, after dodging a few breakers he eventually made his way
to the lead past the ¼ in 30:3, he showed the field through fractions of
1:01:2, 1:31:3 and was never heeded to prevail in 2:00:3. Money Macintosh is
owned by Story Inc. of Millstone Township.
The John Campbell classes started in an Excelsior A event as
he scored with diminutive and uniquely colored New York Chrome for jubilant
owner Philip Hale of New Hartford NY in 2:01.3.
Campbell would go on to win the final 2 races of the
afternoon, in the 13, Sheldon (Chapter 7) minded his manners and won in 2:04.4.
Winter Mint (Credit Winner) who was a handful scoring down but was on his best
behavior once behind the gate, he floated out from post 2 and was sitting 3rd
when the horses in front of him made breaks, once given the lead he was never
headed to win in 2:02.2
The Sire stats for the day were Credit Winner had 5 winners,
Deweychetumnhowe 3, RC Royalty, Chapter Seven & Mutineer all had 1 each.
1 comment:
As a 20-something, I watched John Campbell drive at Windsor Raceway when he was a teenager. My thoughts at the time? He might be a pretty good driver. How's that for an understatement!
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