Six in Ken Warkentin's Top Ten are in to go in Weekend Reynolds Stakes

Week Seven– July 8

The 2021 Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August 7

 

East Rutherford, NJ - Six of the top ten horses in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian are in to go with week in divisions of the Reynolds stake at the Meadowlands.com. Rattle My Cage and Ambassador Hanover make their first appearances on the Road to list. For everything Hambletonian visit TheHambo.com or Hambletonian.com. #Hambo21

1 | In Range

Took a mark of 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS @ The Meadows, broke/seventh (1:53) in PASS @ Pocono, fourth placed third (1:52) @ Big M on June 11, third (1:55) in a Yonkers Trot elimination, a solid third (1:55.2) from post 8 in Final, not in to go @ press time

| PA Sire Stakes |

2 | Sonofamistery

Finished third in the NJSS Final, wire-to-wire in a 3YO Open @ Big M in a career best of 1:51.2 (:27.3) on June 11, lapped on break in Big M overnight on June 25 & placed second (1:51.1), post six in a Reynolds division on July 10

| M1 Prep|

3 | Venerate

Dan Patch Award winner won first qualifier on May 29 in 1:54.1 (:27.4), romped in qualifier on June 12 in 1:52.3 (:26.3), broke on final turn in 3YO debut @ Big M on June 26, looks to rebound from post nine in a Reynolds division on July 10

| Qualifier | 2nd Qualifier |

4 | Lindysmusclemania

1:51.4 (:26.4) NJSS division winner, broke as the heavy favorite in the NJSS Final, broke again in a 3YO Open on June 11, second (1:51.3) placed fourth, qualified @ Big M on June 26, second in 1:54.2 (:26.1), post ten in a Reynolds division on July 10

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5 | Johan Palema

Took a mark of 1:53.2 in his PASS 3YO debut @ The Meadows, second by a nose to stablemate Ambassador Hanover in a 1:53 PASS division @ Pocono, won a Yonkers Trot elimination in 1:54.1, wire-to-wire in Final (1:55 in slop), not in to go @ press time

| MGM Yonkers Trot Final | MGM Yonkers Trot Elim |

6 | Dancinginthedark M

Won his 3YO debut in 1:52.3 in an overnight @ Big M on June 4, won again in 1:52.1 on June 18, broke/distanced in a Big M overnight on June 26, post four in a Reynolds division on July 10

| M1 Prep |

7 | Cuatro De Julio

Dominant 3YO debut in a 1:53.1 NJSS division, then second (1:52.3) with a late misstep, second again (1:52.2) by a neck the NJSS Final, won a Red Mile qualifier in 1:56.2 on June 30

8 | Locatelli

Won a NJSS division in 1:52.4, fifth in the NJSS Final, a close second to Sonofamistery & placed first in 1:51.1 in an overnight on June 26, post five in a Reynolds division on July 10

| NJSS | M1 Prep |

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9 | Ambassador Hanover

Three-time NYSS winner at two, took a mark of 1:53 in his 3YO debut @ Vernon Downs on June 4, second in the EBC, Yonkers Trot elimination & Final, not in to go @ press time

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10 | Rattle My Cage

2YO NJSS champion, second in Wm. Wellwood Mem., third (1:53.4) to Venerate in a Big M qualifier on June 12, third (1:54.2) with a :26.2 in a Big M qualifier on June 26, not in to go @ press time

KEY PREP RACES

Hambletonian Eligibles in Caps

Date Stakes Site Winner Driver Trainer 2nd Horse 3rd Horse Time
May 1 Dexter Cup Fhld Incommunicado Yannick Gingras Ake Svanstedt Sunny Crockett Fifty Ways 1:56.3
May 14 NJSS M CUATRO DE JULIO Lucas Wallin Marie Ortolan Bar MON AMOUR LOCATELLI 1:53.1
May 14 NJSS M LINDYSMUSCLEMANIA Dexter Dunn Ake Svanstedt REALLY FAST BEE FOREVER 1:51.4
May 14 NJSS M Narzario Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt KILDARE KING CRICKET FASHION 1:53
May 15 PASS Mea Whiskey Blue Dan Charlino Ron Burke Capstone Mister Boinga 1:53.4
May 15 PASS Mea IN RANGE Tim Tetrick Marcus Melander Jujubee Lepanto 1:52.3
May 15 PASS Mea JOHAN PALEMA Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt ARNOLD N DICKY TAKE ALL COMERS 1:53.2
May 21 NJSS M LOCATELLI Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter SONOFAMISTERY CRICKET FASHION 1:52.4
May 21 NJSS M MON AMOUR Yannick Gingras Ake Svanstedt CUATRO DE JULIO KILDARE KING 1:52
May 28 NJSS Final M REALLY FAST Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter CUATRO DE JULIO SONOFAMISTERY 1:52.2
May 31 PASSl PcD Jujubee Tony Hall Greg Wright JrNancy Takter Capstone Ceffyl Dwr 1:54.4
May 31 PASS PcD CAPTAIN COREY Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt Lepanto Fifty Ways 1:53.4
May 31 PASSl PcD DELAYED HANOVER Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt Johan Palema Type A 1:53
June 11 Prep 3YO Open SONOFAMISTERY Brian Sears Marcus Melander CALLE PALEMA IN RANGE 1:51.2
June 23 PASS Phi DELAYED HANOVER Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt Jujubee TYPE A 1:55
June 23 PASS Phl TAKE ALL COMERS David Miller Jim Campbell GOODASHIM FLY LIGHT 1:53.2
July 10 Reynolds M
July 13 NYSS YR
July 17 Dancer M
July 17 Dancer M
July 23 PASS Mea
July 24 Tompkins-Geers M
July 31 Hambo Eliminations M
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