by Carol Hodes, for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Dealt A Winner and Strut My Stuff won the Lou Babic Pace finals for New Jersey-sired 2-year-olds on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Freehold Raceway.

Dealt A Winner, a son of Cam’s Card Shark-Lazan Hanover, extended his winning streak to four and secured his fifth win in six career starts in the $100,000 Babic for colts, the ninth race.

Sent off as the 1-9 favorite, the Ed Hart trainee drew away to an eight length victory over Mitt Jagger (Rocknroll Hanover-Artimittateslife). It was 8-1/4 lengths to Edward Teach (Rocknroll Hanover-Fionavar Hanover) in third.

Dealt A Winner ($2.10), driven by Jason Bartlett, added the Babic title to wins in the Reynolds and Tompkins-Geers. He has now earned $119,879 for owner Jeffrey Snyder.

In the $59,000 filly division, contested as the seventh race, 5-1 Strut My Stuff (Western Ideal-Attitude Hanover) passed 1-5 Smart Zone (Rocknroll Hanover-Open Book Test) in the stretch for the one length victory in 1:57.4. It was two lengths to Hollyrocker (Rocknroll Hanover-Classic Star) in third.

Strut My Stuff, driven by Jack Baggitt Jr. and trained by Ross Croghan, posted her third straight win and paid $12.20 to win. In nine starts, she has bankrolled $49,120 for the Let It Ride Stables of and RBH Ventures Inc.

Smart Zone, who held on for second, had her winning streak snapped at four.

In a non-wagering New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings, Cheyenne Louie was a half-length winner over Card Shock in 1:55.3. Both are sons of Cam’s Card Shark. It was a length to Nubble Light (Rocknroll Hanover) in third.

The Harry Landy trained and driven Cheyenne Louie has won two straight and five of 17 this year for Glat Kosher Racing.