Muscle Hill draws post 9 in Trotting Classic elim

Even before he added the Hambletonian to his list of triumphs, double millionaire Muscle Hill was being called the season’s most impressive 3 year old. The young trotter has utterly dominated his division, with just one second-place performance--in his first lifetime start--to mar his otherwise flawless record of 15 consecutive wins in 16 tries.

 

Muscle Hill will be making his first appearance on Mohawk’s seven-eighths mile oval this Saturday, contesting a $40,000 elimination for the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic. A total of 18 three-year-old trotters were entered, including Yonkers Trot champion Judge Joe, who will start from post 5 in the second elimination with a new driver, John Campbell. Ron Pierce, who drove Judge Joe to victory in the Yonkers Trot, will be starting from post one in the second elim with Explosive Matter.

 

"He will be arriving on Thursday from Lexington," said trainer Greg Peck of Muscle Hill. "We drew post nine in the first of the two eliminations, but that doesn’t bother me--he’s gone very well all his life and sooner or later you’re going to get an outside post."

 

If the son of Muscles Yankee delivers another of his characteristically crushing performances this weekend, post position won’t be an issue as Peck will be able to select his for the seven-figure final.

Saturday night’s star-studded card at Mohawk will also feature North America Cup winner Well Said, who will be making his first start on the Campbellville oval since that night in a division of the Simcoe Stakes, and last week’s Metro Pace champion, Sportswriter, who will go postward in a division of the Champlain Stakes.  (WEG)

 

CANADIAN TROTTING CLASSIC - ELIMINATION - 3 YEAR OLD OPEN.
Post time: 08:33 P.M.         

Post--Horse--Driver/Trainer
1 Reinsman Hanover--S Filion/R Moreau                                     
2 Truth In Action--TBA/B. Burgess                                    
3 Tom Cango--J. Campbell/Jim Campbell                        
4 Howd That Feel--J Moiseyev/M Butcher                                    
5 Duded Up--S Condren/E Iversen                                    
6 Cesar A Blue Chip--J Campbell/M Vanderkemp                                 
7 Photoforwin --R Beinhauer/R Beinhauer                                  
8 Select Yankee--D Miller/J Czernyson                                  
9 Muscle Hill--B Sears/G Peck

 

CANADIAN TROTTING CLASSIC - ELIMINATION - 3 YEAR OLD OPEN.
Post time: 09:15 P.M.

Post--Horse--Driver/Trainer

1 Explosive Matter--R Pierce/M Vanderkemp                                 
2 Neighsay Hanover--B Sears/T Smedshammer                                
3 P J Clark--A Miller/J Miller                                     
4 Winning Mister--TBA/J Arledge                                    
5 Judge Joe--J Campbell/J Takter                                     
6 Southern Rocketop--D Magee/R Taylor                                     
7 Senator Hall--DR Ackerman/D Ackerman                                   
8 Hot Shot Blue Chip--M Lachance/J Czernyson                                  
9 Airzoom Lindy--TBA/F Antonacci