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Although the surface was less than spectacular due to inclement weather, Homicide Hunter, who established a new world record three weeks ago at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, garnered another harness racing accolade for his already sterling resume with a 1:52.1 triumph in the $100,000 Chip Noble Memorial at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10). The final clocking is a new track record for 4-year-old trotting geldings....read on
FFAT 1.609 m auto Purse: $100 000 (50,000 - 25,000 - 12,000 - 8,000 - 5,000)
RACE 5 - Scioto Downs - OH - September 10, 2022
Conditions: CHIP NOBLE MEMORIAL
Gait: Trot Purse: $100,000 Class: NOBLE Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: FAST | Sta | Häst | Kön | Kusk | Tränare | Rek | Intj | Far | Mor | Morfar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINGS OF ROYALTY | h4 | Peter Wrenn | George Ducharme | 09,5 | 549 684 | RC ROYALTY | SPARKLING CIDER | PINE CHIP |
| 2 | MAESTRO BLUE CHIP | h4 | Trace Tetrick | Jo Ann Looney-King | 09,4 | 290 423 | CREDIT WINNER | UP FRONT HOTSEY | DIXIELAND JAZZ |
| 3 | BOURBON BAY | v5 | Brett Miller | Åke Svanstedt | 09,7 | 227 178 | SAND VIC | AMERICA ALIVE | CR EXCALIBUR |
| 4 | WIND OF THE NORTH | v6 | Chris Page | Daryl Bier | 09,0 | 555 708 | CANTAB HALL | TALK TO THE WIND | PINE CHIP |
| 5 | MUSCLE UP THE GOAL | h4 | Aaron Merriman | Christoffer Beaver | 09,6 | 323 858 | MUSCLE MASS | TAGS GOAL | TAGLIABUE |
| 6 | HOMICIDE HUNTER | v4 | Eric Goodell | Chris Oakes | 08,6 | 665 263 | MR CANTAB | EVENING PRAYER | LIKE A PRAYER |
| 7 | CRAZY WOW | h4 | Matt Kakaley | Ron Burke | 09,1 | 1 346 354 | CRAZED | NO PAN NO GAIN | MR VIC |
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds
6 Homicide Hunter 6 1/1T 1/1H 1/1H 1/2 1/4Q 1:52.1 28.4 *0.80
5 Muscle Up The Goal 5 2/1T 2/1H 2/1H 2/2 2/4Q 1:53.0 29.2 9.10
4 Wind Of The North 4 6/10Q 6/5 6°/6Q 6/5H 3/7 1:53.3 29.0 11.80
1 Wings Of Royalty 1 3/3H 3/2H 3°/2H 3/3 4/8 1:53.4 30.0 10.50
2 Maestro Blue Chip 2 4/6 4°/3H 4/4Q 4/4 5/9 1:54.0 29.4 3.50
3 Bourbon Bay 3 5/8H 5/3H 5/5Q 5/4H 6/9Q 1:54.0 29.3 14.60
7 Crazy Wow 7 7/12T 7/6H 7/7T 7/7 7/9H 1:54.0 29.0 6.10 1st Homicide Hunter (4, G Mr Cantab - Evening Prayer - Like A Prayer)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Crawford Farms Racing - NY
Breeder(s): Dr. Patrick Graham - IL
2nd Muscle Up The Goal (4, H Muscle Mass - Tags Goal - Tagliabue)
Registered Owner(s): Synerco Ventures Inc - ON
Breeder(s): Lmn Bred Stables Inc - OH
3rd Wind Of The North (6, G Cantab Hall - Talk To The Wind - Pine Chip)
Registered Owner(s): Daryl Bier - DE, Joann Dombeck - FL
Breeder(s): Quantum Farms Corp - MN | Conrad photo |
| Homicide Hunter. |
Although the surface was less than spectacular due to inclement weather, Homicide Hunter, who established a new world record three weeks ago at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, garnered another harness racing accolade for his already sterling resume with a 1:52.1 triumph in the $100,000 Chip Noble Memorial at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10). The final clocking is a new track record for 4-year-old trotting geldings.
The altered son of Mr Cantab and Evening Prayer was placed on the lead by his pilot, Eric Goodell, shortly after the field of seven was rounding the first turn at the Columbus oval. Once the Indiana champion placed race leader Muscle Up The Goal (Aaron Merriman) in his rearview mirror, the 4-5 favorite effortlessly clicked off fractions of :27.1, 55.3, 1:23.2 and hit the wire 4-1/4 lengths to the good of Muscle Up The Goal and third place finisher Wind Of The North (Chris Page), who closed very well in the stretch to finish behind the top two.
Conditioned by Chris Oakes and owned by Crawford Farms, Homicide Hunter glided over a track that had been soaked by powerful early precipitation which had begun to taper off prior to the horses placing their noses on the gate.
Goodell steered the horse with the greatest of confidence, and Homicide Hunter responded in kind. He never appeared under any serious pressure or any urging to produce his second record-breaking victory from his last three trips to the post.
With his latest triumph, Homicide Hunter is now 41-23-4-6 lifetime and boosted his bank account to $715,263.
Prior to his being sold privately last winter, Homicide Hunter resided in the barn of Curt Grummel, who had his doubts the gelding would ever develop into a high quality racehorse when he was a youngster because he had a tendency to not finish strongly to the wire.
Homicide Hunter received top billing at Hoosier Park with hometown hero Freaky Feet Pete in Anderson, as he captured 16 consecutive races in 2015 before finishing second to Crazy Wow in the $270,000 Carl Erskine Memorial.
Since joining Oakes’ barn, the gelding has compiled a record of 13-4-1-2, but appears to be rounding into prime form as summer transitions into fall.
For those that supported him at the windows, Homicide Hunter paid $3.60, with Muscle Up The Goal offering $6.00 to place and Wind Of The North providing $5.20 to his backers. The exacta was $13.60 and the trifecta was $68.80.
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