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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Amigo Volo
(Father
Patrick)
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Dexter Dunn, Nifty Norman, Pinske Stables, David J.
Miller
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Freshman Breeders Crown champ +
one of eight in the Top Ten that DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, sixth [1:52.3] as
the beaten favorite in a $25,000 overnight @ Big M in his 3YO debut, post two
in PA Allstars division @ Pocono Downs on July 11
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2
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Real Cool Sam
(Muscle
Hill)
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Dave
Miller, Jim Campbell, Fashion Farms LLC
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Dan Patch Award & Peter
Haughton Memorial winner broke in his first Big M qualifier, rebounded with a
second in 1:53.1 [:26.3] in a Big M qualifier, second in 1:52.4 [:28] in a
Big M qualifier on July 3, not entered to race/qualify this weekend
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3
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Hypnotic AM
(Chapter
Seven)
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Brian
Sears, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc.
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Filly was an ultra impressive 1:51.1 [:27.3] in her 3YO debut, cruised
in a NYSS @ Tioga Downs in 1:54.2, romped from post nine in EBC @ Vernon
Downs on July 4 in 1:53.4 … “We’ll see. We’ll see,” said Melander. “Right now the main goal is to be on top for
Hambo Day, and right now there is no one among the colts that stands out.”
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4
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Third Shift
(Chapter
Seven)
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Ake
Svanstedt, Mellby Gard, Inc., Ake Svanstedt
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Set a stakes & Batavia
Downs track record of 1:56 in the NYSS Final at two, won a NYSS division @
Vernon Downs on June 24 in 1:54.2, won an EBC division @ Vernon Downs on July
4 in 1:52.4
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5
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Back Of The Neck
(Ready
Cash)
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Scott
Zeron, Ake Svanstedt, Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Judith Taylor
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Won a Big M qualifier on June 20 in 1:53.4,
set the pace & second by a nose in 1:51.2 [:26] in a $25,000 overnight @
Big M on June 27, DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, post eight in Reynolds Memorial
division @ Big M on July 11
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6
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Synergy
(Father
Patrick )
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Andrew
McCarthy, Per Engblom, Brittany Farms, John Fielding, Herb Liverman &
David Anderson
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Qualified three times, the
latest a second by a head in 1:54 [:26.2] @ Big M on June 20, third [1:52.1]
in a $25,000 overnight @ Big M on June 27 in his 3YO debut, DID NOT RACE LAST
WEEK, post seven in Reynolds Memorial division @ Big M on July 11
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7
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Big Oil
(Father
Patrick)
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Andy
& Julie Miller, Jason, Doug & Ron Allen
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1:53.3 winner in a Big M
qualifier on June 12, wire-to-wire in 1:55 in his 3YO debut @ Harrah’s
Philadelphia on June 28, DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, post five in PA Allstars division @ Pocono Downs on July 11
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8
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Capricornus
(Cantab
Hall)
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Tim
Tetrick, Marcus Melander, JJ
Racing
Stable, Inc
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Second [1:52.4] in his 2020
debut on June 5, finished second [1:53.4] in an overnight @ Harrah’s
Philadelphia on June 25, DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, post six in Reynolds
Memorial division @ Big M on July 11
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9
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Chestnut Hill
(Muscle
Hill)
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Dave
Miller, Nifty Norman, Melvin Hartman, David McDuffee, Little E LLC
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Won his 2020 debut @ The Big M
on June 19 in 1:53.1 [:26.1], DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, post six in PA Allstars
division @ Pocono Downs on July 11
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10
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Maesteraemon
(Andover
Hall)
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Brian
Sears, Marcus Melander, S R F Stable
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Gives Melander three in the Top Ten, took a mark of 1:52.4 @ The
Red Mile, won two Big M qualifiers in 1:53.3 [:26.4] and in 1:54 [:26.3], fifth [1:52.2] in a
$25,000 overnight @ Big M on June 27, DID NOT RACE LAST WEEK, post four in
Reynolds Memorial division @ Big M on July 11
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