Classy Lane News - 2009 Stakes Season Recent Winners

Nov. 14 2009 - Woodbine
Code Word came from last to first in the $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts for trainer Tony O’Sullivan.

It was just the second win in 13 tries this year for Code Word, a son of Western Terror co-owned by John Carver of Illinois and John Fielding of Toronto.
His win tonight gives him just over $200,000 for the year.

Poof Shes Gone wins the two-year-old trotting filly division in an impressive record setting performance in $300,000 OSS Super Final tonight at Woodbine. A daughter of Kadabra from the Garland Lobell mare Travelin Superlite and bred by Tara Hills Stud of Port Perry, Ontario, Poof Shes Gone was a $170,000 yearling purchase by Fielding, Mel Hartman, Herb Liverman and David McDuffee. She is trained by Richard ‘Nifty’ Norman.

With tonight’s win Poof Shes Gone has 10 wins in 12 tries for $1,076,326 in earnings. She never once finished off the board.

Oct. 24 2009
Poof Shes Gone wins the $617,880 Breeders Crown for Two-Year-Old Filly Trot ters in 1:56.3 by a length for trainer Nifty Norman. The daughter of Kadabra-Travelin Superlite is owned by John Fielding, Melvin Hartman of Ottawa, Herb Liverman of Miami Beach, Florida and David McDuffee of Nashua, New Hampshire.
Poof Shes Gone is now nine-for-11 in her debut season with $926,326 banked.

All Speed Hanover fired three-wide around the final turn and nipped the undefeated Sportswriter at the wire in the $720,860 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Pace on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.

The win was All Speed Hanover's fifth in seven starts lifting his earnings to $497,390. Mike Vanderkemp and Noel Daley share training duties on the son of Cams Card Shark rookie owned by Adam Victor and Son of New York and John Fielding of Toronto

Oct. 3 2009
Southwind Tempo turned in an amazing stretch rally to capture the $375,100 Milton Stakes final for older pacing mares at Mohawk.
Trained by Darren McCall, the victory was the seventh this season and 33rd lifetime for Southwind Tempo, who improved her career earnings to just over $2.2 million for owners Jerry Silva of New York and the Let It Ride Stable of Florida. Congratulations to all the connections of Southwind Tempo.

Sept. 7 2009
Poof Shes Gone ran her unbeaten streak to five while establishing a new stakes record of 1:55.2 in one of two divisions of the Champlain Stakes for two-year-old filly trotters on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack.
Poof Shes Gone improved her overall record this season to five wins in six starts for owners Mel Hartman and John Fielding of Ontario, Herb Liverman of Florida and David McDuffee of New Hampshire. The lion’s share of the $156,328 purse improved the Richard Norman trainee’s earnings to just over $440,000.

Sept. 5 2009
Sportswriter established a new world record in the $1 million Metro Pace Final for two-year-old colts at Mohawk.
Congratualations to owners Steve Calhoun of Chatham and the West Wins Stable of Cambridge,and trainer Casie Coleman. Sportswriter is now five for five on the year with over $600,000 earned.

Put On A Show, captures tonight's $810,300 Shes A Great Lady Final for two-year-old filly pacers at Mohawk in 1:52. Put On A Show, a daughter of Rocknroll Hanover, is now perfect in five lifetime starts for conditioner Chris Ryder and owners Richard Young and Craig Henderson.

Big Bikkies wins the second Simcoe Stakes division for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters, setting a stakes record of 1:53.1 in the process.

Big Bikkies, a son of Windsongs Legacy out of Sheza Hot Cookie, has won four of eight lifetime starts for owner/breeders Adam Victor and Sons Stable of New York, New York. Mike Vanderkemp trains.

Aug. 22 2009
Put On A Show, the daughter of Rocknroll Hanover - Stienams Place kicked away from her rivals with a 28.1 final quarter to stop the clock in 1:53.2 in the opening $120,437 division of the Eternal Camnation Stakes for driver Jody Jamieson. Put On A Show remains undefeated in three career starts with the win and boosted her bankroll to just over $75,000 for owners Richard Young of Florida and Craig Henderson of Illinois. Chris Ryder trains. Congratulations to all the connections!

