Betterthancheddar has injected a major dose of drama into Ohio's richest horse race, the $650,000 Little Brown Jug.
?Betterthancheddar has injected a major dose of drama into Ohio?s richest horse race, the $650,000 Little Brown Jug on Sept. 22 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
?Not listed among the top 10 contenders by Jug officials, Betterthancheddar surprised the experts by winning the first jewel in harness racing?s pacing Triple Crown on Saturday, the $342,875 Cane Pace. It was a race that came perilously close to cancellation after Tropical Storm Lee flooded out the final weekend of racing and the Cane Pace at Tioga Downs in Nichols, N.Y.
?The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., saved the day, hosting the Cane Pace at the last minute. Heavily-favored Roll with Joe, ranked the top contender after winning the $1 million Meadowlands Pace, faltered badly coming from the No. 8 post. Shadyshark Hanover seemed the horse to beat after leading the field to a sizzling 53-second half and three-quarters of a mile in 1:20.4. Shadyshark Hanover started to fade, though, giving driver Yannick Gingras and Betterthancheddar the chance slip past and win in 1:49.2, holding off 30-1 shot Townslight Hanover.
?Unraced as a two-year-old, the Bettor?s Delight colt has now won five of 11 starts this year for trainer Casie Coleman and owner Steve Calhoun and Coleman?s West Wins Stable. The Cane Pace win qualified Betterthancheddar for the Jug, and its owners will pay the $45,000 supplemental fee.
?The Jug is the second leg of pacing?s Triple Crown, followed by the Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway in New York on Nov. 12.
?Watch, wager on Jug: Thistledown is simulcasting both the Jugette and Jug Day cards on Sept. 21-22, beaming the Delaware races beginning at 11 a.m. Northfield Park is simulcasting the Jug Day program on Sept. 22, starting at 11 a.m., and the Delaware races on Sept. 20, beginning at noon.
??Peelers? skips Jug: Starting her career with 22 straight wins, See You At Peelers is undergoing tests for an elevated heart rate at Cornell Veterinary Center after a pair of defeats. Trainer Jimmy Takter said something is not right with his thee-year-old filly, suspecting an internal ailment of some kind. Takter said the talented daughter of Bettor?s Delight, the favorite in the first Little Brown Jug early betting pool, will skip the trip to Ohio.
?The second Jug future wagering pool is open Sunday through Sept. 21 and offered at Northfield Park and the Delaware Fairgrounds.
?Sign of the times: Meager attendance has prompted Northfield Park to offer clubhouse dining only during live racing programs on Friday and Saturday. For the first time in 54 years, the clubhouse kitchen will be closed for the Monday and Wednesday live racing cards, although clubhouse seating is available. Northfield has live racing Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday through October with a 7 p.m. first-race post time.
?Thistledown has a first-race post time of 1:50 p.m. for the rest of the season, with live racing on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday through closing day on Nov. 5.?
Cash on Fridays: The Free Money Fridays are back at Northfield, with envelopes passed out from 6-8 p.m. containing from $1 to $100 in cash. The Belmont Handicapping Contest is also being held every Sunday afternoon, with $900 in prizes. Handicappers must sign up between 11:30 a.m. and 12.50 p.m. and must be present to win. A losing Ohio Lottery ticket is good for admission on Friday and Saturday in September.
?Sires Stakes champs: Eight Ohio Sires Stakes champs were crowned Saturday on Scioto Downs? Super Night, with Hare Craft winning an OSS title for the second year in a row by taking the three-year-old colt pace in 1:51, the top clocking of the season at the Columbus track. J J Hall topped the sophomore trotting colts in 1:56. In the other $75,000 finals, the winning two-year-old colts were trotter Count Me In and pacer Noble Trick; two-year-old fillies Jessica Rayne (trot) and Haley Louise (pace); and three-year-old fillies Rose Run Marci (trot) and Crossthreaded (pace).
?The big upset of the evening was 63-1 Haley?s Louise?s wire-to-wire victory in 1:58.3.
?Friskie tops in August: Winning two legs of the Ohio Sires Stakes action at Northfield Park in August, Friskie Beauty was named Horse of the Month by the Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association. The two-year-old daughter of Feelin Friskie paced her career best mile at Northfield on Aug. 26, a 1:57.1 effort with Chip Noble at the reins. The homebred is owned by Thurman Downing of Beachwood and trained by Marty Wollam.
?Stakes on the grill: The stakes races at Thistledown and Northfield Park are winding down. Thistledown has the Best of Ohio distaff, endurance and sprint races for Ohio-bred thoroughbreds on Oct. 15, as well as a pair of stakes for Ohio two-year-olds, the John W. Galbreath and Juvenile stakes. Northfield Park sends out the $172,000 Cleveland Classic on Dec. 10.
?Programmed success: Mike Newlin is the new general manager at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., parlaying his experience as head of the Nebraska State Fair race meeting to get the nod to run the major East Coast harness racing plant. Newlin said his best ideas were aimed at attracting young fans, and getting them involved. The usual cheap beer and hot dogs were not enough. Newlin boosted admission from $1.50 to $2, and gave away a racing program with every paid admission.
?Rather than just stand around and drink beer while being a race observer, Newlin said the young fans learned to read the program and make bets. Attendance jumped 24 percent and wagering was up 17 percent.
?Newlin liked gimmicks, too, including ostrich and camel races.
Source: http://www.thesportsscore.com/horse-racing-insider-cheddar-wins-cane-qualifies-for-jug.html
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