from Harness Racing Communications

Columbus, OH — A total of 24 sophomore colt and gelding trotters have dropped into the box for the 2010 Hambletonian, the second leg of the Trotting Triple Crown.

There will be a trio of eliminations for the Hambletonian, which will take place this Saturday, July 31, at Meadowlands Racetrack. The top three in each elimination, plus the fourth-place finisher with the highest lifetime earnings, will advance to the $1.5 million final, set for Saturday, August 7.

Here are the elimination fields, in post position order, with listed drivers and most recent trainers. The connections of elimination winners will select their post positions.

1. Take My Picture, Jeff Gregory, Taylor Gower; 2. On The Tab, David Miller, Jimmy Takter; 3. Temple Of Doom, David Miller, Jonas Czernyson; 4. Pretty Boy Lindy, Tim Tetrick, Frank Antonacci, Jr.; 5. Cassis, Tim Tetrick, Ray Schnittker; 6. Boztheman, Brian Sears, Trond Smedshammer; 7. Arriba Amigo, Trevor Ritchie, Blair Burgess; 8. Wishing Stone, John Campbell, Dewayne Minor.

Take My Picture is winless in 11 starts, but has seven second-place finishes, including in the Yonkers Trot . . . On The Tab won the Yonkers Trot, his only victory in nine races this year, and has six runner-up finishes . . . Temple Of Doom was second to Muscle Massive in a Stanley Dancer Memorial division . . . Pretty Boy Lindy has three wins this season, two in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Stallion Series, in five starts . . . Cassis, who was second to He’s A Demon in a Dancer elim, has won seven of nine races this year and been no worse than second in any start . . . Boztheman has two wins, one on the New York Sire Stakes circuit, in seven races . . . Arriba Amigo has two victories, one on the Ontario Sire Stakes circuit, in seven starts this year . . . Wishing Stone is 0-for-4 this year, but won divisions of the Bluegrass and International Stallion stakes last season.

1. Mystery Photo, Andy Miller, Julie Miller; 2. Holiday Road, Brian Sears, Greg Peck; 3. Coco Lindy, Tim Tetrick, Frank Antonacci, Jr.; 4. Break The Bank K, Dave Palone, Trond Smedshammer; 5. Lucky Chucky, John Campbell, Chuck Sylvester; 6. Senor Glide, Daniel Dube, Jimmy Takter; 7. He’s A Demon, Jody Jamieson, Jeff Gillis; 8. Plan B In HD, John Campbell, Tom Haughton.

Mystery Photo has won three of nine races this year, including one on the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes circuit, and was third in a Stanley Dancer Memorial division . . . Holiday Road is 2-for-2 this season, with wins in the Dickerson Cup and a Dancer division, and won last season’s Peter Haughton Memorial . . . Coco Lindy is winless in three starts this year, but won six of seven last year, including the Kindergarten Classic and a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division . . . Break The Bank K has one win in six races this season and last year won a division of the Champlain Stakes . . . Lucky Chucky, who is 0-for-2 this year and coming off a second-place finish to Holiday Road in a Dancer division, was last year’s Dan Patch Award winner as best 2-year-old after winning nine of 12 races (including Matron and Valley Victory) and $667,649 . . . Senor Glide has one victory (Yonkers Trot elim) in seven races this year and last season won a Champlain division . . . He’s A Demon has won four of six races this season, including a Dancer division . . . Plan B In HD is winless in three races this year and last season won on the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes circuit.

1. Muscle Massive, Ron Pierce, Jimmy Takter; 2. Winning Fireworks, John Campbell, Noel Daley; 3. Perseverando, TBA, Ann Larsen; 4. Pilgrims Taj, Mike Lachance, Monte Gelrod; 5. Pilgrims Chuckie, Mike Lachance, Scott Andrews; 6. Flex The Muscle, Ray Schnittker, Schnittker; 7. Hard Livin, Yannick Gingras, Jimmy Takter; 8. RC Gallent Image, George Brennan, Bjorn “Bernie” Noren.

Muscle Massive has won three of six races this year, including a division of the Stanley Dancer Memorial and the New Jersey Sire Stakes championship . . . Winning Fireworks is 0-for-2 this year and last season won a division of the International Stallion and was second in a Bluegrass division among three starts . . . Perseverando has two wins in nine races this year and moves into stakes company for the first time . . . Pilgrims Taj has two Pennsylvania Sire Stakes victories among five starts this season and won last year’s Breeders Crown . . . Pilgrims Chuckie has one win, a world-record equaling triumph at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes circuit, in seven races this year . . . Flex The Muscle has two wins in eight races this year, including the Dexter Cup at Freehold . . . Hard Livin has three wins in nine starts this season, including a Yonkers Trot elim and division of the Currier & Ives . . . RC Gallent Image has one win in four races this year and meets stakes company for the second time.