by Moira Fanning, publicity director, the Breeders Crown
The Woodbine entry box closed Monday morning on 38 freshman trotters and filly pacers with Crown aspirations. Only the two-year-old filly pacers, with 21 entered, will race eliminations on Thursday, Oct. 14. There are three $25,000 eliminations carded, and standout Cabrini Hanover, the leading money-winner in the divisions with $336,010, drew post seven in the same elim in which her chief rival, Restive Hanover, drew the rail. Cabrini Hanover has won four of her five 2004 starts, including the Robert Stewart stakes and She’s A Great Lady elimination and final, setting a world record of 1:51 in the latter.
Harvest and Bluegrass stake winner Western Cruise also drew the seven post in her elimination and will face challenges from Art’s Bid, a winner of $132,850, and Righteous Renee, who won her divisions of the Harvest and Champlain stakes.
Trainer Mark Harder, whose stables leads all those in North America with more than $6 million in purse money, will send Allamerican Coed to the eliminations in hopes of advancing to capture his first Crown championship. Fast Ruffles, recent winner of the Bluegrass and International Stallion stakes in Lexington is also in that elim.
Elimination winners may pick their post position for the finals. Eliminations were not necessary for the freshman trotters which drew nine colts and 10 fillies.
US $576,800 (Cdn $721,000) 2-Year-Old Filly Pace
Saturday, October 23 at Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Three $25,000 elimination heats will be raced Thursday, October 14
RACE 2
1. DEBUPANTE (D. Dube)
2. SHOW TIME (B. Sears)
3. DIGGA DIGGA (Ra. Waples)
4. RIGHTEOUS RENEE (C. Christoforou)
5. SAVANNAH SKY (P. MacDonell)
6. ART’S BID (A. Miller)
7. WESTERN CRUISE (S. Condren)
RACE 4
1. CRYSTAL SLIPPER (J. Campbell)
2. THEREAL IDEAL (J. Campbell)
3. ODDS ON LAINA (J. Campbell)
4. FAST RUFFLES (R. Pierce)
5. PANGLADESH (J. Campbell)
6. PACIFIC SUPREME (C. Christoforou)
7. ALLAMERICAN COED (G. Brennan)
RACE 6
1. RESTIVE HANOVER (A. Miller)
2. SECRET DEAL (J. Campbell)
3. WEST END (G. Brennan)
4. CALAMITY PAN (L. Ouellette)
5. TOWN PRO MISS (J. Moiseyev)
6. PANNE ALA VODKA (D. Dube)
7. CABRINI HANOVER (M. Lachance)
21 Pacing Fillies