Among the star-studded lineup entered to qualify Saturday morning at The Meadowlands is a stakes-winning pacing filly making her debut for new connections.
Trot Insider has learned that 2016 Breeders Crown winner Someomensomewhere was sold after her two-year-old campaign. She's entered to qualify on Saturday for new owners Diamond Creek Racing and Bob Boni. Diamond Creek's Adam Bowden told Trot Insider that the daughter of Somebeachsomewhere out of the tough pacing mare Omen Hanover was presented to him as available for purchase by co-owner Nick Surick and Boni at a price not disclosed.
"It was impossible to turn down the deal," said Bowden. "It was fair for both sides."
Previously owned by Surick and New York's KDM Stables Corp., Someomensomewhere assembled a solid rookie record of 4-6-1 from 13 starts and banked just shy of $490,000. Campaigned by the father-son duo of trainer Erv and driver Marcus Miller, Someomensomewhere picked up major stakes wins in the International Stallion at The Red Mile as well as the Kindergarten and a thrilling Breeders Crown at The Meadowlands.
Bowden and Boni have since entrusted Jimmy Takter with the training duties, and the filly will debut for her new connections in the seventh of 13 qualifiers at The Big M on Saturday morning. The card is loaded with returning stars from 2016 (click here for entries -- click here for a qualifier proof) including divisional honours sweepers Idyllic Beach and Hannelore Hanover, Dan Patch Award winner and top-ranked pacing colt Huntsville and O'Brien Award finalists Magic Presto and Pure Country. That filly was a star once again for Bowden in 2016, concluding her three-year-old season with a 10-4-3 summary from 21 starts and $1.157 million in purses en route to her second straight Dan Patch Award. Bowden is hopeful Someomensomewhere can duplicate some of that sophomore success.
"She has trained well in the lead-up to her qualifying on Saturday," noted Bowden. "Bob and I expect her to be very competitive this year. We think she fits well in this crop of three-year-old fillies. She is staked to everything and we will give her a shot as long as she tells us to."