Seventeen colts and a lone filly entered the 93rd Hambletonian, to be raced as two $100,000 elimination heats for the $1 million final on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.Atlanta, a sophomore daughter of Chapter Seven-Hemi Blue Chip, trained and driven by the father-son team of Rick Zeron and Scott Zeron, will attempt to become just the 14th filly to win the Hambletonian title in its 93 years. The last filly to do so was the world champion Continentalvictory in 1996.Post positions for the Hambletonian heats and the $500,000 final of the Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old female trotters will be drawn and morning lines assigned on a Facebook live post-position draw at 2 p.m. (EDT) on the Meadowlands Facebook page and also streamed live on the Meadowlands YouTube channel.The top-five finishers in each Hambletonian elimination heat will advance to the same-day final later Saturday afternoon. Elimination winners draw for inside posts 1-5 and all other finalists will then be placed in an open draw. There is no Lasix or any race day medication permitted in the eliminations or finals of the Hambletonian Oaks or Hambletonian Open.The $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks and $1 million Hambletonian will be featured on a live 90-minute broadcast on CBS Sports Network from 4-5:30 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday.Below is the alpha list of entries to the Hambletonian.
First Leg of the Trotting Triple Crown; 3-Year-Old Colt Trot in 2018 - $1,000,000
ALPHA LIST
Horse
Sex
Trainer
Nominator
ALARM DETECTOR
C
Ben Baillargeon
T & E Rankin, C Hamel, S Vena
ATLANTA
F
Rick Zeron
Holland Rcg Stb, H Taylor, B Grant, Crawford
CLASSICHAP
Trond Smedshammer
Purple Haze Stbs LLC
CRYSTAL FASHION
G
Jim Campbell
Fashion Farms LLC
EVALUATE
Marcus Melander
Stall TZ Inc
FASHIONWOODCHOPPER
FOURTH DIMENSION
Courant Inc
HAT TRICK HABIT
Scott DiDomenico
Fred Monteleone Stb LLC
LAWMAKER
Anthony MacDonald
The Stable Lawmaker Group
MET'S HALL
Julie Miller
Stroy Inc, Andy Miller Stable Inc
PATENT LEATHER
SHOSHIE DEO
DeWayne Minor
Annemette Minor
SIX PACK
Ake Svanstedt
Svandstedt, Little E, Stall Kalmar FF, Berg
SOUTHWIND CHROME
Paula Wellwood
Dreamville Stable
TACTICAL LANDING
Jimmy Takter
The Tactical Landing Stable
WOLFGANG
Brixton Medical, Hatfield Stbs, Fair Island Fm
YOU KNOW YOU DO
Taylor, Order By Stb, Hatfield,Katz, Libfeld Goldband
ZEPHYR KRONOS
A Libfeld, M Katz, P Soderberg, C Takter
17 Colts and 1 Filly
Hambletonian Day is closing day with a post time of 12:00 noon, and the zenith of the Championship Meet. Fans can follow the next two action-filled weekends at Hambletonian.com, meadowlandsracetrack.com and on Twitter at #Hambo18.