Cordmaker, Hello Beautiful Vie for MATCH Overall title

The overall title of the 2021 Atlantic Hybrid Championship Series will be based on the performance of a pair of crossbreed athletes from Maryland on December 26 at Laurel Park, will hold a final round of four shares divided by $100,000.

Although the winners of three of the four categories have been determined, the top spot is still up for grabs. Hillwood Stable’s Wire loom currently leading the overall standings with 36 points, followed by Hi, beauty —Granted by Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stable, and Magic City Stables — with 27 points.

A seamstress, a 6-year-old child Curlin gelding coached by Rodney Jenkins, has started in all five stages of the Dirt division 3 and up and has two wins, one in Colony Downs and the other at Laurel, where he has won eight times in his career. The sixth series that starts within 1/16 mile Robert T. Manfuso will earn him three more bonus points along with the points earned on the finish line. The maximum number of points that Cordmaker can end the chain is 49, the minimum is 40.

Hello Beautiful, a 4 year old child Golden Lady coached by Brittany Russell, also has two series victories, one at Pimlico racetrack and another at Laurel, where she won nine races in her career. Hello Beautiful will receive five bonus points for her fourth series starting in the six-feathered Willa On the Move Stakes in the Filly and Mare Sprint-Dirt division. With the win, her maximum score will be 42, the minimum is 33.

MATCH Series participants in each bet will collect 10 points for a win, seven points for the second, five points for the third, three points for the fourth, two points for the fifth and one point for the third. six to the last. Bonus points are awarded as follows: five points for a fourth start in the same division, two points for a fifth and three points for a sixth start. MATCH Series division bonuses are awarded to owners and trainers of the top horses by the following points: $20,000 / $10,000 for first place, $15,000 / $7,500 for second place and $7,500/$3,000 for third place. Additionally, the owner and trainer of the person who earns the overall score regardless of division will receive $20,000 and $10,000, respectively. A horse must start at least three times in a division to qualify for the bonus. In addition, prize money will be distributed to the Maryland crossbreed and Maryland crossbreeders with the highest total points in the series as follows—$3,000 for the Maryland breed and $3,000 for the Maryland breed.

Here is the standings for the final round.

Filly and Mare Sprint-Dirt
Willa has moving shares

Hello Beautiful, this year’s winner, will be riding again by Jevian Toledo. In her final start in Maryland Limited Courtesy Stake on November 26, Hello Beautiful finished fifth behind Eric Rizer Princess Kokachin , who entered Wiila On the Move — her MATCH Series debut — with a five-race win for coach John Robb.

Larry Johnson’s There’s never enough time , who is second in Courtesy and second in division standings with 22 points, has been dropped behind Courtesy, coach Mike Trombetta said. Although she won’t be competing in Willa On the Move, the Maryland mare took second place with four starts in her division in 2021.

The third position is expanding. The barn neck down’ Call On Mischief (eight points), C&B Stable’s Paisley sings (seven points), and Five Hellions Farm’s Dontletsweetfoolya (four points), each will start their third series in Willa On the Move, so only the finish line determines who gets the third place.

3YO or more Sprint-Dirt
Dave’s Friend Staking

Equestrian pasture in the hills’ Laki , an 8-year-old Maryland dog bred Cuba gelding, coached by Damon Dilodovico, leads the table with 21 points after five starts at the tournament. He will get three bonus points on top of the finish with starting in Dave’s Friend at six feathers. Laki was the division’s champion in 2018 and 2019, the first two years of the revived MATCH Series and is coming in at third place.

WSS Racing and 4 G Racing’s Mucho came in second with 20 points but didn’t get into Dave’s Friend. However, student John Ortiz cannot be surpassed by any other horse on the leaderboard. Whereshetoldmetogo , owned by Madaket Stables, Ten Strike Racing, Michael Kisber and BTR Racing, will start his third tier in Dave’s Friend and will finish with 18 points if he wins; he currently has eight points. No other horses participating in Dave’s Friend are eligible for the bonus.

James Wolf’s Artful Splatter , a 5-year-old Maryland mare bred by Ice box and BB Horses’ Miss Leslie , a 3 year old child Payer is at the top of the standings with 13 points. Artful Splatter, coached by Kieron Magee, will start her fourth division and thus receive five bonus points, while Miss Leslie, coached by Claudio Gonzalez, will start her third series in Carousel 1/8 mile.

R. Larry Johnson and RDM Racing Stable’s Lookin Dynamic (eight points) and NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods’ Villanelle (six points), second and third place in the Game of Go Thirty-eight, each will make their third starting prize for Trombetta and will be eligible for the prize money. They are competing for second or third place on the leaderboard.

Also participating were Mary E. Eppler Racing Stable and RAM Racing Stable’s McElmore . Avenue , who comes in second with 11 points and is eligible for five bonus points; gelding like Maryland 4 years old by El Padrino guaranteed second in the ranking based on the fact that the Minn-Brook Barn’ Forewarned , third with six points and already eligible for the bonus, chose to start on December 19 at Aqueduct race track in Queens County Stakes, which he won.

The MATCH Series, the only race of its kind, this year begins May 14 at Pimlico. Schedule has 24 shares — 20 of them in Maryland and four in Colonial Downs in Virginia — worth $2.75 million. This year’s prize money totals $282,000. MATCH Series partners are currently working on a schedule for 2022.