Grading the
stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies
Grade 1
Breeders
Crown—Pocono—October--$500,000 in 2012In 1984 the three-year-old filly Pace was the richest race ever contested at Liberty Bell Park. Tommy Haughton won with Naughty But Nice. Ten years later Tim Twaddle won this race in TR time at Garden State with 1/2 favorite Hardie Hanover. Lisheen, the dam of Lis Mara and Lisagain, finished third for JC. Soon after that Hardie Hanover was sold for 500K. She never raced again due to illness. She’s the second dam of Mylovemylife, but on balance let’s say that purchase didn’t work out very well for the buyer.
35K
eliminations…..since 1983…….Jewel (4/5) over Romantic Moment in 2012. TT threw
a :26.3 third quarter at the field. :48.2 WR…….Peelers (1/5) over KA and
Idyllic in 2011. 601K purse. Western Silk over POAS in 2010. Purse: 666K. Great
race almost every year.
Jugette—Delaware,
Ohio—September--$177,000 final in 2012
Heats…..Darena
Hanover over Bettor B Lucky in 2012…..There is no longer a race-off in cases
where the winner of the final did not win an elimination……The purse is kind of
light, but that’s the case with many of the filly stakes.
Super Sunday…..Romantic
Moment (2/1) over Jewel (7/5) in 2012….Peelers (4/5) over KA and Idyllic in
2011….POAS (1/1) over Dancinwiththestarz in 2010.
Lynch—Pocono—June--$250,000
Just as
ARNRD hit his peak in the Battle Of Brandywine, then hit a rough patch that
carried through the rest of the season, Jewel hit a high point in the Lynch,
then went into a slide. Only in her case she was able to get back on track in
the Simcoe and carry on from there. Jewel equaled the WR for the second week in
a row, winning in :49.2 as the 1/9 choice from the rail. And she accomplished
that feat going first up at the half……In 2011 Fresh Idea won over Foxy Lady and
Some Girls Do.
Major Look
upset Jewel for the second time in 2012. Not a very strong field. Single dash
in :49.3….. In 2011 DTB (5/1) upset co-favorites KA and Idyllic. The latter
pair pushed to the three-quarter mark in 1:20.2 and Gingras came from out of
the clouds to beat them in the last sixteenth……The purse was 275K in 2010 when
Dancinwiththestarz upset 1/5 favorite POAS in :48.4.
Nadia
Lobell—Meadowlands—fall meet—purse unknown
This race
was cancelled last year, supposedly due to a lack of nominations. In 2011 it
was raced at The Meadows for a 193K purse. Idyllic beat Myluvmylife and
Swinging Beauty. That was the race where Peelers, the 2/5 choice from the nine,
was given a trip to forget by Marcus Johansson.
In 2010 the
race was held in Lexington with a 171K purse. POAS (1/9) beat
Dancinwiththestarz and Panagler in :49.4….. That one’s half-sister,
Showherthemoney, equaled the WR the year before for a 253K purse.
It’s a shame
that the Tarport Hap was discontinued in 2012. This was a value stake in that
the Meadowlands got a lot for their money. There was a strong field in 2011,
but this being the period when Peelers was having one superlative after another
attached to her, she was the 1/9 favorite. She was coming off a convincing win
in the Fan Hanover, followed by an easy SS win. KA made a run at Peelers around
the last turn, and actually headed her, but she then inexplicably paced wide
and lost all hope of winning. Peelers troubles weren’t over as Idyllic made a
charge in the final eighth only to have her effort undone by a brief speed
break. This race proved to be a negative turning point for Peelers, just as this
year’s Lynch was for Jewel….. POAS crushed a soft field for 88K in 2010.
Grade 2
Glen Garnsey
Memorial Tattersalls—Lexington—September—2 divisions @ 111K each 2012
Romantic Moment
over Destiny’s Chance in one division and Economy Terror over Jewel in the
other. This was a breakthrough start for ET who had finished behind Jewel the
eight times she had faced her. ET won the BC and her division in 2011 because
Jewel was sidelined with injury…..There were two 130K divisions last year.
Strike An Attitude beat DTB and Rocklamation and KA beat Swinging Beauty and
Myluvmylife.
They get a
lot for short money in this one.
Lismore—Yonkers—June--$176,000
in 2012
Cookie was
an easy w-w winner in 2012….. In 2011 the purse was 198K and JK Owhatanite was
the best of six….. Four went in a NB contest for 150K in 2010…..This is the
companion stake to the Rooney. They deserve each other.
Like its
companion stake, the Messenger, the Lady Maud has bounced around since
Roosevelt closed. And like the Messenger, Rooney and Lismore, there is always a
shortage of nominees. Only on division winner has won the LM during the last
ten years…..They did draw a good field in 2012 as Bettor B Lucky beat Economy
Terror, Cookie, Romantic Moment and Major Look…….2011 saw a NB contest due to a
four horse field. Rocklamation won. The purse was 195K……Anndrovette won in
2010. There was a five horse field and the purse was 327K….Yellow Diamond was
supplemented in for 30K in 2009. Shanghai Lil upset that 1/5 favorite…..
