There will be a lot of firepower in the $ 300,000 grade 2 C. Hemther Memorial of Saturday at Pocono Downs in Mohegan Pennsylvania, where five of the seven fastest 3-year-old male pacers of the season in North America will meet in a harness raceveld of eight.
Prince Hal Hanover (Donating), originating from victories in the grade 2 Carl Milstein Memorial and degree 1 Adios in its last two starts, received the 5-2 morning line kink. Captain Optimistic (Donating), who placed a career-best 1: 48.1-triumph in the reed step of class 2 in his most recent start on 2 August, the 3-1 second choice was made followed by Twisted Destiny, who counts the grade 2 mgm Grand Messenger Stakes in June under his victories, on 4-1.
Twisted Destiny has the fastest figure among that group, at 1:48, which he won in winning his adios elimination on July 19. He became third in the final, defeated by just one neck and second in the Milstein. Prince Hal Hanover put his stamp of 1: 48.1 in the adiosinal to finish second to turn to the eliminal.
Completion of the quintet of Speedsters are Papis Pistol, who won a 3-year-old open in 1:48 in June in Woodbine Mohawk Park, and Dandy Ideal, who scored in 1: 48.2 in a conditioned race on July 12 at Pocono Downs.
But the depth goes beyond the five, with the Duo of Swingtown and Rick Wink, trained by Ron Burke also under the Hemt field.
Swingtown won an adios elimination and was second, beaten by a head in the final. He met Prince Hal Hanover and twisted the Destiny again in the Milstein, where he fought forward in a: 25.4 opening quarter before he ended. For the year he got the board in seven of nine starts, won four and earns $ 274,530.
Rick Wink made an early break in the Milstein and did not play a factor, but ended a fast fifth in the Adios final. He has four victories under the six top three-finish this year, with $ 169,000 in wallets.
Swingtown and Rick Wink finished 1-2 respectively, separated by a nose, in the $ 145,000 Ohio State Fair Race for second-year male pacers in Eldorado Downs the week before the 9 August Milstein Memorial in MGM NORTHFIELD Park. Swingtown departs from post two on Saturday with driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. And is 6-1 on the morning line. Rick Wink is 10-1 and departs from post four with Yannick Gingras.
“I am really happy with them,” said Burke. “With Rick Wink, you can throw away last week. He shuns away from a tree that hangs over the track, so I am not worried about that. Swingtown racete is great. Going: 25.4 in Northfield is legitimate. You enter a real mile (Saturday), and he can also control the pace.”
Swingtown and Rick Wink belong to a group of Burke’s 3-year-old male pacers who have been overshadowed by Stablemate Louprint, who was a Dan Patch Award winner last year and undefeated in five races this year, including the grade 1 Pepsi North America Cup, before he was set by small operation.
“Louprint is just one step higher,” said Burke. “These others are very good foals. But I think Louprint is special.”
The Max C. Hemting Memorial is part of Pocono’s Sun Stakes SATURDAY CARD, together with the degree 1 James M. Lynch Memorial for 3-year female pacers, the 1 Delmonica Hanover for 3-year female trotters and the grade 2 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial for 3-year-old male trotters.
Racing starts at 2.30 pm (EDT) Saturday in Pocono Downs. Go to the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association website.
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