Down Under Winners from North America

The New Zealand bred gelding On The Cards posted his 50^th lifetime success when he took full advantage of a pocket trip to overwhelm his rivals in 1:51 in the $12,000 Open at Rosecroft Raceway on Monday (October 5).

ON THE CARDS N REPLAY

The following night, ANZAC bred pacers won seven of the 11 races at Yonkers Raceway. They were the Aussie breds Checknoutthalent, Spirit Of Pearl, Crowd Control and Force Full, and the Kiwi breds Hemsworth, Ragnar Lothbrok and Strikem.

Maggie Q, a NZ bred daughter of Captain Crunch, survived a torrid passage to ultimately capture the $13,500 feature in 1:53 at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday (October 9).

The eight-year-old Alta Revelry came from last at the three-quarter pole to power past his rivals in winning the $30,000 Open in 1:50.8 at Dayton Raceway on Saturday (October 10).

On the same day, the Aussie bred Mydadsaid, a seven-year-old son of Sportswriter, led for the last three sectionals to capture the $18,000 Open by three-quarters of a length in 1:54 at Saratoga Raceway. It was the gelding’s fourth success in the last six weeks.

 Monday, October 5

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania

Our Triple Major (Art Major) 1:53.2 – $8,000

Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland

On The Cards NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:51 – $12,000

Underthesouthernsun NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:53.6 – $5,500

Yonkers Raceway, New York

Mossdale Ben NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:52.8 – $33,000

American Dealer NZ (American Ideal) 1:54.6 – $28,000

Soho Dow Jones (American Ideal) 1:54 – $23,000

Thenu Came Along (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.8 – $21,000

Missed The Truth (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:53.4 – $20,000

Cyrus NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:55.6 – $15,000

 

Tuesday, October 6

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania

Delightful Dude NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:52.4 – $8,500

Yonkers Raceway, New York

Hemsworth NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:52.2 – $28,000

Checknoutthetalent (He’s Watching) 1:53.2 – $28,000

Spirit Of Pearl (Vincent) 1:52.6 – $24,000

Ragnar Lothbrok NZ (Art Major) 1:52 – $23,000

Strikem NZ (Art Major) 1:53.6 – $23,000

Force Full (Sweet Lou) 1:53 – $19,000

Crowd Control (Control The Moment) 1:54.8 – $15,000

 

Wednesday, October 7

Batavia Downs, New York

Wicked Beauty (McArdle) 1:55.4 – $8,000

Yonkers Raceway, New York

Lexington Queen NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.6 – $21,000

 

Thursday, October 8

Batavia Downs, New York

Viva Las Vegas NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:56.6 – $6,500

Hoosier Park, Indiana

Sanday (Western Terror) 1:50.6 – $14,000

 

Friday, October 9

Dayton Raceway, Ohio

The Bus (Art Major) 1:52.8 – $7,000

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Maggie Q NZ (Captain Crunch) 1:53 – $13,500

Vernon Downs, New York

Jive Dancing (Rock N Roll Heaven) 1:54 – $4,000

Real Lucky NZ (Real Desire) 1:54.4 – $4,000

Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario

Madrid (Bling It On) 1:51.4 – $20,000

Yonkers Raceway, New York

Silk Cloud (Shadow Play) 1:52.4 – $43,000

Doug’s Babe (Western Terror) 1:54.4 – $19,000

 

Saturday, October 10

Dayton Raceway, Ohio

Alta Revelry NZ (Sunshine Beach) 1:50.8 – $30,000

Hippodrome Three Rivers, Quebec

American Colt NZ (Tintin In America) 1:59 – $3,500

Hoosier Park, Indiana

Vettel NZ (American Ideal) 1:51.8 – $11,000

Northfield Park, Ohio

Fun To Love NZ (Terror To Love) 1:53.2 – $15,000

Twist Little Girl NZ (Vincent) 1:54 – $11,500

Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania

Alta Blues (Alta Christiano) 1:50.8 – $18,500

Saratoga Raceway, New York

Mydadsaid (Sportswriter) 1:54 – $18,000

I’m No Outlaw NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.2 – $11,000

Willie Go West NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:54 – $7,300

 

Sunday, October 11

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Arden Messi NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.6 – $7,500

Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland

Underthesouthernsun NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:54.6 – $11,000

Becher’s Brook (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:55 – $9,500

Saratoga Raceway, New York

Taking The Miki (Always B Miki) 1:54.8 – $12,150

 

by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink