by Carol Hodes, for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Rock N Roll Heaven and Put On A Show, both by Rocknroll Hanover, have been installed as the morning line favorites in their respective $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes finals for 3-year-old pacers on Saturday, May 29, at Meadowlands Racetrack.

Rock N Roll Heaven, the winner of the $220,000 Berry’s Creek Final on May 8, is the 2-1 pick in the division for colts and geldings, carded as the sixth race. Put On A Show headlines the filly division as the 5-2 choice in the fifth race. Both pacers coincidentally drew post nine in their heat.

Rock N Roll Heaven, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Bruce Saunders, has won his last two starts and has three wins and one third in four starts this year, adding $136,200 to his career bankroll of $728,826 for owner Frank Bellino.

At two, Rock N Roll Heaven won his $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final at the Meadowlands and a division of the Bluegrass Stakes at Lexington’s Red Mile. He was second in both the $920,000 Metro and $600,000 Governor’s Cup.

Put On A Show, who will be handled by Tim Tetrick for trainer Chris Ryder, won her only start this year, an opening leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes. Lifetime, she has eight wins and two seconds from 10 starts, earning $750,708 for the partnership of Craig Henderson and Richard P. and Joanne Young.

In 2009, she won her first eight starts, including the $110,802 Eternal Camnation and the $745,476 She’s A Great Lady, both at Mohawk, and a division of the International Stallion Stakes at the Red Mile. She was second to Fancy Filly in the $610,000 Breeders Crown.

While not all great race mares retire to become superior broodmares that is the case with the dams of both of these pacers, both of whom are daughters of the late Artsplace. Rock N Roll Heaven is out of multi-stakes winner Artistic Vision who earned nearly $635,000 on the track. Put On A Show is a daughter of Steinam’s Place, a $732,398 earner and 3-year-old Pacing Filly of the Year in 1997.

The field for the $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final for 3-year-old pacing fillies (from the rail out with (sire), driver, trainer and morning line odds): Naughtytiltheend (Western Ideal), Brian Sears, Mark Harder, 5-1; BJ’s Mayreau (Artsplace), David Miller, Jeffrey Webster, 3-1; Lover Of Art (Artsplace), Ron Pierce, Chris Ryder, 12-1; Rock N Soul (Rocknroll Hanover), Yannick Gingras, Mark Harder, 10-1; Court Stenographer (Artsplace), Daniel Dube, Chris Marino, 15-1; She Just Rocks (Rocknroll Hanover), George Brennan, Casie Coleman, 8-1; Full Picture (Artsplace), Richard Silverman, Jerry Silverman, 8-1; Sweet Love Roknrol (Rocknroll Hanover), Tyler Buter, Rob Harmon, 15-1; Put On A Show (Rocknroll Hanover), Tim Tetrick, Chris Ryder, 5-2; and I-Lady (Western Ideal), John Campbell, Bruce Saunders, 15-1.

The field for the $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final for 3-year-old pacing colts (from the rail out with (sire), driver, trainer and morning line odds): AJ Corbelli (Rocknroll Hanover), George Brennan, Jacob Hartline, 4-1; Tobago Cays (Rocknroll Hanover), Brian Sears, Jeffrey Webster, 12-1; Shoobee’s Place (Artsplace), David Miller, Richard Norman, 15-1; Dreamlands Art (Artsplace), Jody Jamieson, Keith Armer, 10-1; Rockin Image (Rocknroll Hanover), John Campbell, Jimmy Takter, 8-1; Cambassador (Cam’s Card Shark), Ron Pierce, Steve Elliott, 10-1; Ideal Matters (Western Ideal), Tim Tetrick, Noel Daley, 3-1; Meirs Hanover (Artsplace), Tyler Buter, Steve Elliott, 20-1; Rock N Roll Heaven (Rocknroll Hanover), Daniel Dube, Bruce Saunders, 2-1; and Blue Rock (Rocknroll Hanover), Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, 20-1.