STONEBRIDGE REGAL WINS NORTH AMERICAN CUP ELIMINATION IN 1:49.4

The fastest elim went to the Bob McIntosh-trained and co-owned Stonebridge Regal, who zipped his mile in 1:49.4, as the even money choice took control after the first quarter. With Jack Moiseyev driving, Stonebridge Regal has been heavily campaigned this year, but has held up well, as the elim was his ninth victory in 12 starts in 2005 after being unraced as a two-year-old.

At the wire, Stonebridge Regal was three and a half lengths in front of a closing Cams Fool, with American Ideal third. He had been challenged by P Forty Seven down the backside, but wouldn't let him by and eventually put the Burlington division winner away.

Stonebridge Regal had been off since a disappointing sixth place finish as the 4-5 choice in the Provincial Cup at Windsor, May 29. McIntosh chose to give him a week off before his Cup elim.

"It was kind of a no brainer," said McIntosh, who also has I Zee in the Cup final after his second place finish to Runover Feeling. "He'd been racing tough. He came out of the Windsor race and we were all a little mystified. I just don't think he liked the racetrack, to tell the truth. It was very slippery. He wasn't getting a hold of it, he wasn't himself so I decided to take the cautious route and give him a week off. Trained him up big for this one."

"I'll admit I was nervous tonight, since I hoped to see the real 'Regal' back. And here he is. (Driver) Jack (Moiseyev) doesn't tell me how to train and I don't tell him how to drive. Stonebridge Regal likes the dog fights. If you want to go toe-to-toe, he'll go toe-to-toe with you."

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The fastest elim went to the Bob McIntosh-trained and co-owned Stonebridge Regal, who zipped his mile in 1:49.4.

FEBRUARY 5TH

SHE'S STILL THE QUEEN

Stonebridge Kisses wins
February 04, 2005

Stonebridge Kisses defeated the sport's top pacing mares for the third time in five starts when she won the $80,000 Ellamony Super Invitational over Artbitration Friday night at the Meadowlands. The time of the mile was 1:51.3. the victory over the fast-closing Artbitration, who rallied from fourth-over in the stretch with a :26.2 final panel for driver Patrick Berry.

As a testament to the Meadowlands trip factor, the top four finishers in the race started from the four outside slots--seven through 10. Four Starzzzz Ittt, who started from post eight, raced third-over and finished third while Maybe A Rita started from post 10 and picked up fourth money.

Mark Ford trains Stonebridge Kisses, a 5-year-old mare by Artiscape, for owner Martin Scharf. With her Ellamony victory, Stonebridge Kisses has already earned $99,425 this season.


Stonebridge Kisses and her usual driver, Yannick Gingras, started from post seven but got lucky and worked out a second-over trip behind Nu-Diamond Star. Stonebridge Kisses was just a quarter length back at the top of the lane and paced home in :26.3 for

JANUARY 8TH

Another Kiss win 

Stonebridge Kisses closed from last to first to take the $42,500 Open Pace for mares Friday night at the Meadowlands. The 5-year-old daughter of Artiscape,out of  TwoInTheMorning paced the mile in a lifetime best of 1:51.3.

Driven by Yannick Gingras and trained by Mark Ford, won by a half length over Jet Lag N while Feathery Fame, who cut the fractions, was third by a half-length. Maybe A Rita and Artbritration finished in a dead heat for fourth.

The victory improved Stonebridge Kisses record to 15 wins, eight seconds and 11 thirds from 53 career starts for earnings of $175,770. She now has six wins in the 14 starts since Martin Scharf bought her in September.

“She wasn't an expensive horse,” said Ford. “She was just racing okay so we didn't pay her into any of the series. We'll probably have to send her to Toronto or Dover once the mares series start here.”--Meadowlands press release

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December 29th

STONEBRIGE KISSES (ARTISCAPE X TWOINTHEMORNING) continues on her winning ways.

Pair of Open Handicaps highlight Freehold card
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - by Don Bielak, publicity director, Freehold Raceway

Freehold, NJ --- A pair of $15,000 Open Handicaps -- one for trotters and one for filly and mare pacers -- head the action at Freehold Raceway on Friday.

