Saturday, May 11, 2013

Ed DeRosa

Why Don't Thoroughbred Fans Embrace Harness

Racing & Can Anything Be Done About It?

Part I There are a couple of schools of thought when it comes tomarketing your product. One, try and find people who arepre-qualified to be your customer, and go get them. Two, tryand land new customers by being different; the Seth Godin"Purple Cow". The people targeted using the former, (when it comes toharness racing) might be Thoroughbred bettors. Harnessracing is racing, just like Thoroughbred racing is; it hastimes, and form cycles, and layoffs. And the obvious: Standardbreds are horses. What's even better is that any horse racing customer ofany breed already knows how to bet. Harness racing occursat night, too, where weekend warriors might be enticed tomove over to the pacers and trotters after a day at the races,or on a Thursday evening, when Gulfstream or Santa Anitaare long over. It makes some sense. In that vein, I decided to ask some very dedicatedThoroughbred customers a simple question: Why don't youplay and watch the harness races? The first person I chatted with was Jeff Platt. Jeff is a longtime bettor who is the creator of Jcapper, a softwareprogram that helps his customers sniff out some winners. Heis also President of the Horseplayers Association of NorthAmerica. Jeff and I began talking about Derby weekend, where wewere both amazed at the contentiousness of the cards, andthe Derby itself. At one point I proclaimed "what a freakishlyinteresting game we play". That started him off: "The 'freakishly amazing' is what makes me aThoroughbred player. I once considered harness racingbefore I entered the Thoroughbred realm. I looked at thedata points and the factors that go into winning and losingraces in both sports and I could see much more chaos andvariance in Thoroughbred racing. Harness was sameness -same distance, same horses, and very few ship-ins. I could

not get the data I needed like I could at a place likeBrisnet, as well. I expected there would be more overlaysin thoroughbred racing because of it and that ended upbeing correct. In addition, the takeouts were higher inharness compared to thoroughbreds so that made mydecision a no-brainer. But, really, the biggest thing for mewas the ability to look at tons of data - and datamine it - inthoroughbred racing. Harness was just not up to snuff." Ed DeRosa, now doing the marketing heavy lifting with

the aforementioned Brisnet, is ahuge fan and everyday bettor, andhe said a few things that I thoughtwere interesting, when we relatethem to stakes season, and the'immersion' that does occur morewith the Thoroughbreds. "Growing up in Cleveland, I wasas interested in harness asThoroughbred racing. The firstmajor racing event I covered as a

journalist was the Jug, and I miss going each year." "I worked at Thistledown the summer of 2000 and joinedThoroughbred Times in May 2003, and in that periodthrough early 2004 I'd say I was still betting harnessregularly to the point that I was the subject of somegood-natured ribbing by my Thoroughbred-onlycolleagues. I remember one August afternoon at the Big Tbetting the Adios from the Meadows while live racing wasgoing on outside. In Lexington, trips to The Red Mile afterwork were not uncommon in my single days." "As I got more immersed in my job at ThoroughbredTimes, immersion in the culture came with it. No longerwas I a weekend warrior picking my spots for a full day (ornight of gambling). I was handicapping races 2-3 times a

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2013 JUNE SERIES Nominations Must be Received in The Meadowlands Race Office by TUESDAY, MAY 28

th, 2013

Declarations close at the time and date posted on weekly condition sheet.

EVENT #20 – PACE HORSES & GELDINGS - ALL AGES with 6 or MORE STARTS at FREEHOLD RACEWAY in 2013

or HORSES CLASSIFIED C-2 as of MAY 27TH

, 2013 (Winners Over $30,000 in 2013 Ineligible)

“THE CARAMORE” Saturday, June 8 .…………………………………………………………..……$10,000

Saturday, June 15 …………………………………………………………..…...$10,000

Saturday, June 22 FINAL ……………………………………………………....$20,000 Added

NOMINATION FEE: $100 (No Entry Fee)

EVENT #21 – TROT ALL AGES with 6 or MORE STARTS at FREEHOLD RACEWAY in 2013

or HORSES CLASSIFIED C-2 as of MAY 27TH

, 2013 (Winners Over $30,000 in 2013 Ineligible)

“THE FLOWER CHILD” Friday, June 7 ……………………………………………………………….….$10,000

Friday, June 14 …………………………………………………………………$10,000

Friday, June 21 FINAL …………………………………………………..…….$20,000 Added

NOMINATION FEE: $100 (No Entry Fee)

EVENT #22 – PACE FILLIES & MARES - ALL AGES with 6 or MORE STARTS at FREEHOLD RACEWAY in 2013

or HORSES CLASSIFIED C-2 as of MAY 27TH

, 2013 (Winners Over $30,000 in 2013 Ineligible)

“CATHEDRA DOT COM” Friday, June 7 …………………………………………………………………..$10,000

Friday, June 14 …………………………………………………………………$10,000

Friday, June 21 FINAL …………………………………………………...........$20,000 Added

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Melissa Nolan

week now, and it was always Thoroughbred racing. I stilllook at the Hambletonian and Jug week and visit Northfieldwhen I'm in Cleveland, but for me as a [larger] bettor, there'sjust no time to do harness racing on a serious level when I'mbalancing Thoroughbred handicapping from the standpoint ofboth a horseplayer and industry professional." Norm, who runs the Knight Sky Blog, like Ed, did followboth harness racing and Thoroughbred racing, but therunners won out. "As one who was weaned into horse racing at TheMeadowlands harness, there are several reasons why I donot participate as much on the standardbred side." he said."The learning curve is so steep for a new fan that I decidedon one major course of study while I was in college:Thoroughbreds. There is much more handicapping andhistorical literature on the thoroughbred side. From legendslike Ainslie and Beyer texts, I had to class down to NickCammarano and Barry Meadow on the Harness side. "Handicappers say standardbred form is more stable. Thatmay be true but that is often negated by questionable drivingstrategy. Some leave, some go first over, other drivers sitchilly when they shouldn't. With the thoroughbreds I think Ican handicap and know exactly where my horse should beplaced on the track (at least in the opening stages) and that'swhy I often comment on riding skills or the lack of. That's notalways done consistently with harness drivers. Driverscontrol the game. That along with racing luck, gettingshuffled back or trotters breaking stride and causing