Sportswriter wins in a new stakes record time of 1:50.4 in the Nassagaweya Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Mohawk.
Sportswriter, by Artsplace and out of the Jate Lobell, Precious Beauty, is now flawless in three starts for trainer Casie Coleman and owners Steve Calhoun and the West Wins Stable. Sportswriter, who was bred by James Avritt and was purchased at Harrisburg for $50,000, has now earned $85,196.

June 13 2009
Congratulations to the weekend winners and all their connections!
Southwind Tempo used a stirring stretch kick to capture the $353,710 Classic Distaff for older pacing mares tonight at Mohawk.
Darren McCall conditioned both of the top two finishers. Southwind Tempo was winning for the fourth time in seven outings this season. The winner’s share of the purse vaulted her over $1,660,000 lifetime for owners Jerry Silva and Let It Ride Stables Inc. of Delray Beach, Fla.

Corleone Kosmos made short work of a quality field of mature trotters tonight to capture the $353,710 Trotting Classic at Mohawk in 1:53.1.
Corleone Kosmos, a gelded son of SJs Photo, is trained by Darren McCall for Arthur Rudolph and Bernard Owen of Florida and the Rudolph Stables of New York. This was his first win in five starts in 2009 and his 19th career-wise. The lion's share of the purse pushes his total earnings to just shy of $2 million.

Carnivore came from fourth at the head of the stretch to win by a neck in 1:51.3 and he is headed to Saturday's eliminations for the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack. It was the first win in three tries this year for the colt owned by trainer Jack Darling of Cambridge, Ontario
Bred by Perretti Farms of New Jersey, Carnivore was a $65,000 yearling purchase at the Lexington Select Sale. Last year at two he won six of 10 for $290,000. He is the second foal of Party Animal and a half-brother to the $338,000 winner Cartniverous.

June 8 2009
Tug River Princess made her 2009 debut a winning one with an impressive 1:52.2 victory in the $92,030 single division in the third leg of the Classic Distaff at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday June 6.
It was the 18th career victory for Tug River Princess who races under the care of Darren McCall while in Canada. The lion’s share of the purse boosted her career bankroll to just over $940,000 for the Let It Ride Stables Inc., Robert Cooper Stables and Jerry Silva. Congratulations to all her connections.

May 23 2009
Stonebridge Terror and driver Mike Saftic win the inaugural $480,000 Upper Canada Cup on Saturday May 24 at Georgian Downs.
This was the first victory in two starts this year and the third career victory for Stonebridge Terror, a son of Western Terror-No Paradise. He has now banked $246,250 in 2009 and over $366,000 lifetime.
Congratulations to owner/trainer Jack Darling.

Our sincere condolences on the passing of the incredible Maltese Artist - Artiscape - Hula Dancer. The eight-year old son of Artiscape-Hula Dancer, won 39 times from 151 starts and earned $2,340,872. At the time of his passing, he was trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC. of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, and James Koran of Macedonia, Ohio.

May 17 2009
Three-year old trotting filly Mystic River captured Mohawk’s first $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold final of the season.
Mystic River is a daughter of Kadabra, out of the Malabar Man mare, Celebrity Belle. This was her first win in eight lifetime starts for owners Christopher Ryder, Deena Rachel Frost, and Max Wernick.

2008

Nov. 29 2008 - The Meadowlands - A And Gsconfusion, scored in 1:51 flat in the $610,000 Breeders Crown event on Saturday night at The Meadowlands.

Casie Coleman trains A And Gsconfusion, a daughter of Allamerican Native-Colorado Creek, for the A&G Stables of Bronx, New York. A And Gsconfusion has now earned $1,319,324 with 9-6-0 in 26 starts.

Nov. 15 - Woodbine- OSS Super Finals
St. Lads Popcorn, capped off her fantastic freshman season with an impressive victory in the $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for 2 yo fillies . The win in 1:54.4 for driver Jason Brewer and trainer/ower Jack Darling now give St Lads Popcorn earnings of $562,323 with a 2 yo record of 1:52.2. Congratulations to all her connections!

Sept. 13 - Mohawk- Nassagaweya Stakes
Straight Shooting, with John Campbell pulling the trigger hit his mark in the second division of the Nassagaweya Stakes in 1:52.3. Straight Shooting, a son of Western Terror who is trained by Richard "Nifty" Norman for the Bulletproof Enterprises of Boca Raton, Florida.

