Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
A chalky two days ensued in harness stakes on a full
September weekend. As the temperatures cooled, so did the win prices, which
were, for the most part, set by the betting public at Mohawk, where the focus
lighted most of the stakes. Vernon Downs came into play, as does Harrington,
though the latter takes place Monday (see our Thursday blog for the Harrington
event).
We didn’t expect bloated prices from some of our choices,
since a few horses laid over their fields. Such was the case with our first
winner, Father Patrick, in the “Wellwood” final Friday night at Mohawk. He paid
$2.20.
Over at Vernon on Friday, our Muscle Hill choice, D’orsay,
part of a choice entry, won as we predicted, regardless of his outside post,
paying $4.50. That price was actually generous considering his stablemate Maven
was included in an entry. Our other stakes choice at Vernon, Mister Herbie, was
third at 14-1.
Saturday, our pair of winners at Mohawk in Grand Circuit
stakes were both hammered by the public. Luck Be Withyou won and paid $3.40,
while Precocious Beauty won and paid $3.
Our Canadian Trot Classic elim choices both tanked to first
or second choices. Hambo-winner Royalty For Life was second to a 9-2 shot.
Corky, in the other elim, was fourth to a 3-5 shot.
Horses-to-watch list winners were slim this week, with a lot
of our contenders coming in second and third (see below).
The Breeders
Crown Countdown blog, the Hambletonian
Society and TwinSpires’ bettors’ aid for handicapping top contenders’
events heading toward the October classics, is live. Check it out each week in
league with our Thursday TwinSpires blog.
H2W RESULTS
$13.20 What About Brian, Tioga
$3.30 Departure, Batavia
$3.30 Departure, Batavia
The following are the horses that finished
second or third along with their post-time odds. Special notes on those
finishes follow.
Seconds:
I’m Fabulous (4-1), Yonkers; Anescape (8-5), Maywood; Kansas Wildcat (8-5), Maywood; Margarita Cash (6-5), Tioga; Northern Companion (5-2), Vernon; He Is Risen (5-1), Vernon; Cladslastimpression (65-1), Red Mile
I’m Fabulous (4-1), Yonkers; Anescape (8-5), Maywood; Kansas Wildcat (8-5), Maywood; Margarita Cash (6-5), Tioga; Northern Companion (5-2), Vernon; He Is Risen (5-1), Vernon; Cladslastimpression (65-1), Red Mile
Thirds:
Design Guru (14-1), Batavia; Vintage Oaks (9-2), Freehold
Design Guru (14-1), Batavia; Vintage Oaks (9-2), Freehold
Notes – Cladslastimpression paid $29.40 to place.
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News And Notes
You may have read it in this blog first and now it is official:
Captaintreacherous will skip racing in The Little Brown Jug. Connections called
the decision a matter of “long-term interest” in the colt’s sophomore season
campaign. The fabulous colt certainly doesn’t need a “Jug” crown to validate
his presence this season. He has been super for his connections, the sport and
for bettors by paying remarkable prices that exceeded his chances in every one
of his races (he lost only one, by a whisker).
The Jug meet at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair begins next Sunday, Sept. 17
and goes through Thursday, Jug day, Sept. 19. We will be covering the Jug and
other big stakes on the speedy half-mile, hosting all day cards, here on
TwinSpires.
We at TwinSpires are hoping that speedy recoveries become the conditions for
Cat Manzi and Jeff Gregory. The
drivers remain hospitalized at press time from injuries suffered in a startling
racing spill occuring in the fourth race at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 6. Manzi,
according to his wife Ellen, suffered breaks on both sides of his pelvis and
was in a lot of pain. Gregory underwent surgery to repair a broken left elbow,
according to his wife, Helene.
This journalist’s coverage of
Hambletonians goes back more than 20 years and includes on-site reporting of
the 1991 classic, won by Giant Victory (pictured left with trainer Per Ericsson). The trotter died of natural causes at
the age of 25 last week. The son of Super Bowl also won the Breeders Crown at
three and went on to serve stallion duties in 1992 before being exported as a
stud to Italy in 1997. His progeny collectively won over $9 million.
Trotter and sire Earl passed away at the age of 26. A winner of 35 races and
over $984,000 in his career, Earl won many divisional titles and the 1993
Breeders Crown at Mohawk, the 1994 Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine and the American
National at Sportsman’s Park. When he retired, he was the Canadian record
holder on a seven-eighths mile track (1:54.2s), a five-eighths mile track
(1:55f) as well as the co-holder of the world record on a half-mile track
(1:56), which he held with the great Mack Lobell.
Earl sired two millionaires: JM
Vangogh and mare Earl Of My Dreams. His North American sire stats show progeny
earnings of nearly $32 million. Earl’s stallion career continued in New Zealand
where he boasted $6.4 million in progeny earnings.
Extraordinary Extras
Indulge in many standardbred topics at my Hoof Beats
blog titled Vast
Performances.
Connect to Twitter and follow Frank and Ray Cotolo for
up-to-the-minute suggestions on wagers at many harness raceways. Then, wager
from your TwinSpires accounts.
Cartoons by Thom Pye
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