Rank
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Horse
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Driver, Trainer, Owner
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Ken Warkentin’s Comments
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1
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Greenshoe
(Father Patrick)
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Brian
Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, Hans Backe, Lars Grandqvist, Morten
Langli
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Two-time
NJSS champion off an impressive 1:50.1 career best in the Dancer, won his
second NJSS Final in 1:50.2, second by a nose in the Beal, Brian Sears looks
for his 4th Hambo, Marcus Melander’s uncle Stefan won the 2001
Hambo with Scarlet Knight
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2
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Gimpanzee
(Chapter Seven)
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc,
S R F Stable
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Dan Patch Award winner goes into the Hambo undefeated 12-for-12
& three-for-three in 2019, off a 1:52.4 mark @ Tioga Downs after a 24-day
layoff, dominated the EBC @ Vernon Downs, 27YO Marcus Melander picked up
checks in the last two Hambos
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3
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Marseille
(Muscle Hill)
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Ake
Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Order By Stable, Howard Taylor
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Surged
to the forefront with a new mark of 1:51.1 in the Tompkins Geers after
missing three weeks, stole the Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial wire-to-wire in 1:52.3
at 55-1, Team Svanstedt won the 2017 Hambo with Perfect Spirit through
disqualification
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4
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Green Manalishi S
(Muscle Hill)
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Tim
Tetrick, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc
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Fresh off an easy 1:52.4 win in the Tompkins Geers after a
second [1:51.4] to Swandre The Giant in the Dancer, Hall of Fame nominee Tim
Tetrick won the 2012 Hambo with Market Share
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5
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Pilot Discretion
(Muscle Hill)
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Andrew
McCarthy, Tony Alagna, Robert LeBlanc, David Anderson, John Fodera
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Third [1:52] to Marseille in the Tompkins Geers as a final prep,
second [1:51] to Greenshoe in the Dancer, won the Goodtimes Final in 1:52.4,
Tony Alagna finished third in 2012 with MY MVP
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6
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Don’t Let’em
(Muscle Hill)
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Yannick
Gingras, Nancy Johansson, Brittany Farms, Christina Takter, John Fielding,
Herb Liverman
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2018
Peter Haughton Memorial winner & track record holder bounced back with a
career best of 1:50.2 in the Reynolds Memorial on July 27 @ The Big M off a
break in the Dancer, Yannick Gingras and Nancy Johansson both look for their
first Hambo
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7
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Swandre The Giant
(Swan For All)
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Dave
Miller, Ron Burke, Diamond Creek Racing, J & T Silva Stables, Howard
Taylor
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Pride
of Indiana finished second from post 11 in the Reynolds as a final tune up,
upset Green Manalishi S in a career best of 1:51.3 in his Dancer division
with Lasix added, Dave Miller & Ron Burke look to avenge their DQ in 2017
with What The Hill
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8
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Soul Strong
(Father Patrick)
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Dexter
Dunn, Ake Svanstedt, Stable Why Not
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Gelding finished a gutsy first over second [1:51.4] to
stablemate Marseille in the Tompkins Geers after holding off stablemate
Sheena’s Boy in :26.3 on June 28, the Dexter Dunn breakout season continues
into his first Hambo
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9
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Forbidden Trade
(Kadabra)
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Bob
McClure, Luc Blais, Determination
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O’Brien Award winner sports a 6 – 4-2-0 in Ontario this season,
a close second [1:52.4] in the Goodtimes Final, Bob McClure and Luc Blais both look
to reach their first Hambletonian Final
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10
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Cantab Fashion
(Cantab Hall)
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Dexter
Dunn, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms
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Lightly-raced
Grand Circuit winner at two in 1:51.4 playing catch up, rallied for third in
the Tompkins Geers and fourth in the Reynolds, Jim Campbell won the 1995
Hambo with Tagliabue
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