Down Under Winners from North America – 7th November

Enhance Your Calm, a New Zealand bred gelding by Majestic Son, chalked up his ninth harness racing win for the year when he led through the last three quarters to win a $25,000 Open Handicap at Plainridge Park on Monday (October 30). The time for the mile on a rainsodden track was 1:55.2. 

ENCHANCE YOURCALM REPLAY

The NSW bred four-year-old Alta Classic (Alta Christiano) proved too tough for his rivals in a $22,500 Conditioned race in 1:51.8 at Plainridge Park on Thursday (November 2). It was his third success in North America. 

Torrid Saint, a Victorian bred son of Shadow Play, came from midfield with a stomping run to win a $25,000 race in 1:52.2 at Plainridge Park on Friday (November 3). He has now won 20 races. 

The NSW bred Captain Crusader (Captaintreacherous) became the latest Australian bred horse to enter the 1:50 list in America when he clocked 1:49.6 to win a $15,000 race at Meadowlands on Saturday (November 4). 

 

Monday, October 30 

Dover Downs, Delaware 

Becher’s Brook (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:53.8 – $7,500 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

Erik NZ (Shadow Play) 1:56.4 – $7,500 

Ashes To Ashes NZ (Art Major) 1:56.6 – $9,000 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Enhance Your Calm NZ (Majestic Son) 1:55.2 – $25,000 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Comet Crusader NZ (Betting Line) 1:53.4 – $8,500 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

Bronze Over NZ (Changeover) 1:56.8 – $10,700 

Western Fair Raceway, Ontario 

Sea Change NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:58.6 – $6,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Idealsomemagic (American Ideal) 1:52 – $32,000 

 

Tuesday, October 31 

Cumberland Run, Kentucky 

Messi NZ (Lis Mara) 1:55.4 – $17,000 

Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland 

Somegirlsomewhere (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:55.2 – $6,500 

Waves Of Fire (Courage Under Fire) 1:57.6 – $5,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Sonny Weaver NZ (Sunshine Beach) 1:53 – $19,000 

Typhoon Banner NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.6 – $22,000 

 

Wednesday, November 1 

Dover Downs, Delaware 

Sharkine NZ (Shadyshark Hanover) 1:54.6 – $19,000 

Some Waratah (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:54.8 – $6,500 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Pocket Watch NZ (He’s Watching) 1:53.8 – $9,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Italian Delight NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.6 – $13,000 

Rhythm N Blues NZ (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:56.6 – $11,000 

 

Thursday, November 2  

Charlottetown Driving Park, Prince Edward Island 

Short N Sweet NZ (Live Or Die) 1:59.4 -$2,100 

Dover Downs, Delaware 

Something Bettor (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51.4 – $17,000 

Its Rock And Roll (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:52.2 – $27,500 

Mongolian Hero NZ (Mach Three) 1:52.8 – $21,000 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Alta Classic (Alta Christiano) 1:51.8 – $22,500 

 

Friday, November 2 

Dayton Raceway, Ohio 

Mossdale Lottee NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51.6 – $25,000 

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey 

Lincoln’s Girl NZ (Sir Lincoln) 1:55.4 – $4,200 

Corsini (Sportswriter) 1:56.2 – $6,300 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Runrunjimmydunn NZ (American Ideal) 1:51 – $13,000 

Joe’s Star Of Mia (Roll With Joe) 1:51.4 – $11,200 

Ocean Ridge NZ (Mach Three) 1:51.8 – $13,000 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Spring In His Step (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:50.6 – $30,000 

Star Commander NZ (Art Major) 1:52.6 – $20,000 

Meadowlands, New Jersey 

Burlington NZ (American Ideal) 1:53 – $11,500 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Torrid Saint (Shadow Play) 1:52.2 – $25,000 

Booraa NZ (Mach Three) 1:53.2 – $22,500 

The Charging Moa NZ (Changeover) 1:53.8 – $15,000 

The Meadows, Pennsylvania 

Aussie Scooter (Mach Three) 1:52.8 – $7,200 

Vernon Downs, New York 

Onspeed NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.8 – $4,000 

Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario 

Uncle Shank (Warrawee Needy) 1:52 – $12,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Tuapeka Jessie NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55.2 – $13,000 

 

Saturday, November 4 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Vulcan Star NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:53.6 – $12,500 

Dayton Raceway, Ohio 

Golden Rose NZ (Gold Ace) 1:51.6 – $13,000 

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey 

Bondi Shake (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:55 – $10,500 

Give Us A Wave (Mach Three) 1:55.8 – $6,300 

Meadowlands, New Jersey 

Captain Crusader (Captaintreacherous) 1:49.6 – $15,000 

Sugar Me NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:51.4 – $10,500 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

No Outlaw NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.6 – $16,050 

 

Sunday, November 5 

Cumberland Raceway, Maine 

The Bird Dance NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:56.8 – $6,000 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Braeview Bondi (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:51.8 – $9,900 

Leamington Raceway, Ontario 

Big Mach NZ (Mach Three) 1:57 – $6,500 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

A Delightful Act NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.2 – $20,000 

Beyond Words NZ (Art Major) 1:57 – $8,200 

 

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by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink