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East Rutherford, NJ – Harness racing trotting colts Karl (Tactical Landing) and TCI (Cantab Hall) remain 1-2 in Week 3 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian.
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments | |
| 1 | Karl
(Tactical landing) |
Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Christina & Nancy Takter, Black Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing, Bender Sweden Inc. |
Dan Patch Award winner, $1M freshman kicked off his 3YO season with an effortless three-ply NJSS series sweep (new mark of 1:51 in final), off last week & not expected to return until end of June |
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| 2 | T C I
(Cantab Hall) |
Dave Miller, Ron Burke, Burke Racing Stable, Hatfield Stables, Knox Services Inc., Weaver Bruscemi |
O’Brien Award winner set earnings record for freshman trotters with $1,238,870 (12 – 10-2-0), two-for-two this season, won 1:52.2 PASS division @ The Meadows & PASS division in 1:53.3 @ Pocono Downs, not in to go this week |
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| 3 | Security Protected
(Father Patrick) |
Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Mitchell Friesen, Brad Grant, Order By Stable AB | 11 – 4-2-3, $354,754 as a 2YO, 1:53 PA All-Stars win in 3YO debut, wire-to-wire in 1:53.3 PASS division @ The Meadows, won a PASS division @ Pocono Downs in 1:54.2, not in to go this week | |
| 4 | Daiquiri Hanover
(Bar Hopping) |
Ake Svanstedt, Stable Why Not, Tomas Anderson | Valley Victory runner up with only six lifetime starts returns to Top Ten, finished a solid second to T C I in his 3YO debut, Svanstedt a two-time Hambo winner & third in 2023, not in to go this week | |
| 5 | Benny J
(Walner) |
Andrew McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Kenneth Jacobs | Broke his maiden with a 1:53 NJSS decision over stablemate Mars Hill, then third behind stablemate Waterfall, second to Karl in NJSS Final, post seven in Big M overnight on June 14 | |
| 6 | Waterfall
(Walner) |
Brett Beckwith, Tony Alagna, Brittany Farms, Al Libfeld | Lightly-raced son of Walner finished second by a nose in his NJSS 3YO debut, rallied for a 1:52 win deadheat with Pantoran in Leg 2, then fifth in NJSS Final, post six in Big M overnight on June 14 | |
| 7 | Mars Hill
(Muscle Hill) |
Todd McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Willow Oak Ranch | Runner up to T C I in 2023 Wellwood Final, kicked off 3YO season with a second in both legs of NJSS, broke & finished ninth from post eight in NJSS Final, post six in Big M overnight on June 14 | |
| 8 | Pantoran
(Walner) |
Ake Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc., Stable Why Not, Tomas Anderson | Held on for a 1:52 win deadheat with Waterfall in his 3YO debut, offered a fierce first over challenge to Karl & faded to seventh in only his fourth career start in NJSS Final, not in to go this week | |
| 9 | Dame Good Time
(Chapter Seven) |
Scott, Zeron, Travis Alexander, John R. Cummins | Started 3YO season with Travis Alexander going two-for-two, 1:52.1 in N/W 2 @ Pocono, then 1:51.1 in NYSS @ Vernon, both with three-time Hambo winner Scott Zeron, post four in EBC division | |
| 10 | Winter Soldier
(Face Time Bourbon) |
Dexter Dunn, Tony Alagna, Peter Alagna, Pryde Stables Inc. | 2YO record of 12 – 5-2-3 (mark of 1:53.1), 3YO debut was a solid second (1:53.1) in Big M overnight on June 1, third in a Goodtimes elimination, post eight in Goodtimes Final | |
by Ken Warkentin, for The Meadowlands
