THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE

[Imfaster]

The battle field so far.......one more spot is open yet. I think ponder will win.....and I'll say 1:51.0 or so.

Horse
 2006 Record
 Driver
 Trainer
 Owner(s) or Lessees
 
All Over The Place
 19-4-3-2 $108,675 1:50.0M
 D. Ingraham
 M. Ford
 M. Scharf
 
Buckeye One
 17-4-4-3 $135,538 1:51.0S
 D. Clements
 B. Robinson
 I. Fromowitz, J. Fielding
 
Grin Some More
 18-5-1-4 $96,974 1:49.2S
 J. Jamieson
 A. Montini
 A. Montini, C. Sernaglia, A. Cicchetti
 
Maltese Artist
 7-2-1-0 $23,090 1:49.2M
 D. Palone
 M. Burke
 S. Burke, J. Howard, J. Koran
 
Ponder
 5-3-0-0 $146,050 1:48.3M
 R. Pierce
 R. McIntosh
 R. McIntosh Stable, CSX Stable, J. Fielding
 
Rebelman
 6-4-0-1 $64,760 1:50.3S
 J. Essig Jr.
 S. Brannan
 S. Brannan
 
Spirit Of A Shark
 12-6-3-1 $176,200 1:48.4M
 C. Manzi
 C Cito Jr.
 C. Siegel, H. Siegel, L. Wasserman, J. Fodera
 

 

[off stride]

if ponder draws the 8 spot like last year, he may have to go some to beat spirit of a shark .. when ponder is good , he is very good, but he has shown signs of being a very quirky type

[casemania]

SPIRIT OF A SHARK!!! LIKE I TOLD YOU JABBRONIS LAST WEEK AT HARRINGTON!!!

[off stride]

on clevelands battle page .. im seeing peter wrenn is scheduled to drive ponder, guessing that pierce will be driving at woodbine in the north americas cup elims .. spirit of a shark is tba .. its looking like getting 8 decent drivers is harder than getting a couple of very good horses and several decent ones

http://northfieldpark.com/Battle%20of%20Lake%20Erie/contenders.htm
battle of lake erie website

[SomeNutSomeWhere]

Anyone know why there's no Cambest Prince this year ??

He always proved he was competitive with the group they brought in for The Battle.

[off stride]

two-time Northfield Horse of the Year Cambest Prince suffered an apparent broken left rear pastern bone in a Preferred Handicap at The Meadows Saturday. Dave Palone was able to get him pulled up safely, even though the incident happened with the horse on the lead. A disappointed Jeff Cox, Cambest Prince’s trainer, says no definite decision has been made on the horse’s future, but the injury is not life threatening. Cambest Prince, now ten, took Horse of the Year honors here in 2003 and 2004

[mgriffin]

All over the place has been replaced by Whosurboy and Dr. No got the last spot in the battle.
Should be interesting on who drives what. I am hoping for David Ingraham that he will get to drive Whosurboy instead. Since he committed to drive All Ove The Place for Mark Ford and now that horse is replaced with Whosurboy, he gets that assignment.

MG--

[Imfaster]

On the USTA website Dave Palone will be listed as Ponders driver.

[mgriffin]

He is also listed on Dave Panlone up in Canada.

MG--

[casemania]

keiht kash jr and ken holliday back in action sat night at nfld!! big whoopty *** doo!!

[Imfaster]

I guess the Gris and Brett Miller will pick up the live mounts!!!!!!!

[casemania]

THE GRIS STAR WILL SHINE BRIGHTLY ON BATTLE NIGHT!!!

[mgriffin]

He will definitely win his share, but with Palone there, if he is, then that could cut into his wins.
I hope Palone goes 0 for ?

MG--

[Buffaloboy]

THE GRIS STAR WILL SHINE BRIGHTLY ON BATTLE NIGHT!!!

Yea, he is a legend in his own mind with exactly ZERO wins in the ole Battle.

BTW, the last time they tried to light up the ole Grismore Star coincidentally was the night of the Northeast Blackout a couple of years ago.

[LV_GaryD]

I can't believe Bruce Sturgeon and Dalio Simmons aren't driving in the War on the Shore. What are these folks thinking?

[Ted Womnt]

I can't believe Bruce Sturgeon and Dalio Simmons aren't driving in the War on the Shore. What are these folks thinking?

Can anyone with inside Northfield knowledge confirm if Sturgeon drives drunk because he sure as hell kills any live horse he drives and swerves all over the track?

[casemania]

WHEN I USED TO FREQUENT THEIR HILLBILLY FANS BOARD, MY MAN MULLY USED TO TELL ME HOW WHEN STURGEON WASNT DRIVING OR HE WAS DONE OR HAD LATE DRIVES IN THE CARD, YOU COULD FIND HIM AT THE TRACK BAR, UNDER THE STOOL!!!!!

