Time To Kill Takes NJ Futurity Trot

Time To Kill rolled to a one and three-quarters of a length victory in the $30,000 New Jersey Futurity for two-year-old trotters on October 12 at Freehold Raceway.

'The Futurity' is restricted to New Jersey-sired horses and is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.

Time To Kill covered the mile in 2:03.1 with John Campbell in the sulky.

The daughter of Muscles Yankee--Are Your Ready has now picked up three wins along with four seconds in nine starts. The Ross Croghan trainee also won the Marion Dancer at Freehold and a division of the Bluegrass at the Red Mile.

Partys On (by Chocolatier) was second and it was two and a half lengths to Connie Keeper (Muscles Yankee) in third.

Harold Dancer winner King Muscles (Muscles Yankee) broke stride at the start and finished fourth and last in the non-wagering race

Time To Kill added $16,500 to her bankroll for a total of $150,000. She races for Let It Ride Stables and Robert Cooper Stables, both of Boca Raton, FL, and J&T Silva Stables of Long Beach, NY.

Friday’s card at Freehold also includes a $7,000 second leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes-Green Acres for three-year-old trotting colts, carded as the seventh.

Meladys Monet (Revenue) won in 1:59.2 with Cat Manzi driving for trainer Taylor Gower. The gelding is owned by Luca Balenzano of Pompano Beach, FL. The Ray Schnittker entry of Muscolo (Muscles Yankee) and Kingapore (Revenue) finished second and third, respectively.

(SBOANJ)

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