Maxie Lee Memorial 2022-06-12

RACE 11 - Harrahs Chester - PA - June 12, 2022 Conditions: The Maxie Lee L.C. #6 Final Gait: Trot Purse: $150,000 Class: Maxie Lee Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 75-0 Off Time: 4:00 PM N:r Plac. Häst Kön Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist. Odds Pris 1 1 Anders Bluestone h Yankee Glide - Annette Hanover George Napolitano J:r Eric Ell 1:53.1 1609 58 75 000 4 2 Buck I St Pat s Jailhouse Jesse - Name It Something Tim Tetrick Ron Burke 1:53.1 1609 17 37 500 2 3 Corleone Kosmos v S J's Photo - Rose Street Gal Jim Pantaleano Ross Croghan 1:53.2 1609 74 18 000 6 4 Looking Hanover v Muscles Yankee - Lady Bar Andy Miller Edwin Gannon J:r 1:53.3 1609 128 12 000 5 5 Pilgrims Chuckie h Broadway Hall - Woman Of Means Simon Allard Thomas Cancelliere 1:53.3 1609 130 7 500 7 6 Neighsay Hanover h Muscles Yankee - Nan's Conway Jeff Gregory Ray Schnittker 1:53.3 1609 73 8 7 Calchips Brute h Credit Winner - Petite Serenade Brian Sears Trond Smedshammer 1:54.1 1609 398 3 str Likeabatoutahell v Sj's Caviar - Miss Molly Tamale 1st Anders Bluestone (5, H Yankee Glide - Annette Hanover - Sierra Kosmos) Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Wm Wood - MD, William Dittmar Jr - PA Breeder(s): Bluestone Farms LLC - NJ 2nd Buck I St Pat (8, M Jailhouse Jesse - Name It Something - Speed In Action) Registered Owner(s): Howard Taylor - PA, Edwin Gold - PA, Abraham Basen - NV, R Fuller - OH Breeder(s): R Fuller - OH 3rd Corleone Kosmos (9, G S J`s Photo - Rose Street Gal - Supergill) Registered Owner(s): Arthur Rudolph - FL, Rudolph Stables Inc - NY, Bernard Owen - FL Breeder(s): Kosmos Horse Breeders Inc - PA

Anders Bluestone and harness racing driver George Napolitano Jr. surged through the stretch from mid-pack and held off favorite Buck I St Pat by a neck to win Sunday's (June 12) $150,000 Maxie Lee Memorial in 1:53.1 at Harrah's Chester.

Neighsay Hanover got the early lead after battling Looking Hanover through an opening quarter-mile of 27.4. Neighsay Hanover remained on top up the backstretch, trotting to the half-mile point in 57, before facing pressure on the outside from Corleone Kosmos.

Anders Bluestone followed Corleone Kosmos' cover around the final turn before bursting down the middle of the lane to get the victory. Corleone Kosmos, who briefly took the lead from Neighsay Hanover on the last turn and into the stretch, finished third.

Buck I St Pat, the 3-5 betting choice, was denied her third Maxie Lee title in the four-year history of the event. Entering the stretch, she was sixth, following Anders Bluestone's cover.

"It just worked out great," Napolitano said. "He was a little steppy leaving out of there, but I figured there was going to be a speed duel. (Corleone Kosmos) can trot so fast and I flushed him out and got real lucky to be second over. They gunned it up the backside and I was just hoping (Anders Bluestone) could get the job done from there. And he did."

Anders Bluestone has won seven of 17 races this year and earned $227,070 for trainer Eric Ell and owners Ken Wood of Denton, Md., and Bill Dittmar Jr. of Langhorne, Pa.

It was Anders Bluestone's biggest win since capturing the 2009 Dexter Cup at Freehold Raceway.

"Once he got to the outside he just kept on trotting," Dittmar said. "It just seemed like he didn't want to let Buck I St Pat get past him. This is my home track and it's just a lot of fun. We claimed (Anders Bluestone) back in December for $25,000, and we've had nothing but fun with him since then.

Anders Bluestone paid $11.60, $4.20 and $4.00.

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