Rebuff Takes the Top Spot Ken Warkentin's Road to the Hambletonian Week 8
Week 8 - 2022 Road to the Hambletonian
The 2022 Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August 6
Meadowlands Racetrack
East Rutherford, NJ – After an impressive, track record equaling win in his Stanley Dancer division, Rebuff takes the top spot in Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Week 8. Slay cracks the top ten after an upset win in his Stanley Dancer division.
1 | Rebuff
| Muscle Hill | Tim Tetrick | Lucas Wallin | Andersen, Wallin, Delis |
Breeders Crown champion won his 3YO debut in a Reynolds division in 1:51.3, unleashing an eye-catching :26.2, equaled a 1:49.4 track record in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division
2 | Joviality S
| Chapter Seven | Brian Sears | Marcus Melander | Courant Inc. |
Chapter Seven filly six-for-six 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, held off Venerable in a career best 1:50.2 in second Del Miller Memorial division
3 | 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, won the Zweig Memorial with a perfect trip in 1:52.2, strong second to Rebuff in track record Stanley Dancer Memorial division
4 | 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, broke & finished eighth in the Zweig Memorial, third from post eight in the second Stanley Dancer Memorial division
5 | 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, runner up to longshot Slay in second Stanley Dancer Memorial division
6 | 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, solid third in the first 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, finished fourth [1:52.1] in Reynolds division, second to stablemate Temporal Hanover in Zweig Memorial, fourth in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division
8 | 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, finished fifth in the second Stanley Dancer Memorial division
9 | 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, finished fifth in the first Stanley Dancer Memorial division
10 | Slay
| Chapter Seven | Dexter Dunn | Tony Alagna | Crawford Farms Racing, James Crawford IV |
NYSS winner in 1:52.2 @ Vernon Downs on June 10, rallied to a career best 1:51 upset in second Stanley Dancer Memorial division
| 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 16 | Stanley Dancer | M | REBUFF | Tim Tetrick | Lucas Wallin | TEMPORAL HANOVER | PRETENDER | 1:49.4 |
| July 16 | Stanley Dancer | M | SLAY | Dexter Dunn | Tony Alagna | KING OF THE NORTH | BRANDED BY LINDY | 1:51 |
| July 16 | Del Miller | M | FASION SCHOONER | Tim Tetrick | Jim Campbell | MANON | DELILAH HANOVER | 1:50.1 |
| July 16 | Stanley Dancer | M | JOVIALITY S | Brian Sears | Marcus Melander | VENERABLE | SELFIE QUEEN | 1:50.2 |
| July 23 | Tompkins-Geers | M | ||||||
| July 30 | Hambo Eliminations | M |
