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Babic elims to be raced Saturday at Freehold

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October 11, 2007

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New Jersey Sire Stakes winners Dreamlands Latte, Happy Dreamer and McArdle Park are among the 2-year-old pacers competing in elimination races this weekend at Freehold Raceway which will determine the fields for the finals of the Lou Babic Memorial on Oct. 20.

The Babics are raced in the memory of prominent New Jersey horse owner Lou Babic and are restricted to New Jersey-sired pacers. The events are sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.

In the filly division, nine entered and eight will advance from Friday�s single $10,000 elimination race, carded as the fourth, and earn berths in the $78,000 (est.) final. Both Dreamlands Latte (by Artsplace), who won the $85,000 pari-mutuel final on Sept. 8, and Happy Dreamer (by McArdle), who captured the $35,000 Green Acres final on Sept. 27, will be vying for spots on the gate.

Two $15,000 elims for colts and geldings are scheduled for Saturday with the top four from each advancing to the $140,000 (est.) final. The 13 entrants are split between the second race (six) and the fourth race (seven).

McArdle Park (by McArdle), who won the $35,000 Green Acres final at Freehold on Oct. 5, and the runner-up in that race, Dontloseyourdayjob (by Life Sign), both drew into the first of the elims.

McArdle Park, who has four wins and two seconds in eight starts this year, will be driven by Jeff Gregory for trainer Jerry Silverman. He will leave from post three. He races for owners Robin and Steven Arnold in partnership with Shari Gluckman.

Fred Monteleone�s Dontloseyourdayjob, driven by David Miller and trained by Monte Gelrod, has been first or second in five of seven starts this year. He will start from post two.

Among the second division starters will be McCedes (by McArdle), who has four wins in eight starts. The Chris Ryder trainee, driven by Cat Manzi, drew post six. He is owned by Ryder and Jerry Silva.

The Charles I. Smith for 3-year-old trotters sired by New Jersey stallions drew eight entrants and all will start in the $100,000 (est.) final on Friday, Oct. 19 at Freehold.

The CI Smith field includes Bamboo Yankee, Enny Youngman, Hope Reins Supreme, Princetonian, Sir Spitsbergen, Strive for Perfect, Sullivan�s Travels and Vitamight.

The stakes record for the CI Smith of 1:57.3 was established in 2006 by Crossing Paths Farm�s Enough Talk, driven by Cat Manzi and trained by Matt Butcher Jr. (SBOANJ)

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