Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

The Final Day of the Grand Circuit at The Red Mile

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Rocknroll Hanover, American Ideal win at The Red Mile
Two sons of Western Ideal score in $235,550 divisions of the Tattersalls Pace
Rocknroll Hanover and American Ideal each captured a Tattersalls Pace for 3-year-olds today at The Red Mile, closing day of the Grand Circuit.

Rocknroll Hanover captured the first $235,550 division in 1:50 3/5 for driver Brian Sears and trainer Brett Pelling. Longshot Glittering Beaches was second and Load The Dice third.

Rocknroll Hanover is owned by Jeffrey Snyder, Lothlorien Equestrian Center and Perretti Racing Stable. He has won nine of 13 tries this season.

“He obviously likes the bigger track and he likes bearing down on horses,” Pelling said after the race. “I know he's a great horse. Most of my champions have raced in front, but I believe he can do it any way. He's just an incredibly strong horse.”

American Ideal captured the second $230,500 division of the Tattersalls in 1:49.2, with Cam's Fool and Beretta Hall second in a near wire-to-wire effort for driver Mark Macdonald. American Ideal is trained by Casie Coleman for owners Mac Nichol and Brittany Farms and now has ten wins in 19 seasonal starts.

“He was really good today,” MacDonald noted. “He was just as strong as last week and maybe a little straighter. He has really grown into a great racehorse. He's very versatile and has really matured.”

Self Professed & Sir Perserverance win
Two sons of Self Possessed score in Transylvania Divisions
Self Professed and Sir Perserverance each took a division of the Transylvania Stakes for sophomore pacers on Saturday afternoon at Lexington's Red Mile.

In the first $106,750 division of the Transylvania Self Professed easily scored in 1:54 for driver Tyler Stillings and trainer Don Swick. The time equalled his lifetime best mark as he won over Great George Two and Yankee Valor (third). Self Professed is owned by Royal Wire Products.

Sir Perserverance took the second $107,750 division of the Transylvania in 1:54, a new lifetime mark, over Muscle Bound (second) with Smooth Muscles third. George Brennan drove for trainer Brett Pelling and owners Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband.

$81,500 Allerage Aged Mare Trot
PP Horse Driver
5 Peaceful Way T Ritchie
7 Mystical Sunshine R Pierce
1 Silver Springs D Miller
Time: 1:54.3

$201,000 Allerage Aged Pace
PP Horse Driver
5 Casimir Camotion PLachance
2 Canyon Wind D Miller
3 Dr No D Palone
Time: 1:49.4

$80,000 Allerage Aged Mare Pace
PP Horse Driver
4 Loyal Opposition G Brennan
3 Glowing Report D Miller
2 Valley Electric M MacDonald
Time: 1:50.2

$226,000 Allerage Aged Trot
PP Horse Driver
4 Hellava Hush D Palone
10 Sand Vic B Sears
1 Justice Hall E Ledford
Time: 1:54.2