Sunday, January 2, 2011
Contact: Jenny Kellner
ENGLEHART SADDLES SEVENTH STRAIGHT WINNER AT AQUEDUCT: GOES FOR NO. 8 WEDNESDAY
Englehart’s streak began on December 30, when he sent out Who’s the Cowboy ($18) to win the first race, Smokin Artie’s Gal ($3.30) to take the second, and, after Cherokee Trick was scratched from the fifth race, completed the hat trick when Budge Man ($11.20) won the seventh race at the Big A.
On New Year’s Eve, Englehart won Aqueduct’s fourth race with his only starter, Iberian Gate ($2.90), and kicked off 2011 by winning the fifth race with Run Warrior Run ($9.40) on Saturday.
Sunday, Englehart’s hot streak continued when he won the fifth race with Isn’t She Grand ($3.60) and the sixth with Furhlang ($5.50) for his seventh straight winner.
With Aqueduct closed for live racing on Monday and Tuesday, the trainer will try to make it a record-tying 8-for-8 on Wednesday when he sends out Who’s the Cowboy in race 5. On Thursday, Englehart has entered three horses: Crafty Mark in the first, Sorority Sister in the sixth, and High Stakes Player in the eighth race.
According to recent records, four modern-day trainers have saddled eight consecutive winners at New York Racing Association (NYRA) tracks: John Parisella in 1973; Angel Penna, Sr., who sent out eight straight at
More recently, trainer John Kimmel went 7-for-7 at Saratoga Race Course in 2008.
Since the Aqueduct inner track meet began on December 2, Englehart’s horses are 9-0-2 from 11 starts, with earnings of $144,600.
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