Stan Bergstein has ranked O'Brien Award finalist Sportswriter at the top of the United States Trotting Association's 2010 Experimental Ratings for three-year-old pacers
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Bergstein has predicted that the son of Artsplace will pace a mile in 1:47.1 this year for trainer Casie Coleman, who is a finalist for an O’Brien Award as Canada’s 2009 Trainer of the Year.
Sportswriter rattled off seven consecutive wins to begin his harness racing career including a World Record mile of 1:49.2 in the $1 million Metro Pace. He also found his way to victory lane in a $160,000 division of the Champlain Stakes and a $133,393 division of the Nassagaweya Stakes. He lifted his bankroll to $875,411 in his final start of the season - a gutsy second-place finish to All Speed Hanover in the $720,860 Breeders Crown.
All Speed Hanover, who is ranked second in Bergstein’s list, is projected to pace in 1:47.2 while One More Laugh checks in third with a prediction of 1:47.3. The only filly to crack the top ten in Bergstein’s list is O’Brien Award finalist Fancy Filly. She is predicted to pace in 1:49.
Here is the complete list for 2010:
1. Sportswriter – 1:47.1
2. All Speed Hanover – 1:47.2
3. One More Laugh – 1:47.3
4. Rock N Roll Heaven – 1:47.4
5. Blue Rock – 1:48
6. Rockin Image – 1:48.1
7. Power Of A Moment – 1:48.2
8. Malicious – 1:48.3
9. Hes Gorgeous – 1:48.4
10. Fancy Filly – 1:49