Three of the six entrants in the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres Final for two-year-old trotting colts will carry the banner of trainer Ray Schnittker on Thursday, September 18 at Freehold Raceway.
Schnittker will handle Broken Record, who will start from Post 6, while Jack Baggitt Jr. has gotten the call on Cruizinwithmuscles and Steve Smith will pilot Switchblade Hall in the non-wagering event scheduled for 12:10 p.m.
All three of the Schnittker trainees are sons of Muscles Yankee, who sired five of the six finalists. Mountain Top, who won the first leg of the Green Acres, is by Muscle Hill, a son of Muscles Yankee. He is trained and driven by Francisco Del Cid.
Broken Record is the richest of the six trotters with earnings of $47,013 thanks to three wins, one second and three thirds in eight starts. He posted a mark of 2:00.1 in the second leg of the Green Acres when he won by 27 and a half lengths over the Julie Miller-trained Firestop.
With Broken Record sitting out the third leg of the Green Acres, it was left to Switchblade Hall to collect top money. Cruizinwithmuscles was fourth in the first leg and third in both the second and third legs.
The field for the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres Final (from the rail out with driver and trainer) appears below.
1 - Cruizinwithmuscles, Jack Baggitt Jr., Ray Schnittker
2 - Wolfpack Muscle, David Pinkney Jr., Colleen Chambers
3 - Switchblade Hall, Steve Smith, Ray Schnittker
4 - Firestop, Eric Abbatiello, Julie Miller
5 - Mountain Top, Francisco Del Cid, Francisco Del Cid
6 - Broken Record, Ray Schnittker, Ray Schnittker.
A $7,000 opening leg of the Green Acres for three-year-old pacing fillies will be the second of two non-wagering events with a quartet of entrants: Fiyonce, Fanticipation, Ideal Helen and Mona Mona. Ideal Helen is by Western Ideal while the other three are daughters of Rocknroll Hanover.
Trotting fillies will be featured in second leg Green Acres events on Friday, September 19.
In the sixth race for two-year-old trotting fillies, first leg winner Model Behavior will face off against Contraire, Prinsessa, Showy Starlet, Shes On Fire, Starter Up and Demons N Diamonds.
Only a trio of three-year-old trotting fillies will meet in a non-wagering event at 12:15 p.m. in a rematch of the opening leg won by Shelikescandy, who has the rail. Runner-up Revergreen drew Post 3. Coin Collector, who was third last week, will start from Post 2.
(SBOANJ)