interference is not the kind of chance I want to take. “Pool sizes are a major reason, too. I grew up as a $2player. Having graduated to the size where Plainridge orMonticello pools easily would reduce the payouts on a $10or $20 combo. Those tracks are not worth the time tofollow in-depth when there are better products available."

Melissa Nolan is aKentucky resident wholives, eats and breathesThoroughbred racing. Forher, it's a matter ofaccessibility andinformation. "I honestly don't knowmuch about harness,though I'd like to knowmore. The standardbredbusiness in Kentucky ismuch smaller than it usedto be and even though wehave The Red Mile,

community awareness of it is low. Additionally, it runsthe "Grand Circuit" the same weekend in October asKeeneland's FallStars so that makes it tough to attend." "In terms of simulcast betting I wouldn't know where togo for past performances of harness, and if I did I probablycouldn't interpret them. Accessibility to information to learnfrom is probably the single biggest obstacle to me bettingharness." Seth Merrow runs the popular Drudge-like horse racinglink site, Equidaily.com, and is also seen on Capital OTBTV in the New York region. Like Ed, Seth cut his teeth inharness racing. "I became a fan of horse racing by going to theSaratoga harness track. While I still follow harness racingto some degree - and I still make a handful of visits to thetrack each season -- I did float away and shift far more ofmy attention to thoroughbred racing as time passed. "I still tell people that harness racing is a great way tobreak into the sport - because there are fewer variables.Races are typically limited to eight horses - and virtually allof the races are one mile. That limits the intrigue - whichmakes the handicapping puzzle a little bit easier. In turnhowever - that probably also dampens the value. "We've all been there: When you first become interestedin horse racing, turning your two dollar win-bet into $5.20,or six, or seven dollars is exciting. So is a fifteen or twentydollar daily double. But as you gain more experience - andparticularly with the various type of wagers available now -you shop for more value. My sense is -- and it's onlyanecdotal -- that harness racing doesn't offer the samevalue on a daily basis that t-bred racing does. "Part of that I'm sure is 'sameness'. Varied surfaces anddistances in t-bred racing add handicapping 'intrigue', inturn making races more challenging to handicap, andmaking the results less predictable. Again, at leastanecdotally, offering more value."

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Mike Dorr Mike Maloney

Mike Dorr, a twenty-somethinghandicapper from Tennessee wassuccinct, and said something Ithink we can all relate to: "I don't bet harness because Ireally haven't had anyone to teachme. I got into handicappingthoroughbreds through my wife'sfamily; her dad and his friendstaught me the basics, bought andlent me handicapping books whenI showed deeper interest, andcontinued to invite me to the trackand simulcast. "Lack of teaching, mind share,perceived betting opportunities,and time have prevented me from

embracing harness, but cannot say that will always be thecase. For now, I'm happy concentrating on the higherclasses of thoroughbred racing." Jarod Dinkin, an almost yearly participant in the NationalHandicapping Championship or Horseplayers World Seriesat the Orleans in Las Vegas, echoed what Mike and otherstouched on: "Because I didn't grow up with it, I don't have that positiveexperience to draw upon. I'm a Penguins fan because mygrandfather took me to the Igloo in 1987 and Mariodominated. I'm a horse racing fan for the same reason. I justdon't have the harness foundation. "When I started to learn about the thoroughbreds, I didwhat most prudent wannabe handicappers have done overthe years: read everything I could get my paws on (books,magazines, newsletters), watched all I could find on TV, andsneaked into OTBs at a premature age to watch and make awager or two. In doing this ‘research’, I don't recall comingacross a single harness racing book of note. It's verypossible they are out there (although I suspect not in greatnumbers), but I only read the Quinn, Quirin, Davidowitz,Beyer, Ainslie, Sartin, and Brohamer types and they weren'ttalking harness. As such, I don't know the first thing abouthandicapping harness. "It's my perception, whether justified or not, that harnessracing is full of high percentage drivers that dominate at atiny ROI. I have no idea if that's true, it's just my perceptionfrom the days when I knew of guys like Palone." Dan Needham of Thorotrends is a social scientist and longtime horseplayer. He also mentioned the big event theme. "I came of age as a player at Thoroughbred tracks. Therewere no harness tracks as convenient to visit. Combine thatwith the history, TV, and big events of Thoroughbreds and itwas no contest. I can't imagine being enticed to bet harnesswhile Thoroughbreds are an option." Bill Weaver, like Jeff, is a board member of theHorseplayers Association of North America. He wassimpatico with Dan on the proximity angle: "When I got into horse racing I was in Houston and therewere no chariot tracks in sight. California and Ohio were theclosest, so I guess I saw them as two different sports."

