Hambo 100 Winterbook Top 10 by Ken Warkentin
Friday, January 24, 2025
1] Maryland
Driver
Dexter Dunn
Trainer
Marcus Melander
Owner(s)
Courant Inc, PCW Racing, Holly Lane Stud East LTD, SStewartRThorn Stable
Comments
9 – 6-1-1, $1,227,695, 1:51.4 Dan Patch Award winner with major victories in William Wellwood Memorial, Peter Haughton Memorial, Mohawk Million, Breeders Crown & Kindergarten Finals – Dexter Dunn comes off his best finish (third from post ten) with Amazing Catch
2] Super Chapter
Driver
Dexter Dunn
Trainer
Marcus Melander
Owner(s)
Jeffrey Snyder, Arthur Pronti
Comments
11 – 5-3-1, $521,260, 1:52 Won KYSS Final, International Stallion Stake division, finished a close second as the favorite from post eight in the Valley Victory – Marcus Melander has finished second three times with Greenshoe, Joviality & Oh Well
3] Monserrate
Driver
David Miller
Trainer
Andrew Harris
Owner(s)
William Pollock, Bruce Areman, Andrew Harris
Comments
13 – 4-3-0, $332,692, 1:52.1 Upset Super Chapter in the Valley Victory Final & a close second to Maryland in the Kindergarten Final – Hall of Famer Dave Miller seeks that elusive first Hambletonian – Andrew Harris was fourth with Waitlifter K in 2016
4] Maximus Mearas S
Driver
Scott Zeron
Trainer
Lucas Wallin
Owner(s)
Kjell Magne Andersen
Comments
6 – 4-2-0, $242,295, 1:52.4 Won a Bluegrass division & Breeders Crown elimination, second by a neck to Maryland in the Breeders Crown Final – Scott Zeron goes for the Hambletonian grandslam – Lucas Walin finished sixth with heavily favorite Rebuff in 2022
5] Emoticon Legacy
Driver
Louis Roy
Trainer
Luc Blais
Owner(s)
Determination
Comments
7 – 4-0-0, $162,656, 1:52.3 Won eliminations for William Wellwood Memorial & Breeders Crown & Champlain Stakes division – Luc Blais trained 2019 Hambletonian upsetter Forbidden Trade
6] Go Dog Go
Go Dog Go
Driver
Todd McCarthy
Trainer
Carter Pinske
Owner(s)
Wiesman Farms, Al Libfeld
Comments
10 – 2-2-2, $307,959, 1:53 Third in the Breeders Crown & Valley Victory, runner up to Super Chapter in the KYSS Final – Todd McCarthy won the 2022 Hambletonian with Cool Papa Bell, the longest shot in the race’s 99-year history at 52-1
7] Onajetplane
Driver
Andrew McCarthy
Trainer
Noel Daley
Owner(s)
Sjoblom Racing Inc, L.A. Express Stable, Joonas Jarvinen
Comments
10 – 3-1-0, $234,380, 1:52.2 Upset NJ Classic Final, won NJSS & International Stallion Stake divisions, fourth in the Mohawk Million – Andrew McCarthy won the 2020 Hambletonian with the filly Ramona Hill & Noel Daley won it in 2011 with Broad Bahn
8] Hidalgo
Driver
Yannick Gingras
Trainer
Ron Burke
Owner(s)
Brixton Medical Inc. Hatfield Stables
Comments
11 – 3-3-2, $200,575, 1:54.1 Second to Maryland in the Peter Haughton Memorial & third in the NJ Classic Final – Yannick Gingras won his first Hambletonian in 2024 with Karl – Ron Burke has been second twice with Mission Brief & Southwind Frank – Courant Inc. just missed with the filly Joviality S in 2022
9] Meshuggah
Driver
Scott Zeron
Trainer
Marcus Melander
Owner(s)
Courant Inc
Comments
10 – 2-5-2, $323,368, 1:54.4 Won the PASS Final @ The Meadows & third in the Mohawk Million – Scott Zeron’s three Hambletonians came with Marion Marauder, Atlanta & Tactical Approach
10] Blank
Driver
Andrew McCarthy
Trainer
Marcus Melander
Owner(s)
S R F Stable, Holly Lane Stud East LTD
Comments
10 – 2-1-1, $164,520, 1:54.4 Second placed first in a Bluegrass division, close third in a Breeders Crown elimination, fourth in the Breeders Crown Final – Andrew McCarthy finished fourth from post eight in 2024 with Dan Patch Award winner Sig Sauer – Marcus Melander has four in our Top Ten
Track Conditions
Updated
06/06/2025
Fast
Variant:
70°F