Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
POSTED Jun 16, 2012
By
Frank Cotolo
The buzz about Sweet Lou’s loss in the North America Cup
began even before a row of colts began to eat up the late stretch after a
sizzling three panels. As it turned out, the three sweeping closers taking
advantage of the fiery fractions were none of the outsiders we suggested could
beat Sweet Lou.
Thinking Out Loud won at 8-1 with Time To Roll second at 9-1
and Dapper Dude completing the trifecta at 15-1. Sweet Lou dragged home fourth.
One horseman source we talked to shortly after the race said
that Sweet Lou “looked sluggish in the stretch. Sluggish in one-forty-seven and
four? The way he has dominated [so far] he should have drawn off and not been
in a five-horse photo.”
In our preview blog we mentioned that trainer Ron Burke had
said Sweet Lou had gotten over a virus and we made note that there could be
remnants of the bug to the colt. Burke had also shown concern in the elim
victory, as we quoted him, because Sweet Lou did not draw off to win the race.
Our source said, “Time to run blood counts, etcetera.”
At press time Ron Burke made no comments about how Sweet Lou
raced or came out of the race. We will follow up on the condition of the pacer
in our blogs and tweets this following week.
The Mohawk undercard didn’t result in any pacing winners
based on our suggestions but we scored well with the sophomore trotters,
scoring a big win in the Goodtimes with the colt Beer Summit. The trotter paid
$19.20.
The night before, at Pocono, we also scored with a Hambletonian
hopeful when Stormin Normand won a Earl Beal, Jr. elim and paid $16.40. He
defeated last year’s Breeders Crown winner Uncle Peter and our other choice, My
Mvp, came in third. Our choices along with the big favorite Uncle Peter,
resulted in a $121 triple.
At
Cal Expo we
scored with two of the four winners that helped result in a $221.10 no-takeout
Pick 4. Total Up won the first leg but only at $7. We were two for two when a
better contribution to the so-far-a-winning combo, Cherry Tree Nicole, won and
paid $15.40. We were second and fifth in leg three and third and seventh in the
last leg, beaten by lesser odds. Our projected ticket was at least four times
the price of the wining combo.
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News And Notes
On June 16 trainer Mark Ford tallied his 3,000
th victory as a
trainer, making him the third youngest trainer to reach that plateau. It
happened at Saratoga Raceway with My Gal Mykenna in a conditioned pace. Virgil
Morgan, Jr. is the youngest trainer to reach the mark, followed by Bob Belcher.
At Maywood Park on June 15, two elims were held to cast the field for next
week’s $124,000 Maywood Pace. Uncle Smoothie won the first split, going wire to
wire easily. He was the dead-on favorite and paid $3.20. NJ’s Big Deal, also
the favorite, won the second split, paying $4.20.
Rockincam, one of the older pacing division stalwarts, didn’t finish in last
week’s Bettor’s Delight event at Tioga. Owner Steve Farrell said the
five-year-old was a victim of atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular
heartbeat. You might recall that this condition is what put See You At Peelers
on the road to retirement.
Earlier in the season we gave you Rockincam when he upset in the Dan Patch
at Hoosier. Richard Norman trains Rockincam, a son of the speedy Cambest.
Cal Expo’s season ended on June 16 and there is still speculation as to when
and if the meet will start again. Ownership of the Sacramento harness meet is
still in question. We will keep you posted from sources within about the state
of the harness community as reports come in.
The Meadowlands and Pocono Downs and Harrah’s Philadelphia have agreed to
alternate dates for their older division events to keep fields full. Each track
will host an Open race valued at $50,000 for the best of the divisions to keep
the events competitive and loaded with the finest talent.
The Open pace schedule includes a race at Pocono on July 7, Meadowlands on
July 14 and Philadelphia on July 22. The Open mare paces go at Pocono on
July17, Meadowlands on Aug. 10 and on Aug. 31 at Philadelphia. The Open trots
are at Pocono on July 8, Meadowlands on July 27 and Philadelphia on Aug. 10.
Cartoon by Thom Pye
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