I felt it would be good to get the thoughts of a pureprofessional bettor and one of the best in North America isMike Maloney from Lexington, Kentucky. For Mike, who

looks for value in any gamblinggame, it's just what we'd expect: Amatter of familiarity and time. Hedid share a story, though, that Ifound incisive. Track bias, fairlyrare in harness racing, is a stapleof thoroughbred handicapping forplayers like Mike. "I haven't ‘paid my dues’ inharness racing. I don't have nearthe level of expertise that I wouldanticipate a player would need tobe successful. It took me well overa decade of serious Thoroughbred

play to have a real chance to win and I lack the time orenergy to tackle harness racing now. I'm sure the learningcurve is similar to what I've already experienced withThoroughbreds. "As a goofy anecdote a few years ago: I'm watching TVGat night and couldn't help but notice a severe rail bias on acold night at Maywood Park. I didn't have pastperformances but read the board and played insidenumbers in exotic wagers for several races. I ended upmaking money. Looking for the same bias I gave a couplehundred back on the next nights first race, saw no bias,and came back to the racing that I know. Fun while itlasted!" Charlie Davis is a Seattle based player who came to betracing from the sports betting world. He was introduced toharness racing for the first time on Hambletonian Day in2009, and has dabbled playing Tioga after their takeoutreduction. He got involved with Frank Antonacci's harnesspartnership not long thereafter. For him, it's all aboutnumbers, data and value, and he finds himself up against itwhen playing the harness races. "The main reason I don't play harness to a large extent isbecause I can't get past data into a database in areasonably priced manner. I would pay a few thousandbucks to have a database of the past few years, but I can'teven find that. If I want to do that for Thoroughbreds, Ihave many choices of software that does more than justprovide a database. I'm not going to bet if I don't have apositive expectation, and I can't find out if I have a positiveexpectation without a database of historic information. "The other reason I don't play, is because of theperception I have that favorites always win, certain postsalways win, and certain drivers always win. Not sure if it'saccurate, again, because I don't have a database, butthat's how it seems. "The final reason I don't play is that I just don'tunderstand it. Breaking stride, chariot changes, differentequipment, etc. is all confusing to me. I would invest thetime to learn, but back to the first point, I don't know if Ihave a chance to make money, therefore I'm going to putmy time into Thoroughbreds where I know I have a positive

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Jeff Gillis doesn’t think foot

problems will slow Mister

Herbie down tonight in the

Cutler elims (Lisa Photo)

expectation. Too bad because I would bet a lot of money if Iknew I had a small edge given the giant rebates usuallyavailable in the harness world. Alan Mann who hangs his hat at the very popular Left atthe Gate blog started off in harness, but several factors haveswayed him to watch primarily watch the Thoroughbreds: "I started with harness, and still love it. But it's true, I don'tplay it much. I think one problem is that it's usually run atnight - that was an advantage when I was a young one, butfind that's not the case now; just don't have the time. Havingsaid that though, I'd definitely go to the Meadowlands oncein awhile, but it's hard for me to make it there with racingonly on Friday and Saturday. "Other reasons I'd have to say is: Lack of variety of theraces; I love the choices of sprint/route or dirt/turf/syntheticat the flats. I don't like half mile tracks, which eliminates afair amount of them, including Yonkers. The lack of money inthe WPS pools makes it hard for a tote guy like me to get ahandle on the races." I think the points made above are not dissimilar from manyothers who have migrated from harness to the runners, orwho've been unable, or unwilling to watch harness racing'sbig events. Next week, in Part II we'll look at their answers and putforth a few ideas which might help harness racing eliminatesome of these roadblocks. I'd like to thank everyone who took the time out of theirbusy day for participating. Jeff can be reached atJcapper.com or Horseplayersassociation.org, Dan atThorotrends.com, Alan at LeftattheGate.Blogspot.com, Sethat Equidaily.com, Ed on Twitter at @Ejxd2, Norm at@the_Knight_Sky, Mike at @mikedorr77, Jerod at @j_Dinks, Melissa at @keenegal, and Charlie @charli125.

Arch Madness Scratched in Norway, Elitlopp Still

a Go

By Bill Finley Arch Madness (Balanced Image) tied up during trainingyesterday morning in Norway and was withdrawn fromSunday's Oslo Grand Prix. However, co-owner MarcGoldberg told HRU that the gelding will remain in Europeand point for the May 26 Elitlopp in Sweden. "Training this morning their time he just didn't seem right,"Goldberg said. "Trond saw right away he was in discomfort.He knows the horse like the back of his hand. He had tied upin final of Elitlopp two years ago when he won his heat andthen finished seventh in the final and we figured somethingwas wrong. He had blood work done this morning and theyconfirmed he tied up. We will try to treat him over there, keephim over there, and if all signs are good we'll go to theEliltlopp."

Goldberg admitted that trying to win the Elitlopp aftermissing a key prep is a less than perfect scenario.

"He'll be ok, but it's not optimalbecause this race is always ourstepping stone to the Elitlopp," hesaid. "It's usually a really goodrace for him two weeks before theElitlopp. I am concerned aboutthat. But if they treat him and he'sgood I'm sure they can train himright into that race. It's a two-heatrace so maybe it will work to hisadvantage. That said, he won't goto the Elitlopp unless he is 100percent." After his horse finished third lastweek in a tough Openj at theMeadowlands Goldberg became

increasingly confident that Arch Madness could win theOslo Grand Prix for the second time. "This is very disappointing," he said. "But it's all aboutArch, all about him. He's a world champion, made almost$4 million and whenever he's done he'll live a life of luxury.He's a sound horse, he just has these tying up problemsevery once in a while."

