by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Favorites dominated in a quartet of $7,000 legs of the New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres for pacers on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Freehold Raceway.

The most dominant performance was by Smart Zone [Rocknroll Hanover] in a non-wagering division for 2-year-old pacing fillies. The Erv Miller trainee collected her fourth straight win.

Steve Smith was at the lines as Smart Zone scored a 5-3/4 length victory over Lissan [Rocknroll Hanover]. It was 7-1/4 lengths back to Cheyenne Robin [Rocknroll Hanover] in third.

Smart Zone, who paced the mile in 1:56.3, races for Paymaq Racing of Long Grove, IL and D&M Trading of Chicago, IL. She now has four wins and two thirds in nine starts for earnings of more than $33,500.

The second division for 2-year-old pacing fillies, carded as the tenth race, went to 1-9 favorite Strut My Stuff [Western Ideal] who was a one-length winner over Hollyrocker [Rocknroll Hanover] in 1:59.3 on a track rated sloppy. Rocknroll Olivia [Rocknroll Hanover] was third by a length and a half.

Strut My Stuff [$2.10], driven by Jack Baggitt Jr. and trained by Ross Croghan, picked up her second straight win in eight starts, pushing her earnings over $10,000 for Let It Ride Stables of Boca Raton, FL and RBH Ventures of New York City.

The focus was on 2-year-old pacing colts in the third race as 1-9 Too Darn Hot [Rocknroll Hanover] held off Devils Cut [Western Ideal] for a neck victory in 1:59. Boulder Roller [Rocknroll Hanover] was third by 7-1/4 lengths.

Too Darn Hot [$2.10], a Ron Burke trainee, cut the fractions as Devils Cut drafted behind him until challenging in the stretch. Too Darn Hot held on for his fourth win with two seconds in seven starts, pushing his earnings over $45,000 for Burke Racing Stable, Our Horse Cents Stables, Weaver Bruscemi and Larry Karr.

In the eighth race for 3-year-old pacing colts, 3-5 Art History took the lead off the gate and extended it the stretch for a 3-1/4 length tally in 1:55.4 on a sloppy track. In the photo for second, Nubble Light [Rocknroll Hanover] edged out In The Clear [Western Ideal].

Art History [$3.40], a Western Ideal gelding, was piloted by Pat Berry for trainer Steve Elliott. This year he has three wins, one second and three thirds from nine starts for earnings of $31,840.

Art History races in the name of his breeders, Kenneth Klein of Armonk, NY and the Old Block Stables of New York City.