1	American Open (12329)
	Meadowlands  2008-11-23

	Distance: 1609 m		Age/Gender: 4-12 years / All
	First Prize: 900 000 kr		Starting Time: 23:00
	Horses: Max 12 horses		Registration Fee + Travel Cost: 900 + 24 990 kr
	Max points: -		Earnings: All
	Track Conditions:		Registration Closes: 2008-11-20 23:00

Start List

1.		Flames Of Courage Trevor Ritchie	N	12.70
2.		Vanilla Dream Dave Palone	N	25.30
		Ska normalt inte rå på stallkamraten här, skräll? /No owner
3.		Rêve D'hawaï Yannick Gingras	N	9.52
		Skulle han lyckas få ledningen är det toppchans. /No owner
4.		Passeur John Campbell	N	6.27
		Debut i min regi /Cherry
5.		Leader Ron Pierce	N	25.31
6.		Saint Of Silk Wally Hennessey Money For Nothing (Stall Näset), Eeegit (-)	C	12.69
		Helstängt för första gången! Hoppas kunna undvika jumboplatsen /Soberano
7.		Gentleman Puma Jody Jamieson	N	11.62
		LOTTO!! /No owner
8.		Tout De Suite Brad Hanners	N	9.24
9.		Flying Empire Stephane Bouchard	N	25.31
		En bra chans!! /No owner
10.		Magic Feeling Jimmy Takter	N	25.40
		3a förra säsongen, plats igen?? /lauvin
11.		Chemical Balanced Trond Smedshammer	N	10.46
		Knepigt läge, annars helt på topp. Getingbo! /No owner
12.		Full Of Gold Mike Lachance	N	7.69
		Debut i min regi. Synd på läget /Cherry

It had been raining for several days at Meadowlands but the sun was shining this day a the track was in good shape.



One after another the horses came out on the track for the obigatory parade. After some warmup the horses lined up behind the car as it began to move down the track.





Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Rêve D'hawaï. Full Of Gold ended up behind the leader. Tout De Suite got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two.




The leader couldn't hold the lead and Flames Of Courage sprinted to the front. driver couldn't keep Tout De Suite to trotting so they were disqualified.




Magic Feeling took the lead after 1000m. Rêve D'hawaï didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.



Vanilla Dream took the lead after 1000m. Magic Feeling didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.






Passeur won the race after a spectacular finish.


Results

1:	4.		Passeur John Campbell	1,08.1	N	900 000 kr	6.27	3.78		WR
2:	12.		Full Of Gold Mike Lachance	1,08.2	N	450 000 kr	7.69	3.23		PB
3:	3.		Rêve D'hawaï Yannick Gingras	1,08.3	N	225 000 kr	9.52	4.31		PB
4:	10.		Magic Feeling Jimmy Takter	1,08.4	N	126 000 kr	25.40			PB
5:	11.		Chemical Balanced Trond Smedshammer	1,08.5	N	63 000 kr	10.46			PB
6:	7.		Gentleman Puma Jody Jamieson	1,08.6	N	36 000 kr	11.62			PB
7:	6.		Saint Of Silk Wally Hennessey Money For Nothing (Stall Näset), Eeegit (-)	1,08.6	C	0 kr	12.69
8:	2.		Vanilla Dream Dave Palone	1,08.7	N	0 kr	25.30			PB
9:	1.		Flames Of Courage Trevor Ritchie	1,08.8	N	0 kr	12.70			PB
10:	5.		Leader Ron Pierce	1,09.0	N	0 kr	25.31			PB
11:	9.		Flying Empire Stephane Bouchard	1,09.0	N	0 kr	25.31			PB
12:	8.		Tout De Suite Brad Hanners	DSQ	N	0 kr	9.24

Track Conditions: Light Conditions Winner Margin: 0 horses Owner: Stall Cherry, Cherry Winner Turnover: 1 270 592 kr Top Three Turnover: 1 105 807 kr Split Times