ON THE COVER... Joe Parisi Tribute by Jacqueline Ingrassia:

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1 Dear SBOANJ Members: We are happy to once again publish the New Jersey Stallion Register and provide you with a comprehensive guide to the standardbred industry in this state. Within the pages of this book we celebrate the accomplishments of our racing and breeding stars and the people who make it possible for New Jersey to continue to produce some of the best harness racing in the world. While the spotlight in this book is on the stallions who will stand in New Jersey in 2009, we also salute the progeny of the program who were the stars of the 2008 racing season. Two New Jersey-sired sons of Muscles Yankee -- two-year-old Muscle Hill and three-year-old Deweycheatumnhowe -- were named 2008 divisional champions, receiving Dan Patch Awards from the United States Harness Writers Association. In 2008, on the recommendation of the SBOANJ, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture honored Hambletonian winner Deweycheatumnhowe as Horse of the Year and Fair Winds Farm as Breeder of the Year. Established in 1961 with a handful of people, the SBOANJ is comprised of horse breeders, drivers, trainers, owners, and backstretch personnel, active and interested in the standardbred horse industry in the State of New Jersey. The SBOANJ s mission is to support, promote and preserve a favorable business climate, while striving to secure closer business and personal relationships among all industry participants throughout the State. The SBOANJ is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the general membership. The Board authorizes stallion and mare registrations, negotiates with track managements, actively oversees and administers a benefits program, and advances legislation favorable to the New Jersey standardbred industry. Among the many benefits the SBOANJ provides its membership is health insurance for eligible individuals and their families, and it administers and funds a driver-trainer retirement program. Additionally, all members are eligible for third-party liability insurance coverage and insurance coverage for damaged or destroyed sulkies. We thank all of you who have supported New Jersey racing and breeding in our battle to secure funding for our purses and financial stability for our future. We have every confidence that New Jersey will preserve its position as the premier harness racing state in the country. Sincerely, Your Board of Directors ON THE COVER... This year s Stallion Register cover salutes White Birch Farm in Allentown, NJ and its founder, Joseph S. Parisi, who passed away on November 8, 2008 at the age of 78. White Birch, honored as the 2004 Breeder of the Year by the SBOANJ, produced many champions, including the two pacing stars featured on the cover: 1996 Three-Year-Old Pacer of the Year Hot Lead and multi-stakes winner Worldly Beauty. The mare, Town Pro, and her 2008 Rocknroll Hanover foal represent the next generation of New Jersey-sired White Birch stars. Town Pro, a $1.2 million earner on the track, is the dam of many top performers, including Darlin s Delight, who has banked $2.5 million. Joe Parisi Tribute by Jacqueline Ingrassia: When Joe Parisi passed away recently, to me, it was the end of an era. Most people would agree that Joe was tough, very tough, and certainly did things his way. What a lot of people didn't know that under that gruff exterior was a generous man who had a passion for horses, standardbreds in particular. Joe and his beautiful wife Marie founded Jo-Mar Farms in Allentown, NJ where countless good horses were raised right here in New Jersey, at a time when it was not particularly popular to do so. Jo-Mar later became known as White Birch Farm, a superior training facility and also a top notch breeding farm. How many people know that Darlin s Delight and My Little Dragon were raised in the same field together? Hot Lead, another champ resides on the farm, living out his days in the lap of luxury. I think it's safe to say that Joe had a tremendous impact on racing in New Jersey, not only from the breeding and racing aspect but also for the beautiful farmlands the family strives so hard to protect. May the legacy live on. Rest in Peace Joe. Cover race photos courtesy of Lisa Photo Inc./Meadowlands Racetrack; mare & foal photo by Vicki Wright 1

