by The Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NY — This Saturday’s (July 8) Breakfast With The Babies began at 10 a.m. on a nice morning with little wind, some cloud cover and moderate temperatures. Jason Settlemoir called the action.

Broodmare Solveig never misses. She’s had seven foals of racing age including five stakes winners that have earned nearly $6 million combined, led by the great Shake It Cerry. This morning her 2-year-old daughter Swing It Cathy became a record performer as a 1:57.2 winner for Jimmy Takter. Bred and owned by Solveig Breeders, she is by Donato Hanover making her a full sister to Shake It Cerry and International winner Uncle Lasse. Fuel Her Flame (Yannick Gingras) and Beholder (DR Ackerman) followed her.

USTA/Mark Hall photo

Swing It Cathy is a full sister to 2013 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, Shake It Cerry, shown here winning the Breeders Crown that same year.

Diamond Creek’s homebred Chapter Seven filly Repentance (Tim Tetrick) was a 1:57.4 winner today. Tetrick rated her mid-pack until fanning wide off cover into the stretch and she went by willingly. Linda Toscano is the trainer. Basquiat (Takter) gave way grudgingly to be second and Michando (Marcus Miller) trotted up for third.

Chanel Me continued the parade of homebred winners for Takter. Takter sat patiently in the pocket behind Girl Talk’s (Troy Beyer) rapid fractions then fed his filly racetrack for the easy 1:57.1 win. Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld and Sam Goldband retained the Cantab Hall daughter out of their champion mare To Dream On to train. Girl Talk held up for second and Meadowbranch Patsy (Ake Svanstedt) was third.

Final Dream, a $45,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase, won in 1:58.3 with a final quarter-mile of :28 for Svanstedt, cutting the mile and widening late. Svanstedt owns the Cantab Hall colt with Joe Sbrocco and Lars Berg. Helpisontheway (Tetrick) trotted home well for second and Lins Lil Justin was an even third.

Svanstedt came right back with his own On The Ropes, a $40,000 Goshen Yearling Sale purchase, and a Chapter Seven gelding to win in 1:56.2. He clipped along at an honest rate through the 1:27.1 three-quarters and had to be asked to maintain his margin over American Steele (M. Miller) to the wire. I Am Summer (Scott Zeron) came in third.

After the break the homebred Art Major filly Blue Grotto (Tetrick) took a 1:54.4 mark for Brittany Farms. She came from just off the pace to rip by leader Someangelsomewhere (Zeron) through the :27.2 final quarter. Toscano trains the winner.

Reign On Me (Brian Sears) was a handy 1:57 winner for owner Jennifer Dalton, stalking Red Snapper (Dave Miller) all the way then out hustling that one for the win. Nifty Norman trains the $22,000 Standardbred Horse Sale graduate for Ms. Dalton’s interests. Seen At Rio Deo was third.

Key Advisor a $200,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale buy, was a 1:54.4 winner with a :27.4 final quarter out of the pocket for Yannick Gingras. He drafted behind Alagna stablemate Odds On Lauderdale (Zeron), hooked that one mid-stretch and edged by that gritty rival right on the wire. I’m A Big Deal (D. Miller) was a closing third in his first start. Brittany Farms and Key Advisor Racing own the winner.

QUALIFIERS
What The Hill looked sharp this morning for Dave Miller as he prepares for next week’s Stanley Dancer Memorial, cutting out the mile in 1:52.4 and easily handling Enterprise who drafted along in second but could not menace the winner.

Caprice Hill (Sears) won in 1:54.1 after following the returning Pinkman through leisurely fractions trotting home strong in :27.1. Emoticon Hanover (Dan Dube) was a closing third with both mares likely for next week’s Miss Versatility. Pinkman tired a bit to fourth in his first start since last fall.