Sept. 4 - Mohawk- Simcoe Stakes
Bella Dolce, a daughter of Kadabra - Pizza Dolce, has now won seven of 13 starts this for trainer Kevin O'Reilly and owner David McDuffee of Nashua, New Hampshire, after going winless in her first six outings. The lion's share of the Simcoe $134,926 purse increased her career bankroll to just over $725,000. Driver Paul MacDonell got the win in 1:54.3.

Aug. 30 - Mohawk - Corleone Kosmos, with John Campbell at the controls came home in :27.2 for the win in 1:51.4 in the $638,580 Breeders Crown Open Trot.

Darren McCall trains Corleone Kosmos, a six-year old S Js Photo gelding, for owners Arthur Rudolph, Rudolph Stables, and Bernard Owen. This was the fourth win in nine starts this year for Corleone Kosmos, and his 17th career trip to the winner's circle. With the lion's share of the $638,580 purse, his career earnings went over the $1.6 million mark.

My Little Dragon won her third career Breeders Crown championship by claiming Saturday's $352,815 Mare Pace by two lengths in 1:50.1. My Little Dragon has won 23 of 48 career starts and earned more than $2.1 million.

Driven by Brian Sears, My Little Dragon – a Crown champion at ages two and three – joined Eternal Camnation as the only female pacers with three Crown trophies.

She is owned by Adam Victor & Son and trained in Canada by Mike Vanderkemp

Aug. 22 - Mohawk - Bella Dolce takes the $201,300 SBOA Stakes final for three-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55.2.

Kevin O’Reilly’s trains for owner/breeder David McDuffee of Nashua, New Hampshire. This latest win pushes the daughter of Kadabra and Pizza Dolce’s earnings over the $600,000 mark.

Aug. 16 - In The Game got up in the final stride to win the first of two $141,800 splits of the Eternal Camnation Stakes, for two-year-old pacing fillies, at Mohawk, in 1:55.4. In The Game is now perfect in three lifetime starts for owners Bulletproof Enterprises of Boca Raton, Florida. Richard 'Nifty' Norman trains the filly.

Aug. 10 -Chicy Micky, wins division of the Robert Stewart Stakes at Mohawk in 1:58.1. Trained by Kevin O'Reilly and driven by Paul MacDonell for owners Mel Hartman, Irving Liverman, David McDuffee, and John Fielding. She equalled the record for Robert Stewart stakes trotters in the process. Congratulations to everyone!

St Lads Popcorn was victorious in wire to wire fashion in the Robert Stewart Stakes for 2 yr. old filly pacers. Owned by trainer Jack Darling, the filly crossed the wire in 1:53.2. She is now four for five t his season.

July 26 - Congratulations to trainer Michael Vanderkemp for Southwind Swallow's Canadian Breeders Championship Final in 1:52.1.It was just the second win in 10 starts this year for the daughter of No Pan Intended owned by Adam Victor and Son Stable and Blue Chip Bloodstock of New York.

Bella Dolce, who has come back to the form that saw her be one of last year's top two-year old filly trotters, swept to victory in Saturday's $191,205 Canadian Breeders Championship for three-year old filly trotters . Kevin O'Reilly and Richard Norman train Bella Dolce, a Kadabra-Pizza Dolce filly, for owner David McDuffee. This was the second win in eight starts this year for Bella Dolce, who won eight of 11 starts last season. With the win, her career bankroll is now over the $471,000 mark.

June 29 - Congratulations to Kelly O'Donnell and his filly Tidewaterdragonfly, winner of the $405,715 Roses Are Red Final at Mohawk. The victory puts Tidewaterdragonfly’s summary at 3-1-1 in six starts this year for $269,000 banked. Lifetime the four-year-old daughter of Dragon Again has over $860,000 earned for Anne Singleton and David Beachler of Virginia.

Daniel Marten also won the Masters Series final with Striking Pockets at Georgian in the $111,000 final for older trotting mares. Rick Zeron drove for owners M T Pockets Stable. She was victorious for the fourth time in 13 starts this year, and now boasts career earnings of over $180,000.Tigerama, who has now won 60 races in his career, has earnings of over $1.59 million.

Tigerama, takes the Masters Series final for open males pacers in 1:50 with Jason Brewer in the bike for trainer Casie Coleman. Tigerama is owned by Robert Hamather has now won 60 races in his career, has earnings of over $1.59 million.

