WELCOME TO THE $125,000 MILLER LITE COURAGEOUS LADY
May 23, 2009
Owner Ruth Cohen with the great mare Courageous Lady. For a complete history of this race, click here.
For a complete list of eligible fillies, click here (go to page two)
$101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady To 18-1 Sand E Ffityfive
Bill Sanders’ Sand E Fiftyfive ($38.40) won the $101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady for three-year-old filly pacers at Northfield Park Saturday night by one-half length over Cams Van Go. Favored Palazzo Princess was third. Sand E Fiftyfive was timed in 1:55.4 for the mile. Tony Hall drove the winner, a daughter of I am A Fool from Scootin Mercedes, for locally-based trainer Tye Loy.
Favored Palazzo Princess took the lead and hit the quarter mile in 26.2 after a brief duel with Save My Shark. She then yielded to Singnoevil Hanover, who reached the half in 55.1 and was still leading at the 1:24.4 three-quarters, as the field tightened. Cams Van Go moved three-wide to challenge as Save My Shark, who had pulled at the half, tired. The entire field was within three lengths at the top of the stretch as Sand E Fiftyfive moved four wide around the final turn to get the win, her first of the season. The $50,850 winners share of the purse pushed her career earnings to $155,561 in 14 starts.
Palazzo Princess Favored in $101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady at Northfield
Paint Creek Farms’ Palazzo Princess, undefeated in 2009, has been installed as the even-money morning line favorite in Saturday’s $101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady for three-year-old filly pacers at Northfield Park. She drew the rail in the eight-horse field. The daughter of Jate Lobell is four-for-four in 2009, with a lifetime best win of 1:52.4, fastest in the field, taken last month at The Meadows, near Pittsburgh.
Singnoeveil Hanover, who drew post six, is the second choice at 4-1, while Cams Van Go is the 6-1 third choice, despite being saddled with the outside post eight. Trainer Jim Arledge, Jr. sends two fillies postward in the race. Save My Shark, owned by the trainer in partnership by Joe Sbrocco of Brecksville and Frank Dettore of North Ridgeville, drew post 3 and is 8-1, while Goldfinger Enterprises’ Angel Of The West drew post four and is listed at 12-1. Three-time defending local driving champ Aaron Merriman will drive the favorite. He currently leads all drivers in North America with 323 wins in 2009.
Any patron paying regular $1.75 grandstand or $3 clubhouse admission Saturday receives a free Northfield Park baseball cap. The Courageous Lady is the twelfth race on the fourteen-race card at the harness track, which is located on Ohio Route 8, midway between Cleveland and Akron. Post time for the Miller Lite Courageous Lady is 11:05, with first race post at 7 PM Eastern
$101,700 Miller Lite Courageous Lady Post Time 11:05 PM
(With Final Drivers)
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Post
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Horse
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Driver
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Trainer
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Owner
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Morning Line
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1
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Palazzo Princess
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A. Merriman
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Paul Kennedy, Jr
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Paint Creek Farms
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1-1
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2
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Up Front Darlin
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Wyatt Irvine
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Kelly O’Donnell
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Ed Mullinax
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20-1
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3
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Save My Shark
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Keith Kash, Jr.
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Jim Arledge Jr.
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Sbrocco, Dettore & Arledge
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8-1
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4
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Angel Ofthe West
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Dan Charlino
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Jim Arledge Jr.
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Goldfinger Ent.
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12-1
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5
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Sand E Fiftyfive
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Tony Hall
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Tye Loy
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Bill Sanders
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10-1
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6
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Singnoevil Hanover
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Mike Wilder
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Dan Altmeyer
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Altmeyer, Kelson, Waiter & Brown
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4-1
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7
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Moira’s Bliss
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Ryan Stahl
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Scott Cox
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Towering Oaks Farms
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15-1
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8
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Cams Van Go
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Kurt Sugg
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Marty Wollam
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C. Arold, M. Drury & K. Kohut
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6-1
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FREE NORTHFIELD PARK CAP WITH PAID ADMISSION ON
MILLER LITE COURAGEOUS LADY NIGHT, SATURDAY, MAY 23!
FROM KEEPING PACE May 18, 2009
KEYSTONE COURAGEOUS- A number of probable entrants in Saturday’s $125,000 (est.) Miller Lite Courageous Lady at Northfield are racing in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes action at The Meadows as this is being written, and with good results, will head up the turnpike from the Pittsburgh area track. Sand E Fiftyfive, trained by Northfield regular Tye Loy, won almost $104,000 at two, winning a $40,298 Sires leg and a $41,133 Keystone Classic. She also finished second in her $34,1173 Standardbred split at the Delaware County fair and was third in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Sires Championship… Sand My Shark, who trainer Jim Arledge Jr. has already committed to the ‘Lady, is in the same $49,078 leg… Cam’s Van Go is the second choice in her Sires heat, as is Backstreet Sweetie in her division. Backstreet Sweetie is trained by John Pentland for owners Karen Carroll, Natalie Pentland and Mike Saftic, who is her regular driver… Dan Altmeyer trainee, Singnoevil Hanover, another filly with a solid two-year-old campaign, banking over $80,000, makes her second start of the season today…The final Sires heat at The Meadows sees another Altmeyer student, Tuppence Hanover, going postward.
