Ken Warkentin's 2024 Road to the Hambletonian
Week SEVEN – Issued July 10, 2024
The 2024 Hambletonian is Saturday, August 3
Driver | Trainer
Yannick Gingras | Nancy Takter
Dan Patch Award winner, $1M freshman kicked off his 3YO season with a three-ply NJSS series sweep, despite 29 days off cruised to equal his lifetime mark of 1:51 in W.N. Reynolds division to go four-for-four this season, post eight in first Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
David Miller | Ron Burke
O’Brien Award winner won a 1:52.2 PASS division @ The Meadows, a PASS division in 1:53.3 @ Pocono Downs, romped to an easy 1:53.1 win over a “good” track in W.N. Reynolds division, broke/recovered to finish fourth in Zweig Memorial, post two in second Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
Bob McClure | Mark Etsell
Unraced at two, has won five of six @ Mohawk, cruised to a Goodtimes stakes record equaling 1:51.3 for 2019 Hambo winning driver Bob McClure, easily made it four in a row in 1:53.4 (:27) in a Mohawk overnight on June 28, post five in second Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
Todd McCarthy | Tony Alagna
Second in both legs of NJSS, broke/ninth from post eight in NJSS Final, rebounded to upset older foes with career best 1:53 in Big M overnight on June 14, reeled off 1:52.4 Big M qualifier on July 6, post six in first Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
Scott Zeron | Tony Alagna
Romped in a NJSS division in 1:52.1, fourth in NJSS Final, took a new mark of 1:52.1 in a Big M overnight on June 14, solid runner up up to Karl from post eight in W.N. Reynolds division, not in to go
Driver | Trainer
Dexter Dunn | Ake Svanstedt
Won his 3YO debut in 1:53.4 in an overnight @ Pocono, a close second to stablemate Daiquiri Hanover, then a gutsy runner up in the Zweig, post four in first Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
Andy Miller | Julie Miller
Late-blooming gelding put it all together with a career best 1:50.3 statement win in a 3YO overnight @ The Big M on July 6, Team Orange Crush have had a second & two thirds in Hambo Finals, not in to go
Driver | Trainer
Ake Svanstedt
Second to T C I in his 3YO debut, held off stablemate Amazing Catch to win a Big M overnight on June 21 in a career best 1:53.1, final quarter in :27, set the pace & finished third in Zweig Memorial, not in to go
Driver | Trainer
Ake Svanstedt
Won divisions of NYSS & EBC, both in a career best 1:52.1 @ Vernon Downs, broke briefly from post eight & overcame a tough trip to finish a gallant second in Yonkers Trot Final, post six in second Dancer division
Driver | Trainer
Travis Alexander| Scott Zeron
Initially turned some heads with back-to-back wins in 1:52..1 @ Pocono, then 1:51.1 in NYSS @ Vernon, broke second-placed third in the EBC, rebounded to win the Zweig in 1:52.3 from post nine, post three in first Dancer division