Grading the stakes
races for three-year-old trotting fillies.
Grade 1
Kentucky
Futurity—Lexington—ctober--$490,000
Heats…..No
Market Share or Goo in 2012…..Archangel and My MVP won their preliminary 114K
heats. My MVP won the final…….In 2011 MOMM broke in his 196K elimination which
was won by supplemental entry, Dejarmbro. MOMM beat Dejarmbro and Big Rigs in
the next heat, and won the 98K final…….Since 1893…..Peter Volo, Spencer,
Victory Song, Emily’s Pride, Scott Frost and Nevele Pride all won the
Futurity…..As good as it gets.
This was one
of three noteworthy stakes races Goo was eligible for in 2012 and he beat
Market Share and LBF. The Takter entry of LBF, Guccio and Uncle Peter was the
even money favorite, with Goo and Market Share both going off at 2/1……..In 2011
MOMM turned the tables on Broad Bahn, as he rolled past that one at
mid-stretch. Dejarmbro was second…… In 2011 it was Dejarmbro who wasn’t staked
to the Hambletonion and had to be supplemented to the Kentucky Futurity and
Breeders Crown. Goo’s connections took a different approach: they passed on
these races. He did go in the Beal and the Yonkers Trot, however.
Beal—Pocono—June--$500,000
Goo in 2012
as the 1/2 favorite. He had established a WR of :51.3 the previous week in his
elimination, and he knocked four ticks off that in the final……Dejarmbro (2/1)
beat Pastor Stephen—the 9/5 favorite--and Broad Bahn in 2011.
Goes to same
day eliminations in 2013. The winner of the “final” wins the race regardless of
how the eliminations turned out……Three eliminations in 2012, won by Uncle
Peter, Knows Nothing and Market Share…..Since 1926
The purse
was 65K lighter in 2012 than it was in 2011……The winner, Intimidate, was
supplemented to the race for $62,500. He beat LBF and Market Share. The latter
earned a million dollars more than any other sophomore trotter in 2012, yet he
didn’t always get respect on the tote board. He was 15/1 in the Yonkers Trot
while Goo was the 1/5 favorite. In the Hambo Market Share went off at 4/1 while
Uncle Peter was the 8/5 choice. In the Colonial the Takter trio was the even
money favorite while Market Share was 2/1. And in the BC MS was the 2/1 second
choice to the new kid on the block, Intimidate.
Canadian
Trotting Classic—Mohawk—September--$1 million
Market
Share—3/5 from the rail—over LBF and Guccio in 2012. 10 horse field……Daylon won
in 2011. He was the 3/1 second choice to 9/5 MOMM. Broad Bahn slowed to a crawl
at the half. Chapter Seven went off at 48/1 in that race, from the nine with
Mike Lachance….. Lucky Ckucky beat Break The Bank in 2010……Since 1976.
Haughton’s HOF Immortal, Keystone Pioneer, the dam of Roosevelt International
winner Kit Lobell, won the first one. Ima Lula, who was HOY in Canada, won the
second. So fillies took the first two, but no filly has won the CTC since.
Beer Summit
(8/1) set a track and stakes record in 2012. He beat Prayer Session and Gym Tan
Laundry. The latter cut the mile. Market Share, who was too far back, was the
9/5 favorite and Knows Nothing was the 2/1 second choice…….Blue Porsche beat a
weak field for 347K in 2011. Several weeks later Blue Porsche and Chapter Seven
raced as an entry (2/5) in a Hambo elimination won by Broad Bahn……Obviously these
ratings are based on what has been. Who knows to what extent races like the
Goodtimes and CTC will be altered—it they survive at all—under the new racing
format in Canada.
Yonkers
Trot—July--$445,000 in 2012
It’s the
opening leg of the Trotting Triple Crown, dating back to 1955. Scott Frost,
Speedy Scot, Super Bowl and Muscles Yankee all won the YT. Scott Frost, Speedy
Scot and Ayres were the first three to win the Triple Crown. The race carried a
purse of more than 445K in 2012. It’s at a major league track. That being said,
how can I make it a one?.......Like the other stakes at YR, nominations are
lacking. Five entered in 2012. There was win and exacta betting only. GM Bob
Galiterio called the turn out embarrassing and indicated changes would be made
to make all the Yonkers stakes races more affordable and desirable. ……In 2012 Goo
(1/5) broke stride a couple of times and Archangel won in :54.1, a WR for a
sophomore trotter on a half. It was the fastest Yonkers Futurity ever, equaling
Blacktuxwhitesocks’ all-age record. But only five starters!…….In 1983 a record
purse of 486K drew a record field of 25. The three eliminations were raced at
the beginning of the program and the fifth race was the final……In 2011 fifteen
entered, requiring a couple of 40K eliminations. On The Tab won the 574K
final……In 2009 Judge Joe won the 608K final…….With the impending contraction in
Ontario the Yonkers Trot will have to shape up and act like a one, but it’s tough to label it as such when it only
draws five starters.
Single dash
in 2012. Intimidate’s coming out party—narrow loss to LBF. Knows Nothing was third.
LBF was the 3/2 favorite. Intimidate was sent away at 26/1. Nine horse
field……In 2011 there were two divisions. Pastor Stephen and Whiskey Tax won
123K splits over Lucky Chucky and Whatever It Takes…..In 2010 Break The Bank
(4/5) and Muscle Massive (1/5) won 128K splits.
