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On-track harness handle climbs at Hawthorne

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August 14, 2008 Send To A Friend  | Print View

The Hawthorne Race Course summer harness meet concluded with a nearly 11 percent increase in on-site handle, quite a few new track records, and has applied for more harness dates in 2009.

 
Four new track-record performances were turned in. The 2-year-old gelded trotter Southern Rocketop may have set the standard for his age and gait for years to come as he obliterated the old record of 1:59.1, by stopping the clock in 1:56.2. Tropical Caprice’s 1:59.1 was good for a share of the track record for 2-year-old filly trotters, while Load The Dice, during the course of winning the Robert F. Carey Jr. Memorial Pace, equaled Hawthorne’s record for an older pacer when he finished in 1:49.1. Finally, Ready To Rumba, by virtue of her 1:51.1 mile, is the new track-record queen for 4-year-old pacing mares.

 

Brent Holland won his second straight Hawthorne driving title as he recorded 70 wins in just 39 racing days. That total easily held off Mike Oosting, who made a charge in the final week, but finished with 62 wins, a clear second in the standings.
 
The training title was contentious right down to wire as five conditioners were within three wins heading into the final night of racing. In the end, the powerful Erv Miller-barn prevailed by a single victory over Perry Smith, tallying 29 winners to Smith’s 28. Paul Stafford and Thomas Parisi were two back with 27 scores, and Paul Blumenfeld completed the meet with 26 wins.

 

Hawthorne has applied to the Illinois Racing Board for 78 racing dates next summer. This year the track played host to a 39-day meet. (Hawthorne)


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