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ARCHIVE NEWS 2007

Late breaking news for 2007.


(7/28) Behrly Mine makes amends
in $23,100 feature

Edition Farm's Behrly Mine makes amends in $23,100.00 feature 8th race at Finger Lakes.

Edition Farm's BEHRLY MINE made amends today by capturing
the $23,100 featured eighth race by two lengths.
In Behrly Mine's last as the 8 to 5 favorite going one mile and seventy yards,
the Jonathan Buckley trainee was in a striking position throughout
but failed to fire and ran a disappointing third.
So far this year, Behrly Mine has started five times
and has a record 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third and a fifth place finish in her debut.

Today's contest at one mile and one-sixteenth was restricted to fillies
and mares which had never won two state-bred races other than.
Seven rivals were set to go with Behrly Mine the even money favorite.
Also taking action at the windows was Windy Hill Stable's Louise the Tease.
Trained by Daniel H. Conway Jr., Louise the Tease was coming off a fourth place finish
with similar at one mile and seventy yards.
The four year old filly by Key Contender has started five times this year
with 1 win, 2 seconds a third and $26,015 in earnings.
Dixie Jam and Lone Smitten rushed out and got the opening fraction in 24.03.
Behrly Mine gained quickly while parked four wide and vied for the lead after a half mile went in 47.87.
Behrly Mine shook free and reached the five-sixteenth pole in 1:12.56
and a two and one-half length lead.
Louise the Tease was asked to run by jockey Nazario Alvarado and they took up the chase.
The pair got to within a length of Behrly Mine with a furlong to go but that was it.
Behrly Mine responded to pressure from Nicol
and edged clear to get the money by two lengths.
Louise the Tease finished second best by five lengths over Lone Smitten in third.

Behrly Mine covered the distance over a fast track in 1:47.69 and earned $13,860.
Bred by Edition Farm, the five year old mare by Behrens out of Mine Tonight by Upper Nile
now has five career wins out of 29 tries and $126,004 in money won.
Also the homebred runner qualified for $1,386 in breeders' awards.



5/21) A Very Young Jet
wires seven in $23,100.00 Feature

5-21-2007 A Very Young Jet wires seven in $23,100.00 Feature.

Despite coming away a tad sluggish,
Edition Farm's A VERY YOUNG JET gained the lead and never looked back
to take today's $23,100 featured eighth race by two and one-quarter lengths.

Trained by Jonathan Buckley and ridden to victory by Gabriel Suarez,
A Very Young Jet had finished runner-up in his first two starts on the year.
In A Very Young Jet's most recent try on May 7 against NW3X going five furlongs,
the five year old gelding by A. P. Jet was slow to load in the gate and then broke sluggishly.
A Very Young Jet was making a seven wide move on the bend
but could not sustain the bid and finished a respectable second to My Dynomite.

Today's contest at five and one-half furlongs was for three year olds and upward
which had never won three state-bred races other than.
Seven rivals went to the post with Psychotic Reaction the odds on choice at 3 to 5.

Trained by Daniel H. Conway Jr., Psychotic Reaction
was coming off an impressive three and three-quarter length romp in his last race here.
Prior to that the four year old colt by Freud raced at Aqueduct on April 29
for a $10,000 price tag going six and one-half furlongs
and was claimed for his new connections.
Psychotic Reaction tracked throughout but lacked the late needed response
and finished third beaten almost seven lengths.

A Very Young Jet was let go as the second choice $2.65 to 1.
A Very Young Jet again came away a tad sluggishly
but quickly established a comfortable lead while getting the opening quarter in 22.53.
A Very Young Jet reached the quarter pole with a widening three length lead in 45.84.
Psychotic Reaction was stalking along the three path with Fiddler's Pride just to his outside.
A Very Young Jet lengthened that margin to six with a furlong remaining
and then coasted home while under wraps through the final yards
to score by just over two lengths.
Kid Smokey closed well to best Schifty's Prospect for the place by two and one-quarter lengths.

A Very Young Jet covered the distance over a fast track in 1:05.40 and earned $13,860.00.
Bred by Edition Farm, the five year old gelded son of A. P. Jet out of Vivaling by Explodent
now has six career wins out of only 19 starts and $121,337.00 in money won.
Also the Buckley trained runner qualified for $2,772.00 in breeders' awards.




6/12) Behrly Mine
gallops in $22,600 Feature

6-12-2007 Behrly Mine gallops in $22,600.00 Feature.

Edition Farm's BEHRLY MINE must have needed her last start,
because the Jonathan Buckley trainee, took command leaving the backstretch
and never took a deep breath while proving much the best in today's $22,600 featured eighth race.

Sent off as the second choice at $2.45 to 1, Behrly Mine finished fifth in her first try this year
going five and one-half furlongs against never won four allowance types.
Windy Hill Stable's Louise the Tease coming off a second place finish
to the good now Snows Gone was listed as the 2 to 1 morning line favorite by Carl Anderson.
Trained by Daniel H. Conway Jr, Louise the Tease
made her first start of the 2007 season on May 18 going one mile and seventy yards.
The contest was for NW!X. Louise the Tease was sent of as the second choice
and moved to take the advantage with a furlong to go
but was no match for the late running Dixie Jam. Last year, Louise the Tease finished
with a record of 13 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds and $31,550 in earnings.

Hugh W. Backmore's Just Fine shipped in here from Fort Erie
and finished three-quarters of length behind Louise the Tease in her local debut.
Trained by Thomas M. Agosti, Just Fine has only three starts on the year
and should benefit from the race over.

Today's contest at one mile and seventy yards was restricted to fillies and mares
which had never won a state-bred race other than.
Dynamic Lass broke in stride and got the opening quarter in 23.92. The Lecesse trainee
was soon collared by Wanda's Rage with the pair getting the half mile IN 48.51.
The 7 to 5 favorite Louise the Tease was parked out along the five path and only a length back.
Paul Nicol aboard Behrly Mine was saving all the ground
and the duo quickly moved inside the leaders leaving the backstretch
and opened up a quick six length lead. The three-quarters was clocked in 1:13.73.
Meanwhile, Louise the Tease was forced well out in the strip on the final bend by Wanda' s Rage.
That left an opening along rail for Just Fine.
The Canadian invader tried to make a move on Behrly Mine but that was out of the question.

Behrly Mine coasted home for six length romp in the park.
Just Fine finished second a length over Louise the Tease in third.

Behrly Mine covered the distance over a fast track in 1:46.13 and earned $13,560.
Bred by Edition Farm, the five year old mare by Behrens out of Mine Tonight by Upper Nile
now has four career wins out of 26 starts and $95,214 in money.
Also the home-bred qualified for $1,356 in breeders' awards.

 

Finger Lakes Track Photos credits:
Stephanie Van Minos/Tom Cooley

 


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