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PSYCHIC CREDIT, ROSE RUN
INVADER TAKE SPLIT FRANK RUBINETTI MEMORIAL AT FREEHOLD
FREEHOLD,
NJ - - Ray
Schnittker guided Psychic Credit to victory in the first division of the second
annual Frank Rubinetti Memorial at Freehold on Friday. The open trot for 3 year olds, with a purse of $13,000, is named in honor of the long-time owner of harness horses who passed
away in 2005. Psychic
Credit was aided by breaks by two of the other trotters in the six-horse race
and won with a time of 2:00.3. Altered
States (3-1 morning line) with John Campbell broke at the quarter and Man On
Fire (9-2) broke at the start. Psychic
Credit took advantage and paid $31.20, 9.20, 4.20.
Finshing second was Sweet Daddy Siki (Anthony Morgan) while Super Star K
(Charlie Norris) was third. In
the second division, Rose Run Invader was impressive in victory, winning with a
time of 1:57.4. Driven by Andy Miller and trained by Ron Randall, Rose Run
Invader paid $4.40, 3.40, 2.20. Finishing
second was Dean Hoffman with Marcus Johansson, while Swissonian, driven by David
Miller finished third. Psychic
Credit is eligible for the $200,000(est.) Dexter Cup Trot to be contested at
Freehold on May 12 with eliminations set for May 5.
Rose Run Invader would have to pay a $ 25,000. supplemental fee to enter
the Dexter Cup. Mr.
Rubinetti was 78 at the time of his passing. Over a span of 30 years, he owned
more than 60 standardbred horses, including the 1997 three-year-old Trotting
Filly of the Year, No Nonsense Woman. Many of the horses campaigned by Mr.
Rubinetti were owned in partnership with Hall of Fame driver/trainer, Jim
Doherty. A
longtime resident of the Garden State, Rubinetti was born in Italy and resided
in Orange, NJ before moving to Union, NJ some 43 years ago. |