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Reigning New York champions Devious Man and Barn Bella demonstrated why they possess the crowns in their divisions with extremely impressive victories in their Empire Breeders Classic finals, worth $252,000 and $228,250, respectively on Sunday (June 18) afternoon at Vernon Downs...read on
3 åriga ston 1.609 m auto Purse: $228 250 ()
RACE 8 - Vernon Downs - NY - June 18, 2022
Conditions: EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC FINAL 3 Year Old Fillies (Detention Barn - 8 PM Saturday)
Gait: Trot Purse: $228,250 Class: EBC FINAL Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: FAST | Nr | Häst | Kön | Kusk | Tränare | Rek | Intj | Far | Mor | Morfar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAEWEGONOW | S | Charlie Norris | Charlie Norris | 12,0 | 99 983 | DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE | MAURESMO | WINDSONG'S LEGACY |
| 2 | CELEBRITY RUTH | S | David Miller | Trond Smedshammer | 10,7 | 36 762 | ARCHANGEL | CELEBRITY OBSESION | TOM RIDGE |
| 3 | SUNSHINE DELIGHT | S | Brett Miller | Staffan Lind | 11,7 | 135 655 | CREDIT WINNER | ON THE BRIGHT SIDE | CANTAB HALL |
| 4 | OSTRICH BLUE CHIP | S | Scott Zeron | Frank Antonacci | 12,6 | 16 160 | CHAPTER SEVEN | SIRENUSE | CANTAB HALL |
| 5 | AMBER ELLA | S | John Campbell | Linda Toscano | 12,7 | 121 846 | CHAPTER SEVEN | BLUSHED | MR LAVEC |
| 6 | MAMORA BAY | S | Sam Schillaci | Sam Schillaci | 13,1 | 192 521 | CHAPTER SEVEN | GIULIE BI | SUPERGILL |
| 7 | HEELS ON WHEELS | S | Jim Morrill Jr | Ron Burke | 12,7 | 107 280 | CONWAY HALL | GO GO DANCER | CREDIT WINNER |
| 8 | STARS N SPARKLES | S | Mark Macdonald | Katricia Adams | 14,1 | 37 932 | DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE | AMERICAN STARLET K | AMERICAN WINNER |
| 9 | BARN BELLA | S | Jeff Gregory | Steven Pratt | 10,1 | 241 586 | CONWAY HALL | BRAVISSIMA | SJ'S CAVIAR |
| 10 | CHAPTER TOO | S | Corey Callahan | Mark Harder | 11,6 | 22 854 | CHAPTER SEVEN | WOOD BLUE CHIP | KADABRA |
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds
9 Barn Bella 9 3°/1Q 1/1H 1/H 1/2 1/3Q 1:51.3 27.3 *0.55
2 Celebrity Ruth 2 2/1Q 3/3 2°/H 2/2 2/3Q 1:52.1 28.1 2.60
3 Sunshine Delight 3 4/2T 4/4H 4°/2 3/5H 3/7Q 1:53.0 28.3 15.30
5 Amber Ella 5 7/8T 7°/7H 8°/6Q 5/10H 4/9H 1:53.2 28.1 20.50
10 Chapter Too 10 6/6T 6°/6 5°/4H 4/9H 5/9T 1:53.3 28.4 78.50
6 Mamora Bay 6 8/10Q 9°/8T 9°°/7Q 6/11T 6/10T 1:53.4 28.2 7.30
7 Heels On Wheels 7 9/11T 8/8H 7/6Q 7/13 7/12T 1:54.1 29.0 61.00
8 Stars N Sparkles 8 10/14Q 10/10 10/8Q 9/15H 8/14T 1:54.3 29.0 83.50
1 Maewegonow 1 5/5Q 5/6 6/4T 8/15 9/15H 1:54.3 29.3 53.50
4 Ostrich Blue Chip 4 1/1Q 2/1H 3/1T 10/19H 10/20H 1:55.3 31.1 54.50 1st Barn Bella (3, M Conway Hall - Bravissima - SJ`s Caviar)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Steven Pratt - NY, Nancy Pratt - NY, Purple Haze Stables LLC - NY
Breeder(s): Morrisville Col Fdn Inc - NY
2nd Celebrity Ruth (3, M Archangel - Celebrity Obsesion - Tom Ridge)
Registered Owner(s): White Birch Farm - NJ
Breeder(s): Sam Stathis - NJ
3rd Sunshine Delight (3, M Credit Winner - On The Bright Side - Cantab Hall)
Registered Owner(s): James Wilhite Jr - KY
Breeder(s): Brittany Farms - KY
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| Barn Bella. |
Reigning New York champions Devious Man and Barn Bella demonstrated why they possess the crowns in their divisions with extremely impressive victories in their Empire Breeders Classic finals, worth $252,000 and $228,250, respectively on Sunday (June 18) afternoon at Vernon Downs. In fact, Barn Bella equaled champion Check Me Out's track standard of 1:51.3, while Devious Man was just off world champion and Hambletonian winner Market Share's record of 1:52.1 with a 1:52.2 mile. Four divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old pacers were also contested on the undercard.
Barn Bella (Jeff Gregory) was the first to make her appearance in race eight. The daughter of Conway Hall-Bravissima, who is co-owned by Purple Haze Stables, her trainer Steve Pratt and Nancy Pratt, had not tasted defeat since last July and was vying for her 10th consecutive triumph. Leaving from post position nine, the 1-9 favorite and Gregory were content to sit in third while allowing Ostrich Bay (Scott Zeron) to cut the first quarter of the mile, which went in a swift :26.2. Shortly before the half-mile pole, the duo decided it was time to strike the front and pulled to make their move.
The filly clicked off fractions of :55.2 and 1:24 and appeared to be firmly in command of the field of 10. David Miller and Celebrity Ruth (5-2), however, had their own plan on who would be in the winner's circle. Miller pulled his charge from third heading into the final turn and his filly had a full head of steam. She nearly drew alongside Barn Bella for a the briefest of instants before that rival assumed command in the blink of an eye to quickly place two lengths between herself and her closest pursuer.
From there on in it was never in doubt, as Barn Bella strode beautifully to the wire still two lengths ahead of her colleagues. Celebrity Ruth trotted gamely for her second place finish and Sunshine Delight (Brett Miller) closely mildly for third.
With the victory, which was the third fastest trotting mile of the season for 3-year-olds behind champions Ariana G (1:51.1) and Walner (1:51.2), Barn Bella is now a perfect six-for-six this year and improved her record to 15-12-0. She has banked more than $350,000 during her career.
"Oh she ranks up there for sure (with the greatest horses Gregory has driven)," said her pilot in the winner's circle. "She is limited to what she is eligible to, but she is pretty much paid up to everything in New York, so she won't be able to go against the big girls, but with what she is doing here, she is sure making us happy."
Barn Bella paid $3.10 to win, while Celebrity Ruth offered $3.70 and Sunshine Delight provided $2.70 to her supporters.
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