The 2010 Hambletonian runner-up and Colonial champion Lucky Chucky leads a 12-pack of three-year old trotting colts which will head to Tioga Downs on Sunday afternoon for two divisions of the Zweig Memorial Trot
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Coming off of a blowout performance in the $500,000 Colonial at Chester Downs last Sunday, where he won by more than eight lengths in a lifetime best of 1:53, Lucky Chucky and pilot John Campbell have been listed as the 8-5 morning line favourite in the second Zweig division, which will go for a purse of $134,965.
In the first division, Temple Of Doom and driver David Miller are listed as the 8-5 morning line favourites after having finished second to Lucky Chucky last week in the Colonial. The three-year old son of Yankee Glide--Armbro Temple is trained by Jonas Czernyson and has banked over $520,000 in his young career but only has one win on his resume.
In the filly divisions of the Zweig, Hudson trotting champ Spicy Wings (and driver John Campbell) leads six ladies in the $59,388 first division (Race 2). In the second division (Race 5), another Chuck Sylvester trainee has been made the 5-2 morning line favourite. In The Mean Time and driver David Miller will start from Post 5 in the field of seven.
The stakes record for the Zweig Memorial of 1:52.3 is shared by American Winner and Great George Two, but was taken when the race was contested over a mile racetrack. Since relocating to Tioga Downs in 2006, the fastest mile posted in the Zweig was established by Flirtin Man and driver John Campbell in 2007 with a 1:54.3 score which still stands as the track record for three-year old trotting colts.
Also on Sunday afternoon (August 29) Dave Johnson, Bill Finley, and Bob 'Hollywood' Heyden will be doing a handicapping seminar at 12:00 noon on the Tioga Downs stage, and will be doing a live Sirius XM show from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., during which the Zweig Memorial Trot will be taking place. For more information please visit us online at tiogadowns.com.
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