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3 SBOANJ Officers Thomas F. Luchento President Ed Razzetti First Vice President Martin O Hare Second Vice President Kelvin Harrison Third Vice President Anthony Romano Secretary Alfred B. Ochsner Treasurer Leo C. McNamara Executive Administrator Directors Robert Baggitt Sr. Gary J. Bergmann Robert Boni Stephen P. Dey III Mark S. Ford Jacqueline Ingrassia Dennis Lane Mark Mullen Paul A. Wojtowicz Horsemen s Representatives Paul Consol Linda Goss Attorneys Sterns & Weinroth Publicity Director Carol Hodes Office Staff Betty DiNicola Maritsa Quijada-Dill Madeline Perrette From the Board of Directors...1 NJ Standardbred of the Year...5 NJ Breeder of the Year...6 Deo Volente Debuts With Tell All...7 SBOANJ Sponsored Races...8 Perretti Breeds Two Sales Toppers...9 Golf Outing...10 Purse Increases for 2009 NJSS...11 SBOANJ Horse Show...13 Mare Residency Awards / Mares Bred List New Jersey Registered Stallions Trotters Celebrity Secret Chocolater Muscles Yankee...20 Nikki Cole Cole...22 Revenue S...24 Pacers Cam s Card Shark...26 Classical Mike...28 Matt s Scooter...30 Rocknroll Hanover...32 Tell All...34 Western Ideal...36 Meadowlands Schedule...39 NJSS Conditions SBOANJ Conditions Payment Schedules Payment Forms Race Results Stallion Farm Directory...61 Horseman Directory Pedigree information contained herein has been compiled by the USTA. All other information is subject to constant change and occasionally errors or omissions occur. Therefore, cannot be guaranteed as to complete and total accuracy. The above mentioned hereby disclaim for the consequences, if any, of such errors or omissions but would appreciate being called to the attention of the SBOANJ. The SBOANJ Stallion Register wishes to thank the following for the use of their photos:vicki Wright, Lisa Photo Inc., World Wide Racing, Carol Hodes, Leo McNamara, White Birch Farm, Hanover Shoe Farm, Chris Machiz, and The Harness Edge. Printed by John DiSomma, Newport Graphics, Inc. Design and Editor Carol Hodes 3

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5 NJ Horse of the Year:Deweycheatumnhowe Deweycheatumnhowe, the trotting powerhouse who won the Hambletonian and all but three of his 25 career starts, has been named New Jersey Standardbred of the Year for Dewey, as he is known, was honored at the 52nd New Jersey Equine Breeders Awards Dinner, sponsored by the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board, on January 25, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold, NJ. The three-year-old trotting colt, sired in New Jersey by Muscles Yankee, completed his career with earnings of $3,155,178 of which $2,218,987 was earned in The unbeaten divisional champion at two, Deweycheatumnhowe s threeyear-old campaign was equally dazzling. Dewey thrived in the care of trainer-driver Ray Schnittker and enjoyed a conditioning schedule that included swimming in a pond and exercise under saddle. Even when he was defeated, he raced impressively and finished in-the-money, handling bad luck and, in the case of his last start, a week-long illness. The only time he appeared upended was when he literally was. On the ride from Schnittker s farm in Middletown, NY to the stallion barn at Walnut Hall in Lexington, KY on December 17, 2008, the trailer carrying him skidded on black ice, slid off the road and flipped over on an embankment. Dewey and Schnittker avoided injury, however, Schnittker s wife, Dr. Janet Durso, suffered a shoulder separation. The colt arrived a day late but apparently none the worse for it. Dewey s instinct for survival began shortly after he was foaled on April 12, 2005 at Steven Jones Cameo Hills Farm in Montgomery, NY. His mother, the Speedy Somolli mare Trolley Square, died six weeks later, a setback which the orphaned bay colt overcame. At two, he won the Harriman Cup, two legs and the final of the New Jersey Sire Stakes at the Meadowlands, a pair of stakes at the Red Mile and the elims and finals of the Valley Victory and Breeders Crown at Woodbine and the Meadowlands, respectively. Dewey opened his sophomore season with five straight victories at the Meadowlands, beginning with the Dickerson, the elim and final of the Stanley Dancer Memorial, his Hambletonian elim and, to make it 15 straight wins, the $1.5 million Hambletonian Final on August 2. He was the only Hambletonian winner to enter the event unbeaten. He extended his winning streak to 17 in the World Trotting Derby in DuQuoin, IL, but the streak would come to an end a week later in the elim for the Canadian Trotting Derby at Mohawk when he was caught by Crazed. But Dewey overcame post 10 to win the final by two lengths. After winning his first heat of the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington s Red Mile, he finished third in the second split. He gutted out a race-off win over Celebrity Secret in the third heat to win the event. A throat abscess plagued Dewey prior to the $500,000 Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands on November 29, his final start. He was cleared to race but clearly not his best, fading to third after cutting much of the mile. Deweycheatumnhowe, named for the shady lawyers in a comedy skit made popular by the late Johnny Carson, raced in the name of Schnittker, Ted Gewertz of New York, NY; Charles Iannazzo of Tappan, NY and the Deweycheatumnhowe Stable of Lexington, KY. He picked up his second divisional Dan Patch Award and was named Trotter of the Year for 2008 at the Night of Stars banquet on February 4,

6 NJ Breeder of the Year: Fair Winds Farm The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey has said well done to Fair Winds Farm thanks in large part to a pacing colt named Well Said. Ed and Mark Mullen s Fair Winds Farm has been selected the 2008 New Jersey Breeder of the Year and was honored at the 52nd New Jersey Equine Breeders Awards Dinner, sponsored by the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board, on January 25, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold, NJ. Mark Mullen (right) accepts award from Marty O Hare Well Said captured the $700,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Pace in November, adding another stakes credit to his dam, Must See, who is owned in partnership by Fair Winds and Steve Jones of Montgomery, NY. Everyone at Fair Winds appreciates the recognition in being named SBOA Breeder of the Year, said Mark Mullen. We have been in the standardbred business for some 40 years and have bred some nice horses along the way. Well Said is our first two-year-old Breeders Crown champ. It is really a milestone for us. Fair Winds Farm [ is located in Cream Ridge, a horsey community in Upper Freehold Township, NJ. The main farm is 150 acres with another 500 acres which sit adjacent to the nearby Cream Ridge Golf Club. Must See, a daughter of Artsplace, was bred by Fair Winds and returned to her breeder after a stellar racing career during which she earned $487,122 and finished in-the-money in 11 of 24 starts. Her six victories included the $460,000 Sweetheart Pace at the Meadowlands. Her first two foals, both by Western Hanover, have already established her broodmare credentials, earning a combined total in excess of $800,000. Her first foal, a filly named See And Be Seen, sold for $127,000 at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale of She has banked nearly $220,000, finishing on-the-board in 12 of 34 starts at two and three. Well Said, a $240,000 Harrisburg Sale purchase, has made back double his cost as a two-year-old of 2008 with four wins, four seconds and one third from 12 starts, banking $586,688. Three weeks before Well Said won the Breeders Crown on November 29 with a 1:51 mile, Must See s third foal, a son of Rocknroll Hanover named Rock N Awe, passed through the Harrisburg sales ring for $140,000. Entering the final two weeks of the year, horses bred at Fair Winds Farm are closing in on $2 million in earnings for 2008 with 77 starters accounting for 163 victories. It was Edward Mullen who purchased the former dairy and soybean farm in 1965 but it was the second youngest of his five children, Mark, who has made breeding and raising horses his career. Mullen, 52 and a resident of Cranbury, NJ, graduated Upper Freehold High School and took a year off before heading to the University of New Hampshire where he earned his BS in the pre-veterinary program. He trained horses from 1991 until 1999 when he returned to the farm to oversee its operations as president. Fair Winds focuses its breeding operations on broodmares and yearlings. We raise good yearlings, they sell well and they re accepted by the buyers, said Mullen, whose wife, Laura, is a research librarian at Rutgers while daughter Erin graduated Boston College and is working at WGBH in Boston and son Ryan is in his third year at Boston University in the computer engineering program. Why not focus on what we were doing well and we re successful at? Fair Winds owns about 35 mares and the equine population grows by another 100 mares during the breeding season. So we spent money on broodmares and try to do the best for our horses as well as our customers horses, added Mullen, who is a member of the SBOANJ board of directors. So that s what we ve been doing, and it has worked out well for us. Previous winners of New Jersey Breeder of the Year honors include Kentuckiana Farms, Southwind Farms, Valley High Stables, White Birch Farm and Perretti Farms. 6

7 Breeding Farm Deo Volente Debuts With Tell All God willing, Deo Volente is one of the brightest new additions to the breeding firmament in New Jersey. Deo Volente, which is Latin for God Willing, is located on 120 acres in horsey Hunterdon County. Where corn once grew, there are now lush pastures and a state-the-art breeding farm with 36 stalls, each with a Dutch window, opening to a covered porch. Two 12 by 24 foaling stalls are equipped with cameras which permit viewing over the Internet while a stereo system provides calming classical music for the mares and their babies. Every feature for equine safety and comfort was included in the construction. The first to occupy one of the four stallion stalls is $1.5 million earner and 2007 Pacer of the Year Tell All, managed by Brittany Farms, who is standing his second season in New Jersey for a fee of $7,500. The palatial facility on Quakertown Road in Flemington, NJ, was conceived and built by horse owners Michael Gulotta, James Hess, John Jarka and Otis Ray of the MJG Racing Stable, Craig Lipka of Hill View Enterprises and Andy Willinger. The official opening was Hambletonian Weekend This property is at the top of Hunterdon County so there are great breezes all the time, and the land is perfectly suited for raising foals because of the undulating hills, Gulotta said in The Harness Edge s September 2008 issue. The soil here is phenomenal. The grass here is high in calcium and phosphorus, similar to the calcium levels in the Bluegrass in Kentucky, which promotes strong bones. It was success of a horse that Gulotta owned with Willinger, Lis Mara, who helped to provide the resources to build the farm with his $2.1 million in earnings. He gave us the resources to build this dream and reinvigorate racing, said Gulotta of Lis Mara. Every penny that horse made in racing -- his earnings, his syndication, his Southern Hemisphere breeding rights has been put into this venture or into charity. We didn t build this place; Lis Mara built this place. Among the broodmares in residence are Worldly Beauty, Little Miss K, Kissing Bandit, Madam Countess, Cream Puff, Kissing Bandit, World Of Her Own and Lisjune, a three-quarter sister to Lis Mara. When she retires, 2008 Breeders Crown and O Brien Award winner Brigham Dream will join the band. 7

8 SBOANJ Sponsored Stakes Distribute Nearly $1.5 Million A dozen stakes races sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, including the Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic, will offer nearly $1.5 million in purses for New Jersey-sired horses in With a purse of $500,000, the Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic has been the richest state-bred event in harness racing since the early 1980s. Nine of its winners have gone on to be named Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year and four of them were honored as Horse of the Year: Rocknroll Hanover, Cam s Card Shark, Matt s Scooter and On The Road Again. The New Jersey Classic and its filly companion race, the $200,000 Thomas D Altrui Miss New Jersey, will both take place on June 13, 2009 at the Meadowlands. Four Freehold-based stakes for trotters are also supported by the SBOANJ. Three-year-olds compete in the Charles I. Smith and the Helen Smith, the former an open and the latter restricted to fillies. The two-year-olds can opt for the Harold Dancer, an open, or the Harold Dancer Filly. Freehold is also the host to the New Jersey Futurity, a group of autumn races at Freehold, that are offered for two and three-year-old trotters and pacers. We re pleased to be able to sponsor these stakes for New Jersey-sired colts and fillies, said SBOANJ President Tom Luchento. They are not only an extra incentive to breed in New Jersey but also showcase the high quality youngsters produced by this program. Breeding Foaling Sales Prep Contact: Linda at or fairwindsfarm31@verizon.net 8

9 Perretti Breeds Two Sales-Toppers; Two Muscles Colts Dominate Muscle Hill with Brian Sears In a year often filled with gloom for many in racing, Perretti Farms was blessed with a pair of divisional champions and salestoppers on both the trot and pace. The death of the promising trotting stallion WIndsong s Legacy marred the year for Perretti Farms which was sustained by the continued brilliance of Muscles Yankee. Two sons of Muscles Yankee, the threeyear-old Deweycheatumnhowe and the two-year-old Muscle Hill, won divisional crowns last year. Another son of Muscles Yankee, Muscle Massive, was the highest priced trotting yearling sold at Harrisburg in 2008 when he was hammered down for $425,000. In all, five Muscles Yankee offspring sold for $100,000 or more. Rocknroll Hanover, also based at Perretti s 900-acre farm in Cream Ridge, NJ, led all stallions with seven $100,000 yearlings, including the highest priced pacing yearling, Catechism Hanover, at $260,000. Both Muscles Yankee, who stands for $20,000, and Rocknroll Hanover, whose fee is $15,000, will be back to work this year. Rocknroll Hanover s first crop will be racing this spring while Muscles Yankee is already the sire of offspring who have earned $48 million. Two of those progeny are Deweycheatumnhowe and Muscle Hill. Their Dan Patch Awards from the United States Harness Writers Association and Nova Awards from Harness Tracks of America were presented on February 4, 2009 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Muscle Hill, racing in the name of Jerry Silva and TLP Stable, won eight of nine starts including the $500,000 Peter Haughton Memorial and the $700,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot, both at the Meadowlands. He set a world record of 1:53.3. The Greg Peck trainee banked $817,301. Deweycheatumnhowe, the Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter of 2007, was the unanimous choice as the Dan Patch Three-Year-Old Colt Trotter of Unbeaten at two, Dewey won 12 of 15 starts at three, including the $1.5 million Hambletonian, $930,000 Canadian Trotting Classic and $684,000 Kentucky Futurity. Trained and driven by Ray Schnittker, he took a mark of 1:50.4 at DuQuoin. His seasonal earnings for the ownership of Ray Schnittker, Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo and the Deweycheatumnhowe Stable exceeded $2.2 million. Both Trotter of the Year and Horse of the Year were still not determined at press time. The year 2008 was another banner season for Perretti Farms, topping all New Jersey farms and finishing third nationally with earnings of $9,419,259 thanks to 310 starters who accounted for 640 victories. The course of the farm s success has not been without some serious setbacks. On March 1, 2008, one of the sport s most promising stallions, the Triple Crown winning trotter Windsong s Legacy, collapsed and died at age seven during his fourth breeding season at Perretti Farms. Perretti Farms, the largest standardbred breeding farm in New Jersey, was founded in the late 1980 s by automotive dealer and restaurateur William J. Perretti. In 2002, Perretti s son, Anthony, took a hiatus from his Hollywood movie producing career to take the reins of the farm and, working with breeding and marketing expert Bob Marks, revitalized the operation. The New Jersey Sports Writers saluted William and Anthony Perretti as New Jersey Standardbred Breeders of the Year for Perretti Farms is now home to nearly 200 broodmares and a nursery that turns out more than 120 yearlings each season. In addition to Muscles Yankee and Rocknroll Hanover, the New Jersey farm also stands Matt s Scooter and Revenue. 9

10 SBOANJ Golf Outing Benefits Horsemen More than 100 golfers helped to support the Horsemen s Benevolent Fund through their participation in the 13th annual SBOANJ Golf Outing on July 14, 2008 at Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge, NJ. Chris Cowan,Mundy Stafford, Chris Riely & Shay Cowan Winning prizes for individual golfing prowess were Art Yeranian for closest to the pin, Mundy Stafford for men s longest drive, Judy Cipo for women s longest drive and Brian McNeill and John Ciofalo, who were co-winners of the putting tournament. Nick Salenetri, John Scarduzio, Greg Popovich and Mike Popovich were the winning foursome with 12 under which was equaled by the group of Shay Cowan, Chris Riely, Mundy Stafford and Chris Cowan, who were placed second on matching cards. Al Starzyk, Frank Van Wie, John Hynes and Jim Hogan were saluted as the most honest team for reporting the highest score. Tom Luchento with Anthony Abbatiello and Carol Luchento Mark Kesmodel, one of the leading trainers at the Meadowlands, won the drawing. Trainer Stephen Dey IV won the raffle of a Pennsbury Sport Trainer jogcart, valued at nearly $1,600, which was donated by Allen Eggert of Pennsbury Enterprises Inc. Everyone admired but no one took home the 2008 Mercedes- Benz C300 W4 which was the Hole in One prize, courtesy of Prestige Motors of Paramus, NJ. Marty O Hare on the far right and the Joie de Vie foursome Other event sponsors included gold level sponsor Katz/Pierz Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ. There were nine silver level sponsors: Meadowlands Racetrack, Newport Graphics/John DiSomma, Freehold Raceway, Clarksburg Inn, LaFerla Group-UBS Financial Services, SunRx, Sterns & Weinroth, Loomis Insurance and Prestige Mercedes-Benz. Bronze sponsors included Northwood Bloodstock/Robert Boni, Drucker, Math & Whitman CPAs, Amboy Bank, Joie de Vie Farm, New Jersey Community Bank/Dick Kadash and Citi Smith Barney/Andrew Mento. Patron sponsors were Fair Winds Farm/Mark Mullen, Horseman Publishing Company, Nick Salenetri and John Campbell. The event was co-chaired by SBOANJ directors Eddie Razzetti and Bob Baggitt Sr. Chicky Sorbello s putt just missed 10

