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Captain Crunch and driver Scott Zeron tipped three wide coming off the final turn and powered through the stretch to win the $469,300 Governor’s Cup for 2-year-old male pacers by 3-3/4 lengths over Mac’s Power in 1:50.3 on a wet Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Blood Money finished third...read on
2 Year Old Open 1.609 m auto Purse: $469 300
RACE 8 - Meadowlands - NJ - November 24, 2022
Conditions: GOVERNOR`S CUP - FINAL - 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings ** STAKES BARN -
FRI. NOV. 23 - 8:00 PM ** 1% of purse 6-last
Gait: Pace Purse: $469,300 Class: GovCup F Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: SLOPPY
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1st Captain Crunch (2, H Captaintreacherous - Sweet Paprika - Artiscape)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): 3 Brothers Stables - NY, Christina Takter - NJ, Rojan Stables - DE, Caviart Farms - VA
Breeder(s): Walnridge Farm Inc - NJ, Sherri Meirs - NJ
2nd Mac`s Power (2, H Somebeachsomewhere - Michelle`s Jackpot - Artsplace)
Registered Owner(s): Jeffrey Snyder - NY
Breeder(s): Jeffrey Snyder - NY
3rd Blood Money (2, H Sweet Lou - Blood Diamond - Western Ideal)
Registered Owner(s): Diamond Creek Racing - PA
Breeder(s): Diamond Creek Farm LLC - PA Captain Crunch and driver Scott Zeron tipped three wide coming off the final turn and powered through the stretch to win the $469,300 Governor’s Cup for 2-year-old male pacers by 3-3/4 lengths over Mac’s Power in 1:50.3 on a wet Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Blood Money finished third.
The Governor’s Cup was one of the Fall Final Four events for 2-year-old pacers and trotters at the Big M. Southwind Avenger won the $435,900 Valley Victory for male trotters while Sonnet Grace captured the $490,000 Goldsmith Maid for female trotters and Prescient Beauty claimed the $391,250 Three Diamonds for female pacers.
All of the races were contested over a sloppy track as the result of persistent rain.
In the Governor’s Cup, Captain Crunch was fifth through the first half of the race as Escapetothebeach and Mangogh each took a turn on the lead. Captain Crunch followed the cover of Semi Tough around the final turn before moving to the front in the stretch and cruising to victory.
Captain Crunch, a son of Captaintreacherous out of Sweet Paprika, has won six of 10 races this year and earned $616,113 for owners 3 Brothers Stables, Christina Takter, Rojan Stables, and Caviart Farms. The colt, who last month won the Breeders Crown, is trained by Nancy Johansson. He was bred by Walnridge Farm and Sherri Meirs.
“We really took our time with him,” Johansson said. “He’s a big growthy colt and there is a lot of money to be made toward the end of the season. We just figured we would take our time and let him come into his own.”
Johansson purchased Captain Crunch, then known as Captain Bean, for $85,000 at the 2017 Standardbred Horse Sale at the urging of her then 12-year-old daughter, Ella.
“She said, ‘Whatever you do, you have to buy Captain Bean,’” Johansson said, adding with a laugh, “Great. No pressure.
“Luckily I have a good group of owners behind me and we were able to put together a group and purchase the colt and it’s been a fairy tale story ever since.”
Captain Crunch, the 9-5 favorite, paid $5.80 to win.
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