Choco Sun led a Chocolatier sweep of the top three spots of the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres, and Super Classic won the $38,500 Charles I. Smith Trot on Sept. 20 at Freehold Raceway.
Choco Sun, driven by Jim Meittinis and trained by Oriano Torstensson, captured the Green Acres Final for 2-yearold trotting colts and geldings in 1:59.3, finishing a nose ahead of Chocolate Day and a length and 1/4 in front of Holiday Spirit. All three are sons of Chocolatier.
The seventh-race long shot, Choco Sun, picked up his second straight win. He has been first or second in four of five starts, banking more than $21,000 for Eirik Djuve of Norway.
Muscle On In, the betting favorite, broke stride, finished seventh and was placed eighth on a disqualification.
Super Classic, a son of Muscles Yankee, rompedtoa61/4lengthtallyover Dagget (Chocolatier), and Bouncer (Muscles Yankee) was 9 1/4 back in third in the $38,500 Charles I. Smith for New Jersey-sired 3-year-old trotters. The Jim Doherty trainee, driven by Eric Abbatiello, trotted the mile in 2:00.2.
William Augustine of Hammonton owns Super Classic, who picked up his second straight win and pushed his career bankroll to $73,953 with three wins, one second and four thirds in 22 starts.
The Charles Smith, contested before the betting card, is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey.
In a three-horse $7,000 division of the Green Acres for 2-year-old trotting fillies, also taking place off the betting card, Worldrecordsweeper (Muscles Yankee) finished a neck ahead of I’ll Bring Dessert (Chocolatier) in 2:03.1. Muscle Pump Queen (Muscles Yankee) was third by 15 1/4 lengths.
Worldrecordsweeper was driven by Kevin Oscarsson, and he is trained by Jim Oscarsson and owned by Jokikunnan Tila Oy of Finland.