Huntsville wins fifth straight, punches Crown ticket to meet Downbytheseaside
October 22, 2016,by James Witherite Meadowlands racing media
East Rutherford, NJ — After settling in the mid-division from his outside post, Huntsville ($2.40) sustained first-over gains to wear down pacesetter Odds On Delray and draw clear by 2-1/4 lengths in his $20,000 Breeders Crown elimination for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday (Oct. 22) at The Meadowlands, carded as the evening’s second event.
Tim Tetrick commenced his first-over push with the son of Somebeachsomewhere and Wild West Show after Odds On Delray (Scott Zeron) rated a :56.4 first half mile. Once put into play, Huntsville would make up six lengths to collar Odds On Delray with an eighth of the mile to go and subsequently draw away under the mildest of urging for a 1:51.3 score. Huntsville, also a winner in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship, the Bluegrass, and the International Stallion Stakes, earned his fifth consecutive win and the sixth of his career.
Miso Fast (Matt Kakaley) followed Huntsville’s cover to take second, while Ocean Colony (Yannick Gingras) emerged out of the pocket to claim third from the fading Odds On Delray. Ozone Blue Chip (Sylvain Filion) rounded out the top five finishers.
Trainer Ray Schnittker, who shares ownership of Huntsville with Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo, and Steven Arnold, has high hopes for Huntsville’s future beyond next week’s $600,000 final.
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