Ken Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian
East Rutherford, NJ – Karl and TCI remain 1-2 in Ken Warkentin’s 2024 Road to the Hambletonian Week 2. The 2024 Hambletonian is Saturday, August 3.
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments | |
| 1 | Karl
(Tactical landing) |
Yannick Gingras, Nancy Takter, Christina & Nancy Takter, Black Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing, Bender Sweden Inc. |
Dan Patch Award winner capped a $1M freshman campaign with a 1:52.1 stakes record in Valley Victory, also won Breeders Crown, kicked off his 3YO season with an effortless three-ply NJSS series sweep, will take a few weeks off & stay at The Big M |
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| 2 | T C I
(Cantab Hall) |
Dave Miller, Ron Burke, Burke Racing Stable, Hatfield Stables, Knox Services Inc., Weaver Bruscemi |
O’Brien Award winner set earnings record for freshman trotters with $1,238,870 (12 – 10-2-0), jogged in two Big M qualifiers (1:54.1 & 1:53.2), then romped in 1:52.2 PASS division @ The Meadows, post six in PASS @ Pocono Downs on June 8 |
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| 3 | Security Protected
(Father Patrick) |
Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Mitchell Friesen, Brad Grant, Order By Stable AB | 1:52.4 Grand Circuit winner, 11 – 4-2-3, $354,754 as a 2YO, 1:53 PA All-Stars win in 3YO debut, wire-to-wire in 1:53.3 PASS division @ The Meadows, post three in PASS @ Pocono Downs on June 8 | |
| 4 | Benny J
(Walner) |
Andrew McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Kenneth Jacobs | Broke his maiden with a 1:53 NJSS decision over stablemate Mars Hill, then finished third behind stablemate Waterfall, second beaten seven lengths by Karl in NJSS Final, not in to go this week | |
| 5 | Waterfall
(Walner) |
Brett Beckwith, Tony Alagna, Brittany Farms, Al Libfeld | Lightly raced son of Walner finished second by a nose in his NJSS 3YO debut, rallied for a 1:52 win deadheat with Pantoran in Leg 2, then fifth in NJSS Final, not in to go this week | |
| 6 | Mars Hill
(Muscle Hill) |
Todd McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Willow Oak Ranch | Runner up to T C I in Wellwood Final, kicked off 3YO season with a second in both legs of NJSS, broke & finished ninth from post eight in NJSS Final, not in to go this week | |
| 7 | Pantoran
(Walner) |
Ake Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc., Stable Why Not, Tomas Anderson | Held on for a 1:52 win deadheat with Waterfall in his 3YO debut, offered a fierce first over challenge to Karl & faded to seventh in only his fourth career start in NJSS Final, not in to go this week | |
| 8 | Dame Good Time
(Chapter Seven) |
Scott, Zeron, Travis Alexander, John R. Cummins | Started 3YO season with Travis Alexander going two-for-two, 1:52.1 in N/W 2 @ Pocono, then 1:51.1 in NYSS @ Vernon, both with three-time Hambo winner Scott Zeron, not in to go this week | |
| 9 | Winter Soldier
(Face Time Bourbon) \ |
Dexter Dunn, Tony Alagna, Peter Alagna, Pryde Stables Inc. | 2YO record of 12 – 5-2-3 (mark of 1:53.1), second (1:55.3) to Sig Sauer in Big M qualifier on May 25, solid runner up (1:53.1) in Big M overnight on June 1, post three in Goodtimes elimination on June 7 | |
| 10 | Sig Sauer
(Muscle Hill) |
Andrew McCarthy, Noel Daley, Patricia Stable, Joe Sbrocco & JAF Racing, Allister Stables, Caviart Farms | Won NJSS & NJ Classic Finals, earned $279,500 with a mark of 1:53.3, won Big M qualifier in 1:55.3 on May 25, not in to go for second straight week | |
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