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East Rutherford, NJ – Six of the top ten horses in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian are in to go with week in divisions of the Reynolds stake at the Meadowlands.com. Rattle My Cage and Ambassador Hanover make their first appearances on the Road to list. For everything Hambletonian visit TheHambo.com or Hambletonian.com. #Hambo21
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments |
| 1 | In Range
(Bar Hopping)
|
Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, AMG Stable Inc., Kenneth Kjellgren, Tomas Hans Asell, Rick T. Wahlstedt |
Took a mark of 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS @ The Meadows, broke/seventh (1:53) in PASS @ Pocono, fourth placed third (1:52) @ Big M on June 11, third (1:55) in a Yonkers Trot elimination, a solid third (1:55.2) from post 8 in Final, not in to go @ press time |
| 2 | Sonofamistery
(Muscle Hill)
|
Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, S R F Stable, Holly Lane Stud East LTD. |
Finished third in the NJSS Final, wire-to-wire in a 3YO Open @ Big M in a career best of 1:51.2 (:27.3) on June 11, lapped on break in Big M overnight on June 25 & placed second (1:51.1), post six in a Reynolds division on July 10 |
| 3 | Venerate
(Love You) |
Andy Miller, Julie Miller, Pinske Stables, Andy Miller Stable |
Dan Patch Award winner won first qualifier on May 29 in 1:54.1 (:27.4), romped in qualifier on June 12 in 1:52.3 (:26.3), broke on final turn in 3YO debut @ Big M on June 26, looks to rebound from post nine in a Reynolds division on July 10 |
| 4 | Lindysmusclemania
(Muscle Hill)
|
Dexter Dunn, Ake Svanstedt, Stall Droad, Inc. |
1:51.4 (:26.4) NJSS division winner, broke as the heavy favorite in the NJSS Final, broke again in a 3YO Open on June 11, second (1:51.3) placed fourth, qualified @ Big M on June 26, second in 1:54.2 (:26.1), post ten in a Reynolds division on July 10 |
| 5 | Johan Palema
(Bar Hopping)
|
Yannick Gingras, Ake Svandstedt, Bender Sweden, Inc |
Took a mark of 1:53.2 in his PASS 3YO debut @ The Meadows, second by a nose to stablemate Ambassador Hanover in a 1:53 PASS division @ Pocono, won a Yonkers Trot elimination in 1:54.1, wire-to-wire in Final (1:55 in slop), not in to go @ press time |
| 6 | Dancinginthedark M
(Readly Express) |
Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Menhammer Stuteri Ab |
Won his 3YO debut in 1:52.3 in an overnight @ Big M on June 4, won again in 1:52.1 on June 18, broke/distanced in a Big M overnight on June 26, post four in a Reynolds division on July 10 |
| 7 | Cuatro De Julio
(Trixton) |
Lucas Wallin, Marie Ortolan Bar, D Farm LLC |
Dominant 3YO debut in a 1:53.1 NJSS division, then second (1:52.3) with a late misstep, second again (1:52.2) by a neck the NJSS Final, won a Red Mile qualifier in 1:56.2 on June 30 |
| 8 | Locatelli
(Muscle Hill) |
Dave Miller, Nancy Takter, John Fielding, Steve Heimbecker, Black Horse Racing |
Won a NJSS division in 1:52.4, fifth in the NJSS Final, a close second to Sonofamistery & placed first in 1:51.1 in an overnight on June 26, post five in a Reynolds division on July 10 |
| 9 | Ambassador Hanover
(Chapter Seven) |
Ake Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Order By Stable, Howard Taylor, Judith Taylor, |
Three-time NYSS winner at two, took a mark of 1:53 in his 3YO debut @ Vernon Downs on June 4, second in the EBC, Yonkers Trot elimination & Final, not in to go @ press time |
| 10 | Rattle My Cage
(Love You) |
Tim Tetrick, Anette Lorentzon, Perry Soderberg |
Lightly-raced son of Love You has dominated in three N/W 2 overnights @ Big M, the latest wire-to-wire in 1:52 from post nine, post three in Reynolds division on July 10 |
KEY PREP RACES
Hambletonian Eligibles in Caps
| Date | Stakes | Site | Winner | Driver | Trainer | 2nd Horse | 3rd Horse | Time |
| May 1 | Dexter Cup | Fhld | Incommunicado | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | Sunny Crockett | Fifty Ways | 1:56.3 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | CUATRO DE JULIO | Lucas Wallin | Marie Ortolan Bar | MON AMOUR | LOCATELLI | 1:53.1 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | LINDYSMUSCLEMANIA | Dexter Dunn | Ake Svanstedt | REALLY FAST | BEE FOREVER | 1:51.4 |
| May 14 | NJSS | M | Narzario | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | KILDARE KING | CRICKET FASHION | 1:53 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | Whiskey Blue | Dan Charlino | Ron Burke | Capstone | Mister Boinga | 1:53.4 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | IN RANGE | Tim Tetrick | Marcus Melander | Jujubee | Lepanto | 1:52.3 |
| May 15 | PASS | Mea | JOHAN PALEMA | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | ARNOLD N DICKY | TAKE ALL COMERS | 1:53.2 |
| May 21 | NJSS | M | LOCATELLI | Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter | SONOFAMISTERY | CRICKET FASHION | 1:52.4 |
| May 21 | NJSS | M | MON AMOUR | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | CUATRO DE JULIO | KILDARE KING | 1:52 |
| May 28 | NJSS Final | M | REALLY FAST | Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter | CUATRO DE JULIO | SONOFAMISTERY | 1:52.2 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | Jujubee | Tony Hall | Greg Wright, Jr. | Capstone | Ceffyl Dwr | 1:54.4 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | CAPTAIN COREY | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | Lepanto | Fifty Ways | 1:53.4 |
| May 31 | PASS | PcD | DELAYED HANOVER | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | Johan Palema | Type A | 1:53 |
| June 11 | 3YO Open | M | SONOFAMISTERY | Brian Sears | Marcus Melander | CALLE PALEMA | IN RANGE | 1:51.2 |
| June 18 | EBC | V | Ahundreddollarbill | Andrew McCarthy | Tony Alagna | AMBASSADOR HANOVER | Incommunicado | 1:53.2 |
| June 23 | PASS | Phl | DELAYED HANOVER | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | Jujubee | TYPE A | 1:55 |
| June 23 | PASS | Phl | TAKE ALL COMERS | Dave Miller | Jim Campbell | GOODASHIM | FLY LIGHT | 1:53.2 |
| June 25 | Yonkers Trot Elims | Y | Ahundreddollarbill | Andrew McCarthy | Tony Alagna | MON AMOUR | ETHAN T HANOVER | 1:54.2 |
| June 25 | Yonkers Trot Elims | Y | JOHAN PALEMA | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | AMBASSADOR HANOVER | IN RANGE | 1:54.1 |
| July 2 | Yonkers Trot | Y | JOHAN PALEMA | Yannick Gingras | Ake Svanstedt | AMBASSADOR HANOVER | IN RANGE | 1:55 |
| July 10 | Reynolds | M | ||||||
| July 10 | Reynolds | M | ||||||
| July 13 | NYSS | YR | ||||||
| July 17 | Dancer | M | ||||||
| July 23 | PASS | Mea | ||||||
| July 24 | Tompkins-Geers | M | ||||||
| July 31 | Hambo Eliminations | M |
