by Dustin Ross, Regional Racing Operations Manager, Vernon Downs

Vernon, NY — Vernon Downs is gearing up for the Kindergarten Classic finals for freshman trotters on Friday night (Oct. 26). Post time is 6:55 p.m.

Leading the way in the $202,500 Kindergarten Classic final for 2-year-old trotting fillies is a three part entry trained by Jonas Czernyson, led by Shared Past and Yannick Gingras. The daughter of Chocolatier–Armbro Déjà Vu has hit the board in eight of her 11 starts this season with one win coming at the Meadowlands in 1:55.4. Shared Past will look to vault her way over the $100,000 earnings mark with any check in the final as she currently sits at $98,387 for owner W J Donovan.

Her stablemate Ma Chere Hall established a track record at Vernon Downs for 2-year-old trotting fillies last week in the final leg with a front end score in 1:56. Corey Callahan will be re-united with the daughter of Deweycheatumnhowe–Margarita Hall from post position seven.

In the $206,000 final for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters, Pine Credit (LeWayne Miller) has been made the 3-1 morning line favorite. Pine Credit qualified for the Breeders Crown final, finishing fifth in last weekend’s elimination, but opted to go to the Kindergarten Classic final at Vernon Downs.

LeWayne Miller will once again get the assignment behind Pine Credit, who has posted five wins in 12 seasonal starts, good for more than $136,000 in earnings and a mark of 1:54.3 taken at The Red Mile. The duo will start from post position four for trainer Erv Miller in the seventh race of the night.

Below are the fields for the Kindergarten Classic finals:

$202,500 Kindergarten Classic Final–2-year-old filly trot
HN-PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1-4-Déjà Vu Too-Jonathan Roberts-Jonas Czernyson
1A-7-Ma Chere Hall-Corey Callahan-Jonas Czernyson
1B-8-Shared Past-Yannick Gingras-Jonas Czernyson
2-1-Southwind Cocoa-Tim Tetrick-Linda Toscano
3-2-Drink The Wine-Jeff Gregory-Richard Norman
4-3-Right Away-Jim Morrill, Jr.-Ray Schnittker
5-5-Miss Steele-Andy Miller-Julie Miller
6-6-True Day Dream-Dan O’Mara-Dan O’Mara
7-9-Silver Credit-Charlie Norris-Randy Beeckman

$206,000 Kindergarten Classic Final–2-year-old colt trot
PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1-Picture This-Rick Plano-Charlie Norris
2-Jacks To Open-Jim Morrill, Jr.-Paul Kelley
3-Text Winner-Charlie Norris-Charlie Norris
4-Pine Credit-LeWayne Miller-Erv Miller
5-Banco Solo-Jeff Gregory-Kenneth Oscarsson
6-San Donato-John Campbell-Jim Campbell
7-Sailer Eddie-Tim Tetrick-Chris Oakes
8-All Laid Out-James Rattray-Noel Daley
9-Lauderdale-Corey Callahan-Jonas Czernyson

Vernon Downs begins its three-day stretch of live racing on Thursday (Oct. 25) at 6:55 p.m. For more information on Vernon Downs visit www.vernondowns.com.