The 3-1 morning line favorite in the filly and mare co-feature is Martin Scharf’s Stonebridge Kisses.

The four-year-old daughter of Artiscape comes into Friday’s race in raging form, with a victory in a $15,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap at Yonkers in her latest effort on December 27 and a win in a $43,000 pace for Open Mares in her previous outing at the Meadowlands on December 17.

All told, Stonebridge Kisses has won nine of her 27 starts this season and has earned $93,592 in purses.

Stonebridge Kisses will start from post four on Friday, and Yannick Gingras will drive for trainer Mark Ford

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Boppa, Gorgeous Daughter Denise Bombier and Lovable, Perfect Grandbaby - Sydney - at the Sale

Strong Close For Forest City

October 18, 2004

After two feverish days of selling, the curtain fell on the annual Forest City Yearling Sale this afternoon in London, Ontario.

In total, 314 yearlings passed through the sales ring, garnering total bids of $7,150,700.

Topping this afternoon's second session, and indeed the sale as a whole, was Stonebridge Prima, a Camluck full-sister to Stonebridge First and last year's Confederation Cup champ Stonebridge Premio. The regally bred youngster earned a bid of $110,000 from trainer Nat Varty.

On the trotting side of the ledger Stonebridge Lure, a Yankee Paco half-sister to trotting sensation Peaceful Way brought the highest bid during the opening session, going to trainer Gregg McNair for $90,000.

Stonebridge Farm of Arva, Ontario raised and sold the sale's highest priced pacing and trotting hopefuls.

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TRACK RECORDS IN S.B.O.A. STAKES
Posted by Harnesslink Admin 09:44 PM 25-Sep-2004 NZST



Peaceful Way in Elim win -


The two most dominant Ontario sired three year-old fillies of 2004 put on matching displays in their respective finals of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Stakes on Friday night (September 24).

First it was Peaceful Way's turn in the $205,825 Filly Trot and she was later followed to the winner's circle by Invitro in the $268,550 Filly Pace.

Fresh from her track record 1:54.4 mile of a week ago, Peaceful Way was placed into the four-hole off the starting gate by driver Chris Christoforou as Miss Michelle H rushed to the top.

Christoforou allowed the early action to settle, then had the Angus Hall miss on the move and quickly made the front as the half flashed up in :57.3.

As she had done the previous time out, Peaceful Way began to separate herself from the field and pulled away in the stretch to another convincing victory, equalling her own track mark of 1:54.4.

McCall Magic, fifth and parked at the three-quarters, closed the most to finish second, 4 ½ lengths back, with Summerhill Hallie third.

Trained by co-owner Dave Tingley for partners Goin My Way Stable and Angie Stiller, Peaceful Way won for the seventh time in 10 starts this year to boost her earnings past $440,000. For her career, the 15-time winner surpassed $1.4 million.

As the near unanimous 1-9 choice, Peaceful Way returned a mere $2.20.

Tingley looking ahead with Peaceful Way

Dave Tingley     August 23, 2004... Dave Tingley has put the nightmare of the Hambletonian Oaks behind him and instead is focused on the upcoming two months with his millionaire trotting filly Peaceful Way. The three year-old daughter of Angus Hall-Royal Bait had her trainer scratching his head after she came up sick in the $500,000 US classic on August 7 at the Meadowlands, but Tingley thinks the respiration infection that plagued her is finally out of her system. “We’ve been treating her since she got back home and we scoped her on Friday and she seemed fine,” said Tingley. “Soundness-wise, she’s fine, but it’s always a concern when it’s respiratory. “In the Oaks elim (which she won in 1:54.2) she raced flat and we thought she tied up because of the heat. I’d like to have been able to pinpoint it. We took a blood and it came back fine. She seemed fine all week, but in the final, she tried to go, but couldn’t.” Peaceful Way, who’s owned by Tingley, Goin My Way Stable and breeder Angie Stiller, made a break in stride while on the lead as the 3-5 favourite in the stretch and ended up seventh, but was later placed tenth. Still, she will enter Thursday’s Ontario Sires Stakes Gold elimination at Rideau Carleton with three wins in five starts this year. The highlight of her season so far was a breath-taking 1:52.3 mile in the Delvin Miller Memorial on July 16. “She hasn’t raced in the O.S.S. this year yet, so we’re off to Ottawa,” said Tingley. “It’s a busy schedule coming up. She has the Simcoe and (S.B.O.A.) and if she makes the final of everything, she’ll race five weeks in a row. Then, the Breeders Crown after that.” In addition to keeping a watchful eye on Peaceful Way, the Guelph resident is also pleased with the progress being made by a pair of Angus Hall two year-old fillies. One of them, What Idid For Love, won her lifetime debut in a division of the Robert Stewart Stakes at Woodbine last Thursday.

