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Honorable Daughter, Donttellmywife strong choices in EBC finals

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Two heavily favored trotters lead fields of nine in Memorial Day’s Empire Breeder’s Classic finals at Vernon Downs: Honorable Daughter in the $212,875 final for the ladies, and Donttellmywife in the $206,275 final for the men.
 
These two talented sophomore trotters each won their respective eliminations last Saturday night and the connections were given the opportunity to pick their own post positions for the final. Donttellmywife's connections opted for post position number three, while the connections of Honorable Daughter selected post position number five.
 
Honorable Daughter will once again be piloted by Jim Morrill Jr. for trainer Larry Remmen. She was voted 2-year-old trotting filly of the year last year, which included a world record mile of 1:55.1 for 2-year-old trotting fillies on a five-eighths mile track in the final of the Matron at Dover. The 3-year old daughter of Malabar Man-Honorable Mother will look to increase her bankroll to more than $948,000 in only 13 lifetime starts with a win on Memorial Day at Vernon Downs.
 
Honorable Daughter’s stablemate Matchplay Volo won the other elimination for trotting fillies last week and her connections have selected post position number four. Morrill also steered her to victory for trainer Remmen, but will continue to drive Honorable Daughter in the final. Stephane Bouchard has been listed on the driving assignment of Matchplay Volo who is a daughter of world champion millionaire Stroke Play.
 
The undefeated Donttellmywife will be steered by regular pilot Jeff Gregory for trainer George Ducharme. A perfect eight-for-eight in his young career, Donttellmywife will look to keep it that way in the richest race of his career to date. Owned by Ducharme, Nicola Oliva, and Harrah's Chester on-track analyst Shannon Di Antonio, Donttellmywife earned over $220,000 as a freshman and took a mark of 1:58.2  in the New York Sire Stakes final at Yonkers Raceway.
 
Also featured on the Monday afternoon card at Vernon Downs, Lantern Kronos will race in the $9,000 Open Trot for driver-trainer Jimmy Takter. Lantern Kronos won 12 of her 18 starts last year at age three and banked over $914,000, but she has yet to hit the board in two efforts this season.
 

Below are the fields for the Empire Breeder’s Classic Finals at Vernon Downs:

 

Race 7             Purse: $206,275           EBC 3-year old Colt & Gelding Trotters

#          PP        Horse                                       Driver                           Trainer

1          1          Brother Nick                            Ray Schnittker              Ray Schnittker

2          2          South Jersey Flash                    Steven Reisenweaver    Steven Reisenweaver

3          3          Donttellmywife              Jeff Gregory                 George Ducharme

4          4          Tip The Tide                             Howard Okusko Jr.      Jessica Okusko

5          5          Danger Hall                              Fern Paquet Jr. Jonas Czernyson

6          6          Calchips Brute                          Trond Smedshammer    Trond Smedshammer

7          7          Russell Hill                                Jim Morrill Jr.               Jimmy Takter

8          8          America                                   Andrew McCarthy       Richard Norman

9          9          Dillar A Dollar              Dan Daley                    Dan Daley

 

 

 

 

Race 8             Purse: $212,875                       EBC 3-year old Filly Trotters

#          PP        Horse                                       Driver                           Trainer

1          1          Porque                                     Jeff Gregory                 Linda Toscano

2          2          Sister Marcy                             William Bailey   David Dewhurst

3          3          Beachcomber                           Andrew McCarthy       Jan Johnson

4          4          Matchplay Volo                        Stephane Bouchard      Larry Remmen

5          5          Honorable Daughter                 Jim Morrill Jr.               Larry Remmen

6          6          New Hampshire Girl                 Ray Schnittker              Ray Schnittker

7          7          Social Butterfly             Ray Schnittker              Ray Schnittker

8          8          Contag Way                             John Stark Jr.               John Stark Jr.

9          9          The Ice Queen                          Trond Smedshammer    Trond Smedshammer
(Vernon Downs)

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