Nubble Light was widest of all in a four-horse charge to the wire, winning by a neck in the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes-Green Acres for 3-yearold pacing colts and geldings, the sixth race on Oct. 4 at Freehold Raceway.
Steve Smith tipped Nubble Light (Rocknroll Hanover) wide in the stretch, getting up in the final strides to catch Sassy Hanover (Western Ideal) in a career best 1:55 flat. It was a half-length to Card Shock (Cam’s Card Shark) in third.
The Deleston Cote trainee also won the $25,000 Green Acres Final as a 2-year-old on Oct. 19, 2013.
Nubble Light now has five wins, two seconds and four thirds in 19 starts this year and has finished in-the-money in 13 of 28 career starts for a bankroll of $54,619.
The gelding races for the partnership of Deleston Cote of Cream Ridge; Henry Faragalli III of Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Trevor Johnson of Phoenixville, Pa; and Jeffrey Ruben of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
In the third race, the third leg of the Green Acres for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, Too Darn Hot (Rocknroll Hanover) was a head winner over 1-2 favorite Rock N Roll World (Rocknroll Hanover) in 1:58.4.
Devils Cut (Western Ideal) was two lengths back in third.
Too Darn Hot, driven by Eric Abbatiello and trained by Ron Burke, picked up his fifth win and has been first or second in seven of 10 starts. He is owned by Burke Racing, Our Horse Cents Stables, Weaver Bruscemi and Larry Karr.
The $25,000 final for 2-year-old trotting fillies was held on Oct. 3 and won by Demons N Diamonds.
The Muscle Hill-Half Ours filly trotted the mile in 2:00 flat, passing pacesetter Model Behavior (Muscles Yankee) in the stretch for a half-length victory in the nonwagering event. Contraire (Muscles Yankee) was three and three-quarter lengths back in third.
Demons N Diamonds, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by John McDermott Jr., improved her record to one win, three seconds and two thirds from 11 starts for a bankroll of $38,921. The filly, bred by TLP Stable of Kearny, passed through the Lexington Selected Sale for $20,000.
She is owned by the partnership of Jonathan Klee Racing of Mineola, N.Y.; Domenic Costanzo of Westbury, N.Y.; and Kuhen Racing LLC of Yardley, Pa.
In the $7,000 third leg of the Green Acres for 2-year-old pacing fillies, Cheyenne Robin ($7.60) was much the best, putting away 1-5 favorite Smart Zone in the co-featured sixth race.
Cheyenne Robin, driven by Dube and trained by Robert Siegelman, was a sevenlength winner in a stakes record equaling 1:55.4. It was 11½ lengths to World Of Rock in third. All three are daughters of Rocknroll Hanover.
The mile matched the Green Acres mark of 1:55.4 set by Happy Dreamer (McArdle) in 2007.
Cheyenne Robin races for The Cheyenne Gang of Port Washington, N.Y.
The $25,000 Green Acres Final for 3- year-old trotting fillies drew three entrants and will be raced as the first of two non-wagering events on Oct. 9 at Freehold.
Shelikescandy (Chocolatier), who won all three of the preliminary legs, will bid for a sweep, facing Coin Collector (Chocolatier) and Revergreen (Revenue). Shelikescandy, trained by Dawn Anderson and owned by George Beck of Freehold, will leave from post three with Steve Smith driving.
The second non-betting event is the $7,000 second leg of the Green Acres for 3- year-old trotting colts and geldings.