TINGLEY'S PLANS FOR PEACEFUL WAY
Posted by Jeremy Rangiawha 08:50 AM 24-Aug-2004 NZST


Peaceful Way - LISA PHOTO, INC.


Dave Tingley has put the nightmare of the Hambletonian Oaks behind him and instead is focused on the upcoming two months with his millionaire trotting filly Peaceful Way.

The 3-Year-Old daughter of Angus Hall-Royal Bait had her trainer scratching his head after she came up sick in the $500,000 US classic on August 7 at the Meadowlands, but Tingley thinks the respiration infection that plagued her is finally out of her system.

“We’ve been treating her since she got back home and we scoped her on Friday and she seemed fine,” said Tingley. “Soundness-wise, she’s fine, but it’s always a concern when it’s respiratory.

“In the Oaks elim (which she won in 1.54.2) she raced flat and we thought she tied up because of the heat. I’d like to have been able to pinpoint it. We took a blood and it came back fine.

“She seemed fine all week, but in the final, she tried to go, but couldn’t.”

Peaceful Way, who’s owned by Tingley, Goin My Way Stable and breeder Angie Stiller, made a break in stride while on the lead as the 3-5 favourite in the stretch and ended up seventh, but was later placed tenth.

Still, she will enter Thursday’s (August 26) Ontario Sires Stakes Gold elimination at Rideau Carleton with three wins in five starts this year.

The highlight of her season so far was a breath taking 1.52.3 mile in the Delvin Miller Memorial on July 16.

“She hasn’t raced in the OSS this year yet, so we’re off to Ottawa,” said Tingley.

“It’s a busy schedule coming up. She has the Simcoe and (S.B.O.A.) and if she makes the final of everything, she’ll race five weeks in a row. Then, the Breeders Crown after that.”

In addition to keeping a watchful eye on Peaceful Way, the Guelph resident is also pleased with the progress being made by a pair of Angus Hall 2-Year-Old fillies.

One of them, What Idid For Love, won her lifetime debut in a division of the Robert Stewart Stakes at Woodbine last Thursday.

Courtesy Of Woodbine Entertainment

From the USTA July 31

Peaceful Way wins Oaks elimination
Saturday, July 31, 2004 - by Harness Racing Communications, a division of the USTA

Peaceful Way got the first spot available in next Saturday's $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday at The Meadowlands. Biding her time with driver John Campbell, in fourth place, the early fractions of :27.4 were set by Ivy Swinger and Three Little Words (:55.3) at the half. By the 1:25.2 three quarters, Peaceful Way was on the move to second behind Three Little Words.


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Peaceful Way trotted a career-best 1:52.3 to qualify for next Saturday's $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks Final.
Campbell moved the daughter of Angus Hall in to the lead by the head of the stretch, and she held that lead down the stretch to win in 1:54.2 by a head over Ivy Swinger (S. Bouchard) and Housethatruthbuilt (Brian Sears). The other Hambletonian Oaks qualifiers were Silver Springs (David Miller) and Ladylind (Cat Manzi).

Peaceful Way is co-owned by trainer Dave Tingley, Angie Stiller and the Going My Way Stable. "I was not really concerned with being first over. John said she was not aggressive or up on the bit as she normally is. I don;t know if it's the heat or she caught a bug. There is one going around so it's a concern. It's been 15 days since the Del Miller so this will tighten her up for next week. Her blood work will be back Monday but she was aggressive warming up. She's just never raced in heat like this."

