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Helen Smith elims on tap at Freehold Friday

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August 10, 2007

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Resortful, the runner-up in the Hambletonian Oaks last week, headlines the first of two $10,000 Helen Smith eliminations for New Jersey-sired 3-year-old trotting fillies on Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.

The top four from each six-filly elimination, carded as races two and three, will advance to the $90,000 estimated Helen Smith Final on Aug. 17.

Resortful, by Dream Vacation and out of the Muscles Yankee mare Muscling In, was bred by Perretti Farms of Cream Ridge, N.J., and has banked $235,480 lifetime with three wins, four seconds and two thirds from 12 starts.

Co-owned by her trainer, Jonas Czernyson, and her driver, East Windsor, New Jersey-based Jeff Gregory, Resortful also races in the names of Floridians Charles Colbrunn and Norma Ragsdale.

She finished strongly, rallying from eight at the top of the stretch to finish second by a length and a half to Danae, in the $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks on Aug. 4 at the Meadowlands.

Resortful has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the first division while Spice Queen (Yankee Glide) is rated the 2-1 choice in the second division. The Erv Miller trainee, winner of four of four starts this year, will be paired with driver Brian Sears in her New Jersey debut. (SBOANJ)

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