Joviality S, Rebuff and Fast As The Wind remain 1-2-3 in Ken Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian Week 7

Week 7 - 2022 Road to the Hambletonian

The 2022 Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August 6

Meadowlands Racetrack

East Rutherford, NJ - With divisions of the Stanley Dancer and Del Miller Memorial at the Meadowlands this Saturday, nine of the ten horses on Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week 7 are in to go this week. Joviality S, Rebuff and Fast As The Wind remain 1-2-3.

1 | Joviality S

| Chapter Seven | Brian Sears | Marcus Melander | Courant Inc. |

Chapter Seven filly five-for-five as a 3YO, 1:51.2 NYSS romp @ Vernon & 1:51 in EBC for fillies, won her Yonkers Trot elimination in 1:54, beat the boys in 1:53.1 YT Final, did not race last week, post seven in the second Del Miller Memorial division

2 | Rebuff

| Muscle Hill | Tim Tetrick | Lucas Wallin | Andersen, Wallin, Delis |

Breeders Crown champion won a qualifier in 1:52.4, in 3YO debut 27 days later rallied from post eight to win a Reynolds division in 1:51.3, unleashing an eye-catching :26.2, did not race last week, post two in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division

3 | Fast As The Wind

| Cantab Hall | Dexter Dunn | Tony Alagna | Leblanc and Kribbs, Sbrocco, Schmucker, Frank |

Dominated his Goodtimes elimination in 1:53.2, took a new mark of 1:52.2 in Final, second to Rebuff [1:51.4] in a Reynolds division, set the pace & faded to sixth from post nine in the Zweig Memorial, post five in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division

4 | Temporal Hanover

| Walner | Brian Sears | Marcus Melander | AMG Stb, Kjellgren, Wahlstedt, Heights Stb |

Started two-for-two this season in NJSS, 1:54 & 1:52.3, then second by a neck [1:52.1] from post seven in NJSS Final, all the way in 1:52.2 Big M qualifier on June 25, did not race/qualify last week, post three in the Zweig Memorial on July 9

5 | Branded By Lindy

| Chapter Seven | Yannick Gingras | Domenico Cecere | Lindy Farms of Conn |

Romped in 3YO debut in 1:54.2 NYSS division @ Vernon Downs, locked in finishing second [1:54.1] as the heavy favorite in EBC, made a break from the rail & finished eighth in the Zweig Memorial, post eight in the second Stanley Dancer Memorial division

6 | B A Superhero

| Muscle Hill | Tim Tetrick | Lucas Wallin | Winning Key Inc |

One for four Muscle Hills in Top Ten, won his first two 3YO starts, including a 1:54.1 NJSS division in the slop, dominated a Reynolds division in a career best of 1:51.2, did not race last week, post four in the second Stanley Dancer Memorial division

7 | Periculum

| Muscle Hill | Mattias Melander | Marcus Melander | Holly Lane Stud East, Brixton Medical, Taylor |

Won his NJSS 3YO debut in 1:55, fast-closing third [1:52.2] from post ten in the NJSS Final, sat pocket & finished fourth [1:52.1] in Reynolds division, second to stablemate in Zweig Memorial, post three in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division

8 | Pretender

| Muscle Hill | Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter | Caviart Farms, Fielding, Liverman, McClelland |

Took a mark of 1:51.4 in NJSS on May 13, won NJSS Final in 1:52.1, third [1:54] coming first over in Goodtimes elimination, third [1:52.4] from post seven in Final, third [1:53] in the Zweig Memorial, post six in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division

9 | King Of The North

| Walner | Mark MacDonald | Ray Schnittker | Ward, Arnold, Arden Homestead Stb, Nolamaura Racing |

Dan Patch Award winner finished sixth (1:52.4) from post eight in 3YO debut @ Big M on June 25, broke on final turn & came back to finish a strong fifth [1:52.1] in another Big M overnight on July 1, second [1:52] by a neck in a Zweig consolation, has the rail in the second Stanley Dancer Memorial division

8 | Justice

| Chapter Seven | Ake Svanstedt | Svanstedt, Little E LLC, Torbjorn Swahn Inc., Myfab Inc.

Second in Dexter Cup in 3YO debut, won a NYSS division in 1:53.2 @ Tioga Downs, 1:53.3 romp in EBC, won Yonkers Trot elimination in 1:54.1, broke & finished sixth in YT Final, did not race last week & not In To Go at press time

Date Stakes Site Winner Driver Trainer 2nd Horse 3rd Horse Time
May 6 NJSS 1st Leg M TEMPORAL HANOVER Brian Sears Marcus Melander CLASSIC HILL MAJESTIC J 1:54
May 6 NJSS 1st Leg M B A SUPERHERO Tim Tetrick Lucas Wallin LOOKS LIKE MONI Saverio Hanover 1:54.1
May 6 NJSS 1st Leg M PERICULUM Mattias Melander Marcus Melander TACHYON GAELIHILL 1:55
May 6 NJSS 1st Leg M VENERABLE Dave Miller Nifty Norman JIGGY JOG S FASHION SCHOONER 1:55.1
May 7 Dexter Cup Fhld BRAVE BY DESIGN Joe Bongiorno Jennifer Bongiorno JUSTICE POUR MEA DOUBLE 1:57.2
May 13 NJSS 2nd Leg M TEMPORAL HANOVER Brian Sears Marcus Melander BRAVE BY DESIGN VILLAIN 1:52.3
May 13 NJSS 2nd Leg M PRETENDER Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter TESTING TESTING B A SUPERHERO 1:51.4
May 13 NJSS 2nd Leg M LOOKS LIKE MONI Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter Senna MAJESTIC J 1:51.4
May 16 NYSS 1st Leg Y JOVIALITY S Brian Sears Marcus Melander Little Pink Lies Deli Tessel 1:53.2
May 18 NYSS 1st Leg Buf Chapheart Trond Smedshammer Trond Smedshammer CASTLE HOUSE Valentine Express 2:00.3
May 27 NJSS Final M PRETENDER Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter TEMPORAL HANOVER PERICULUM 1:52.1
May 29 NYSS 2nd Leg V JOVIALITY S Brian Sears Marcus Melander Pioneer AS Little Pink Lies 1:51.2
June 4 PASS 1st Leg Mea That Ol Bar Stool Mike Wilder Robert W Clark S I P Famous Feather 1:54.1
June 10 NYSS 3rd Leg VD BRANDED BY LINDY Yannick Gingras Domenico Cecere CASTLEHOUSE MIDDLEMAN 1:54.2
June 12 PASS 2nd Leg PcD DOUBLE DECEIVER David Miller Carter Pinske Kosher Mahoney DUCASSE 1:53
June 12 PASS 2nd Leg PcD Dandy Jacqueline Ingrassia Frank Ingrassia S I P POUR MEA DOUBLE 1:53.1
June 17 EBC V JOVIALITY S Brian Sears Marcus Melander BARE MY SOUL VALENTINA BLU 1:51
June 17 EBC V JUSTICE Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt BRANDED BY LINDY COOL PAPA BELL 1:53.3
June 10 Goodtimes Elims Moh FAST AS THE WIND Dexter Dunn Tony Alagna Southwind Domino PRETENDER 1:53.2
June 10 Goodtimes Elims Moh Twin B Archie James MacDonald Scott Mceneny LOOKS LIKE MONI WORLD AT WAR DEO 1:53.1
June 18 Goodtimes Final Moh FAST AS THE WIND Dexter Dunn Tony Alagna Twin B Archie PRETENDER 1:52.2
June 24 Yonkers Trot Elims Y JOVIALITY S Brian Sears Marcus Melander POUR MEA DOUBLE SLAY 1:54
June 24 Yonkers Trot Elims Y JUSTICE Ake Svanstedt Ake Svanstedt DOUBLE DECEIVER ROBERTSIN 1:54.1
July 1 Yonkers Trot Y JOVIALITY S Brian Sears Marcus Melander DOUBLE DECEIVER POUR MEA DOUBLE 1:53.1
July 1 Reynolds M B A SUPERHERO Tim Tetrick Marcus Melander CLASSIC HILL MAJESTIC J 1:51.2
July 1 Reynolds M REBUFF Tim Tetrick Lucas Wallin FAST AS THE WIND Finn Palema 1:51.3
July 9 Zweig Memorial V TEMPORAL HANOVER Brian Sears Marcus Melander PERICULUM PRETENDER 1:52.2
July 15 PASS 4th Leg Mea
July 16 Stanley Dancer M
July 19 NYSS 5th Leg Y
July 23 Tompkins-Geers M
July 30 Hambo Eliminations M
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