Market Share
(1/5) over Appomattox and Money On My Mind in a 10 horse field in 2012……..The
2011 purse was only half what it was last year as GJ Photo Victory (8/5) won in
a 7 horse field…….Even money favorite, Wishing Stone, won in 2010. The purse
was 150K. 2012 was something of an anomaly as Market Share’s connections chose
to end the season with a brush and crush tour of the Midwest featuring starts in
the Am-Nat and Galt.
Prayer
Session over Fusion Man and Frost Bites K in 2012…..Celebrity Bombay in
2011….Two 75K divisions in 2009.
Stanley
Dancer Memorial—Meadowlands—July--$150,000 splits in 2012
Prep for
Hambletonion. In 2012 Uncle Peter (2/5) was an easy winner over six for a 150K
purse in one split and in the other LBF beat Guccio, Goo and Possess The Will
for a 153K purse. Goo, the 2/5 favorite, broke into the first turn…..Dancer,
whose trademark move was the fast start, passed in Florida in September, 2005
at age 78. He survived 32 racetrack accidents, four car crashes, a helicopter
crash and a plane crash…..The winner of the first edition of this race, 1976,
which was then the Beacon Course Trot, was the Arden Homestead’s Florlis colt,
Tropicl Storm, who wired the field for Ralph Baldwin and paid $69.
The fact
that it is split makes it a two…..Guccio, Money On My Mind and Appomattox won in
2012…..Since 1970. Savoir won the first one. He won the Roosevelt
International, the ATC twice, the Maple Leaf twice and was HOY in 1975. He
earned $1.3 million and was the only millionaire son or daughter of Stars
Pride.
The
Oliver—Indy—November--$260,000 in 2012
Upfront
Billy (6/1) over Uncle Peter in 2012. Ten horse field. The four horse entry
consisting of Uncle Peter and three Antonacci horses was 1/5…..Mr Web Page won
in 2011. The purse was 231K…..Powerful Speed (9/1) won in 2010. There was a
200K purse.
Not Afraid
(7/1) won in 2012. The 2/5 favorite, Market Share, broke stride at the quarter
for Jeff Gregory……Ice Machine (8/5) beat Marcus Bi in 2011. The purse was
160K…..In 2010 Flex The Muscle, part of a three horse Schnittker entry (1/9),
was the winner.
Market Share
(3/5) over Magic Tonight and Solvato in 2012……Two divisions in 2011. Broad Bahn (1/5) for 122K …….Charlie De Vie (9/5)
for 124K in 2010……Since 1975.
Matron—Dover—November--$140,000
in 2012
Takter Sweep
in 2012. Guccio (5/2) over Uncle Peter and LBF. Big Rigs (17/1) came up the
inside to beat 1/9 favorite Chapter Seven in 2011. The purse was 175K….In 2010
the purse was 237K. 1/9 favoite, Wishing Stone, beat 65/1 outsider, Hard Livin,
and 39/1 shot, Take My Picture…..From 2010 to 2011 the purse dropped 26% and
then fell another 20% between 2011 and 2012.
Circle
City—Indy—October—2 divisions @ $45,000 each in 2012
Upfront
Billy and Prayer Session in 2012…..Three divisions in 2011.
Rock N
Jessie and Redder Than Red in 2012….Since 1958. Important in 1960s and ‘70s.
Circo, Harlan Dean, Ayres, Lindy’s Pride and Songcan all won the Arden.
Frost Bites
K (7/5) and Upfront Billy (6/5) in 2012…..Single dash for 125K in 2011. Winner
was 48/1 shot, Fawkes……Three divisions in 2010.
Jersey Boy….
Goo (1/2)
from the eight in 2012. Crush job over Royal Shyster and Gym Tan Laundry. :54.1
(:27)….At VD in 2010 and 2011…..Ice Machine and Charlie De Vie won 23K
divisions in 2011…..Held at The Red Mile from 2004 to 2009….Since 1994.
Previously Hanover-Hempt.
Archangel
(1/9) and Coraggioso in 2012….The Evictor won for 38K in 2011.
There was an
eleven horse field in 2012, but show wagering was not offered. The winner, LBF,
was part of a four horse entry that went off at 1/5 and there was also a three
horse entry…..NJ is Entryville, USA…..There were two divisions in 2011. The
even money favorite, Whatever It Takes, won one of them and the 31/1 shot,
Vindicate, won the other for Marcus Johansson. Each went for 50K.
Coraggioso
in 2012….Live Jazz (7/5) as part of a three horse entry in 2011 for a 78K
purse…..Holiday Road won in 2010 at M1 for an 80K purse….. Split in
2009…..Since 1910. Dean Hanover, Rodney, Scott Frost, Duke Rodney, Nevele
Pride, Donato and Dewey all won the Dickerson.
Market Share
(1/9) made his final start of 2012 in the Galt, beating Lindy’s Jersey Boy and
Appomattox at 1/9……Two 50K divisions in 2011. Haulin Laser and Mr Web Page were
the winners.
Hanover—Balmoral—July--$34,000
in 2012
Riccolo won
at even money. Split in 2010.
Knows Nothing
(1/2) over Cold Certified in 2012……Onirique (45/1) over 1/5 RAs Snakebite in
2011. 60K final.
Charles
Singer Memorial—Meadowlands--$44,000 final in 2012.
Review—Springfield
No
2012….Since 1894
Five horse
field in 2012. Money On My Mind (9/5) over Possess The Will and Lightning
Storm….Previously held at Pocono….Two 33K splits in 2011. Opening Night and
Magnum Kosmos won……Three splits in 2010….Since 1952. Crockett, Polaris, Nevele
Pride, Surefire Hanover and Speed In Action all won the Reynolds.
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