Cane Pace At Tioga Attracts 11

Published: August 23, 2012 03:43 pm EDT

The names of 11 three-year-old pacing colts were dropped in Tioga Downs' entry box on Thursday morning in order to contest the Cane Pace, the first jewel of harness racing’s Pacing Triple Crown.

A single $107,572 elimination which will feature a field of nine will take place at Tioga on Sunday, August 26. The connections of A Rocknroll Dance and Time To Roll accepted byes to the final. The connections of Pet Rock, who paid $35,000 to supplement to the Cane Pace, were offered a bye to the final, but the horse's connections opted to race in the elimination. First-race post time for the card is 6:50 p.m.

Two other supplemental entries were received in the Tioga Downs’ race office Thursday morning from the connections of Heston Blue Chip and State Treasurer.

The field of nine --- which appears below --- will head to the post for Race 9 on Sunday night at Tioga Downs. The top seven finishers will join A Rocknroll Dance, and Time To Roll in the $322,716 final of the Cane Pace, which will be contested Monday, September 3 at Tioga (Post time 1:30 pm).

Cane Pace Elimination
(PP - Horse - Listed Driver)
1 - Bettors Edge - David Miller
2 - Steelhead Hanover - Jim Morrill Jr.
3 - Mybrothergeorge - Dan Noble
4 - Simply Business - Ron Pierce
5 - Heston Blue Chip - Tim Tetrick
6 - State Treasurer - David Miller
7 - Dynamic Youth - Andrew McCarthy
8 - Pet Rock - Brian Sears
9 - I Fought Dalaw - Daniel Dube

Also highlighting the Sunday night racing card at Tioga Downs is a $40,000 leg of the Miss Versatility Trotting Series, which drew a field of eight, including Magic Wheel, Pembroke Heat Wave, Uffra Girl, Pantholops, Unefoisdansmavie, Cedar Dove, Action Broadway and Beatgoeson Hanover.

(With files from Tioga Downs)

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