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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Six Pack
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Ake
Svanstedt, Ake Svanstedt Inc, Little E, Stall Kalmar FF, Lars Berg
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NYSS star has emerged as a
world champion this season with an amazing 1:50 Dancer division steamrolling
first over from post eight, his fifth win in six starts in 2018, ideally set
up for August 4
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2
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Wolfgang
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Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Brixton Medical,
Goran Falk, Hatfield Stables, Fair Island Farm, Inc.
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After missing three weeks due to a
procedure he dominated his Dancer division in a career best of 1:51.2 to go
three-for-three this season, Goodtimes winner is Takter’s prime player
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3
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Atlanta
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Scott
Zeron, Rick Zeron, Crawford Farms, Holland Racing Stable, Howard Taylor, Brad
Grant
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Undefeated five-for-five this
season, sporting a Vernon Downs track record of 1:50.3 in the EBC, fifth
filly since 2000 to try the boys & would be the first to beat them since
Continentalvictory in 1996
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4
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Crystal Fashion
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Tim
Tetrick, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms LLC
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Heads Jim Campbell’s contingent
with four wins & three seconds in seven starts this season, upset the
Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial in a career best 1:51.4, fresh off a game 1:53.3 PASS
win @ Phl
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5
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You Know You Do
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Yannick
Gingras, Jimmy Takter, Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Bud Hatfield, Marvin
Katz, Al Libfeld, Sam Goldband
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2017 Peter Haughton Memorial winner fresh
off a strong second to Six Pack [1:50.2] in the Dancer, second [1:50.2] in a
Big M overnight against older horses before that, Takter Plan B peaking
perfectly
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6
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Tactical Landing
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Jimmy
Takter, The Tactical Landing Stable
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$800,000 brother to Hambo
runner up Mission Brief has become one of Takter’s great reclamation
projects, grinded gamely to his second straight win on July 20 in 1:52.3,
test for class imminent
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7
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Alarm Detector
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Trevor
Henry, Benoit Baillargeon, Thomas & Elizabeth Rankin, Claude Hamel &
Santo Vena
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O’Brien Award winner came up sick &
third [1:53.2] in the Goodtimes, set a fast pace & finished third
[1:50.4] to Six Pack in the Dancer, while bouncing
back off a break in a Beal elimination
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8
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Classichap
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Trond
Smedshammer, Purple Haze Stables
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Rallied for second [1:51.4] behind Wolfgang
in the Dancer, held off Tactical Landing in 1:51.1 on
July 6 @ The Big M for his only career win, has blossomed at three &
quickly proved he belongs
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9
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Evaluate
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Corey
Callahan, Marcus Melander, Stall TZ Inc
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Made his first break (sloppy
track) in the Tompkins Memorial @ Big M on July 21, PASS winner in 1:51.4,
second to Six Pack in his Beal elimination, a strong fourth [1:52.2] in that
Final, chance to regroup
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10
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Fourth Dimension
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Brian Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant, Inc
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2017 Dan Patch Award winner had
a knee boot issue & broke in his Beal elimination, broke again in the
Dancer, bounced back with a wire-to-wire 1:52.4 Big M qualifier on July 21
rekindling his hopes
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