Down Under Winners from North America

 Five New Zealand bred pacers in Blaze On, Duke Of Cornwall, Golden Bay, Let’s N Joy and Franco Santana put up sub 1:50 winning miles in North America last week. 

Blaze On, who took a new lifetime mark of 1:49.6 at Hoosier Park, is a six-year-old Sweet Lou gelding bred by the late Charles Roberts. 

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Golden Bay, who won in 1:49.8 on the same card, is a six-year-old Downbytheseaside gelding bred by Woodlands Stud, while Duke Of Cornwall, who clocked 1:49.8 at Scioto Downs, is a seven-year-old Sweet Lou gelding bred by Lester Smith. 

Franco Santana (by Captaintreacherous) and Let’s N Joy (by Bettor’s Delight) clocked miles in 1:49.2 and 1:49.8 respectively at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The former was bred by Spreydon Lodge and the latter by Torque Breeding Limited and Starmark Limited. 

 

Monday, July 20 

Grand River Raceway, Ontario 

Fabrizio NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:55 – $7,500 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Arco NZ (Shadow Play) 1:59 – $4,600 

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania 

Tulhurst Santanna (Santanna Blue Chip) 1:51 – $9,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Force Full (Sweet Lou) 1:52.4 – $21,000 

 

Tuesday, July 21 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Rock Diamonds NZ (Rocknroll Hanover) 1:57.2 – $5,600 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

Maluka Miss NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:54 – $18,000 

Whilemena Rita (Heston Blue Chip) 1:55.2 – $12,150 

Scioto Downs, Ohio 

Uncle Jord (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:51.4 – $17,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Udderly Sweet (Sweet Lou) 1:52.4 – $23,000 

Moonshiner NZ (Always B Miki) 1:53.6 – $21,000 

Kimble (Western Terror) 1:52.4 – $19,000 

The Rascal NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:53.2 – $19,000 

In Excess NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.2 – $15,000 

 

Wednesday, July 22 

Monticello Raceway, New York 

Parmesan NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:58.4 – $4,600 

Ocean Downs, Maryland 

Kairaki Confidential NZ (Art Major) 1:54.6 – $6,500 

Scioto Downs, Ohio 

Duke Of Cornwall NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:49.8 – $12,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Curly James (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:54 – $18,000 

 

Thursday, July 23 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Betterthanhope NZ (Betterthancheddar) 1:54.2 – $9,000 

Scioto Downs, Ohio 

Roy Kent NZ (Captain Crunch) 1:50.8 – $15,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Black Hawk Joe (Roll With Joe) 1:55.2 – $15,000 

 

Friday, July 24 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Golden Bay NZ (Downbytheseaside) 1:49.8 – $22,000 

Sanday (Western Terror) 1:51.4 – $16,000 

Blaze On NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:49.6 – $15,000 

Bundoran NZ (Lincoln Royal) 1:50.8 – $5,500 

Meadowlands, New Jersey 

Muscle Factory (Roll With Joe) 1:51.6 – $11,500 

Scioto Downs, Ohio 

Sweet Mama Drama NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:51.2 – $16,500 

The Meadows, Pennsylvania 

Dramas (Soho Tribeca) 1:53.2 – $10,000 

Tioga Downs, New York 

Real Lucky NZ (Real Desire) 1:53.2 – $15,000 

The Huntress (Huntsville) 1:54 – $7,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Sweetnikkilou (Sweet Lou) 1:52 – $33,000 

Sheer Artistry NZ (Art Major) 1:53.4 – $28,000 

Coachella NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:52.8 – $21,000 

 

Saturday, July 25 

Cumberland Raceway, Maine 

Fond Memories (Mach Three) 1:57.8 – $4,600 

Ultimate Flyer NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 2:00.2 – $4,000 

Meadowlands, New Jersey 

Tuapeka Jessie NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.8 – $8,500 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

It’s Electrifying (Captaintreacherous) 1:53.6 – $14,500 

Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario 

Let’s N Joy NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:49.8 – $44,000 

Franco Santana NZ (Captaintreacherous) 1:49.2 – $13,000 

 

Sunday, July 26 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Kashed Up (For A Reason) 1:51.6 – $11,000 

Tricky Captain NZ (Captaintreacherous) 1:54.8 – $8,500 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

Pocket The Cash NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.4 – $11,200 

Tioga Downs, New York 

Matai Phil NZ (Washington VC) 1:51.6 – $14,500 

Soho Skyfall (Sweet Lou) 1:52.2 – $10,500 

 

by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink

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