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Notes From The Meadowlands

December 27, 2006

Big M Schedule
The live racing schedule at the Meadowlands for the next three weeks is Fridays and Saturdays only. The track resumes a Wednesday through Saturday night schedule on January 10.

The Meadowlands Best of 2006 Video Now Available
Relive the most exciting racing moments of the season with the Meadowlands Television Department's Best of 2006 video. Hosted by Dave Brower and Bob Heyden, the hour-long special features 16 of the greatest races of 2006, from Glidemaster's Hambletonian rally to Artistic Fella's Meadowlands Pace masterpiece. The video, which costs $20, is available on DVD or VHS and will begin shipping on January 1. To order, call 201-460-4191

January Mixed Sale Catalog Available
The catalog for the Tattersalls 2007 January Select Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands is now available online at www.tattersallsredmile.com. Printed catalogs may be ordered from the sales company. The sale will take place on January 15, 2007 at 10 am, EST at the Meadowlands. For more information, contact Geoffrey Stein or David Reid at Tattersalls Sales Company, P.O. Box 2200, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 or call 914-773-7777 or email tattersallssale@aol.com.

Crogan Has Full Barn
“I just got 10 horses from New Zealand, and I have 27 yearlings in Florida,” reported trainer Ross Croghan. “Easton Alliance N is in the barn. She came up sick at Dover. She'll be back. On the trotting side, Lhasa Muscles will continue to race in the overnights. Corleone Kosmos will have a shortened season just like he did this year, the next year or two. He's still green. By the time he's seven [in 2009], he'll be ready to win the Breeders Crown. He's probably the fastest trotter I've ever trained. Lawman goes in the Su Mac Lad."

Stonebridge Regal to Return in '07
Stonebridge Regal will be back to race in 2007, according to trainer Bob McIntosh. "He was a horse who I've always said was a year behind the others,” said McIntosh. “He didn't race at two and was still green at three and four. The time off will help him. He paced in 1:47.1, finishing second to Holborn Hanover. Look for him in April or May this upcoming season. I also think the free for allers are the most entertaining division to watch. Even if I'm not in the race, I enjoy watching the older pacers going at it."

Hall of Famer Bob McIntosh has had his share of top horses in his care, including a trio of Breeders Crown winners who went on to become top sires – Artsplace, who passed away this year, Artiscape and Camluck. Artsplace won all 16 of his starts when McIntosh trained him as a four-year-old.

“He won all over with different drivers and set a world record in t McIntosh recalled. “He was a great horse and his passing this year is definitely going to impact the breed. It has been very satisfying to see Artiscape do this well [as a stallion]. What a trooper he was, a great little horse. I'll never forget the effort he gave to win the [1998] Breeders Crown at Colonial. I bought Camluck as a yearling and had him every step of the way. As a sire, he started at a time when the other sons of Cam Fella hadn't distinguished themselves. No one knew whether his sons were going to be top sires or not. But he has been so consistent."

Artistic Fella NJSS Horse of the Year
Artistic Fella, who strung together a 10-race winning streak and was ranked among the nation’s top three-year-old pacers this year, has been selected New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year for 2006. The award, which is voted on annually by the New Jersey Sire Stakes Board of Trustees, is based only on performances in races for New Jersey-sired horses, including New Jersey Sire Stakes events and other major stakes for New Jersey-sired horses.

In addition to the top honor, Artistic Fella, a son of Pacific Fella, was chosen New Jersey Sire Stakes Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year. Other 2006 divisional winners are: Passionate Glide [three-year-old trotting filly], Ideal Weather [three-year-old pacing filly], Enough Talk [three-year-old trotting colt], Olay Olay [two-year-old pacing colt], Artcotic [two-year-old pacing filly], Bamboo Yankee [two-year-old trotting colt] and Possess the Magic [two-year-old trotting filly]. Trophies will be presented at the New Jersey Equine Awards dinner on January 28, 2007 at the Freehold Gardens Hotel.