The Harness Edge July 31

From the USTA  July 22nd

From the USTA July 21st
Decision due on where to race Peaceful Way
Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - from the Meadowlands Publicity Department

East Rutherford, NJ --- It is decision time this week for the connections of Peaceful Way, who will consider the option of entering her in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old trotting fillies or pursue a possible once in a lifetime trip to the $1 million Hambletonian against colts. Both races will be contested on August 7 at the Meadowlands.
After the filly won the $325,000 Delvin Miller Memorial Final last Friday night by six and one-half lengths in a stakes record 1:523, trainer and co-owner David Tingley indicated she would be pointed toward the Oaks -- in which she is likely to be the overwhelming favorite.

But now there may be a change in plans.

“It’s being considered,” said Tingley from Showplace Farms in Englishtown, N.J., this past Monday morning. “It’s Mr. Myers (co-owner Joseph Myers of the Goin My Way Stable) dream to win the Hambletonian. I’m going to talk with John (driver John Campbell) a little more. We’ll take it easy with her this week, and we’ll see how she is at the end of the week before making our decision.”

Eliminations for both the Hambletonian and the Oaks will be raced on July 31 at the Meadowlands.

The Ontario-bred Peaceful Way, from the first crop of Angus Hall, won Canada’s O’Brien Award as that country’s top 2-year-old trotting filly last year after she had posted eight wins in 10 starts and earned $733,726. In 2004, she has won an Miller Elimination and the final, which gave her two wins in three starts and 3-year-old earnings of $175,000 for Tingley, Goin My Way Stables, and breeder Angie Stiller.

As impressive as Peaceful Way was in winning the Miller Final in a stakes record, which was only two-fifths of a second off of a world record, Tingley feels she was not at the top of her game.

“She was probably about 80 percent last week,” Tingley said. “She hadn’t been eating. I’d say she might have had one full tub of feed all week. We found some problems with her stomach. The vet said it was about a one on a one-to-three scale, with three being the worst. As soon as we started treating her, she got right back into the feed tub and is feeling great.

“When you take a hold of her, she tends to climb a little in front gait-wise,” said Tingley. “If she gets challenged, she’ll fight and has a lot more speed in her. To go in the Hambletonian, we’d have to about think whether we could win.”

There have been 13 fillies who have won the Hambletonian since 1926 but only two, Duenna in 1983 and Continentalvictory in 1996, since the Hambletonian Oaks was first raced, in 1971.

Hambletonian news and notes

From the USTA - July 19th

Road to the Hambletonian
Monday, July 19, 2004 - by Sam McKee

LAST WEEK, EARLY LINE, HORSE, TRAINER, OWNER, SCOOP

3, 2-1, WINDSONG'S LEGACY , Trond Smeds-hammer, Ann Jeanette Brannvoll & Ted Gewertz, Won Dancer in 1:53. Off this week. "I told some people a month ago I had more faith in this horse than Power To Charm," said Smedshammer. "He's solid, durable, and tough. We won't do much with him at all 'til the eliminations, just jog, lunge him in the sand pit, and train a little on the straight strip."

2, 3-1, CASH HALL , Bob McIntosh, Bob McIntosh, CSX Stable, Michael Kohler, Broke coming to the gate in Dancer. "He got sideways, wasn't paying attention and never got going," said McIntosh. "He'll school behind the gate at Showplace and John (Campbell) will school him after Q's Saturday at Meadowlands. We both have some ideas and together we should be able to work it out. I'll do some work on his stifles and am thinking about two head poles."

Not Ranked, 4-1, PEACEFUL WAY [filly], Dave Tingley, Goin My Way Stable, Tingley, & Stiller, Crushed Del Miller field in 1:52.3. "It's being considered," Tingley said of facing the boys. "She was only about 80% last week. She wasn't eating and her stomach was bothering her. She's picked right up since we started treating her. She'll be off this week, I'll talk more with John (Campbell), and we'll decide next Tuesday. It's everyone's dream to win the Hambletonian."

