by Carol Hodes, for the SBOA of New Jersey

Manalapan, NJ — Lindy’s Two Step had all the right moves to win the $45,000 Harold Dancer Filly Final, the second race on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Freehold Raceway. In the non-wagering $55,000 Harold Dancer Colt, Upfront Pattys Boy posted his third victory of the year.

The Harold Dancer Filly and the Harold Dancer Colt are restricted to 2-year-old New Jersey-sired trotters and both stakes are sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.

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John Campbell steered Lindy’s Two Step to a 2:02.1 triumph.

Lindy’s Two Step, sent off as the 1-2 favorite, was uncontested through a mile in 2:02.1, winning by 1-1/4 lengths with John Campbell at the lines.

The daughter of Muscles Yankee, trained by Linda Toscano, picked up her fourth win with a second and a third to her credit in 11 starts and a bankroll of $149,627 for owners Martin Sternberg and Alvin Katz.

Lindy’s Two Step has two wins in New Jersey Sire Stakes action and annexed a Goldsmith Maid elimination heat before finishing fifth in the final. She was also second to Costa Rica in the $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final at the Meadowlands in July.

Lindy’s Two Step paid $2.60, $2.10, $2.10. Finishing second was Boinga ($3.40, $2.40), who is by Windsong’s Legacy. Two and three-quarter lengths back in third was Yansky ($4.60), who is by Muscles Yankee.

In the colt division, raced prior to the betting card, Upfront Pattys Boy, a son of Windsong’s Legacy, was a head winner over Mamas Boo Bear, who is by Muscles Yankee, in a 2:04 mile. The other three entrants broke stride and were distanced.

Jason Bartlett was in the sulky for the colt’s third win. Upfront Pattys Boy has finished in-the-money in six of seven starts, earning $56,944 for C. Ed Mullinax.

The Mark Ford trainee won a division of the Reynolds Stakes at Pocono Downs on July 7 and took his 1:59.2 mark in an early closer at Vernon Downs on August 21.