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True North Hanover Wins Cleveland Classic in 1:53.1

August 19, 2006

George Leon’s True North Hanover won the $178,000 Rolling Rock Cleveland Classic for three-year-old pacing colts in gate-to-wire fashion Saturday night, posting a 1:53.1 mile over a Northfield Park oval rated good after a day of rain.

Dave Palone rushed the 3-5 favorite to the front of the inside post position and posted a casual opening half of 57 seconds. He easily won the race by 6-¾ lengths over Winbak Dimensions who was parked on the outside through the entire mile. Sandro Hanover finished third. Mickey Burke, the leading trainer in North America, trains True North Hanover, a son of The Panderosa. The win was his eighth in fourteen starts this year and the $89,000 winner’s share of the purse pushed his career earnings to $282,486.

$175,000 Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park Saturday, August 19, 2006
PP Horse                          Driver
1 True North Hanover         Dave Palone
7 Winbak Dimensions       Troy Boring
5 Sandro Hanover               Ray Fischer
6 Touchtown                       Greg Grismore
10 Livstrong                         Ross Wolfenden
2 Actionuke                          Jeff Nisonger
8 Ivegotwhatuneed                A Merriman
4 Dave Panlone                     Brett Miller
9 Sand Gogh                         Tony Hall
3 ABs Beach Boy                    Chip Noble
:27.1      :57      1:26      1:53.1