LETS ROCKNROLL
One, two, three O’clock, four O’clock
ROCK…. Kicking off what should be a
virtual avalanche of rocking winners was ROCKNROLL
HEAVEN first winner credited to world champion
Rocknroll Hanover (Western Ideal-Rich N Elegant)
The colt out of the celebrated Artistic Vision
(Artsplace) p,1:50.2 ($634,808) was handy
at Scioto in 1:59.3f then came right back
the next week to win by 10 in1:57.3f`
At Saratoga, ROCK HOLIDAY (Docs Girl) was
an easy 11 length winner in 1:59.4h
Then at The Meadowlands, ROCKIN RAY (Hallmark
Hanover) tacked on a :26.4 final quarter enroute
to a 10 length win in 1:57.3. Then WHOLE LOTTA
SHAKIN (Fox Valley Shaker) scored, by at least
8 lengths in 1:57.3 for Drop Red’s trainer
Bobby Horowitz. Lastly J K KINAHURRA (L’Chaim)
won his opener in 2:00.3.
Looks like they’ve only just begun
to ROCKNROLL
McZARA UPDATE
Some months ago we chronicled Scarlet McZara
in the McZARA MESSAGE illustrating how the
supply of racing stock will be severely compromised
down the road if breeders are unable to merchandise
what eventually becomes raceway stock at a
sensible price.
Scarlet McZara was a $5,500 yearling at the
2007 New Jersey Classic who last winter was
showing up as a respectable late closer type
prospect at Dover Downs and The Meadowlands.
In short, she was a perfect example of the
stock needed to fill raceway programs especially
those of the midweek variety.
Since Scarlet McZara has taken the New Jersey
Sires Stakes by storm winning a $60,000 leg
in 1:51.4 before annexing the $200,000 final.
Her lifetime earnings exceed $160,000 and
to quote The Carpenters, “She’s
Only Just Begun”
Not bad for a $5,500 yearling.
PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
Yeah it was Casablanca not the Maltese falcon
movie but play one for Maltese Artist anyway.
Maltese Artist fastest and richest of all
Artiscapes had to put down after breaking
down in his Molson elimination.
From Artiscape’s second crop, Maltese
Artist was one of those cosmetically challenged
yearlings (big hock) who wound up in the New
Jersey Classic instead of one of the other
majors considering his full brother was a
celebrated sort named Artesian. However like
so many Classic graduates (Artistic Fella,
Enough Talk etc), Maltese Artist went on to
fame and fortune anyway earning over $2.3
million in his distinguished career.
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