MORE NEWS, YOUR LADYSHIP- The ‘Lady appears to have lost a few contenders after good results at Tioga Downs Sunday. Indulge Me won a $12,500 elimination of the Empire Breeders Classic, to qualify for the $200,000 final next week. Expected to join her are Allamercian Caress, who finished third in her elim, and Ed Mullinax’s Up Front Kelli Jo, who was third behind Indulge Me… The clubhouse restaurant is expected to sell out for Saturday, but a limited number of tables are still available. Call 330-467-4101, or e-mail reservations@northfieldpark to ensure yours… Everyone paying $1.75 grandstand or $3.00 clubhouse admission will receive a Northfield Park baseball cap valued at $10.00. Humble scribe has been modeling this cap on our television broadcasts and it is, in the words of Borat, “verry niiiice.”
From Keeping Pace 5/11/09- LADYSHIP NEWS – A couple new contenders are on the horizon for the $125,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady, on Saturday, May 23 at Northfield. Hawaiian Drink qualified at the Meadowlands Thursday, pacing in 1:53.1 for the Andersons, trainer Joe and driver Ryan, and owners Bulletproof Enterprises. She was favored in last year’s $700,000 Breeders Crown, where a tough trip did her in, but she won eight of thirteen starts, including a Breeders Crown elimination and the $209,000 Matron Stake at Dover Downs in a World Record 1:51.3, earning $490,000 on the season… Jordan’s Jewell, a supplemental nomination earlier this year, was second in an overnight event at Yonkers Raceway, timed in 1:56.4. After going undefeated in seven starts as a two-year-old, she has posted a 5-2-2-0 summary this year for trainer Matthew Madeiros and Connecticut owners Beverly and Gary Paganelli… The other supplemental nominee, Best of Ball, (originally named Miss Whip), is undefeated in eight career starts after winning her 2009 debut in a $20,300 Ohio Sires Stake at Lebanon Raceway on May 1, timed in 1:59.3.
From Keeping Pace 5/4/09- COURAGEOUS UPDATE- Several three-year-old fillies who were prepping for the $125,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady on Saturday, May 23 posted big wins over the last few days. Allamerican Caress won at Northfield in her seasonal debut Friday, pacing in 1:57.4 over a sloppy track… Palazzo Princess took a $33,800 Early Closer final at the Meadows in 1:56 Friday, also in the slop. Northfield’s leading driver Aaron Merriman trekked to the Pittsburgh-area track to pilot the winner for Paint Creek farms… Cams Van Go, a daughter of 2002 Northfield Horse of the Year Cam’s Valentine, was also victorious at The Meadows, scoring in 1:54.2 for her owners, Chris Arold, Ken Kohut and Michael Drury... Backstreet Sweetie was impressive winning a qualifier at MohaWk in Ontario last Monday, in 1:56.2, and Jim Arledge. Jr. is prepping a barnful of Lady possibles, including Model Magnate, Save My Shark and All That Glitters.
Allamerican Caress Makes Seasonal Debut a Winning One
Berke, Berke and Schillaci’s Allamerican Caress made her seasonal debut a winning one as she prepped for the $125,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady on May 23. The track was sloppy, but the three-year-old Art Major filly wasn’t, as she moved to the lead just after the half for trainer/driver Sam Schillaci. The filly was nearly five lengths the best at the wire as the timer stopped in 1:57.4. Allamerican Caress posted a 9-2-4-2, $61,354 at two, taking a mark of 1:56.4 at Batavia.
From Keeping Pace 4/27/09- VERY LADYLIKE- The $125,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady for three-year-old filly pacers is Saturday evening, May 23, and that night every patron in who pays full $1.75 grandstand or $3.00 clubhouse admission receives a free Northfield Park baseball cap. Your humble scribe will be modeling the cap during his on-air handicapping selections, but this is a nice item, black, featuring the track logo in red and white and with a buckle/loop size adjustment. First race post is 7 PM on Courageous Lady night. Among the 37 ‘Lady’s eligible fillies are Allamerican Caress, who took a lifetime mark of 1:56.4 at two on Batavia’s half-mile oval. She was third or better in eight of nine starts last year; Backstreet Sweetie, a winner last year at Mohawk in 1:53.3; 1:55 freshman pacer Cam’s Van Go, a daughter of 2002 Northfield Horse-of-the-Year Cam’s Valentine; and Palazzo Princess, undefeated in three starts this year, with a best time of 1:52.4 at The Meadows, where she is driven by Aaron Merriman, Northfield’s and North America’s leading driver this year. Artimittateslife won last year’s Courageous Lady, joining some of the sport’s great fillies, including So Fresh, Bunny Lake, Cohiba Mary (whose daughter Up Front Dr J shows up among the nominees this year), and Michelle’s Revenge as Courageous Lady champions. We will update Courageous Lady information on our website at www.northfieldpark.com beginning immediately.
Artimittates Life Takes 2008 Courageous Lady at Northfield Park
Favored Artimatteslife ($3.00) won the $122,500 Courageous Lady at Northfield Park Saturday night, moving to the outside and engaging in a duel with leader Slaley for the final 3/8 of a mile before prevailing by a head in 1:54. Artimittateslife took the lead at three-quarters, but Slaley battled back to regain a short lead at the head of the stretch before driver Brett Miller found another gear with the winner. Artimittateslife, a three-year-old bay filly sired by Art Major, is owned by trainer Robert Young, in partnership with Paul Gazzola and Brian Barton, all of Ontario. The win, her 10th in 15 seasonal starts, pushed her 2008 earnings to $540,389.