Down Under Winners from North America – 29th August

The Art Major harness racing gelding Montana Chief equalled his lifetime best of 1:49 when he won a $20,000 race at Hoosier Park on Friday (August 25). The seven-year-old was bred by Victorian breeders Neville Cranston and Barry Robinson. 

MONTANA CHIEF REPLAY

Dark Eclipse, a New Zealand bred daughter of A Rocknroll Dance, posted a new lifetime mark of 1:51.6 when she annexed the mares and fillies’ feature at Tioga Downs on Friday (August 25). 

The mare finished with a wet sail to notch her fifth success for the season. 

 

Monday, August 21 

Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario 

Bettor Not Bitter (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51.8 – $12,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Nandolo NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:51.4 – $30,000 

Justasec NZ (Big Jim) 1:52.4 – $22,000 

 

Tuesday, August 22 

Georgian Downs, Ontario 

Smoke N Reactor NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:58.2 – $6,500 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Marty Monkhouser (Village Jasper) 1:53.6 – $6,000 

 

Wednesday, August 23 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Tullow NZ (Mach Three) 1:57.2 – $4,800 

Running Aces, Minnesota 

Bettor Trix NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55 – $6,800 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Mr Ibiza NZ (Sunshine Beach) 1:53.6 – $14,000 

 

Friday, August 25 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Mister Donald (Falcon Seelster) 1:51.4 – $9,900 

Ocean Ridge NZ (Mach Three) 1:51.6 – $13,000 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Montana Chief (Art Major) 1:49 – $20,000 

Major Crisis (Art Major) 1:52.4 – $6,500 

Star Commander NZ (Art Major) 1:52.6 – $13,000 

Northville Downs, Michigan 

Brigadier Bronski (Art Major) 1:57.6 – $4,500 

Tioga Downs, New York 

Dark Eclipse NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:51.6 – $11,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Lucky Artist (Artistic Fella) 1:53.2 – $25,000 

Shanway NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55 – $14,000 

 

Saturday, August 26 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Ready To Rumble NZ (Stunin Cullen) 1:55 – $11,500 

Mighty Santana NZ (Santanna Blue Chip) 1:55.2 – $10,000 

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey 

Slip The Hundy NZ (Sir Lincoln) 1:54.4 – $12,000 

Georgian Downs, Ontario 

Darkershadeofpale NZ (Changeover) 1:54.8 – $8,500 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Elektra (Four Starzzz Shark) 1:50.4 – $22,000 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

Navagio NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.2 – $13,500 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Jilliby Dynamite (Captaintreacherous) 1:50 – $18,500 

Black Chevron NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.8 – $15,000 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

Optical Illusion NZ (He’s Watching) 1:54.2 – $11,500 

Let’s Go To Brazil (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:54.4 – $10,700 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Atreacherous (Captaintreacherous) 1:53.2 – $18,000 

Belladonna Girl (He’s Watching) 1:53.6 – $12,000 

 

Sunday, August 27 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

American Dealer NZ (American Ideal) 1:50 – $16,200 

Leamington Raceway, Ontario 

High Rolling (Roll With Joe) 1:57.4 – $4,200 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

The Ideal Dancer (American Ideal) 1:53.8 – $16,500

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Delight Brigade NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51.8 – $11,000 

Deltasun (Tennotrump) 1:56.2 – $11,000 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

A Little Side Hustle NZ (He’s Watching) 1:53.4 – $13,375 

Tioga Downs, New York 

Vulcan Star NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:52.2 – $11,500 

Muscle Mach (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:54.8 – $6,300 

 

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by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink