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Red River Hanover, McArdle Win Major 3YO Stakes By Tom White
Red River Hanover and McArdle won the first major events
of the season
for Little Brown Jug hopefuls. Red River Hanover scored an impressive 1:50.4
victory in the $501,450 Prix De Montreal Pace at the Hippodrome de
Montreal.
McArdle captured the $500,000 New Jersey Classic in 1:50.1 at The
Meadowlands.
The season is just beginning for the 179 three-year-old
pacers who are
eligible to the $550,000 Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 19 at the
Delaware, Ohio Fairgrounds.
Red River Hanover, a Western Hanover colt handled by
Randall Waples,
defeated Jug contenders Up Front Western and Henry Clay by 31/4 lengths for
his third win in five 2002 starts. He has earned $427,622 for trainer
William Robinson.
McArdle, who is not eligible to the Jug, edged Royal
Mattjesty and Mach
Three in a three-horse photo. McArdle, driven by Cat Manzi, finished a neck
in front of Royal Mattjesty and a half-length over Mach Three.
Jug contenders won three of four $32,628 Pennsylvania
Sires Stakes
divisions at The Meadows. Cheyenne Rei, a Western Hanover colt driven by
Brian Sears, led wire to wire in 1:52.3 over Jug colts Allamerican Ingot and
Kilowatt. Yankee Sensation also led from start to finish in 1:52.4 over
Western Maverick and Monturo. Yankee Sensation is by Western Hanover and
driven by Ray Paver. Rounder, another Western Hanover-sired Jug colt, took
the fourth division in 1:53.2. Rounder also led wire to wire and topped Jug
eligible Thinkative.
The third division went to non-Jug colt Mondo Hanover in
1:52.4 over Jug
eligible Hezabigrascal.
Two major three-year-old stakes are on this week's Road
to the Jug
Agenda. On Saturday at Woodbine is the $300,000 Burlington Stakes with the
$250,000 Cleveland Classic set the same night at Northfield Park. The
Meadowlands will also play host to $90,000 divisions of New Jersey Sires
Stakes.
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