Down Under Winners from North America – 16th January

Belmont Royale, a New Zealand bred gelding by Betterthancheddar, came from near last to overpower his harness racing rivals in 1:50.8 in the $27,500 Blue Hen/Open Handicap Pace at Dover Downs on Thursday night (January 11).

BELMONT ROYALE REPLAY

Monday, January 8

Batavia Downs, New York

Magical Maya (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.2 – $15,000

The Charging Moa NZ (Changeover) 1:59.4 – $10,000

Miami Valley Raceway, Ohio

Rosarito Beach NZ (Downbytheseaside) 1:54.4 – $11,000

Tuesday, January 9

Northfield Park, Ohio

Master Yossi NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55.2 – $12,500

Louie The Horse NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:56 – $11,000

Wednesday, January 10

Miami Valley Raceway, Ohio

Howard Hughes NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52 – $13,500

Mossdale Mac NZ (Mach Three) 1:53 – $21,000

Monticello Raceway, New York

Black Edition NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56.4 – $5,400

Aintnobettor (Bettor’s Delight) 1:57.8 – $5,400

The Meadows, Pennsylvania

Double Up NZ (American Ideal) 1:53 – $7,800

Thursday, January 11

Batavia Downs, New York

Belmont Major NZ (Art Major) 1:56 – $12,500

Dover Downs, Delaware

Belmont Royale NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:50.8 – $27,500

Keep On Rocking (Rocknroll Hanover) 1:52.2 – $18,000

Franco Totem NZ (Changeover) 1:52.4 – $20,000

Miami Valley Raceway, Ohio

Sprinter NZ (Mach Three) 1:52.8 – $13,500

Monticello Raceway, New York

Kimani NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:57 – $3,200

Constantlysideways (Village Jasper) 2:00.2 – $3,200

Friday, January 12

The Meadows, Pennsylvania

Will The Wizard (Alta Christiano) 1:54.6 – $11,800

Saturday, January 13

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey

Adam Crocker (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:55.4 – $6,250

Meadowlands, New Jersey

Underthesouthersun NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:52.4 – $10,500

Loorrim Lake (Roll With Joe) 1:52.6 – $19,000

Nineteenth Man (Captaintreacherous) 1:53.2 – $15,000

Sunday, January 14

Cal Expo, California

Stening (Jereme’s Jet) 1:57.4 – $3,500

Miami Valley Raceway, Ohio

Atreacherous (Captaintreacherous) 1:53.4 – $13,500

The Pantheist (Bettor’s Delight) 1:56 – $20,000

by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink