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Schnittker trains Dewey; says colt is good to go in Crown

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November 26, 2008

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�We�re going,� said trainer-driver Ray Schnittker Wednesday morning about his top 3-year-old trotting colt Deweycheatumnhowe. �I trained him today and he seemed good. I would say he was about 80 percent better than he was before so that�s a really good sign. I trained him a mile about 2:05, and he came a real good last half. And he�s feeling good and in good shape."

�We don�t know what will happen in the next day or two, but he is feeling good, so we�re going on,� Schnittker added.

Deweycheatumnhowe, the 6-5 favorite in the $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Trot and leading contender for Horse of the Year honors, developed a swelling in his soft palate about 10 days ago.

�There�s still like a swelling back under his tongue that is in the way of his airway a little bit.� said Schnittker. �He has stopped the drooling, which is a good thing and he really feels good otherwise.

"We originally thought it was something like an abscessed tooth, but it wasn�t an abscess or anything normal. It turned out to be something really strange. Of course it couldn�t be something that vets see a lot of,� he continued with a laugh. �At Cornell they said they saw one like his maybe once every two or three years, and the vet at the Meadowlands said he had never seen anything like it.�

Schnittker will start Deweycheatumnhowe from post eight in the sophomore Crown trot, which is race six on the 14-race card. Post-time is 7 pm on Saturday, with Dewey's race scheduled for 8:52 pm [EST]. (Breeders Crown)

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