FIELDS SET FOR SATURDAY’S CANE PACE ELIMINATIONS AT FREEHOLD

FREEHOLD, NJ - - Fields were set today for two $ 65,475. eliminations for the
54^th Cane Pace to be run Saturday, August 23.  The top four finishers in each elimination
will advance to the $ 392,850. final held on Labor Day, Monday, September 1.

Heading the field of the first elimination are Battle of Brandywine winner Badlands Nitro (5-2) and Major General (7-2), who was second in the Battle of Brandwine Consolation and second in the Adios.  Both horses paid the $ 35,000 supplemental fee to enter the race.

Badlands Nitro is trained by George Teague, Jr. who trained 2006 Cane Pace winner Total Truth. Teague also has Rudy Rednose (10-1) competing in the second elimination. 

Erv Miller trains Major General and competes in the second elimination with Lis Deo (6-1).

In the second elimination, also supplementing into the race, is Meadowlands Pace winner
Art Official (2-1).  In the Meadowlands Pace, his 1:47 clocking was the fastest mile in history for a 3-year-old pacer and the second fastest mile of all time. Trained by Joe Seekman, Art Official will try to be the first Meadowlands Pace winner to also take the Cane Pace since On The Road Again did it in 1984.

The eliminations are part of a big, eleven race all superfecta card to be run on Saturday.

The first elimination field:

1) Major General (Andy Miller) 7-2
2) Jo Pa’s Wild Card (Jason Bartlett) 9-2
3) U Smooth Talker U (TBA) 10-1
4) McCedes (Daniel Dube) 8-1
5) Star Artist (Jason Bartlett) 5-1
6) Badlands Nitro (Brian Sears) 5-2
7) Meant To Be Me (Ron Pierce) 6-1

The second elimination:

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