Foot Problems Or Not, Mister Herbie Looks

Tough in Cutler

By Lucas Marquardt There's no doubt that the connections of Mister Herbie(Here Comes Herbie) were delighted that Chapter Sevenwas retired and sent off to stud. If not for that horse MisterHerbie might have been the Horse of the Year and he

surely would have earned alot more money. But it's a new year andthere's no Chapter Sevenstanding in the wayanymore, which could meana huge season for theCanadian-based 5-year-old.But first he has to deal witha new issue-foot problems. Mister Herbie was beingpointed for the Elitlopp buttrainer and co-owner Jeff

Gillis had to come up with a new plan after the geldingdeveloped a quarter crack. So instead of heading toEurope Gillis decided to take a more conservativeapproach to start off the year and has Mister Herbie intonight's Cutler eliminations at the Meadowlands. Mister Herbie had similar problems at this time last year,but they didn't prevent him from winning the 2012 CutlerFinal. "He was going real good, but developed a rear quartercrack that set us back a little bit," Gillis said of this year'sproblem. "He's still not out of the woods, but he's sound

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and seems to be going comfortably. He's a lovely animal andovercomes these things. We dealt with the same issue onthe same foot last year. It grew out and didn't slow him downmuch. We were able to regroup." Mister Herbie won an April 1 qualifier at Woodbine butdidn't reappear until May 2, winning another qualifier, thistime in 1:54.4. "It's difficult to say (Mister Herbie) is better than last yearuntil we know the foot is better, but he's on par with lastyear," said Gillis. "And I learned a lot about him last year andthink I can do some things differently to have him better." Jody Jamieson will be down from Canada to drive MisterHerbie tonight and will also drive Gillis’ other Cutler starter,Knows Nothing (Kadabra). Knows Nothing will take part inthe first of two elims, this one carded as the 2nd race. Coming off a win in an Free-For-All last week WishingStone (Conway Hall) is the 8-5 morning line favorite in thefirst Cutler elim. He will be making his fourth career start forRon Burke, who took over the training duties this year.Guccio, coming off a disappointing third-place finish in theMeadowlands Maturity will look to improve off that effort. The second Cutler elim looks to be the tougher of the two.At 2-1, Modern Family (Cantab Hall) is the morning linefavorite. Purchased for $110,000 at the January sale at theMeadowlands by trainer Daryl Bier, he's proven to be thebargain of the year as he's won eight of 11 starts this year.He was consigned by Preferred Equine in the sale. The racealso includes Googoo Gaagaa (Cam's Rocket) who was adull sixth in the Meadowlands Maturity in his first start of theyear, but has a license to improve.

Dear Horsemen

Message From New York Sire Stakes

We have received a large volume of calls concerning thehealth issue at Vernon Downs. The Harness Horse Breeders of NYS are working with theAgriculture and NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund tofind the best solution for the NYSS program. There will be no NYSS events in the month of May. Efforts are being made to reschedule all the NYSS eventsin the 28 day quarantine window. The shipping of horses into the quarantined locations isproblematic; but the shipping of NYSS eligible horses out torace is of more immediate concern. The horse owner’s paid into the program and we want togive them every opportunity to race their horses. Naturally, HHBNYS wants to protect the health of all NYSSeligible horses and we feel that delaying the start of theNYSS season will help us achieve that goal. We hope to have a revised schedule approved by theAgriculture and NYS Horse Breeding Development Fundvery soon. Please pass this information along to all horsemen. Wewill post a revised schedule on the nysirestakes.com andhhbnys.com websites when we have more news. We understand the confusion and are trying to acquire asolution as quickly as possible.Sincerely, Betty HoltExecutive Director, Harness Horse Breeders of NYS

Saturday at the MeadowlandsRace 2. $40,000 Trot. Cutler Memorial ElimsPost Horse Sire Trainer/Driver1 Calchips Brute Credit Winner Smedshammer/Tetrick

2 Big Sky Storm Classic Photo Johnson/D. Miller3 Knows Nothing Kadabra Gillis/Jamieson4 Guccio Yankee Glide Takter/Takter5 Wishing Stone Conway Hall Burke/Gingras6 Opening Night Broadway Hall Ji. Campbell/Jo. Campbell7 Sevruga Sjs Caviar J. Miller/A. Miller

Race 3. $58,000, Pace. Hudson River Series-FinalPost PN Horse Sire Trainer/Driver1 1 Take It Back Terry Western Terror Burke/Pierce2 2 Yo Yo Cheyenne Rocky Rocknroll Hanover

Siegelman/Allard3 3 Domethatagain Bettor’s Delight Butenschoen/Callahan4 1a Visible Gold Bettor’s Delight Burke/Gingras5 4 Long Live Rock Rocknroll Hanover Dauplaise/Dauplaise6 5 Holdingallthecards Cam’s Card Shark Di Domenico/Tetrick

7 6 Ideal Champ Western Ideal Holloway/D. Miller8 7 Mr Dennis Dragon Again Surick/A. Miller

Race 6. $50,000, Pace. TVG Free For All ChampionshipPost PN Horse Sire Trainer/Driver1 2 Dancin Yankee Yankee Cruiser Green/Pierce2 3 Dynamic Youth Bettor’s Delight Lambert/Callahan3 4 Golden Receiver Village Jove Harder/Tetrick4 1 Sweet Lou Yankee Cruiser Burke/Gingras5 5 Razzle Dazzle Real Desire Silva/Campbell6 6 Warrawee Needy E Dees Cam C. Jamieson/J. Jamieson7 1a Meirs Hanover Artsplace Burke/D. Miller

