Canadians shine on Hambo Day

Pinkman’s World Record victory in the $1 million Hambletonian Saturday provided owners John & Jim Fielding of Toronto with their first victory in trotting’s greatest race. Herb Liverman, a native of Montreal, also co-owns the son of Explosive Matter. (Photo: Pinkman winning the 1st Heat of the Hambletonian.)

Hambletonian day was going strong for the Fielding’s and Liverman before the big race was contested, as the trio’s filly Wild Honey, also trained by Takter, won the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks.

The stacked Hambletonian undercard saw a pair of locally trained horses score victories.

Dr. Ian Moore trainee State Treasurer set a World Record of 1:47 with a huge effort in the $215,400 U.S. Pacing Championship. The six-year-old pushes his career earnings over $1.4 million with the victory. State Treasurer is owned by Sally MacDonald of Souris, Prince Edward Island and Paul McDonald of Toronto, Ontario.

The Canadian success continued just a race later, as Flanagan Memory defeated a talented international field of older trotters in the $301,500 John Cashman Memorial.

Rene Dion of Saint-Lazare, Quebec trains and co-owns Flanagan Memory with Liette Flanagan of Repentigny, Quebec. The five-year-old trotter won the mile and eighth Cashman Memorial in 2:05.4 and increased his earnings to $818,000.

Many of the stars of Hambletonian Day are expected to make visits to Mohawk in the near future, as the major stakes season ramps up at the Campbellville oval.

Pinkman has an opportunity to become the third trotter in the last four years to win both the Hambletonian and Canadian Trotting Classic. The Trotting Classic will take place on September 19 along with the Maple Leaf Trot (Flanagan Memory is eligible) and the Elegantimage Stakes (Wild Honey is eligible).

State Treasurer is also likely to defend his Canadian Pacing Derby crown on September 5 at Mohawk.

Below is the list of results for the Canadian owned and trained horses on Hambletonian day.

$389,450 Jim Doherty Memorial

Womans Will – Finished 4^th

Owned by Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario and Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario.

Kathy Park – Finished 2^nd

Co-Owned by R A W Equine of Burlington, Ontario

Miss Tezsla – Finished 9^th

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Montreal, Quebec

Sunset Glider – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario

I’m Outstanding – Finished 5^th

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Montreal, Quebec

$251,250 Lady Liberty

Sandbetweenurtoes – Finished 9^th

Owned by Brad Grant of Milton, Ontario

Color’s A Virgin – Finished 4^th

Trained by Tony O’Sullivan of Puslinch, Ontario

$215,400 U.S. Pacing Championship

Wake Up Peter – Finished 9^th

Owned by Brad Grant of Milton, Ontario

State Treasurer – Finished 1^st

Owned by Sally MacDonald of Souris, Prince Edward Island and Paul McDonald of Toronto, Ontario. Trained by Dr. Ian Moore of Guelph, Ontario.

$301,500 John Cashman Memorial

Intimidate – Finished 8^th

Owned by Determination of Montreal, Quebec and Judith Farrow of Hemmingford, Quebec. Trained by Luc Blais of Lochaber Ouest, Quebec.

Flanagan Memory – Finished 1^st

Co-Owned by Liette Flanagan of Repentigny, Quebec. Co-Owned and Trained by Rene Dion of Saint-Lazare, Quebec.

$181,450 Fresh Yankee

White Becomes Her – Finished 7^th

Owned by Twilight Stables Inc. of Brampton, Ontario. Trained by Ben Baillargeon of Rockwood, Ontario.

Charmed Life – Finished 10^th

Owned by Menary Racing Inc. of Rockton, Ontario, Brad Gray of Dundas, Ontario and Michael Guerriero of Puslinch, Ontario. Trained by Dave Menary of Cambridge, Ontario.

Rockin With Dewey – Finished 5^th

Co-Owned by Diane Ingham of Mount Pleasant, Ontario and Co-Owned and Trained by Ben Baillargeon of Rockwood, Ontario.

Bee A Magician – Finished 2^nd

Co-Owned by Mel Hartman of Ottawa, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Montreal, Quebec

Shake It Cerry – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by John Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

$349,850 Peter Haughton Memorial

Bar Hopping – Finished 4^th

Co-Owned by Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario and Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario

Earn And Burn – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

$100,000 Hambletonian 1^st Heat

Canepa Hanover – Finished 10^th

Co-Owned by Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario and Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario

Pinkman – Finished 1^st

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Montreal, Quebec

$100,000 Hambletonian 2^nd Heat

French Laundry – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario, Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario and Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario

Uncle Lasse – Finished 4^th

Co-Owned by John Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

$75,000 Vincennes

Il Sogno Dream – Finished 5^th

Owned by Bill Manes of Rockwood, Ontario, Dan Manes of Erin, Ontario, Leonard Christopher of Acton, Ontario and Randy Christopher of Rockwood, Ontario

Not Afraid – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by John Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

Etruscan Hanover – Finished 2^nd

Co-Owned by Santo Vena of Brampton, Ontario, Nunzio Vena of Bolton, Ontario, Claude Hamel of Ayer’s Cliff, Quebec. Co-Owned and Trained by Ben Baillargeon of Rockwood, Ontario

Daylon Magician – Finished 7^th

Owned by Daylon Farms Ltd. of Komoka, Ontario. Trained and Driven by Jack Moiseyev of Moffat, Ontario

$319,400 Cane Pace

Artspeak – Finished 2^nd

Co-Owned by Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario

$500,000 Hambletonian Oaks

Wild Honey – Finished 1^st

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Monteal, Quebec

Livininthefastlane – Finished 4^th

Co-Owned by Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario, Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario and Sam Goldband of Toronto, Ontario

Sarcy – Finished 5^th

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

$1,000,000 Hambletonian Final

Pinkman – Finished 1^st

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and Herb Liverman of Montreal, Quebec

Uncle Lasse – Finished 3^rd

Co-Owned by John Fielding of Toronto, Ontario

French Laundry – Finished 8^th

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario, Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario and Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario

$109,500 Shady Daisy

Momas Got A Gun – Finished 5^th

Owned by Geoffrey Martin of Calgary, Alberta

$50,000 Townsend Ackerman

Walter White – Finished 7^th

Co-Owned by John and Jim Fielding of Toronto, Ontario and R A W Equine of Burlington, Ontario