1, 6-1, CANTAB HALL , Ron Gurfein, Brittany, Lindy Racing, Silva, Sampson Street, First defeat, 5th in Dancer. "I knew something wasn't right by the way he was blowing between warm-up trips," said Gurfein. "Physically he's fine but the blood work results won't come back until Tuesday. I'm not pushing the panic button. My guess is he had a touch of a virus or something."

4, 8-1, TOM RIDGE , Jimmy Takter, Christina Takter, Ross, Heffering, Banjo Farms, Added blinker cups, 2nd in Dancer. Off 'til elims. "He has a quarter crack in his left front that he got before the Historic," said Takter. "With two weeks off, I have time to patch it up. He went a strong mile and was very controllable, letting Cantab Hall go on the backstretch. Ronnie (Pierce) let him drift out in the stretch rather than fight him. He'll be fine, and I'm very optimistic."

8, 10-1, EILEAN DONON , Bob Stewart, Steve Stewart, Taylor & Taylor Estate, "I trained him in 2:15 Friday, and he went very well," said Stewart. "I didn't know what to expect after the scrotal hernia surgery and I'm pleasantly surprised. He only missed 3 days of track work, I'd say we're 90% sure he'll enter the Hambletonian. Cat Manzi will drive him Friday (in an overnight)."

7, 12-1, COVENTRY , Doug Ackerman, DR Ackerman & Ada Jean Ackerman, Seeks race this week at Big M. "I was impressed with Windsong's Legacy but some of the others didn't race well," said Ackerman. "After the Dancer, more guys might take a shot."

6, 20-1, SOLOMON BLUE CHIP , Trond Smeds-hammer, Einari Kalle Vidgren, 6th in Dancer. "I was disappointed," said Smedshammer. "He trotted in 54.1 but couldn't keep up to me on the turn. He's not a horse I think can win the Hambletonian but can pick up a check."

5, 20-1, SAND VIC , Jim Arledge, Bill Sanders, Broke in Dancer. Q's Friday. "David (Miller) said he got to leaning in and just got tangled
up," said Arledge. "We'll do some vet work on his knees. We're still planning on the Hambletonian."

10, 20-1, GREAT CHALLENGER , Jim Campbell, Arlene & Jules Siegel, "We'll make a decision after he races this week (at Meadowlands)," said Campbell. "We changed shoeing to lighten him up in front."

Leaving from the rail with John Campbell aboard, Peaceful Way sat second behind the early leader Have You Ever who was passed by the :28.2 opening quarter by Mystical Sunshine.

Campbell then sent his charge to take command and the race was over as Peaceful Way stepped off fractions of :56.2 and 1:24.2 and trotted away in the stretch to win by open lengths. Aside from a couple of taps mid stretch, Campbell gave Peaceful Way minimal urging in the record mile. The 1:52.3 time smashed the stakes record of 1:54.2 set by Syrinx Hanover in 2001 and tied by Cameron Hall a year later.

Housethatruthbuilt (Muscles Yankee) survived a parked out trip to take second for Brian Sears with Mystical Sunshine (Yankee Glide) in third for Mike Lachance.

It was the second win in three starts this year for the daughter of Angus Hall who went over the $1 million mark in life earnings with her Miller elim victory last week. Canada's Two Year Old Trotting Filly of the Year last season is owned by her trainer Dave Tingley of Guelph, Ont., her breeder Angie Stiller of Arva, Ont., and the Goin My Way Stable, Pa.

“I watched her last year, and she'd hitch and hike through the turns,” said John Campbell of the care he took with Peaceful Way through the first turn. “If she can handle it, I will. I didn't want to get her stirred up and get her around the first turn okay. I felt she'd do the rest.

“She was just trotting off on her own [the second half]. She never seems to get tired, she's among the top few in ability. If she stays healthy, she'll compare favourably to the best fillies I've raced.”

“She's as just as good as ever,” said trainer and co-owner Dave Tingley. “She has about the same attitude. She loves to race; she doesn't much like to train. When she gets behind the gate she knows what she has to do.”

As good as she is, Tingley does not plan to try her against the colts in the Hambletonian.

“I think we'll race against the girls and hope to have some luck in the Hambletonian Oaks,” he said. The eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks are on July 31 at the Meadowlands with the $500,000 final on August 7.
(With files from the Meadowlands)