Race 8. $40,000 Trot. Cutler Memorial ElimsPost Horse Sire Trainer/Driver1 Tall Cotton Revenue S Burke/Gingras2 Ice Machine Muscles Yankee Carroll/Campbell3 Mister Herbie Here Comes Herbie Gillis/Jamieson4 Modern Family Cantab Hall Bier/Tetrick5 My MVP Cantab Hall Alagna/Lachance6 Undercover Strike Striking Sahbra O’Sullivan/D. Miller7 Googoo Gaagaa Cam’s Rocket Hans/Callahan

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Race 11. $50,000 Pace. TVG Free For All ChampionshipPost Horse Sire Trainer/Driver1 Fred And Ginger Real Artist Burke/Pierce2 Hurrikane Kingcole Cam’s Card Shark J. McDermott/Dube3 Foiled Again Dragon Again Burke/Gingras4 Casimir Jitterbug Sir Luck O’Sullivan/Jamieson5 Modern Legend Modern Art Drew/Campbell6 Dial Or Nodial Western Ideal Campbell/D. Miller7 Mr Hasani N Christian Cullen Cassar/A. Miller

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By Brett Sturman

Race 7, C-2 Dash Final Pace

GAELIC THUNDER finally woke back up last week on the

change to Yannick while making his second start at the C-2

level. It was a multiple move win where he brushed into a

quick half and all of the sudden he is a serious candidate to

take this mini-series final. RELENTLESS DREAMER paid

nearly 8/1 last out when dropping from near FFA types. He's

usually his own worst enemy but is more than capable in this

spot. PRINCE SHARKA didn't have the easiest trip last out

and is another whose best can win at this level. BLADE

RUNNER was Pierce's pick of three; BLUE CLAW was

Andy's.

Race 7, Cutler Memorial Elimination

MISTER HERBIE makes his seasonal debut after two good

looking qualifiers and he's raced very well over this track in

the past for Gillis and Jamieson. This one spent much of

last year battling with horse of the year Chapter Seven and

still made nearly $1 million in just 12 starts. He'll be ready. I

have to admit, that mile last week from MODERN FAMILY

made me a believer. That :26:4 final quarter was vicious

and he deserves to be favored in this spot. GOOGOO

GAAGAA makes his second start back but needs to show

more; ditto for TALL COTTON.

Race 9, B-2/B-1 PaceMAJOR BOMBAY never had any intention of leaving thewood last week and ended up well beaten by near Openfoes. This one actually beat Hurrikane Kingcole in his Q acouple races back and we all saw what that rival went onto do last week. Must be included. PANESTHETICalways does his best work over this track so that recentTioga line can be forgiven. Will be going right to the fronttonight, one to catch. KEEP GOING gets Miller tonight;potential longshot play. SPECIAL T ROCKS wired a fieldlast week that frankly he couldn't lose against. This isimmensely tougher for a horse that's been underachieving.

Race 10, C-1 PaceSIR CARY'S Z TAM did all that Lachance asked of him inhis first start back last out, and more really should becoming tonight. This one closed in :26:2 in a recentqualifier against Captaintreacherous and for a horse thathas Pace aspirations this C-1 level shouldn't be too muchto ask. DOUBLETROUBLE makes his second start forJohnson and lands the rail; should offer a square price. BULLET SPEED is apt to be overbet in this spot and I'llnote that the barn has cooled off in recent weeks. HANGON COWBOY is an obvious short priced threat forBurke.

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11, Phl, $23,000, Pace, NW $25,000 in Last 5 Starts, 26.1,54.3, 1:21.3, 1:49.2, FTMalak Uswaad N (h, 5, Bettor's Delight--Sirius Flight,by The Big Dog) O-Peter J Tritton Inc. B-CavallaBloodstock LTD, NZ. T-Peter Tritton. D-Tim Tetrick,$11,500, Lifetime Record: 39-15-7-4, $215,080To view the replay click here

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7, HoP, $20,000, Pace, IS 32 "THE TUBBY TRIMBLE" (FINAL), 27.1, 55.4, 1:25.2, 1:52.2, FTNitro (c, 3, Charley Barley--Deferred Comp, by Towner'sBig Guy), $5,500 2011 HOOSIERO-Burke Racing Stable LLC & Weaver Bruscemi LLC &Frank D Baldachino & Christine S Hecht. B-Faron D Parr.T-Ron Burke. D-Ricky Macomber Jr, $10,000, LifetimeRecord: 14-7-0-0, $45,300

1, M, $24,258, Trot, JOHN SIMPSON MEMORIAL - THEELMA 3 Year Old Fillies, M, 28.0, 56.4, 1:26.1, 1:54.0, FTTrue Day Dream (f, 3, Infinitif--Tenacious Victory, byValley Victory), $3,700 2011 BHS O-Joseph E Hess.B-Reve Avec Moi Dreamwithme, CA. T-Dan O'Mara.D-Yannick Gingras, $12,129, Lifetime Record: 13-9-1-2,$112,510To view the replay click here

Meadowlands - Race 1: True Day Dream (YannickGingras), who picked up a new driver and some new bettorsas the 40 cent favorite tonight (28-1 in her last start earlierthis month), took the lead part way through the first turn,Dream In Chocolate (D.R. Ackerman) went offstride leavinga field of four, with Deja vu Too (Corey Callahan) in 2nd andLady Dynamite (Ron Pierce) in 3rd. No post changes as thefield hits the 1/4 (:28.0) and the 1/2 (:56.4), but shortly afterthe half Lady Dynamite moved to the outside and took over2nd by the 3/4 (1:26.1). Going in to the final stretch, TrueDay Dream put a little distance between herself and the fieldand took a new mark (1:54.0) while Southwind Cocoa (TimTetrick) made a last effort move from 4th to 3rd still finishingbehind Deja Vu Too.

