Bay gelding by McArdle – Fancy Creek Funny – Sportsmaster

BREEDERS: Mathias Meinzinger, Central Islip, NY

OWNERS: Mathias Meinzinger, Central Islip, NY; Jerry Silva, Long Beach, NY and Ray Schnittker, Middletown, NY

STATISTICS:
2010 4 2 1 0 $193,481
2009 12 9 2 0 $594, 306
Totals 16 11 3 0 $787,787

LIFETIME MARK: 2, 1:49.2, Chester

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES:

At two:
• Won five Pennsylvania Sires Stakes, including the $200,000 final, September 29 at The Meadows
• Won elimination (September 13), then won final (September 20) of the $800,000 Governor’s Cup at Chester in a career best 1:49.2, defeating Rock N Roll Heaven by one length

At three:
• Won Hempt elimination May 15 but broke stride as prohibitive favourite in $300,000 final on May 22 at Pocono Downs, losing by 49 ¼ lengths to Fred And Ginger
• Won $294,965 Rooney final at Yonkers on June 12 by a neck in 1:53.3
• Finished second, a neck behind We Will See, in third Cup elimination, June 19 at Mohawk


ELIMINATION QUOTES: Tim Tetrick, Driver

“I was a little surprised he didn’t get there for the win. You know, I tried to clear on the last turn but wasn’t able to. So I had to be stuck out there the rest of the way. I used him a lot more early than I wanted to but he raced good.”

“I think tonight’s race will definitely help him. He is a very talented colt.”

“I’ve still got a lot of confidence in him.”


Trainer – Ray Schnittker
Age: 52
Career wins through June 21, 2010: 440
Career earnings through June 21, 2010: $14,950,090

• Since his career began in 1977, Ray Schnittker has won more than 2,300 races as a driver, while his mounts have banked more than $32.9 million.
• As a conditioner, his pupils have cashed more than $13 million in checks. But Schnittker has also won on a wider stage, with regularity; he has won the Dexter Cup four times and has appeared among the top-10 in the Grand Circuit driver standings. Schnittker’s recent star, Deweycheatumnhowe, was 2007’s 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year and 2008’s Trotter of the Year and 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in the Dan Patch awards balloting.
• Deweycheatumnhowe enjoyed a remarkable sophomore campaign, capturing the Hambletonian, Canadian Trotting Classic, World Trotting Derby and Kentucky Futurity on his way to $2.2 million in season’s earnings
. • Also campaigned another top 3-year-old trotter in 2008, Make It Happen, who banked more than $670,000 and was a winner in the Empire Breeders Classic and Zweig Memorial.
• His top horse in 2009 was the Pepsi NA Cup contender One More Laugh, who won nine of 12 starts and banked $594,306. One More Laugh set a world record for his age and gait on a five-eighths-mile track when he scored in 1:49.2 in capturing the $600,000 Governor’s Cup final at Harrah’s Chester.
• Other top horses for Schnittker over the years include the outstanding free-for-all pacer Covert Action p,1:52.4 ($1,183,594), and New York Sire Stakes champions Chippewa Street, Last Call At Dem’s, Riggins, Twin B Senorita, and Munis Blue Chip. Personal


Driver - Tim Tetrick
Age: 28
Career wins through June 20, 2010: 5,514
Career earnings through June 20, 2010: $79,183,118

• The Illinois native has been nothing short of a phenom, experiencing a meteoric rise to the top over the last five years.
• His breakthrough year came in 2007 when he set new single-season records for both victories and purses. Tetrick made 1,187 visits to the winner’s circle, breaking the old mark of 1,077 set in 1998 by Walter Case, Jr. His purse earnings of $18,341,732 bettered the standard of $15,085,992 recorded in 2005 by Brian Sears. Tetrick’s season allowed him to garner much post-season hardware as he was named Driver of the Year by both the Harness Tracks of America (HTA) and the United States Harness Writers’ Association (USHWA). He was also voted as USHWA’s Rising Star Award winner.
• During his record-breaking season in 2007, Tetrick sat behind some of the best horses in the sport including Southwind Tempo, Southwind Lynx, Artistic Fella and Danae.
• In 2008, he earned over $19.8 million in purses and winning 901 races. Last year, he has 629 wins and $16 million in purse earnings.
• Born into a family that was always heavily involved in Standardbred racing, the 28-year-old is the son of driver-trainer Tom Tetrick, who has campaigned horses throughout the Midwest for many years. “Dad was racing down at Fairmount Park quite a bit so me and my two brothers would always go out there on weekends to visit him,” recalled Tetrick. “Right away catch-driving became a dream of mine because competing on a nightly basis always appealed to me.”
• Embarking on his driving career in 1998 at the age of 16, Tim handled the driving duties for his father’s horses on the Illinois county fair circuit. He recorded his first win with Travel N Legacy on July 20 of that year while racing at the Paris County Fair.
• So far this year, he has 267 wins and $5 million in purse earnings.