[edwardwilliam]

An excellent job by those at Northfield.  They assembled a top quality group of pacers.

Best,
EW

[njhorseman]

An excellent job by those at Northfield.  They assembled a top quality group of pacers.

Best,
EW

Northfield has  cultivated good relationships with trainers like Mark Ford and Mickey Burke, thus virtually assuring they will send one of their horses to race there year after year.

[off stride]

Post Pos.
 Horse
 Driver
 Trainer
 ML Odds
1
 Rebelman
 Brett Miller
 Steve Brannan
 9-2
 
2
 Spirit Of A Shark
 Greg Grismore
 Carl Cito, Jr
 5-2
 
3
 Grin Some More
 TBA
 Toni Montini
 12-1
 
4
 Whosurboy
 Aaron Merriman
 Mark Ford
 6-1
 
5
 Dr No
 Aaron Merriman
 William Elliott
 8-1
 
6
 Maltese Artist
 Mike Wilder
 Mickey Burke
 10-1
 
7
 Buckeye One
 Dan Clements
 Brett Robinson
 15-1
 
8
 Ponder
 Dave Palone
 Bob McIntosh
 7-2
 


we need some volunteers to drive 2 horses , aaron is listed on 2 and one is tba...think of it .. a warm summers evening in cleveburg on the banks of the cuyahoga river .. i know the track is miles away from clevburg proper ... any takers?

[casemania]

bet all your generic cig and jack daniels money on spirit of a shark!! just got the word...........CANT LOSE!! GRIS TOLD TO PARK EVERYBODY!! 

[LV_GaryD]

Looks like a great field!  I think I'll fly back to Cleveland to watch the race.

[tonymfan]

we need some volunteers to drive 2 horses , aaron is listed on 2 and one is tba...think of it .. a warm summers evening in cleveburg on the banks of the cuyahoga river .. i know the track is miles away from clevburg proper ... any takers?

Article says who ended up where and how.

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1149842284184260.xml&coll=2

[off stride]

over 8000 fans and a handle of 1.6 million

[Buffaloboy]

over 8000 fans and a handle of 1.6 million

Stride, those are weak numbers compared to recent Battle Nights.

Also a usual Saturday has between 2900-3100 fans and about $1.2 - $1.3 in handle to begin with

[off stride]

Off stride salutes
Buckeye One
Winner 2006
Battle of Lake Erie

TIME: 26.2 54.0  (27.3) 1:21.4  (27.4) 1:51.2  (29.3)
7 Buckeye One   Daniel Clements  64.80   22.60   8.00 
8 Ponder   David Palone     ......................... 5.20   3.80 
3 Grin Some More   Ray Fisher Jr          .................10.20 
Bet Type Runners Pay Out
Exacta 7/8 401.40
Trifecta 7/8/3 4505.00
Superfecta 7/8/3/1 11117.60
Trainer   Robinson, Brett W

[casemania]

like an overflowing toilet in a rest area on the nj turnpike, can you be any more full of crap!!???

[TC]

like an overflowing toilet in a rest area on the nj turnpike, can you be any more full of crap!!???

...just don't bend over to tie your shoelaces if the ex-gov wanders in looking for some "strange" - LOL     TC

http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/14654

[off stride]

Stride, those are weak numbers compared to recent Battle Nights.

Also a usual Saturday has between 2900-3100 fans and about $1.2 - $1.3 in handle to begin with

just a guess on my part, i think both handle and attendance was down due in part to the fact the nfld could not simulcast the belmont .. and that was at 6.30pm .. the cleveland people who were at thistle didnt stay or go down to nfld ..still the numbers have to be disappointing..especially the overall handle

[off stride]

also congrats are in order to big wrench for yet another signer for a dime super at hoosier

[Les Moore]

There is some heated discussion regarding this race on a couple of threads but I thought Ponder ran one hell of a race. All things considered I thought second place was a good acomplishment. I couldn't pull the trigger betting wise because I thought the price was too low from the 8 hole.
Why couldn't Northfield simucast the Belmont Stakes?

[off stride]

keiht kash jr and ken holliday back in action sat night at nfld!! big whoopty *** doo!!

i must have missed them, more inside info from casademaria
heres how she  gets her 'inside info'

[casemania]

i must have missed them, more inside info from casademaria
heres how she  gets her 'inside info'

i was being sarcastic hillbilly!! really theres no need for you drag out old movies of you and your momma like that!!! which one was the horse? you or your momma you friggin' geek!??

[TheTruth]

i must have missed them, more inside info from casademaria
heres how she  gets her 'inside info'

LOL.... Where do you get this stuff??