2, M, $24,758, Trot, JOHN SIMPSON MEMORIAL - THEELMA 3 Year Old Fillies, M, 28.1, 56.4, 1:25.2, 1:53.4, FTMiss Steele (f, 3, Muscles Yankee--Edith's Chip, by PineChip), $22,000 2011 LEX-SEL O-Andy Miller Stable Inc &Omer J Miller & Mkatz Alibfeld Sgoldband, CA. B-PerrettiFarms. T-Julie Miller. D-Andy Miller, $12,379, LifetimeRecord: 15-2-4-5, $123,593To view the replay click here

Meadowlands - Race 2: While M C's Diamond (CarloPoliseno) went off stride, Andie Sophia (Tim Tetrick) took asmooth lead going into the 1st turn followed by the post timefavorite, Miss Steele (Andy Miller) and Vida De Vie (RonPierce). Andie Sophia still was still holding on to comfortable

lead as she passed the 1/4 (:28.1) when Find The Magic(David Miller) also went off stride (and did not finish). In thefinal turn the three leaders had put some serious distancebetween the rest of the field with no post position changesas they passed the 3/4 pole (1:25.2). With an 1/8 of a mileto go, Miss Steel moved out of the pocket with no time tospare as she stole the win from Andie Sofia by a head(1:53.4).

5, M, $27,265, Trot, JOHN SIMPSON MEMORIAL - THEAYRES 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings, M, 29.2, 57.3,1:26.4, 1:54.4, FTMuscle Mountain (c, 3, Muscles Yankee--Doyenne, byPine Chip), $27,000 2011 SHS-HBG O-Christina Takter &John D Fielding, CA & Joyce A Mc Clelland & Jim HFielding, CA. B-Herb A Liverman. T-Jimmy Takter.D-Yannick Gingras, $13,632, Lifetime Record: 10-2-2-2,$31,717To view the replay click here

Meadowlands - Race 5: Cajole Hanover (JosephPoliseno) made a very early first move of the night, a breakbehind the gate followed by Keystone Ace (Carlo Poliseno)repeating that performance also going off stride before thegates closed. Fashion Blizzard, a Hambletonian hopeful,started strong from the outside but went a little too wideand lost some ground to Show Ticket (Ron Pierce) andMuscle Mountain (Yannick Gingras) going into the turn, butquickly took his lead back just as he passed the 1/4 pole(:29.2). No changes in leading post positions until justbefore the 3/4 pole (1:26.4) where the post time favoriteMuscle Mountain swung out of the 3 hole and took his timepicking up ground early in the final stretch but stillmanaged to take the win (1:54.4) bumping FashionBlizzard to a place finish and of course, Show Ticket to ashow finish.

6, M, $25,000, Trot, B-1/A-2/A-1 Handicap Post PositionsDrawn According to Class, M, 27.4, 56.4, 1:24.4, 1:52.4,FTBeatgoeson Hanover (m, 5, Andover Hall--Beat TheWheel, by Defiant Yankee), $40,000 2009 SHS-HBGO-Neven N Botica, AS. B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc. T-R.Nifty Norman. D-David Miller, $12,500, Lifetime Record:50-22-9-2, $1,007,500To view the replay click here

11, M, $26,765, Trot, JOHN SIMPSON MEMORIAL - THEAYRES 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings, M, 28.2, 58.3,1:28.1, 1:56.1, FT1-Modest Prince (c, 3, Rc Royalty--In To Me, by SelfPossessed), $25,000 2011 SHS-HBG O-Richard SGutnick. B-Robert Rosenheim Stbs LTD. T-Linda Toscano.D-Jeff Gregory, $13,382, Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1,$22,536To view the replay click here

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Meadowlands - Race 11: A busy first turn 3 wide battleended with another Hambletonian hopeful, Corky (DavidMiller) in the lead going into the backstretch, followed by MyMan Can (Andy Miller) & Tornado (Ron Pierce). Everyonemanaged to hold their position past the 1/4 (:28.2) and the1/2 (:58.3) but Six Gun Hall took that halfway point as hiscue to make his move on the outside from the 4 hole andwas head to head with Corky as they passed the 3/4 pole(1:28.1). As Six Gun Hall and Corky were busy duelling, thepost time longshot, Modest Prince (Jeff Gregory) took hischance on the outside and even though he drifted out to thecenter of the track, got two pictures taken tonight in thephoto finish victory/upset of tonight's series (1:56.1) with aWin pay of $103.40.

9, Stga, $20,000, Trot, Open (1st Division) (Post Positions 6& 7 Assigned), 28.0, 57.1, 1:25.4, 1:55.3, FTMikey Hanover (g, 4, Majestic Son--Minky Hanover, byLindy Lane), $22,000 2010 SHS-HBG O-Westwind RacingStable & Judith A Simek. B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc.T-Jackie Rousse. D-Dan Cappello Jr, $10,000, LifetimeRecord: 39-10-4-7, $204,393To view the replay click here

10, Stga, $15,000, Trot, Open (2nd Division), 27.3, 57.0,1:26.1, 1:57.0, FTPrime Interest (g, 11, Self Possessed--Prime Mistress, bySuper Bowl), $100,000 2003 TATO-Vincent J Laurenzo.B-Brittany Farms. T-Jackie Rousse. D-Mark Beckwith,$7,500, Lifetime Record: 174-65-36-17, $636,260To view the replay click here

