Halcyon - 2FP
Since the inception of the Breeders Crown, Rosecroft Raceway has been the sight of dramatic championship racing each fall. In 1984, Fancy Crown's crushing romp obviously left a lasting impression, as that filly was eventually crowned "Horse of the Year". Last autumn, another filly needed to create an equally strong imprint in the minds of the racing public, and Rosecroft was once again the scene.
Halcyon, a brilliantly consistent, Impeccably bred Albatross freshman owned by Seth Rosenfeld, a Cornell economics major, and his mother, Lana, had spent the first half of her initial campaign in the shadow of Nadia Lobell, an eye-opening daughter of No Nukes whose sheer speed and enormous potential were evident from the moment she set foot on the Meadowlands stonedust. As Nadia's margins of victory grew, Halcyon quietly chugged along, winning race after race in Pennsylvania and New York, but unfortunately running Into traffic the only two times she met her rival head-to-head, and finishing in her wake.
By mid-season, however, Nadia Lobell was on the shelf with a serious hock infection, and Halcyon was getting stronger and braver with each start. The battle for divisional honors, which many had conceded to Nadia Lobell, was suddenly a two-horse race. In order to strengthen her case, though, Halcyon, who was bred by Jack and Lana Rosenfeld, needed a convincing score in her division's ultimate test, the Breeders Crown at Rosecroft.
She got one. Ray Remmen drove a masterful race, refusing to involve his filly in the cavalry charge towards the lead as the gate sprung. Once the field settled into position, however, Remmen wasted no time sending Halcyon to the front, grabbing the lead from Midi A Semalu before the half. When Time Well Spent rambled up on the outside to challenge, Halcyon was ready, and she maintained a neck advantage at the finish. Time Well Spent was a game second, and Midi A Semalu, finding racing room at a premium, snuck up the rail to be a close-up third. Halcyon's efforts enabled her to finally defeat Nadia Lobell she easily won the election for divisional honors.
Owners
Lana Rosenfeld & Seth Rosenfeld
Trainer | Driver
Ray Remmen
