Historic Series For Colts And Geldings Kicks Off Thursday At The Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ [July 2, 2009] Blue Rock split horses in the stretch to take the first of two divisions of the $79,162 Goshen Cup for two-year-old pacing colts on Thursday night at the Meadowlands.
Driver Jack Baggit Jr. and Blue Rock [$5.20, $3.40, $2.60] were first out of the gate but lost the lead to Gota Go Bullville just before the half. Blue Rock popped out of the pocket in the stretch and charged between Gota Go Bulleville [$4.60, $3.40] and Highbeta Blue Chip [$4.60] to take the night’s fourth race by 1 1-4 lengths in 1:54.
Ronnie Burke trains and co-owns Blue Rock with Randy Ringer of Washington, PA. Weaver Bruscemi of Canonsburg, PA. and LLC and JJK Stables both out of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The son of Rocknroll Hanover-Lady Indigo was a $47,000 yearling purchase at Lexington.
In the second division of the Goshen Cup, Mr. Salvatore Fra [$5.00, $3.40, $2.40] and driver Ron Pierce sat a perfect second over trip and tore between horses down the stretch to take the sixth race of the night in 1:55.2. Joey The Czar [$8.00, $3.60] was a neck behind in second and Mcgreat [$3.80] finished third. The son of Western Ideal-Yankee Scramble was a $22,000 yearling purchase at the New Jersey Classic Sale by The Fra Stable of Uppersaddle River, NJ and is trained by Steve Elliot.
Flex The Muscle [$3.80, $2.10, $2.10], trained and driven by Ray Schnittker, took the first division of the $91,060 E.H Harriman Cup for two-year-old colt trotters in 1:59.1. Wishing Stone [$3.60, $3.00] was just a neck behind in second and Woody Marvel [$7.00] was third. The son of Muscles Yankee-Alix Hall was a $140,000 yearling purchase at Harrisburg by Ray Schnittker of Middletown, NY, Jerry Silva of Long Beach, NY, and Arden Homestead Stable of Delhi, NY.
A 48-1 long shot driven by Ron Pierce, Break The Bank K [$98.80, $21.00, $8.60], took the second E.H Harriman Cup, with the fastest time of the three divisions in 1:57.4. Big Stick Lindy [$2.40, $2.10] was second and Classical [$2.80] was third. Break The Bank K is a homebred owned by Robert Key of Leechburg, PA. Rich Gillock trains the son of Revenue S-American Misty.
In the third division of the E.H Harriman Cup, Lucky Chucky [$25.40, $7.00, $3.20] and driver John Campbell got up in the final strides to take the third race of the night in 1:59.2. Classic Viking [$17.80, $10.60] was 3-4 lengths behind in second. The fraction setter, Ripken [$4.40], broke stride in the stretch and fell back to third. Lucky Chucky, a son of Windsong’s Legacy-Aerobics, was a $10,000 yearling purchase by Chuck Sylvester and Amy Stoltzfus both of Williamstown, NJ and Neal Goldman of Washington Township, NJ.
