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Cat Manzi Guides Super Bowl Winners

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Hall of Fame driver Cat Manzi guided a pair of winners in second round action of the Super Bowl Series, scoring with Bancroft Hall and Audit Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. Bancroft Hall battled American Lane through the stretch and prevailed by a neck to capture the second of five $12,500 divisions of the Super Bowl. Sandy Britches was third by five and a quarter lengths. Bancroft Hall, trained by Ken Rucker, posted her second straight victory in the three-week series and will advance to the $65,000 Super Bowl Final on January 25. James J. Ingram of Davenport, Iowa, owns the four-year-old daughter of Conway Hall, who trotted the mile in 1:59 flat.

Manzi was back in the winner’s circle with wire-to-wire winner Audit who held off 6-5 favorite Feelin Fiesty for a neck victory in a lifetime best of 1:57.3. I Go Gliding By was third by four and a half lengths.

Audit, trained by Joseph DeCarlo, has also captured both of her Super Bowl starts and is the winner of all three of her 2006 starts. She races for Daniel Mitchell of Novi, Michigan and Peter Hardy of Hamden, Connecticut. The four-year-old daughter of Mr Lavec has finished in the money in 19 of 41 career starts.

On Target Hanover was the longshot winner of the first division in 1:59.2, with Yannick Gingras in the sulky. It was a length and a half to Four Starz Robro in second. Cane A Hora was third. Terminator Hall, driven by Brian Sears, edged out Near The Limit by a neck in the third division of the Super Bowl in 2:00. Sweater Weather was third.

In the final division Elvis Cole coasted to his second straight win in the Super Bowl, covering the mile in 1:57.3 with Mike Lachance driving. The Gary Finnigan trainee pulled away from Witness To History for a three-quarter-length victory, and Jaden The Great was third. Elvis Cole, a four-year-old son of Self Possessed, races for Little Lady Stable and Brooklyn Cowboy Farms.