5, ScD, $20,000, Trot, OPEN I POST POSITIONS 1-3 &10DRAWN POST POSITIONS 4-9 DRAWN, 27.3, 58.0, 1:27.2,1:55.3, SYSouthwind Pepino (h, 5, Chocolatier--SouthwindPamona, by Dream Vacation), $50,000 2009 LEX-SELO-Hugh J Beatty & Robert D Sharrits. B-Southwind Farm.T-Hugh Beatty. D-Hugh Beatty, $10,000, Lifetime Record:37-16-7-5, $126,837To view the replay click here

2, Wdb, $30,000, Pace, FILLIES & MARES PREFERRED.26, 54.3, 1:23.3, 1:50.21-Voelz Hanover (b,m,8 - Astreos-Vassar Hanover-BigTowner) O-Richard Berthiaume B-Hanover Shoe Farms Inc.T-Corey Johnson D-Randall Waples, $15,000 LifetimeRecord: 141-34-27-21 $1,401,504

2-Big Mcdeal (b,m,4 - Mcardle-Ideal Gal-Western Ideal)O-Bradley J Grant B-Perretti Farms T-Benjamin WallaceD-Jody Jamieson3-Greystone Ladylike (b,m,4 - Stonebridge Regal-LadyCourtalisa-Camluck) O/B-James F & A Jean Caddey T-Brent Belore D-Scott ZeronTo view the replay click here

10, Wdb, $20,000, Pace, FILLIES & MARES, NW $16,000LAST 5 STARTS OR NW $28,000 LAST 10 STARTS. AE:NW $150,000 LIFETIME. 26.3, 55, 1:24, 1:53 Farmers Tuition (b,m,7 - Apaches Fame-Holy Creek -Rustler Hanover) O-Gerrie Tucker, Debbie Bird B-Barry &Debbie Bird T-Richard Moreau D-Sylvain Fillion $10,000Lifetime Record: 120-24-15-17 $328,646To view the replay click here

11, Wdb, $20,000, Pace, FILLIES & MARES, 5 YEAROLDS & YOUNGER, NW 3 RACES OR $70,000LIFETIME. AE: 3 YEAR OLDS. 26.4, 56.3, 1:25.3, 1:54.4Mia Seelster (br,m,4 - Camluck-Moxygen-Jate Lobell)O-Norman Keyes, David Keyes B-Seelster Farms Inc. T-David Keyes D-Mario Baillargeon $10,000 LifetimeRecord: 43-3--7-1 $113,162To view the replay click here

Late Thursday Results10, YR, $20,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $8,000 INLAST 6 STARTS WINNERS OVER $40,000 IN 2013 NOTELIGIBLE. AE. 3&4 YEAR OLD NON-WINNERS OF 8P-M RACES. WINNERS OVER $150,000 LIFETIME NOTELIGIBLE., 28.4, 58.4, 1:28.0, 1:57.0, FTSouthwind Warsaw (g, 4, Chocolatier--Win B, byTagliabue), $20,000 2010 LEX-SEL O-Arrhythmic LLC.B-Southwind Farm. T-Heidi Rohr. D-Jason Bartlett,$10,000, Lifetime Record: 37-7-5-6, $119,934

11, YR, $20,000, Pace, F&M NON-WINNERS OF $8,000IN LAST 6 STARTS WINNERS OVER $40,000 IN 2013NOT ELIGIBLE. AE. OPTIONAL CLAIMING ALLOWANCE$20,000, 26.4, 54.4, 1:24.0, 1:54.0, FTFlying Mocha (m, 6, Blissfull Hall--Wizzardmania, byThree Wizzards) O-Anatolia Racing Stb Inc & AllardRacing Inc, CA. B-Winbak Farm. T-Rene Allard. D-BrianSears, $10,000, Lifetime Record: 112-14-20-14, $162,246Friday Results2, YR, $24,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $12,000 INLAST 6 STARTS WINNERS OVER $60,000 IN 2013 NOTELIGIBLE., 29.2, 58.1, 1:27.3, 1:57.1, FTPerfect Picture (m, 7, Perfectly--Ms Nordic, byKeystone Nordic) O-Joseph Spezio & Frank R Catalfamo& Patrick D Daley. B-Rory D Moore. T-Frank Catalfamo.D-George Brennan, $12,000, Lifetime Record:114-18-17-20, $219,179To view the replay click here

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4, YR, $27,500, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $18,000 IN LAST6 STARTS, 28.3, 57.4, 1:27.2, 1:56.1, FTStir Me Up (g, 5, Classic Photo--Dirty Martini, by LindyLane), $10,000 2009 SHS-HBG O-Vito D Cucci. B-Little ELLC. T-Tyler Raymer. D-Victor Kirby, $13,750, LifetimeRecord: 51-11-7-4, $98,590To view the replay click here

5, YR, $27,500, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $19,350 IN LAST6 STARTS, 29.0, 58.4, 1:28.0, 1:57.0, FTSoapy Sap (m, 10, Yankee Glide--Alphabet Love, byArmbro Goal), $10,000 2004 KY O-Donald C Maiorano.B-Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par & All La Nuova Sbarra S.R.L.T-Donald Maiorano. D-George Brennan, $13,750, LifetimeRecord: 193-25-32-34, $413,661To view the replay click here

