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More On Mr
Muscleman
April 29, 2022
- East Rutherford, NJ - The Meadowlands
MR MUSCLEMAN MAKES IT TWO STRAIGHT AT THE
MEADOWLANDS
Mr Muscleman [$2.40, $2.10, $2.10] crushed his
Father Foley foes with another gate-to-wire
victory in the $20,000 second leg of series on
Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands.
With driver Ron Pierce at the lines, Mr
Muscleman strolled through fractions of :27.2,
:56.2 and 1:26.2, while easily repelling the
challenge of Beach Nut Brand. He pulled away to
a three and a half-length victory in 1:53.1.
Trained by Noel Daley and owned by Adam Victor &
Son Stable, Mr Muscleman is the richest
Standardbred in training with just under $3.4
million in earnings. The 2005 Trotter of the
Year has won 35 of 65 lifetime starts and also
received divisional honors in 2003 and 2004.
The seven-year-old gelding has been invited to
race in the prestigious Elitlopp at Solvalla
Racecourse in Sweden on Sunday, May 27. Racing
fans will be able to watch and wager on the
event live at the Meadowlands that morning.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
MR.
MUSCLEMAN RETURNS AND CAPTURES
FATHER FOLEY OPENER
Mr. Muscleman [$3.20, $2.60,
$2.40] returned to the track in
winning fashion, capturing the
$20,000 opening leg of the
Father Foley Memorial series on
Sunday afternoon at the
Meadowlands.
Trained by Noel Daley and driven
by Ron Pierce, Mr. Muscleman
took control of the lead around
the backside and held off San
Remo Kosmos [$3.60, $3.20] at
the wire to win by a half-length
in 1:53.3. It was two lengths
back to Man About Town [$3.60]
in third.
Mr. Muscleman, the richest
Standardbred racehorse in
training with a career bankroll
of $3.38 million, had his 2005
season cut short after a
suspensory injury and was
sidelined after a brief campaign
last year due to concerns with
his knee.
Owners Adam Victor Jr. and Sr.
are hoping for the opportunity
to take the seven-year-old
gelded son of Muscles Yankee
overseas next month to compete
in Sweden�s famed Elitlopp at
Solvalla Racecourse.
The Father Foley Memorial series
continues next Sunday, April 29. |
MR MUSCLEMAN MAKES IT TWO
STRAIGHT AT THE MEADOWLANDS
Mr Muscleman [$2.40, $2.10,
$2.10] crushed his Father Foley
foes with another gate-to-wire
victory in the $20,000 second
leg of series on Sunday
afternoon at the Meadowlands.
With driver Ron Pierce at the
lines, Mr Muscleman strolled
through fractions of :27.2,
:56.2 and 1:26.2, while easily
repelling the challenge of Beach
Nut Brand. He pulled away to a
three and a half-length victory
in 1:53.1.
San Remo Kosmos [$3.40, $2.10]
and American Lane [$2.10] were
the best of the rest.
Trained by Noel Daley and owned
by Adam Victor & Son Stable, Mr
Muscleman is the richest
Standardbred in training with
just under $3.4 million in
earnings. The 2005 Trotter of
the Year has won 35 of 65
lifetime starts and also
received divisional honors in
2003 and 2004.
The seven-year-old gelding has
been invited to race in the
prestigious Elitlopp at Solvalla
Racecourse in Sweden on Sunday,
May 27. Racing fans will be
able to watch and wager on the
event live at the Meadowlands
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MR
MUSCLEMAN PUTS ON POWERFUL
DISPLAY IN CUTLER PREP
In a final tune-up for his trip
to Sweden, Mr Muscleman [$3.40,
$2.40, $2.10] romped to a 1:52
victory in a $40,000 prep race
for the Arthur J. Cutler
Memorial on Friday night at the
Meadowlands.
With Ron Pierce at the lines, Mr
Muscleman brushed to the lead
along the backstretch and
accelerated away to a two and
three-quarter length win over
Ripped [$5.00, $2.10]. Brunton
Tilly [$2.10] finished third
after grinding out a first-over
trip and drifting wide in the
lane.
Mr Muscleman will miss next
Saturday's $185,000 Arthur J.
Cutler Memorial Final as he gets
ready to ship to Sweden for the
Eltilopp, Europe's most
prestigious racing event, on
Sunday, May 27 at Solvalla
Racecourse in Stockholm.
Trained by Noel Daley, Mr
Muscleman is a perfect
three-for-three this season.
