Steed captured the $16,000 New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, setting a track record of 1:58.4, Oct. 16 at Freehold Raceway.
Steed’s time for a 2-year-old gelded trotter eclipsed the 1:59.2 track record he established Sept. 17 when he won the Harold Dancer Trot. The Futurity and Dancer are sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
Steed, the 5-1 third choice in the featured third race, cut the fractions of :29.1, :59 and 1:28.2, romping to a 12¾-length victory.
The 5-2 second choice, Stayin Strong (Muscles Yankee), broke stride on the final turn. Southwind Flash (Muscle Hill), the 1- 2 favorite, miscued on the first turn.
Driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Richard Johnson, Steed is a son of Muscle Hill-Armbro Emma. He has two wins and three seconds in 10 starts.
Bred by Flintlock Farm, he was a $50,000 Harrisburg Sale purchase. He races for TLP Stables of Kearny, D’Elegance Stable IX of Florham Park, Vito Cucci of Belmar and Carmen Iannacone of Lyndhurst.
Threeupthreedown (Muscle Hill) was second with Inukchuk Chuck (Muscles Yankee) third by 13 lengths.
Prior to the betting card, Coco Truffles (Muscle Hill) was a two-length winner over Cree (Muscle Hill) in the $15,000 New Jersey Futurity division for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
It was five-and-a-quarter lengths to Casino Cutie It (Muscles Yankee) in third.
Coco Truffles was driven by David Miller for trainer Chuck Sylvester. She covered the mile in 2:01.2, improving her record to two wins, four seconds and two thirds in 11 starts.
She has earned $33,673 for the ownership of Four Aces With a Kicker from Williamstown; Pinstripe Stable of Ponte Vedra, Florida; Anthony Perretti of Asbury Park; and Myron Finkelstein of Mountain Lakes. Ross Stables LLC bred the daughter of Muscle Hill-Pilgrims Truffles.
Trio of Rocknroll Hanover sires win
Three offspring of the late Rocknroll Hanover — Roland N Rock, Quick Aint Fair and Don’tcallmefrancis — swept a trio of $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres for pacers Oct. 17 at Freehold.
Two of the three — Quick Aint Fair and Don’tcallmefrancis — were bred by Stephen P. Dey III of Allentown, while Roland N Rock is a product of Perretti Farms of Cream Ridge.
Roland N Rock was a 2¾-length winner over Artsmah (Western Ideal) in the third race for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Edward Teach (Rocknroll Hanover) was third by four lengths.
Daniel Dube drove the winner for trainer Rob Harmon. Roland N Rock paced the mile in 1:52.3 — only two-fifths of a second off the stakes record.
Owned by Duane and Connie Roland of Grinnell, Iowa, Roland N Rock posted his seventh win of the year and finished in-themoney in 10 of 13 starts in 2015 for earnings of $107,705.
Quick Aint Fair, driven by George Brennan for owner-trainer Christopher Ryder of Allentown, rallied for her third straight victory, finishing a length ahead of Cheyenne Robin (Rocknroll Hanover) in 1:55.2 in the fifth race division for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Smart Zone (Rocknroll Hanover) was third by a length and three-quarters.
Unraced at 2 years old, Quick Aint Fair has five wins, two seconds and four thirds in 18 starts for earnings of $83,696.
Don’tcallmefrancis overcame an outside journey to win the sixth race, the split for 2- year-old pacing colts and geldings, in 1:57.1.
It was a career best for the Nifty Norman trainee who races in the name of the Enzed Racing Stables of Allentown.
Irish Joe Haney was at the lines as Don’tcallmefrancis got up for a one-andthree quarter length win over Lissilas (Rocknroll Hanover).
Rock N Roll Style (Rocknroll Hanover) cut the fraction and held on for third, fiveand a-half lengths back.
Don’tcallmefrancis has three wins, two seconds and one third from seven starts and two straight trips to the winner’s circle, banking $40,458.