6, YR, $46,000, Pace, F&M OPEN HANDICAP POSTPOSITION 1 ASSIGNED POST POSITIONS 2-8 DRAWN,28.0, 58.1, 1:26.4, 1:54.0, FT1-Royal Cee Cee N (m, 7, Christian Cullen--Royal Van, bySokys Atom) O-Mark A Harder. B-P K Brand, NZ. T-MarkHarder. D-Eric Goodell, $23,000, Lifetime Record:68-28-15-9, $792,0122-Marie's Z Tam (m, 7, Bettor's Delight - -Youmustbedreaming, by Jate Lobell), $50,000 2007LEX-SEL O-Seri S Reddy & Gilberto Garcia-Herrera & BrianS Gordon. B-Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par. T-GilbertGarcia-Herrera. D-George Brennan, $11,5003-Tropical Breeze (m, 4, Canyon Wind--Freddi's Surprise,by Silver Almahurst) O-Frank J Bellino. B-Patrick MSweeney. T-Tony Osullivan. D-Brian Sears, $5,520Calls: 3, NS, 1, 1H, 1 - Finish Order: Handsoffmycookie,Unred Hanover, Naughtytiltheend, Fast And Fiesty, Bettor BLuckyTo view the replay click here

7, YR, $27,500, Pace, F&M NON-WINNERS OF $18,000 INLAST 6 STARTS, 28.2, 58.0, 1:26.2, 1:54.1, FTIt's De Lovely (m, 6, Four Starzzz Shark--Reflect UponLife, by Life Sign), $18,000 2008 SHS-HBGO-Howard M & Michael A Ouriel. B-Walnridge Farm Inc &Riverview Farms. T-Jeffrey Smith. D-Brian Sears, $13,750,Lifetime Record: 94-15-20-12, $510,182To view the replay click here8, YR, $46,000, Trot, OPEN HANDICAP POST POSITIONS1-3 DRAWN POST POSITIONS 4-8 DRAWN, 28.0, 57.3,1:26.3, 1:55.1, FT1-Monsignor Flan (g, 6, S J's Photo--Fox Valley Flan, byVaporize) O/B-Tanah Merah Farms LLC. T-Robin Cruise.D-Brent Holland, $23,000, Lifetime Record: 66-15-13-14,$265,4552-Lorenzo Dream (g, 6, Taurus Dream--Langala Dream, byCredit Winner) O-Vincent J Laurenzo. B-Reve Avec MoiDreamwithme, CA. T-Julie Miller. D-Jim Pantaleano,$11,500

3-Whata Winner (g, 6, Credit Winner--Whata Chippie, byPine Chip), $165,000 2008 LEX-SEL O-James F Doherty& Thomas R Dillon & Terrax Inc. B-George F Sholty StbInc. T-Jim Doherty. D-Jim Doherty, $5,520Calls: 7, 4H, 1, H, 1Q - Finish Order: Gurf, TraverseSeelster, Hesgotlegs, Senor Glide, Perfect RenditionTo view the replay click here

10, YR, $31,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $25,000 INLAST 6 STARTS, 29.1, 59.0, 1:27.3, 1:55.4, FT1-Fort Valley As (g, 5, Tom Ridge--Caspian, by BalticSpeed) O-Jennifer L Sabot. B-Acl Stuteri Inc. T-JenniferSabot. D-Jim Pantaleano, $15,500, Lifetime Record:59-15-11-7, $274,1372-I'm Fabulous (m, 8, Andover Hall--Lady HawkAmbrosio, by Pine Chip) O-Brenda M Messenger & ScottD Woogen. B-Our Kids Stable & Ambrosio Racing Stable,IT. T-Gary Messenger. D-Cat Manzi, $7,7503-Fox Valley Steffen (g, 4, International Chip--SuperRenee, by Angus Hall), $5,500 2010 WALKERO-Simpson Racing LLC & R.B.H. Ventures Inc & Frank ACanzone. B-Fox Valley Standardbreds. T-BrandonSimpson. D-Jordan Stratton, $3,720Calls: 1H, 1H, T, 1Q, 1T - Finish Order: Celtic Merchant,Sugar Queen Gabby, Stormont Lancelot, Special Eddie,YanksTo view the replay click here

11, YR, $34,000, Trot, NON-WINNERS OF $32,000 INLAST 6 STARTS, 27.4, 56.3, 1:25.2, 1:54.4, FT1-Tober (g, 5, Credit Winner--La Tapatia, by Cumin)O-Kristie Leigh Farm Inc & Joseph V Betro. B-Bernard JWhite & Kristie Leigh Farm Inc. T-Edward Hart. D-GeorgeBrennan, $17,000, Lifetime Record: 63-13-17-9, $342,5472-Lightning Storm (h, 4, Donato Hanover--LightningFlower, by Yankee Glide), $90,000 2010 LEX-SELO-Thomas R Dillon & Muscara Racing Trust. B-Steve MElliott. T-Brandon Todd. D-Brian Sears, $8,5003-Keystone Wyatt (g, 4, Cantab Hall--Womanly Image, byBalanced Image), $4,500 2010 SHS-HBGO-James F Snyder. B-George F Hempt. T-Mark Ford.D-Mark Macdonald, $4,080Calls: 7, 5, 1, Q, 1Q - Finish Order: Political Desire,Mystical Starlight, Celebrity Bluechip, Sand Top Gun,TroubleTo view the replay click here

12, YR, $27,500, Pace, F&M NON-WINNERS OF $18,000IN LAST 6 STARTS, 27.2, 57.0, 1:25.0, 1:53.3, FTDelightful Diva (m, 8, Bettor's Delight--MellowoodAbby, by Abercrombie), $47,000 2006 SHS-HBGO-Richard W Burt. B-Walnridge Farm Inc. T-Peter Fusco.D-Daniel Dube, $13,750, Lifetime Record: 177-39-22-31,$763,155To view the replay click here

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