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Smokinmombo dominated a short field in Saturday’s (June 11) $46,500 Meadows Maturity for trotting mares four and up, retaking the lead before the quarter and cruising to victory in 1:54...read on
4&UP; M T 1.609 m auto Purse: $46 500 (23,250 - 11,625 - 5,580 - 3,720 - 2,325)
RACE 1 - The Meadows - PA - June 11, 2022
Conditions: *****MEADOWS MATURITY***** MARES - 4 YEAR OLD & UP S.F. $1000
Gait: Trot Purse: $46,500 Class: M-MATURITY Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: FAST | Sta | Häst | Kön | Kusk | Tränare | Rek | Intj | Far | Mor | Morfar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKY HANOVER | S4 | Mike Wilder | Åke Svanstedt | 11,5 | 115 639 | DONATO HANOVER | SLOW DANCE HANOVER | CONWAY HALL |
| 2 | MEADOWBRANCH WENDY | S4 | Jim Pantaleano | Jenny Melander | 10,0 | 119 507 | MUSCLE MASSIVE | WEN-MAR'S MEMO | CARRY THE MESSAGE |
| 3 | SMOKINMOMBO | S4 | Aaron Merriman | Christopher Beaver | 10,7 | 333 902 | EXPLOSIVE MATTER | HORIZONTAL MOMBO | MALABAR MAN |
| 4 | HARLEY MOMMA | S5 | Dave Palone | Åke Svanstedt | 10,7 | 214 499 | SJ'S CAVIAR | HARLEY HONEY | BALANCED IMAGE |
| 5 | MAGIC SHELLEY | S4 | Brian Zendt | Rich Gillock | 12,2 | 124 770 | MAJESTIC SON | AMERICAN SHELL | AMERICAN WINNER |
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds
3 Smokinmombo 3 1°/1H 1/1H 1/1H 1/1 1/1 1:54.0 28.4 *0.40
4 Harley Momma 4 2/1H 2/1H 2/1H 2/1 2/1 1:54.1 28.4 5.20
1 Sky Hanover 1 4/4H 4/4H 3/3 3/2 3/1T 1:54.2 28.3 12.10
5 Magic Shelley 5 5/6 5/6 4/7 4/6 4/9Q 1:55.4 29.1 15.70
2 Meadowbranch Wendy 2 3/3 3/3 X5X/DIS 5/DIS 5/DIS 3.30
1st Smokinmombo (4, M Explosive Matter - Horizontal Mombo - Malabar Man)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Christopher Beaver - OH, Synerco Ventures Inc - ON, James Gallagher - OH
Breeder(s): White Birch Farm - NJ
2nd Harley Momma (5, M SJ`s Caviar - Harley Honey - Balanced Image)
Registered Owner(s): Steve Organ - ON
Breeder(s): John Hurtgen Estate - PA
3rd Sky Hanover (4, M Donato Hanover - Slow Dance Hanover - Conway Hall)
Registered Owner(s): Knutsson Trotting Inc - FL
Breeder(s): Hanover Shoe Farms Inc - PA | Chris Gooden photo |
| Smokinmombo dominated a short field in Saturday’s $46,500 Meadows Maturity for trotting mares.. |
Smokinmombo dominated a short field in Saturday’s (June 11) $46,500 Meadows Maturity for trotting mares four and up, retaking the lead before the quarter and cruising to victory in 1:54.
Harley Momma pocketed the 2-5 favorite from the gate, but Smokinmombo and Aaron Merriman would have none of the two hole.
“I definitely wanted to race her like she was the best,” Merriman said. “I was pretty confident when we got to the front.”
The task for Smokinmombo became easier when Meadowbranch Wendy, who entered the Meadows Maturity off three straight victories in overnights, broke stride down the backside. That left only three rivals to chase Smokinmombo, and none could get close. The 4-year-old daughter of Explosive Matter-Horizontal Mombo defeated Harley Momma by a length while the first-up Sky Hanover rallied for show.
“I really think she’s a smaller track horse,” Merriman said. “On a half-mile or five-eighths-mile track, she’ll really excel. I’m interested to see how she races on a bigger track this year. I’d like to be able to follow some good horses with her and give her another shot at it.”
Chris Beaver trains Smokinmombo, who extended her career bankroll to $357,152, and owns with Synerco Ventures and James Gallagher.
In the $20,000 Winners Over Life/Preferred Handicap Pace, Unlocked made it two straight -- and four wins in his last seven starts -- with a front-end score in 1:52 for driver Jim Pantaleano, trainer Norm Parker and owner Megan Rogers Racing Stables.
Foiled Again, harness racing’s richest performer with more than $7.3 million in earnings, stalked Unlocked from the pocket and made up ground in the Lightning Lane but fell a head short. The gallant 12-year-old gelding is now winless in 10 outings this year. Dapper Dude earned show.
A 5-year-old son of Duneside Perch-Miss Major Power, Unlocked now boasts $447,494 in lifetime earnings.
Pantaleano piloted four winners and Merriman three on the 14-race card.
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