June 14 - Congratulations to trainer Casie Coleman and Chancey Lady for your win of the $733,000 Fan Hanover final for three-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk.

Classy Lane News - 2007 Stakes Season Recent Winners

Nov. 11 2007 - Zooka took his second straight Border City Series leg at Windsor Raceway for Mario Baillargeon.
Tigerama set the early tempo for Don Rankin of :26.4, :56.3 and 1:24 but could not hold off Zooka in the stretch as Baillargeon had him at the wire first in 1:52.1.

It was the 10th win this year for the five-year-old gelding by Astreos owned by trainer Ben Wallace and James Millier of Milton and Dorchester, Ont. Zooka, who recently went over the $1 million mark in life earnings, now has $348,000 on the year.

Congratulations to Jack Darling who is now 8 for 8 since moving to Classy Lane Stables.

Nov. 10 - Chancey Lady had an impressive win in tonight’s $300,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine.
It was the sixth win in eight starts this year for the rookie daughter of Camluck who was purchased by leading BC owner Niele Jiwan of Burnaby for $60,000 from the Lexington Selected Sale. She was bred by Brittany Farms and Daisy Acres.

Trained by Casie Coleman, the filly now sports earnings of $337,000 this year and Coleman believes she’s earned a spot into next week’s Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands.

Nov. 10 - Deuce Seelster ended his wonderful rookie season in impressive fashion tonight at Woodbine in the $300,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts.

Owned by Katherine Bardis of California and trained by Darren McCall, Deuce Seelster now has nine wins and two seconds in 12 starts this year for $636,000 in earnings.

Sept. 1 - Mohawk Racetrack
Moving Pictures gave driver Mark MacDonald and trainer Casie Coleman their first Breeders Crown victory in tonight’s $392,400 final for pacing mares at Mohawk.

Mystical Sunshine and driver Daniel Dube for trainer Chris Ryder came from off the pace tonight to track down Passionate Glide at the wire and capture her second consecutive Breeders Crown championship with a 1:54.2 victory in the $270,00 final for trotting mares.

August 18 - Mohawk Racetrack
The Canadian Pacing Derby final came down to a battle between two outstanding free for all pacers this season in Mister Big and Lis Mara with the latter prevailing in 1:49.3.

Lis Mara improved his summary to 8-2-1 in 13 starts this year for $913,000 earned. He put his life earnings well over the $2 million mark with tonight’s effort.

The five-year-old son of Cambest is trained by Erv Miller for owners MJG Racing Stables of New Jersey and Louis Willinger, Kentucky.

July 21 - Kawartha Downs
In the $50,000 Invitational Pace, Zooka set a whole bunch of records for driver Mario Baillargeon. Zooka became the first ever free-legged pacer to break the 1:50 barrier. It also tied the fastest winning time on a five-eighths mile track in Canada, tying Lis Mara who won in 1:49.3 at Rideau Carleton in 2006. Zooka also broke the Kawartha Downs track record by almost two seconds, lowering Stonebridge Galaxy's mark of 1:51.2.

Trained by Ben Wallace, Zooka has won seven of 19 starts this year. The win puts Zooka with over $850,000 in career earnings.

June 30 - Mohawk Racetrack
In what was one of the most thrilling finishes of the season in harness racing, Moving Pictures (D M Dilinger-Killer Queen) clawed her way to victory in tonight's $379,000 final of The Roses Are Red Stakes for older pacing mares.

The win tonight improved Moving Picture's 2007 summary to 5-1-1 in 10 starts for owners Steve Calhoun and Michael Lindley of Chatham, Ontario. She now sits with a career bankroll of just over $750,000.

Congratulations to trainer Casie Coleman.

Welcome! Classy Lane Stables Training Centre has become the talk of Canadian harness racing and already established a new benchmark for establishments of this variety in the country. The Puslinch, Ontario, facility was built by 51-year-old Dorchester contractor Jamie Millier and his two business partners. The 135 acre farm is located just 15 minutes driving time west of Mohawk Racetrack. The multi-million dollar operation offers a seven-eighths mile track, 75 feet wide, with mile turns developed by Dan Coon and five barns that accommodate 222 horses. The facility is home for some of North America's top trainers. The centre has a one-third mile sand jog track, a one-half mile jog path through a wooded area, swimming pool, tack shop, blacksmith shop, 3 equicizers, veterinarian and 31 paddocks.