The seven-year-old gelding is
the richest Standardbred
racehorse currently in training
with a bankroll of $3.4
million. The 2005 Trotter of
the Year is owned by Adam Victor
& Son Stable of New York, New
York. |
Mr Muscleman
Takes Trotting Classic
July 30, 2022
Mr Muscleman [$4.20, $2.20] extended
his winning streak to nine with a two
and three quarter-length victory over
Hellava Hush [$4.20, $2.20] in the
$250,000 Trotting Classic, the 11th race
tonight at the Meadowlands.
Hez Striking [$2.10] was third by
three lengths. Mr Muscleman trotted the
mile and a sixteenth in 1:58.4, a world,
stakes and world record, eclipsing the
2:00 mark set by Plesac on June 8, 2022
at the Meadowlands.
"It doesn't seem to matter to him too
much how you race him," said winning
driver Ron Pierce. "He just seems to get
across that wire first. I fell into the
hole for just about three steps. I could
have stayed in there longer but Mr
Muscleman felt really good so I took him
back out and didn't really say anything
to him until we straightened up, then I
chased him a little bit home. Noel [trainer
Noel Daley] is just an unbelievable
trainer. He does a great job with all
his horses and this just happens to be a
special horse. He rises to the occasion.
I just appreciate him. Noel, [owners]
Adam Victor, Senior and Junior gave me
the honor to drive this horse, and it's
a thrill. I'm very happy. If he's as
good as he was tonight, I don't see how
anybody can get close to him in the Nat
Ray."
"He's very easy to train," said
Daley. "He does everything you tell him.
He's a pleasure to have. You really get
to appreciate a horse like this. He
always appears like he's getting better.
He's a big, strong horse. He's always
been a tall horse. Now he's filled out
and come into himself. There's no reason
why he can't go on for another couple
years. After the Nat Ray, he has three
weeks off, he goes to Canada for a month,
has a week or two off, then he goes to
Lexington. If all things are all right,
he still has a lot of racing to do yet.
He's a gelding and as long as he keeps
coming back the way he is, he's going to
be around for a few years. Like Fool's
Goal and Magician, great old geldings,
they come around for a lot of years, and
I think he can do the same thing."
Mr.
Muscleman wins the Maple
Leaf Trot
It
was billed as the
Battle of the Sexes,
the race of the year,
a match between two
Breeders Crown
champions Mr.
Muscleman, North
America's top male
trotter, and
Peaceful Way, the
continent's best
female trotter, but
it wasn't meant to
be. Mr. Muscleman
powered home an easy
winner while
Peaceful Way broke
stride along the
backstretch and was
eliminated from the
race. Get the
results, charts, and
photos for all three
stakes on the card
here.
Sunday September
18, 2005It
was billed as the
Battle of the Sexes,
the race of the year,
a match between two
Breeders Crown
champions Mr.
Muscleman, North
America's top male
trotter, and
Peaceful Way, the
continent's best
female trotter. So
much for the hype.
At the finish of the
classic, it was all
Mr. Muscleman, the
defending Maple Leaf
champion, a career
earner of over $3.2
million and a track
record holder at
both Mohawk and
Woodbine, as he
bulled his way to an
easy five and
one-half length win
in a stakes record
mile of 1:52.1.
Muscles Marinara
came on for second,
while Mystical
Sunshine was third.
Peaceful Way, a
divisional champion
in Canada at two and
three and unbeaten
in seven outings
this year, gave it
her best shot early,
when she tried to
chase Mr. Muscleman
after he'd taken the
lead before the half.
But it ended early
for the daughter of
Angus Hall, as she
made an
uncharacteristic
break and lost all
chance. With Ron
Pierce at the
controls, Mr
Muscleman took over
from Abbey Road C
after the first
quarter. While
pressed by Elegant
Man at the half, Mr
Muscleman continued
to motor, repelling
all challengers.
From there to the
wire, it was a tour
de force, as the
giant gelding posted
yet another romp on
his impeccable
resume.
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NJ
Standardbred
of the Year
Mr Muscleman,
sired by
Muscles
Yankee, was
selected as
the New
Jersey
Standardbred
of the Year
for 2005.
The
five-year-old
trotting
gelding, won
12 of 14
races and
earned
$1,364,220
for the year.
Bred by Spar
J Stables
and Brittany
Farms, Mr
Muscleman is
owned by
Adam Victor
and Son
Stable,
trained by
Noel Daley
and driven
by Ron
Pierce. The
award was
presented by
the Equine
Advisory
Board of the
State
Department
of
Agriculture
upon the
recommendation
of the
Standardbred
Breeders and
Owners
Association
of New
Jersey,
which
registers
all New
Jersey
stallions
for breeding.
The sire,
Muscles
Yankee,
stands at
Perretti
Farms in
Cream Ridge.
(Lisa Photo,
Inc.)
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