Down Under Winners from North America – 15th October

A Little Side Hustle, a New Zealand bred daughter of He’s Watching, led from end-to-end to win the $15,000 Fillies and Mares’ Open in 1:53.2 at Saratoga Raceway on Monday (October 7). It was her third win in an Open this season.

 ALITTLESIDEHUSTL N REPLAY

The Vincent mare Turn The Page NZ posted her fifth consecutive win and her eighth success for the season when she won a $25,000 Open Pace for fillies and mares in 1:50.4 at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (October 8). The win lifted her seasonal earnings to $102,222. 

Melanion, a NZ bred gelding by Bettor’s Delight, set a new lifetime record of 1:53 when he took out the $12,000 Open at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (October 12). On the same card, another former Kiwi in Vulcan Star won the $13,000 Open Handicap by a head in 1:54. 

 

Monday, October 7 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Hudsen (Art Major) 1:54.8 – $10,000 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Black Chevron NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.8 – $9,500 

Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland 

On The Cards NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.2 – $8,500 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

A Little Side Hustle NZ (He’s Watching) 1:53.2 – $15,000 

American Tour NZ (American Ideal) 1:54.6 – $10,000 

Bout Damn Time (Art Major) 1:55.8 – $10,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Maximus Red (American Ideal) 1:52.4 – $18,000 

Himself NZ (Sportswriter) 1:53 – $35,000 

Funatthebeach NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:53 – $17,000 

Optical Illusion NZ (He’s Watching) 1:54.2 – $22,000 

San Domino (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:54.4 – $16,000 

 

Tuesday, October 8 

Harrington Raceway, Delaware 

Majorca NZ (Art Major) 1:52 – $50,000 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Colossal Stride (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.6 – $8,800 

Premier Joy (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:58.6 – $7,500 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

Cocosdream (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:55.4 – $11,400 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Turn The Page NZ (Vincent) 1:50.4 – $25,000 

Woman In Gold NZ (Art Major) 1:55.2 – $10,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

The Ideal Dancer (American Ideal) 1:50.6 – $14,000 

Ohoka Le Bron NZ (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:52.4 – $19,000 

Heaven’s Showgirl (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:52.8 – $20,000 

Venturesome Arden NZ (Captaintreacherous) 1:54 – $22,000 

 

Wednesday, October 9 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Mister Ohanzee (Art Major) 1:57.8 – $4,500 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Provocative Prince NZ (Grinfromeartoear) 1:56.2 – $7,100 

Springfield, Illinois 

Another Statement (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.4 – $5,500 

The Meadows, Pennsylvania 

Off N Gone NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:52.4 – $12,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Alotbettor NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54 – $13,000 

Bradley NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:54.4 – $18,000 

Italian Delight NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.4 – $12,000 

Vespa NZ (Mach Three) 1:54.6 – $12,000 

Lucky Mum NZ (Father Patrick) Tr 1:57 – $17,000 

 

Thursday, October 10 

Dayton Raceway, Ohio 

Stars Align (Art Major) 1:51.2 – $21,000 

Crunch Time (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:51.2 – $10,000 

Giveitatry (American Ideal) 1:52.4 – $10,000 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Major Crocker (Art Major) 1:53 – $9,000 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Aintnobettor (Bettor’s Delight) 1:58.2 – $4,800 

Benicio (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:59.2 – $4,100 

Itzalldowntoluck NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:59.4 – $4,100 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Naturally Gifted (Sweet Lou) 1:50.8 – $20,500 

Bonnie Prince Louis NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:53.4 – $14,500 

Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ontario 

What’s In The Esky (Western Edition) 1:55.2 – $6,100 

The Meadows, Pennsylvania 

Tisadream NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.8 – $6,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Samhara NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.8 – $14,000 

 

Friday, October 11 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Lindy’s Love (Love You) Tr 1:57.2 – $10,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Talent To Spare (Hurrikane Kingcole) 1:54.2 – $19,000’ 

 

Saturday, October 12 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Melanion NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53 – $12,000 

Vulcan Star NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:54 – $13,000 

Catcha Lefty (Village Jasper) 1:56.6 – $8,000 

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey 

Fizzing NZ (Mach Three) 1:55 – $5,500 

Three In Heaven (Mach Three) 1:56.2 – $4,400 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Anna Love NZ (Terror To Love) 1:51.2 – $17,000 

Saratoga Raceway, New Jersey 

Macheasy (Mach Three) 1:53.6 – $7,250 

Tulhurst Santanna (Santanna Blue Chip) 1:54.2 – $10,500 

Mr Perfect NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.4 – $5,000

 

Sunday, October 13 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Elegant (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:52.2 – $10,000 

It’s All About Faith NZ (Captaintreacherous) 1:52.2 – $9,500 

 

To view previous Down Under Winners articles, click here.

by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink