from Meadowlands Media Relations

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – May 7, 2005 – Four Starz Sisco [$3.20, $2.40, $2.40] left little doubt that he was the “berry” best in the $225,480 Berry’s Creek Final for three-year-old pacers, the sixth race on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.

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Four Starz Sisco drew off to a two and a quarter-length victory over Pat’s All Star in a mile timed in 1:50.3, a fifth of a second off the Berry’s Creek stakes record set by Vine Street in 1993.

Four Starz Sisco floated to the lead at the quarter pole, and drew off to a two and a quarter-length victory over Pat’s All Star [$3.40, $2.80] for his fifth win in six lifetime starts.

Michael’s Marvel [$3.80] was third by four and a quarter lengths.

The mile was timed in 1:50.3, a fifth of a second off the stakes record set by Vine Street in 1993.

“I felt he was the best in the race, and I was heading to the front and I’ll stay there until they can beat him,” said winning driver Eric Ledford, who also won the Berry’s Creek in 2003 with 55-1 Artesian.

“He’s gone in 50 and the earplugs are still in him. I don’t know how fast he can go. Right now, he can go with anybody.”

Unraced at two, the son of The Panderosa had won his first four starts efforts of the 2004 but finished eighth in last week’s Berry’s Creek Prep on an off track.

Trained by Dave Sabatelli, Four Starz Sisco was the third Berry’s Creek finalist for Jeff Cohen and Mike Sudaley, who race as the Four Starzzzz Stables LLC of Glenwood, New Jersey. Both Four Starzzz Shark in 2001 and Four Starzzzz King in 2004 were runners up.

Four Starz Sisco has now banked $137,490 and will have the Provincial Cup on May 29 at Windsor Raceway and North America Cup on June 18 at Woodbine before returning to the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on July 16.

The start of the race was delayed when Pat’s All Star wheeled away from the gate and stood on his hind legs.

“He was like that last week, too,” said driver Mike Lachance.

“Once you get him going in the race, he’s okay. I had just the perfect trip. The other horse is just much better than me. But my horse raced very good, and I was happy with him.”

Shu Hanover [$13.60, $4.20, $3.00] exploded with a sizzling 25.1-second last quarter to win the $47,500 open pace, the fifth race, in 1:49.2.

The four-year-old gelded son of Arturo has now won six straight and posted his third straight sub-1:50 mile.

Driven by David Miller and trained by Ken Rucker, Shu Hanover now has nine wins in 15 starts this year.

“I’m speechless,” said Rucker, who co-owns Shu Hanover with Jordon Sklut and the Centaur Stable. “He’s been really lucky and learned how to win. The time does not seem to matter. He just thinks he’s supposed to win every race. He just has a great attitude right now. He’s not staked to anything. We’ll just race him at the Meadowlands and then rest him up and, hopefully, he’ll come back the same way next year.”

“He was just unbelievable,” said Miller. “When he got off the rail and started pacing, he was going as fast as he could. I wouldn’t have been surprised if hadn’t raced that good; he was moving up in class. But he was unbelievable.”

It was two lengths back to Boulder Creek [$2.60, $2.60] in second and two and a quarter lengths to Life Source [$3.20] in third.

In the $35,500 four-year-old open, the eighth race, driver David Miller and trainer Chris Ryder teamed to win with Metropolitan [$24.00, $8.00, $3.40] by two and a quarter lengths over 2004 Meadowlands Pace winner Holborn Hanover [$5.80, $3.20] in 1:50.2. Town Champion [$2.40] was third by two and a half lengths.

With the victory, Metropolitan’s career earnings topped $1 million for the partnership of Norman and Gerald Smiley, Jeff Langfelder and TLP Stables. It was the second start of the year for the son of The Panderosa.