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