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American National Finals
Seven Big Races, Saturday, November 6 at Balmoral
by Kimberly Rinker

Race Two--$160,000 American National Two-Year-Old Filly Trot
Strong Tea wins in 2:00 for driver Trevor Ritchie. The daughter of Muscles Yankee rolled to her fifth victory of the season in nine tries for trainer Doug McIntosh and owners Ivey Pharm Stable of Cincinnati, Ohio. Maple Grove Smoky (John Campbell) was second, with Arcola (Tim Tetrick was third). Fractions: :28.4, :58.2, 1:30.1. Margin of victory: two and a half lengths.

Strong Tea and Trevor Ritchie win the
AmNat 2YO Filly Trot in 2:00

Race Three--$150,000 American National Two-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot
Diesel Don scored in 1:57.2 for driver John Campbell and trainer Chuck Sylvester. It as the third win of the year in six tries for the son of Muscles Yankee, who is owned by Sylvester, Neal Goldman and Having Fun Stable LLC.
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Diesel Don & John Campbell win in 1:57.2

Race Four--$180,000 American National Two-Year-Old Filly Pace
Restive Hanover wins in 1:53.2 for driver Andy Miller and trainer Erv Miller. The daughter of The Panderosa captured her eighth win of the year and pushed her seasonal earnings to $485,607. She now heads out to the Meadowlands to compete in the Three Diamonds.

Restive Hanover and Andy Miller win in 1:53.2

Race Five--$250,000 American National Three-year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace
Cantab Hall wins in 1:55 for driver Mike Lachance and trainer Ron Gurfein. Owned by Brittany Farms, Lindy Racing, Jerry Silva and Sampson Street Stables, the son of Self Possessed chaled up his fourth victory ijn 13 starts this season for his connections, pushing his career earnings to $1,437,303.

Cantab Hall wins for Mike Lachance in 1:55

Race Seven--$170,000 American National Two-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace
Team Hutch (Eric Ledford) takes the win by a nose over Lexington Legend (Dave Magee) in 1:52.3. Chesapeake Royal (Dave Miller) got up for third. The son of Sportsmaster is trained by Homer Hochstetler for Joy and Bonny Hutchinson and upped his earnings to $276,212 with the win, his sixth in 17 career starts.

Team Hutch (Eric Ledford) wins by a nose over
Lexington Legend & Dave Magee in the AmNat Freshman Pace.

Race Eight--$235,000 American National Aged Trot
Mr Muscleman wins for John Campbell in 1:53.1, a new track record for four-year-old trotting geldings. The son of Muscles Yankee scored his seventh win of the year in 14 tries for trainer Noel Daley and owners Adam Victor & Son Stable. Mutineer (David Miller) was second, with Elegant Man (Mike Lachance) in third.
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Mr Muscleman and John Campbell score in 1:53.1.

Race Nine--$260,000 American National Aged Pace
Peruvian Hanover goes out in style!!! The sixyear-old son of Life Sign wins in 1:49.4 for driver Tim Tetrick, nosing out rival Royal Mattjesty (John Campbell), with Sagebrush (Mike Oosting) in third. It was his 29th career victory for the pacer, who is out of Illinois champion Plum Peachy, for owners Alvin Jacobson and Sidney Korn. Peruvian Hanover's time was just one fifth of a second off the stakes record and equaled his lifetime mark. This indomitable pacer pushed his career earnings to $1,852,434. What a fitting end to a stellar career.

Peruvian Hanover wins the $260,000 AmNat
Aged Pace for Tim Tetrick in 1:49.4.