Alagna trainees strong at Breakfast With The Babies

East Rutherford, NJ – Breakfast With The Babies sponsored by Fashion Farms, Independence weekend edition, opened up at 9:00am on a muggy morning with just a slight breeze against them in the stretch over a fast Meadowlands harness racing track.

Trainer Tony Alagna won the day with an impressive seven winners; with a few other from the barn that going good trips, often following their stable mates under the wire.

The trotting fillies were first up and My Anna’s Dream (Father Patrick, Dexter Dunn) got the day off to a fast start with a pillar to post 1:55.1 / 28- score over a fast-closing Unicorn Blue Chip (Tim Tetrick) in a match up of fillies with a future. Lady Remi (Corey Callahan) stayed on for third after a pocket trip. The winner is a Wiesman Farms homebred who shows going through the Lexington Select sale (LEX) for $100,000, trained by Nancy Takter.

MY ANNA’S DREAM REPLAY

Tetrick put the Brittany Farms homebred Father Patrick filly Yes Please on the lead this morning and she held sway over pocket rider Flyingdrumstick S (Emanuel Miller), the mile in 1:57.2 / 27.3 in what was her second appearance for trainer Tony Alagna. Baby Take A Vow (Callahan) was flying late from last to be third.

YES PLEASE REPLAY

In another remarkable speed display, Dunn set friendly fractions through a minute half then hit the go button for a :55.4 and :27.3 closing fractions in a 1:55.4 win with Crawford Farms Chapter Seven lass, Royal Filly. She finished well in front of the field, with Trick Play (David Miller) staying for second and Grande’ (Jimmy Takter) rallied by other for third. She also races from the Alagna barn and Jonas Schlabach is listed as the breeder.

ROYAL FILLY REPLAY

Alagna sent out a Captaintreacherous pacing colt trifecta in the fourth with Riverview Racing’s Captain’s Choice (Scott Zeron) winning. Senor Soldado (Andy McCarthy) followed along for second and Admiral Hanover recovered to be third. The winner is a Riverview Racing and Steven Head home bred, they now share ownership with Larry Denley and Michele Head.

CAPTAIN’S CHOICE REPLAY

A good group of colts that all had one or two under their belts resulted in a sharp 1:53 / 27.4 win for El Ray (Captaintreacherous, Dunn) and another Captain-Captain-Captain finish. Save America (Gingras) bolted up the inside late for second and Captain Up (Zeron) third. The winner is the fourth on the day for Alagna and another Riverview Racing home bred that is owned in partnership with Brittany Farms, Steve Head and Larry Denley.

EL REY REPLAY

A short group of four trotting colts faced the gate in race six and Andy Miller put French Wine (Bar Hopping) on the lead early and set all the fractions in a 1:56.4 / 27.3 score over Chapercraz (Trond Smedshammer). The colt, trained by Julie Miller, was a $120,000 (LEX) yearling, bred by Katz and Libfeld and now racing for Andy Miller Stable, Daniel and Jean Christophe Plouffe and Michael Cote Gagnon.

FRENCH WINE REPLAY

After a training break, M Maurrone (Donato Hanover, Andy Miller) led all the way and won by many over Southwind Admiral (Dave Miller) in 1:58.3 / 28.3. Jeff Cullipher trains the gelding for himself and partner Pollack Racing. LLC.

M MAURRONE REPLAY

First crop sire Crazy Wow had a winner in Some Kinda Crazy (Corey Callahan) who left the field in his wake with a 27.4 end to a 1:58.2 mile over Hillasviva (Smedshammer). John Butenschoen trains the winner for Andray Farm, Jim Crawford IV, R. Preziotti and VIP Internet Stable who gave $20,000 (SHS) for the ridgling. Stephen Dey II is the breeder.

SOME KINDA CRAZY REPLAY

Scratch My Back (Tactical Landing) gave Andy Miller his third driving win and trainer/wife Julie a double when the colt cut the mile in 1:59 / 28.4 and held on over a closing Khaosan Road (Svanstedt) and Harko (J. Takter). The Millers share ownership of the winner, a $47,000 (LEX) yearling bred by Stev Jones, with Michael Anderson and Never 2 Late stables.

SCRATCH MY BACK REPLAY

Mint Julep Hanover (Stay Hungry, A. McCarthy) was Tony Alagna’s fifth winner of the day when she scored in 1:56. The filly wound up in front at the half when rival Mikado broke and held sway under minimal urging over stable mate Everheart Hanover (Todd McCarthy). Tony shares ownership of the $100,000 (SHS) Hanover bred with Brad Grant and Jablonsky Held Stable.

MINT JULEP HANOVER REPLAY

A pair of expensive and impressive Captaintreacherous fillies from the Alagna barn finished one-two in the 11th when Seashell (A. McCarthy) held off the late rush of Bellissima Hanover (T. McCarthy) in 1:53.2 / 28.2, number six on the day for Tony. Seashell sat behind rapid fractions set by Southwind Guiness, paced by that rival mid-stretch and kept it going through the wire. The winner was a $450,000 (LEX) Brittany bred yearling, now co-owned with Marvin Katz, while Bellissima Hanover brought $400,000 (LEX) for Riverview Racing who bred her with Hanover and retained the filly in partnership with Alagna Racing, Caviar Farms, Steve Head and Daniel Plouffe.

SEASHELL REPLAY

The races ended with the twelfth, so Alagna was held to seven winners on the day when Treacherousdame (Captaintreacherous, A. McCarthy), a Willow Oak Ranch home bred won in 1:53.3 / 28.1 over barn mate Treacherous Penny (T. McCarthy) with a third Alagna trainee, Reggae Hanover closing up for third. Captain x 3 again for the top pacing sire.

TREACHEROUSDAME REPLAY

It’s Fan Appreciation night at The Meadowlands and the feature races are top class Grand Circuit events for older horses. Free programs as always for the first post at 6:20PM.

For complete qualifier results, click here.

by Nick Salvi, for The Meadowlands