RACE 1 - Meadowlands - NJ - July 31, 2010 
Conditions: HAMBLETONIAN OAKS NO. 85 - ELIMINATION 3 Year Old Fillies   
Gait: Trot     Purse: $35,000     Class: HMB OAKS E     Distance: 1 mile     
Track Cond: FT     Temp-Allow: 78-0     Off Time: 7:02 PM
$ 17,500-8,750-4,200-2,800-1,750

RACE 2 - Meadowlands - NJ - July 31, 2010 
Conditions: HAMBLETONIAN OAKS NO. 85 - ELIMINATION 3 Year Old Fillies   
Gait: Trot     Purse: $35,000     Class: HMB OAKS E     Distance: 1 mile     
Track Cond: FT     Temp-Allow: 78-0     Off Time: 7:27 PM
$ 17,500-8,750-4,200-2,800-1,750

RACE 3 - Meadowlands - NJ - July 31, 2010 
Conditions: HAMBLETONIAN OAKS NO. 85 - ELIMINATION 3 Year Old Fillies   
Gait: Trot     Purse: $35,000     Class: HMB OAKS E     Distance: 1 mile     
Track Cond: FT  Temp-Allow: 78-0   Off Time: 7:54 PM
$ 17,500-8,750-4,200-2,800-1,750

'Poof' She Wins

Seasoned and ready in the first and fastest $35,000 Hambletonian Oaks elimination at the Meadowlands on July 31, Poof Shes Gone soared late in the stretch to win the first of three elims, making next week’s final.

She came strong late, as trainer Richard Norman says she likes to race. “She loves to wind up in the stretch,” he said. 'Poof' won in a lifetime-best 1:53.1 despite fractions set mildly by Bar Slide (Tim Tetrick).

That one had three lengths over the field in the stretch but Poof Shes Gone, four-wide, had David Miller flying with her to win. Bar Slide held second while Bramalea Hanover (Ron Pierce), sent away at 16-1, also closed and took third.

Norman also said that 'Poof' was racing after an easy week since she was “not a hundred-percent healthy since coming in from Canada.”

“She felt good in the last turn,” said Miller, “and this is the best she has raced in a couple of starts.”

Melvin Hartman of Ottawa, ON, Herb Liverman of Miami Beach, David McDuffee of Delray Beach, Florida and John Fielding of Toronto, ON own the daughter of Kadabra-Travelin Superlite.

Springtime Volo Blooms In The Stretch

Springtime Volo started to close in on the field at three-quarters and challenged Southwind Samurai (John Campbell) four-wide to win the second Hambletonian Oaks elimination at the Meadowlands on July 31. The time for the mile was 1:54.3.

At the finish line, Southwind Samurai broke but remained in second by the judges’ ruling that she complied with the breaking rule. In The Mean Time (Dave Miller) finished third by closing late to earn a berth in the final.

Levis Lady (Dave Palone) left fast to lead in a slow first quarter and Costa Rica (Ron Pierce) found a good spot but once Southwind Samurai took over it was a chase, especially for Springtime Volo, who sat sixth during the early shuffling.

Levis Lady and Crown Laurel (Mike Lachance) broke and Springtime Volo made the mad dash with George Brennan to get to the top first.

“The breakers actually helped me,” Brennan said. “we had a lot of ground to make up to get ‘Springtime’ and they helped clear the way.”

Trainer Jan Johnson said Springtime Volo is a nice filly, she just “has had to prove it a little more. She was shuffled back at the half but she likes to come on late.”

The Classic Photo-Silver Springs filly is owned by Kentuckiana Racing Stable of Lexington, Kentucky and Jorgen Jahre Jr. of Sandefjord, Norway.

Boinga Bounces Back

Unraced since May, Boinga blew out in the final lengths of the stretch to win the third Hambletonian Oaks elimination at the Meadowlands on July 31, winning in 1:54.4 as a 36-1 shot.

Behindclosedoors (Tim Tetrick) and Cantab It All (Daniel Dube) started the field racing into a slow :28 quarter while favourite Ultimate Cameron (Trevor Ritchie) had to grind to get the top but she got there and cut another slow quarter, going the half in :57.

In the stretch, Behindclosedoors made a go at Ultimate Cameron but Boinga shook loose for Ron Pierce and won the third elim from behind, as the other two elims were also won. Behindclosedoors got second and Ultimate Cameron held for third.

Trainer Brian Roland thought Boinga would be good tonight. He said, “We had some trouble bringing her back but she was good tonight.”

“I thought I had a chance in the last eighth,” said Pierce. “I didn’t think they looked strong up front.”

Anthony and Carol Risi of Christiana, Pennsylvania and Bernard O'Brien of Lecanto, Florida own the Wingsongs Legacy-Melody Of Love filly.

Fashion Feline, who finished fourth in line to Brian Sears in the second elim, got a berth in the final being the highest earner of the three fourth-place elim finishers.