The
traditional Triple Crown for pacing fillies consisted of The Bronx Filly Pace
which was held in June at Yonkers, The Ladyship Stakes which was held at Goshen
in July, and the Lady Maud at Roosevelt in November. The Ladyship was
eliminated in 2012. It was raced at the Meadowlands through 2010, when JK Sure
I Can won the race which carried a 77K purse. In 2011 it was shipped off to
Tioga where Rocklamation beat Honky Tonk Woman and New Album for 76K. And in
2012 it was relocated to the trash heap.
Matron—Dover—November--$124,000
in 2012
In 2012
Jugette winner, Darena Hanover (3/5), beat Marty Party and Shelliscape…..A five
horse field went for 116K in 2011. There was win betting only as DTB beat
Strike An Attitude……There was win and place betting in 2010 as the Burke entry
of Rock N Soul and Sand Gesture went off at 3/5. Sand Windsor won in an upset.
The purse was 186K that year……All Alert, Tarport Hap, Roses Are Red and Rainbow
Blue have all won the Matron which bounced around from Detroit to GSP to
Pompano to Dover.
This race
always seems to draw some of the top fillies from the East coast and Canada.
Jewel (1/9) beat Blackjack Princess and Destiny’s Chance in 2012…..Swinging
Beauty (4/5) won in 2011 for 135K….Anndrovette (7/1) beat 1/9 favorite POAS in
2010. A filly broke in front of Show, causing her to skip, and David Miller
wired the field with Anndrovette. TT and POAS had plenty of time to get to the
winner but couldn’t do it…….Since 1982…..Three Diamonds, Anniecrombie, Town Pro
and Kikikatie were all Am-Nat winners.
Bluegrass—Lexington—October—2
divisions @ $70,000 each in 2012
Shelliscape
over Romantic Moment and American Jewel over Destiny’s Chance in 2012…..In 2011
DTB beat Strike An Attitude and idyllic in a 10 horse single 153K dash.
Jewel in a
rout in 2012…..In 2011 JJ, McNeil and Waples did their impression of the Three
Stooges and ran each other into the ground, leaving Morrill to pick up the
pieces with Tea Party Princess……POAS won in 2010.
Grade 3 or 4
Adioo
Volo—Meadows—July—2 divisions @ $71,000 each in 2012
Major Look
and Destiny’s Chance in 2012….. Foxy Lady and What’s New Pussycat in 2011…..
90K purses in 2011. Three divisions in 2010……Since 1971……Romalie Hanover, Three
Diamonds, Handle With Care, Steinam, Leah Almahurst.
Courageous
Lady—Northfield—April--$86,000 in 2012
Single dash
in 2012. Podges Lady upset Destiny’s Chance (2/5)……Two 50K divisions in 2011.
Some Girls Do and I Kill Time….Sand Windsor in 2010……Northfield kicks off the
season with the Courageous Lady and ends it with the Cleveland Classic…..Premature
and underfunded.
Princess—Woodbine—May--$75,000
final in 2012
Three legs:
25, 35 and 75…..Stage It Right in 2012……Camille won the 80K final over a nine
horse field in 2011.
Blossom—Woodbine—March/April--$50,000
final
Three legs:
20, 30 and 50.
Circle
City—Indy—November--$67,000 in 2012
American
Girl over Podges Lady in 2012….No 2011….Crossthreaded and Just By Design took
the two 34K divisions in 2011.
John Simpson
Memorial—Tioga—May
No
2012…….Single dash in 2011 for 52K. Nine horse field. Character Flaw……30K
splits in 2010. Dancinwiththestarz and Feeling You…..Lexington until 2009….
Tioga in 2010 and 2011.
Maywood Pace—June--$112,000
in 2012
Sleazy Does
It (1/1) in 2012.
Cinderella—Maywood—November--$83,000
in 2012
Big McDeal
(3/2) over 800 dollarbill and Blackjack Princess in 2012. Ten horse field…..The
purse was 70K in 2011 as Crossthreaded (9/5) beat Fresh Idea……Wendy’s Dragon
won in the 76K pace in 2010.
Reynolds—Meadowlands
in 2012—July--$50,000
Moonlit
Dragon over Gottaseeaboutagirl and Blackjack Princess in 2012…..Three divisions
at Pocono in 2011. 22K each. Myluvmulife, In Deep Thought and Mikayla Rose.
Niagara
Series—Woodbine—December--$60,000 final in 2012
Oceanview
Bindi swept the series—20, 30 60—in 2012.
Hanover—Balmoral—July—2
divisions @ 23K each
Sleazy Does
It and Princess Cruiser in 2012
Review—Springfield--$32,000
Tender Loving Care—Meadowlands—February--$47,000 in 2012
Jamie Sue
over Air Guitar Hanover in 2012…..Some Girls Do over Mystical Diva in 2011.
Purse: 49K.
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