"After working the track for an hour Wednesday at 11 am, I was able to go a 1+1/2 mile training session with Shadow, last 1/2 in 1:09. I did that because I only had a 1/2 hour before I had to go and catch a plane. He was jogged 6 miles the remaining days of the week and after my arrival back home about 5:45 Saturday evening and listening to the weather forecast (yes - but only 10 more cm of snow and freezing rain and rain Monday + Tuesday also), I decided to train him an evening session along with 2 other 3 year olds I have. This depressing Spring on PEI has enticed me to do things that I have rarely ever done before.
However, I got 2 singles in before dark on a much improved track, with Shadow strong in 2:04 off a half in 1:03 and three quarters in 1:35. He did it with ease in the middle of my track and seemed very happy after.
We left the barn at 9pm as the now freezing rain was on its way down."
Look for Shadow Play to face Dali, Mister Big and hopefully Ramegade Bruiser for dominance this summer.
It's going to be very tough to match the excitement generated by the 3 year old pacing division last year, when Beach, Shadow, Art Official, Dali and others battled in the top races. Here is a VERY PRELIMINARY look at some of the top three year old pacing colts eligible for this year's 2009 Pepsi North America Cup:
Rank - Horse - Advance Odds by Joe Trainor
1 - Major In Art - 8-1
2 - Well Said - 9-1
3 - Art Colony - 10-1
4 - Dial Or Nodial - 12-1
5 - Sheer Desire - 12-1
6 - Nebupanezzar - 15-1
7 - Drop Red 18-1
8 - Captain Sir - 18-1
9 - Glad To Be Back - 20-1
10 - Carnivore - 22-1
11 - Annieswesterncard - 25-1
12 - Schoolkids - 25-1
13 - Chasin Racin - 30-1
14 - OK Boromir - 35-1
15 - Lifesong - 40-1
I'll try and expand this list to about 20-25 in the next few weeks. Some names to watch in April and May include Mr. Wiggles, Pangiorno, Estero Bay, Allamerican Motive, Western Posse, Arctic warrior, Allamerican Improv, Deep Finesse, Trail Boss, Lisagain, Fire In The Shark and Aintnofoolsgold.
Here is the complete list of three year old pacers eligible for the 2009 Pepsi North Cup standardbred stakes race on June 27, 2009 at Mohawk Raceway:
AHEAD OFTHE CURVE
AINTNOFOOLSGOLD
ALLAMERICAN BARON
ALLAMERICAN CHIEF
ALLAMERICAN IMPROV
ALLAMERICAN MOTIVE
AMAZON ART
ANNIESWESTERNCARD
ARCTIC WARRIOR
ARE YOU COMING
ART COLONY
ARTNERS IN CRIME
AZOREANSAILOR
BARBER POLE
BAY OF SHARKS
BEST DREAM SEEKER
BETTINGANDWINNING
BLAZING SON
BLENDED WHISKEY
BORN TO ROCKN ROLL
BUFFALO ROME
BUILT TO DRIVE
BUNKMEISTER
CAMS WESTERN
CAPTAIN SIR
CARNIVORE
CHASIN RACIN
CHATHAM HEAT
CHIEF OF THE BEACH
CIVIL YANKEE
COMANCHE HALL
COUNT ON ART
DEEP FINESSE
DIAL OR NODIAL
DONT GIVE UP
DRINK UP
DROP RED
EL CUMANCHERO
ELECTRIC ENERGY
ESTERO BAY
FAST PAY
FIRE ON THE WATER
FIREINTHESHARK
FOOLISH GEM
FOUR STARZ TWINS
GET IT NOW
GIDDY UP DELIGHT
GLAD TO BE BACK
GOING NATIVE
GOOD CHI
GRANDMA JANS MAX
GYPSY ARTISAN
HAY GOODLOOKING
HOMERUN BABY
IAMPERFECTRIGHT
IDEAL DANNY
IDEAL RACE
IF I CAN DREAM
IN SIGHT
J CRUISE
JOHNNY Z
KEEP IT REAL
LAKERS VETT
LIFESONG
LIGHT UP THE SKY
LIGHTNING ELVIS
LIGHTNING MOON
LISAGAIN
LISDEAN
M A SAILOR
MAJOR IN ART
MAJOR INDISCRETION
MANHATTAN BLUECHIP
MCLAREN
MIGHTY ME
MILLIONAIRE CAM
MONKEY OFF MY BACK
MR BIBA FRA
MR TERROR
MR TERRY FRA
MR WIGGLES
MYSTICISM
NEBUPANEZZAR
NEVER A FOOL
NICHOLAS C HANOVER
NITTANY LINEBACKER
NOB HILL HIGH
OK BOROMIR
ONE MORE DRINK
OR
OVERWHELMING SHARE
PAIR A DICE
PANGIORNO
PANMUNJOM
PASSMASTER HANOVER
PRECIOUS MEDAL
PRIMARY PURPOSE
REAL JOKE
REAL SHOWDOWN
REDNECK RIVIERA
ROGERS PLACE
RUNAWAY ENERGY
SCHOOLKIDS
SEER OF PATMOS
SHEER DESIRE
SHIPPS XPECTANCY
SHORTSTACKED
SOMBRERO BLUE CHIP
SPECIAL ART
STANDUPNKISSME
STINGER BLUE CHIP
STONEBRIDGE TERROR
STRAIGHT SHOOTING
SUPER ENDING
SUPRIZEMEAGAIN
TRAIL BOSS
TWIN B SURFER
UP FRONT ELI
UPFRONT HOOSIERBOY
VERTIGO HANOVER
VIGOROUS
VINTAGE MASTER
WAFFLES AND CREAM
WAMBAM SAM
WELL SAID
WESTERN AVENUE
WESTERN POSSE
WILFRED SANDS
WORLD AWAY
WORLDLY DOMINATION
YANZHOU
YOUNG SPIRIT
ZEE BARBER
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