There were no less than five ‘down under’ bred harness racing winners on the nine race card at Plainridge Park, Massachusetts on Thursday (November 16).
They were the NZ breds Don’t Bother Me None, Sandpiper and Tuapeka Trick, the NSW bred Alta Classic and the Victorian bred Nineteenth Man.
ALTA CLASSIC REPLAY
Monday, November 13
Plainridge Park, Massachusetts
Havehorsewilltravel NZ (Angus Hall) 1:56.2 – $15,000
Saratoga Raceway, New York
Maczaffair NZ (Mach Three) 1:57.8 – $5,250
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Hemsworth NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:51.6 – $22,000
Tuesday, November 14
Northfield Park, Ohio
Ashes To Ashes NZ (Art Major) 1:54.2 – $7,200
He Can Fly NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.2 -$6,000
The Bus (Art Major) 1:57 – $4,400
Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland
Texas Terror NZ (Western Terror) 1:55.4 – $5,500
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Another Statement (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.2 – $11,000
Jack’s Legend NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55 – $16,000
Better B Chevron NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55.2 – $20,000
Wednesday, November 15
Dayton Raceway, Ohio
Statham NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.8 – $9,000
Thursday, November 16
Dayton Raceway, Ohio
Artatac (Art Major) 1:50.6 – $16,000
Dover Downs, Delaware
Trojan Banner NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.6 – $21,000
Flamboro Downs, Ontario
Major League NZ (Gotta Go Cullen) 1:54.4 – $11,000
Plainridge Park, Massachusetts
Alta Classic (Alta Christiano) 1:50.6 – $22,500
Don’t Bother Me None NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51.6 – $18,500
Sandpiper NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:51.6 – $18,500
Nineteenth Man (Captaintreacherous) 1:52 – $22,500
Tuapeka Trick NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.4 – $25,000
Friday, November 17
Freehold Raceway, New Jersey
Jossie James (Big Jim) 1:55.6 – $4,200
Lincoln’s Girl NZ (Sir Lincoln) 1:57.4 – $4,800
Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tam Major (Art Major) 1:52.6 – $13,000
Meadowlands, New Jersey
Prince McArdle NZ (McArdle) 1:51.6 – $8,500
Plainridge Park, Massachusetts
Our Perseus NZ (Alta Christiano) 1:53.2 – $15,000
Patanjali NZ (American Ideal) 1:56 – $10,000
The Meadows, Pennsylvania
Aussie Scooter (Mach Three) 1:52.4 – $7,800
Western Fair Raceway, Ontario
Pembrook Legacy NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.4 – $8,000
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Commander Cathy NZ (Captaintreacherous) 1:55.2 – $13,000
Saturday, November 18
Batavia Downs, New York
Virgil NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:54.2 – $9,000
Vulcan Star NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:54.8 – $12,500
Cumberland Raceway, Maine
Ohoka Johnny NZ (Ohoka Arizona) 1:59.6 – $4,000
Lexus With A View (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:59.8 – $5,500
Hoosier Park, Indiana
Smooth Baht (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:51.8 – $13,500
Elektra (Four Starzzz Shark) 1:52.6 – $27,500
Meadowlands, New Jersey
Nandolo NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:50.6 – $18,000
Saratoga Raceway, New York
Noted (Mach Three) 1:53.8 – $10,500
Bungalow Bill NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55.6 – $9,000
Sunday, November 19
Hawthorne Racecourse, Illinois
See Ya Write NZ (Sportswriter) 1:53.6 – $4,200
To view previous Down Under Winners articles, click here.
by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink