by Carol Hodes for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Boinga, a daughter of Windsong’s Legacy, has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $45,000 Harold Dancer Filly Final on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Freehold Raceway.

The Harold Dancer Filly, carded as the second race, and the $55,000 Harold Dancer Colt, a non-wagering event at 12 noon, are restricted to 2-year-old New Jersey-sired trotters. Both stakes are sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.

Boinga, driven by Jim Meittinis and trained by Brian Roland, was third in her last start, the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final at Freehold on August 26. She has a first, a second and a third in eight starts and earnings of $27,672.

The filly was a $15,000 Harrisburg Yearling Sale purchase by Anthony and Carol Risi of Christiana, PA and Bernard O’Brien of Lecanto, FL.

The field for the $45,000 Harold Dancer Filly, from the rail out with [sire], driver, trainer and morning line odds: Lindy’s Two Step [Muscles Yankee], John Campbell, Linda Toscano, 3-1; Charlotte Alber [Muscles Yankee], Jeff Gregory, Bruce Lauer, 8-1; Kitefin Hanover [Muscles Yankee], Cat Manzi, Randy Beeckman, 4-1; Boinga [Windsong’s Legacy], Jim Meittinis, Brian Roland, 2-1; Wingbat [Windsong’s Legacy], Steve Smith, Antonella Galie, 6-1 and Yansky [Muscles Yankee], David Miller, J. Duke Sugg, 5-1.

The field for the non-wagering $55,000 Harold Dancer Colt: Bullet [Windsong’s Legacy], Andy Miller, Christopher Freck; Homerun Hitter [Muscles Yankee], Ray Schnittker, Ray Schnittker; Ring It Up [Revenue], John Campbell, Ross Croghan; Upfront Pattys Boy [Windsong’s Legacy], Jason Bartlett, Mark Ford and Mamas Boo Bear [Muscles Yankee], Steve Smith, Karen Garland.