Boston Red Rocks favored in NJSS final at Meadowlands

by Carol Hodes, for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Boston Red Rocks, who won both of his preliminary legs, will seek to extend his unbeaten streak to three in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship for pacing colts, the first of four finals for 2-year-olds on Friday (July 17) at the Meadowlands.

The Steve Elliott trainee has been installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite with John Campbell driving from post two in the second race, which has six starters.

“He’s a nice little colt, so far anyway,” Elliott said. “We’ll find out. He does everything right. He’s good-gaited, he’s handy, he’s just a nice colt. Peter Blood broke him, owns him, and sent him to me. He said to see what I could do with him.

“He’s three-for-three with us — a qualifier and two races — and it’s hard not to like that kind,” Elliott added. “He’s not flashy. He’s a good-looking colt, but he just does what he needs to do. He’s still a little green, but so far it’s not hard to like him because he’s done everything right.

“He’s good in his stall. He jumps around and plays, like most colts, but I told Peter after I qualified him that I think he’s better than Doo Wop (Hanover) was at this stage. Peter said I was nuts. Only time will tell, but at this stage he is better than Doo Wop was. He’s more manageable, he’s smarter; he just does everything right.”

In the other divisions, Hollywood Hill, trained and driven by Jimmy Takter, is the slight 3-1 morning line favorite from post eight in the filly trot, the fourth race; David Miller will handle Hollywood Hill for trainer Jonas Czernyson, the 2-1 pick from post four in the colt trot, the seventh race; and Blue Moon Stride at 6-5 and Rock My Girl at 8-5 are early choices in the filly pace, the 11th race. Blue Moon Stride is driven by Andrew McCarthy for Mark Harder from post six while John Campbell handles the Casie Coleman-trained Rock My Girl, post three.

On the pacing side, all of the six colts are by the late Rocknroll Hanover and all but one of the seven fillies are his daughters.

Two colts and two fillies are by Muscles Yankee while his son, Muscle Hill, sired the balance of the trotters in the 10-horse fields.

— quotes courtesy of Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications

Race2 – $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo c&g pace

PP	Horse	Driver	Trainer	ML
1	Rock Power	Jim Marohn Jr.	Edward Hart	20-1
2	Boston Red Rocks	John Campbell	Steve Elliott	3-5
3	Rock N Roll Style	Brian Sears	Deleston Cote	30-1
4	Winning Linc	Yannick Gingras	Tony Alagna	12-1
5	Katies Rocker	Tim Tetrick	Jim Campbell	3-1
6	Ideal Rocky	Corey Callahan	Jjohn Butenschoen	7-2

Allare by Rocknroll Hanover

Race4 — $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo filly trot

PP	Horse	Driver	Trainer	ML
1	Silent Blessings	Tim Tetrick	Nancy Johansson	8-1
2	Southwind Adele	Ake Svanstedt	Ake Svanstedt	15-1
3	Dream Child	David Miller	Jonas Czernyson	8-1
4	Silvia	Brian Sears	Ron Burke	5-1
5	All The Time	Yannick Gingras	Jimmy Takter	7-2
6	Energy Bar	Corey Callahan	Jonas Czernyson	15-1
7	Everything N More	Marcus Johansson	Nancy Johansson	15-1
8	Hollywood Hill	Jimmy Takter	Jimmy Takter	3-1
9	Gifted Lady	John Campbell	Jimmy Takter	4-1
10	Skara Brae	Andrew McCarthy	Jonas Czernyson	20-1

SilentBlessings and Energy Bar are by Muscles Yankee; All others by Muscle Hill

Race7 — $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo c&g trot

PP	Horse	Driver	Trainer	ML
1	Southwind Flash	Brian Sears	Ron Burke	8-1
2	Fumata Blanca	Steve Smith	Karen Garland	30-1
3	Dominion Beach	Marcus Johansson	Nancy Johansson	8-1
4	Brooklyn Hill	David Miller	Jonas Czernyson	2-1
5	Bar Hopping	Jimmy Takter	Jimmy Takter	3-1
6	Sigmund	Jim Marohn Jr.	Don Swick	20-1
7	Waitlifter K	Tim Tetrick	Chuck Sylvester	12-1
8	Jack Vernon	Corey Callahan	Randy Beeckman	6-1
9	Southwind Frank	Yannick GIngras	Ron Burke	4-1
10	Marion Marauder	John Campbell	Paula Wellwood	20-1

Sigmundand Waitlifter K are by Muscles Yankee; All others by Muscle Hill

Race11 — $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final – 2yo filly pace

PP	Horse	Driver	Trainer	ML
1	JK Fannie	Yannick Gingras	Nancy Johansson	12-1
2	LL Jackpot	Corey Callahan	Ivan Llopez	20-1
3	Rock My Girl	John Campbell	Casie Coleman	8-5
4	Heatherjean	Ray Schnittker	Ray Schnittker	20-1
5	Show Time Hill	Tim Tetrick	Tony Alagna	7-2
6	Blue Moon Stride	Andrew McCarthy	Mark Harder	6-5
7	Sonoma Valley	David Miller	Jimmy Takter	15-1

LLJackpot is by Philos Hanover; All others by Rocknroll Hanover