Wiggle It Jiggleit joins Levy fray

When the entry box closed Tuesday morning for Yonkers Raceway's Saturday night harness racing program, George Teague Jr. was indeed a man of his word.

There was last season's Harness Horse of the Year, Wiggle It Jiggleit, in and among the 32 leading Free-For-Allers colliding in Round 3 of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series.

The 4-year-old Mr Wiggles gelding tries Westchester for the first time, landing post position No. 7 in the eighth race, third of four consecutive, $50,000 series divisions.

Wiggle It Jiggleit, or WIJI for those in his inner sanctum, began his "older" purse career with a 1:51.4 win this past Monday evening in a Dover Invitational, his 24th win in 28 career starts ($2,218,495). Teague Jr. co-owns with Teague Racing Partnership, with Montrell Teague taking his usual seat for trainer Clyde Francis.

All Bets Off (Matt Kakaley, post 6) starts directly inside WIJI in a stacked field that are features defending series champ Domethatagain (Dan Dube, post 4) and Ideal Cowboy (Jason Bartlett, post 8).

Take it Back Terry (George Brennan, post 4) and Lucan Hanover (Brennan also listed, post 7), each 2-for-2 in the series, oppose one another in Saturday's final series event, while the other "two-timer," Bit of a Legend N (Jordan Stratton, post 8), received no venue love in the second division.

Friday night, the third round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker features of trio of $40,000 events (races 5 through 7). Al Raza N (Stratton, post 4), the only repeat winner thus far, drew into the final division.

RACE 6 – Yonkers Raceway – NY – April 2, 2016  Conditions: GEORGE MORTON LEVY SERIES H&G FFA 3RD PRELIMINARY 1ST DIVISION **STARTING FEE $1,000 + $10 NYS STARTING FEE**  Gait: Pace     Purse: $50,000     Class: GM LEVY     Distance: 1 Mile     Planned Post Time: 8:50 PM

PP  Horse Med 2016 Year to Date  Driver  Trainer ML Base        Sts  W  P  S  Time  Earnings     Stable Odds Claim

1  Bettorever L  4   1   0  0  1:52.3H  $13000   Tim Tetrick  Jeffrey Bamond Jr.

2  Western Rockstar A L  4   0   0  1  Q1:53.1M  $10000   Brian Sears  Andrew Harris

3  Melmerby Beach L  8   1   3  0  1:51.3H  $49200   Mark Macdonald  Ettore Annunziata

4  Santa Fe Beachboy L  6   1   2  0  1:50.4H  $23000   Brian Sears  Richard Banca

5  Foiled Again L  2   0   1  0  –  $16500   Yannick Gingras  Ron Burke

6  Great Vintage L  2   0   1  0  –  $6250   Mark Macdonald  Jimmy Takter

7  Lettucerockthem A L  2   1   0  0  1:51.4H  $12500   Jordan Stratton  Rene Allard

8  The Real One L  2   0   1  0  Q1:52.0M  $15000   Pat Lachance  Pat Lachance

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RACE 7 – Yonkers Raceway – NY – April 2, 2016  Conditions: GEORGE MORTON LEVY SERIES H&G FFA 3RD PRELIMINARY 2ND DIVISION **STARTING FEE $1,000 + $10 NYS STARTING FEE**  Gait: Pace     Purse: $50,000     Class: GM LEVY     Distance: 1 Mile     Planned Post Time: 9:10 PM

PP  Horse Med 2016 Year to Date  Driver  Trainer ML Base        Sts  W  P  S  Time  Earnings     Stable Odds Claim

1  Phil Your Boots   9   2   2  0  1:52.3H  $55560   Brian Sears  Andrew Harris

2  Mcerlean L  4   0   0  1  Q1:56.3H  $8080   Tyler Buter  Darran Cassar

3  Limelight Beach L  5   0   1  2  –  $16020   Yannick Gingras  Ron Burke

4  P H Supercam L  3   1   0  0  1:53.1H  $29100   Jason Bartlett  Jeffrey Bamond Jr.

5  Evenin Of Pleasure   3   0   2  1  Q1:54.4S  $28101   Daniel Dube  Tony Osullivan

6  Roland N Rock L  9   3   1  0  Q1:51.3M  $38000   Daniel Dube  Rob Harmon

7  Sunfire Blue Chip L  10   2   3  2  1:52.4H  $47375   Mark Macdonald  Jimmy Takter

8  Bit Of A Legend N L  6   4   2  0  1:52.0H  $78000   Jordan Stratton  Peter Tritton

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RACE 8 – Yonkers Raceway – NY – April 2, 2016  Conditions: GEORGE MORTON LEVY SERIES H&G FFA 3RD PRELIMINARY 3RD DIVISION **STARTING FEE $1,000 + $10 NYS STARTING FEE**  Gait: Pace     Purse: $50,000     Class: GM LEVY     Distance: 1 Mile     Planned Post Time: 9:30 PM

PP  Horse Med 2016 Year to Date  Driver  Trainer ML Base        Sts  W  P  S  Time  Earnings     Stable Odds Claim

1  Royal Heart L  9   0   1  3  Q1:56.4H  $19040   Matt Kakaley  Jose Godinez

2  Te Kawau N L  1   0   0  1  Q1:55.4H  $6000   Daniel Dube  Robert Bresnahan

3  Forty Five Red L  9   2   1  0  1:51.1M  $24600   Jason Bartlett  Ricky Bucci

4  Domethatagain L  4   2   0  1  1:50.4F  $34550   Daniel Dube  Rene Allard

5  Bettor Rock On N L  4   2   2  0  1:52.3H  $40000   George Brennan  Andrew Harris

6  All Bets Off L  4   1   1  1  1:52.2H  $32340   Matt Kakaley  Ron Burke

7  Wiggle It Jiggleit   1   1   0  0  Q1:50.1F  $30000   Montrell Teague  Clyde Francis

8  Ideal Cowboy L  3   0   1  2  –  $22340   Jason Bartlett  Jeffrey Bamond Jr.

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RACE 9 – Yonkers Raceway – NY – April 2, 2016  Conditions: GEORGE MORTON LEVY SERIES H&G FFA 3RD PRELIMINARY 4TH DIVISION **STARTING FEE $1,000 + $10 NYS STARTING FEE**  Gait: Pace     Purse: $50,000     Class: GM LEVY     Distance: 1 Mile     Planned Post Time: 9:50 PM

PP  Horse Med 2016 Year to Date  Driver  Trainer ML Base        Sts  W  P  S  Time  Earnings     Stable Odds Claim

1  Texas Terror N L  10   2   1  5  1:51.0H  $57240   Matt Kakaley  Jose Godinez

2  Mach It So L  2   1   0  0  1:51.3H  $27500   Tim Tetrick  Jeffrey Bamond Jr.

3  Texican N L  3   0   2  1  Q1:57.2H  $28840   Jordan Stratton  Peter Tritton

4  Take It Back Terry   3   2   0  1  1:51.1H  $53000   George Brennan  Ron Burke

5  Doctor Butch L  10   0   5  2  –  $53170   Tim Tetrick  Linda Toscano

6  Scott Rocks L  5   2   1  2  1:49.0F  $33670   Brian Sears  Chris Oakes

7  Lucan Hanover L  4   4   0  0  1:49.0F  $80000   George Brennan  Andrew Harris

8  Dream Out Loud N L  5   0   1  1  Q1:55.1H  $20660   Yannick Gingras  Darran Cassar

Frank Drucker