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Sept. 25 - Freehold Raceway - Muscle Hill fillies win in NJSS action
Daughters of Muscle Hill won $7,000 divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres for trotting fillies on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Freehold Raceway.
In the division for three-year-old trotting fillies, Marion Millionair was the leader at every call and finished four and three-quarter lengths ahead of Riley’s Dream [Muscle Hill], with five lengths back to Blue Muse [Muscles Yankee] in third. The mile was timed in 1:59.1.
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Mission Brief Waltzes In Elegantimage
Mission Brief crunched the field in the $404,000 Elegantimage Stakes final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, winning in an easy 1:52.4. Ron Burke trains Mission Brief, a daughter of Muscle Hill, for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Our Horse Cents Stables, J And T Silva Stables LLC., and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. She is seven-for-nine in the win column this year, and this was her 16th career victory. She has earned $781,847 in 2015 and $1,376,387 lifetime.
Southwind Frank Adds Wellwood Memorial To Collection
Southwind Frank ran his record to eight-for-nine with seven straight wins thanks to a 1:55.4 tally in the $373,000 William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old male trotters on Saturday night's card at Mohawk Racetrack.Ron Burke trains and Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Our Horse Cents Stables, and J And T Silva Stables LLC., own Southwind Frank, a colt by Muscle Hill. The winner's share of the purse boosted his earnings to $513,505.
Southwind Frank was bred by Southwind Farm and sold for $100,000 at the 2013 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. He is the first foal out of the Cantab Hall mare Flawless Lindy ($99,756).
Southwind Indy Leads OSS Grassroots for 3 yo Pacing Colts
Southwind Indy finished the Grassroots regular season atop the division standings and trainer Casie Coleman says everything looks positive for the three-year-old pacing gelding's bid for a top five finish in Friday's Semi-Final at Mohawk Raceway.
"I like the way the draw come out; he's in the middle of the gate. The six-hole is like my favourite hole at Mohawk/Woodbine," said Coleman. "He drew good, and he trained real good this week, and everything seems good, so we'll hope for the best that he can get into the final."
Mission Brief Wows In Eliminations
It was a wet night at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday for the eliminations of the Elegantimage Stakes and William Wellwood Memorial Trot. A pair of eliminations were needed for both events with the top five finishers in each division advancing to their respective finals next week.
A talented pack of 16 three-year-old trotting fillies, highlighted by superstar Mission Brief, were split into two $35,000 eliminations for the Elegantimage Stakes.
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Southwind Frank wins Champlain Division
In the $117,406 first division, Southwind Frank continued his dominance of the rookie trotters with a 1:54.1 victory -- his fifth win in a row -- while just missing Father Patrick's stakes record by one-fifth of a second.
Driven by Yannick Gingras, Southwind Frank got away third, but was quickly moved to the front in the second quarter and reached the half in :57.1. The Ron Burke trainee trotted his third panel in :29, before drawing away from his rivals with ease in the stretch to score a four and a quarter length victory. Brooklyn Hill, who got a two-hole trip, held position for second, while Zlatan was third.
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Hills Angel Upsets In Pure Ivory final
A John Bax trained filly can never be overlooked and once again Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack that statement rang true in the final of the Pure Ivory Series.
A field of 10 rookie trotting fillies contested the $35,400 final of the Pure Ivory Series. Fresh off her victory in last week's second leg, Pennies From Above was sent off as the 3/5 choice for trainer/driver Dustin Jones. Thisladysdynamite, the first leg winner, shot out to the lead from post ten and posted an opening panel of :28.2. Sound Of Music circled around the leader in the second-quarter from the two hole to take the field by the half in :58.4.
Pennies From Above, who was situated fifth through the opening half, was able to catch the cover of Safekeeping to be second-over at the three-quarter pole. Bax trainee Hills Angel and driver Paul MacDonell got into the outer flow and sat third-over turning for home at odds of 25-1.
In the stretch, Pennies From Above flipped off her cover and charged to the lead, but Hills Angel stuck right with the favorite for the stretch drive and eventually overtook the lead in the final sixteenth to score the upset by a length in 1:58.4. Rose Run Reanna got up for third, while Thisladysdynamite took fourth.
The upset victory was the first career score for Hills Angel in her fourth start. The daughter of Muscle Hill is owned by Bax Stable–Glengate Farms and was a $40,000 yearling purchase at last year's Lexington Selected Sale.
The series finale victory boosts Hills Angel's earnings to $21,300 and the Bax trainee is eligible to the Champlain and Peaceful Way Stakes later this season at Mohawk.
Jack Vernon (Muscle Hill) Sets a Track Record of 1:53.3 at Tioga.
Nichols, NY --- Sixteen stakes events comprised Sunday (Aug. 16) afternoon's card at Tioga Downs. It was 2-year-old trotter Jack Vernon a freshman son of Muscle Hill-Vernon Blue Chip who stole the show with a 1:53.3 effort in his Tompkins-Geers Memorial division.
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Southwind Frank Captures Haughton Elim
The first Peter Haughton elimination saw another favorite return dividends as Southwind Frank made short work of the field of 10, scoring his third victory in four starts in 1:54.1 as the 1/5 betting choice. Leading from the three-eighths pole to the wire, Southwind Frank easily held sway in the stretch over Earn And Burn and Alexander Hanover.
Southwind Frank was driven to victory by Yannick Gingras for Ron Burke, who co-owns the colt with Weaver Bruscemi, Our Hrs Cents Stables and J & T Silva Stables.
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Muscle Hill's Sons and Daughters Dominate
July 3
Manalapan, NJ --- Veteran driver John Campbell expertly guided a trio of first-time starters to victory in first round New Jersey Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds on Friday night (July 3) at the Meadowlands. ack Vernon ($6.60), a Muscle Hill son of Vernon Blue Chip, trotted his mile in 1:57.2, finishing a half-length ahead of Dominion Beach (Muscle Hill). Southwind Flash (Muscle Hill), who won both of his 2-year-old races and was the betting favorite, was third by three-quarters of a length.
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