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East Rutherford, NJ – Week two of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian has harness racing colt Venerate in top spot. Biggest mover is Really Fast after an impressive performance in the slop in the NJSS Final.
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments |
| 1 | Venerate
(Love You) |
Andy Miller, Julie Miller, Pinske Stables, Andy Miller Stable |
Dan Patch Award & Mohawk Million winner, took a mark of 1:51.4 in the KYSS Final, Team Orange Crush on board in three of last five Hambos, won first qualifier in 1:54.1 (:27.4) @ The Big M on May 29 |
| 2 | In Range
(Bar Hopping) |
Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, AMG Stable Inc., Kenneth Kjellgren, Tomas Hans Asell, Rick T. Wahlstedt |
Second in the PASS Final & Breeders Crown, Melander was second, third & fifth last year, and had three finalists in 2019, took a mark of 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS, made an early break & finished seventh (1:53) in PASS @ Pocono on May 31 |
| 3 | On A Streak
(Cantab Hall) |
Bob McClure, Luc Blais, Determination |
O’Brien Award winner for the 2019 Hambo winners, Breeders Crown upsetter at 9-1 in 1:52.4 & 15-1 in the William Wellwood Memorial, third (1:55.2) in his 2021 debut @ Phl, won a TSS division @ Pocono in 1:56.2 (28.4) on May 31 |
| 4 | Really fast
(Muscle Hill)
|
Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Brixton Medical, Inc., Hatfield Stables, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld |
Unraced at two, romped in his first two career starts @ The Big M, finished second (1:52.2) to Lindysmusclemania, took a new mark of 1:52.2 in the slop with perfect trip upset in the NJSS Final, “My horse was super to race like that in the pouring rain,” said Takter. |
| 5 | Cuatro De Julio
(Trixton) |
Lucas Wallin, Marie Ortolan Bar, D Farm LLC |
Twice a sub 1:52 winner at two, dominated his 3YO debut in a 1:53.1 NJSS division, then second (1:52.3) with a late misstep, second again (1:52.2) by a neck the NJSS Final |
| 6 | Lindysmusclemania
(Muscle Hill) |
Dexter Dunn, Ake Svanstedt, Stall Droad, Inc. |
Graduate of the Kindergarten Series won his lone qualifier @ The Big M in 1:53.2, then looked impressive winning a NJSS division in 1:51.4 with a :26.4, made a late break in the slop as the heavy favorite in the NJSS Final |
| 7 | Captain Corey
(Googoo Gaagaa) |
Ake Svanstedt, S R F Stable, Knutsson Trotting Inc, Midnight Sun Partners Inc., Ake Svanstedt Inc |
This Svanstedt trainee won his first five career starts, including the PASS Final in 1:53.3, won his first 3YO qualifier in 1:54.1, romped in a PASS division in 1:53.4 (:27.4) @ Pocono on May 31 |
| 8 | Mon Amour
(Muscle Hill) |
Yannick Gingras, Ake Svanstedt, Al Libfeld, Marvin & Lynn Katz & Sam Goldband |
Another from 2017 Hambo winner Team Svanstedt, second (1:53.2) in his NJSS 3YO debut, then cruised to a new mark of 1:52 reunited with Yannick Gingras, fourth from the rail the NJSS Final |
| 9 | Southwind Tyrion
(Muscle Hill) |
Ake Svanstedt, S R F Stable, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Knutsson Trotting Inc., Brittany Farms & Riverview |
Part of the Svanstedt battalion, 1:51.1 winner in ISS, NJSS Final champion, second in the Wm. Wellwood Mem., was scheduled to qualify on June 12 |
| 10 | Anoka Hanover
(Donato Hanover) |
Todd McCarthy, Noel Daley, Caviart Farms, Crawford Farms Racing, L A Express Stable LLC, Noel Daley |
Fillies have won two of the last three Hambos, Dan Patch Award winner made it eight in a row with an easy 3YO debut in a track record equaling 1:52.3 PASS division @ Phl, then faded to sixth (1:54.1) in PASS @ The Meadows on May 29 over a sloppy track, entered in PASS on June 6 @ Pocono |
KEY PREP RACES
Hambletonian Eligibles in Caps
| Date | Stakes | Site | Winner | Driver | Trainer | 2nd Horse | 3rd Horse | Time |
| May 1 | Dexter Cup | Fhld | Incommunicado | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | Sunny Crockett | Fifty Ways | 1:56.3 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | CUATRO DE JULIO | Lucas Wallin | Marie Ortolan Bar | MON AMOUR | LOCATELLI | 1:53.1 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | LINDYSMUSCLEMANIA | Dexter Dunn | Ake Svanstedt | REALLY FAST | BEE FOREVER | 1:51.4 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | Narzario | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | KILDARE KING | CRICKET FASHION | 1:53 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | Whiskey Blue | Dan Charlino | Ron Burke | Capstone | Mister Boinga | 1:53.4 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | IN RANGE | Tim Tetrick | Marcus Melander | Jujubee | Lepanto | 1:52.3 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | JOHAN PALEMA | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | ARNOLD N DICKY | TAKE ALL COMERS | 1:53.2 |
| May 21 | NJSS | M | LOCATELLI | Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter | SONOFAMISTERY | CRICKET FASHION | 1:52.4 |
| May 21 | NJSS | M | MON AMOUR | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | CUATRO DE JULIO | KILDARE KING | 1:52 |
| May 28 | NJSS Final | M | REALLY FAST | Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter | CUATRO DE JULIO | SONOFAMISTERY | 1:52.2 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | Jujubee | Tony Hall | Greg Wright, Jr. | Capstone | Ceffyl Dwr | 1:54.4 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | CAPTAIN COREY | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | Lepanto | Fifty Ways | 1:53.4 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | DELAYED HANOVER | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | Johan Palema | Type A | 1:53 |
| June 4 | NYSS | V | ||||||
| June 18 | EBC | TD | ||||||
| June 23 | PASS | Phl | ||||||
| July 10 | Reynolds | M | ||||||
| July 13 | NYSS | YR | ||||||
| July 17 | Dancer | M | ||||||
| July 17 | Dancer | M | ||||||
| July 23 | PASS | Mea | ||||||
| July 24 | Tompkins-Geers | M | ||||||
| July 31 | Hambo Eliminations | M |
From Meadowlands Racetrack
