Two-year-old fillies – trotters in the fifth race and pacers in the seventh race – will meet in a pair of $175,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Finals on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Meadowlands.
Celebrity Athena, a Yankee Glide filly trained by Staffan Lind, has been installed as the slight 3-1 favourite from Post 7 in the trotting filly division (Race 5). The filly made her pari-mutuel debut in the second leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes and turned in a :27.3 final quarter in a 1:59 mile to win with Brian Sears at the lines.
Owned by the Celebrity Farms of New York City, Celebrity Athena was acquired for $70,000 at the Lexington Selected Sale.
Val D'Or Farms' Twist N Clout, trained by Joe Holloway and driven by John Campbell, has two wins in two starts. The filly captured a division of the Debutante on June 25 in 1:55.4 and posted a 1:54 mile in her NJSS debut on July 2.
Twist N Clout was a $40,000 Harrisburg Yearling Sale purchase.
$175,000 NJSS Final
2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies
Post, Horse, Driver, Trainer, ML
2, Margarita Momma, J. Johnson, J. Johnson, 5-1
3, Stunning Delight, D. Miller, R. Beeckman, 7-2
4, MPShe Player, J. Takter, J. Takter, 15-1
5, Rapsong, G. Dennis, G. Dennis, 10-1
6, Gabbys Gambol, T. Tetrick, T. Smedshammer, 10-1
7, Celebrity Athena, B. Sears, S. Lind, 3-1
8, Dream Pink, Y. Gingras, R. Macedonio, 15-1
9, Gabbys Dream, R. Pierce, R. Croghan, 8-1
10, I Wanted Wings, J. Campbell, R. Croghan, 9-2
$175,000 NJSS Final
2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies
Post, Horse, Driver, Trainer, ML
1, Cammy's Heart, D. Dube, M. Silva, 8-1
2, Wildflower Hanover, A. Miller, R. Bendis, 10-1
3, Scarlet McZara, W. B. Dalious, W. B. Dalious, 20-1
4, Red High Heels, R. Pierce, R. MacKinnon, 10-1
5, All Or None, T. Tetrick, K. Lare, 5-1
6, Fancy Pants Sandy, D. Miller, T. Van Ostrand, 10-1
7, JKmusicofthenite, Y. Gingras, L. Toscano, 4-1
8, My Betty J, B. Sears, L. Toscano, 12-1
9, Lilly Langtree, C. Manzi, D. Marshall, 12-1
10, Twist N Clout, J. Campbell, J. Holloway, 2-1
(NJSS)