11 NJSS Introduces Name Change and Purse Increase for 2009 The top tier of the two-level New Jersey Sire Stakes program has a new name in 2009 and an increase in the purses. The new name for the Pari-Mutuel Division will be the Premier Division. New Jersey Sire Stakes Premier Division events will be contested at the Meadowlands and Freehold while the Green Acres will continue to take place at Freehold only. The new name will clearly differentiate between the top-level Pari-Mutuel Division and the Green Acres Division, both of which have been raced at pari-mutuel tracks, explained Chris Castens, executive director of the New Jersey Sire Stakes. The 2009 New Jersey Sire Stakes will also have a revised schedule of two preliminary legs and a final in all eight categories at both the Meadowlands and Freehold. In the past, there were three preliminary legs at Freehold for all categories and only for three-year-old divisions at the Meadowlands. We expect that in 2009 purses will be higher for all the preliminary legs, and the New Jersey Sire Stakes finals will each be $200,000 [up from $175,000] at the Meadowlands and $100,000 [up from $85,000] at Freehold, Castens said. The New Jersey-sired two-year-olds and three-year-olds will be competing for at least $5.4 million in 2009 New Jersey Sire Stakes. The $200,000 Meadowlands finals for the two-year-old divisions will make up a Night of Champions on July 23. The New Jersey Sire Stakes is also the sponsor of a pair of stakes for two-year-old New Jersey-sired pacers, the Lou Babic and Lou Babic Filly. Buying or Selling Horses Whatever your needs may be call Bob Boni at No One pays more attention to the marketplace and over 35 years experience gives you the most professional and aggressive representation possible. Northwood Bloodstock Services Include: Yearling and Mixed Sales Public and Private Sales Racehorses Broodmares Stallion Shares and Syndications Fax

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13 2009 SRF Breedings Available The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has many of the top stallion breedings available for Below is a list of stallions available. Breeding donations are received through the breeding season, so the list is not final. If you have a breeding you will not be using this season we would appreciate your consideration in donating to SRF (gifts are tax deductible). For inquiries, please call or admin@srfmail.com and continue to check our website at for updates. Allamerican Ingot I Scoot Hanover Rock n Roll Hanover Artstanding Jenna s Beach Boy Sierra Kosmos Badlands Hanover Jereme s Jet SJ s Caviar Broadway Hall Cam s Card Shark Lis Mara Magical Mike Soho Stand Forever Cambest Matt s Scooter Stonebridge Regal Camluck McArdle Super Punk Cams Eclipse Metropolitan Super Vintage Cams Fortune Million Dollar Cam Totally Western Canyon Wind Modern Art Tune Town Conway Hall Muscles Yankee Valley Victor Chip Chip Hooray Nikki Cole Cole Village Jolt Deweycheatumnhowe Ponder Wearable Art Diamond Goal Real Artist Whelan Willie Dream Away Revenue Wonder Dancer Glidemaster Hope s Victory Red River Hanover Riverboat King SRF RACE CONDITIONS All three-year-old pacing offspring of stallions listed above are eligible. Western Ideal Colt Named Grand Champion Chanceofa Lifetime, a Western Ideal colt out of Lifetime Member, was judged the grand champion at the 2008 Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey Horse Show on August 10, part of the Festival of Horses at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township, NJ. Judging the yearlings were Dr. Scott Palmer of New Jersey Equine Clinic and trainer Chris Ryder. The winning yearling, shown by Hugo Tinoco, is owned by Julie Meirs of Concord Stud Farm and Birnam Wood Farms. He was bred by Robert J. Wish. By virtue of being the top ranked colt, Chanceofa Lifetime was matched against the top rated filly, Sorcha Bluestone, for the determination of grand champion which was worth an additional $1,500 in prize money. Sorcha Bluestone, by Rocknroll Hanover out of Silky Satin, is owned and bred by Bluestone Farm and was shown by Dominika Nawrot. Chanceofa Lifetime and Sorcha Bluestone each earned $600 in first place. Cash prizes were also presented for second [$400], third [$300] and fourth [$200] places. Standardbred Retirement Foundations 3 year old Open Paces at Freehold Raceway on April 18, 2009 and The Meadowlands on June 27, 2009 for an estimated $35,000 in purses. One nomination fee of $500 includes eligibility to both races. Declaration fee is $250 for each race. Progeny of exported overseas, deceased or out of service stallions are eligible with one nomination fee of $750 of which $250 goes to SRF. Race nominations close March 15, Nominations are payable to The Meadowlands. This list is subject to errors and omissions. SRF is a Non- Profit Foundation SBOANJ President Tom Luchento presents the grand champion award to Chanceofa Lifetime's owner Julie Meirs along with Leo Tinoco, Kip Hine, Rey Farfan, Ruby Alvarez and Hugo Tinoco. phone: (609)

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