Demons N Diamonds picked the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres Final for two-year-old trotting fillies to post her first career victory on Friday, October 3 at Freehold Raceway.
The Muscle Hill–Half Ours filly trotted the mile in 2:00 flat, passing the pacesetter Model Behavior (sired by Muscles Yankee) in the stretch for a half-length victory in the non-wagering event. Contraire (Muscles Yankee) was three and three quarter lengths back in third.
Demons N Diamonds, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by John McDermott Jr., improved her record to one win, three seconds and two thirds from 11 starts for a bankroll of $38,921.
The filly, bred by TLP Stable of Kearny, New Jersey, passed through the Lexington Selected Sale for $20,000. She is owned by the partnership of Jonathan Klee Racing of Mineola, New York, Domenic Costanzo of Westbury, New York and Kuhen Racing LLC of Yardley, Pennsylvania.
In the $7,000 third leg of the Green Acres for two-year-old pacing fillies, Cheyenne Robin ($7.60) was much the best, putting away 1-5 favourite Smart Zone in the co-featured sixth race. Cheyenne Robin, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Robert Siegelman, was a seven-length winner in a stakes record equaling 1:55.4. It was 11-1/2 lengths to World Of Rock in third. All three are daughters of Rocknroll Hanover.
The mile matched the Green Acres mark of 1:55.4 set by Happy Dreamer (McArdle) in 2007.
Cheyenne Robin races for The Cheyenne Gang of Port Washington, New York.
In Green Acres action on Thursday, October 2, Jim Meittinis drove the winners of both non-wagering divisions for three-year-old trotters, both offspring of Chocolatier.
Shelikescandy won the filly split in 2:01.3 for a sweep of the three preliminary legs of the series. The Dawn Anderson trainee, owned by George Beck of Freehold, New Jersey, won by 24-1/2 lengths over Coin Collector (Chocolatier).
In the first leg of the colt division, Choco Sun was a half-length winner over Angels Ransom (Revenue) in 1:57.2. The Orjan Torstensson trainee races for Eirik Djuve Inc. of Bordentown, New Jersey.
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