Meadowlands: Papis Pistol sizzles in New Jersey Classic finals for pacers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Four $150,000 New Jersey Classic finals for 2- and 3-year-old male and female pacers were part of a stakes-laden Friday night program at the Meadowlands. Papis Pistol, driven by Jason Bartlett, returned from finishing third in a New Jersey Classic prep last week at the Meadowlands
Sweet Lovin Lou Takes Dream Maker Title
Undefeated two-year-old pacing colt Sweet Lovin Lou starred in the $79,000 Dream Maker Series final while In The Spotlight N stole the spotlight from a famous filly in the weekly Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace during an action-packed Friday, Aug. 8 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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By virtue of his 1:47.4 extravaganza at The Meadowlands, Papis Pistol became the fastest son of his sire Papi Rob Hanover and a potential stallion candidate himself when racing days are completed. The Pistol will be pointed towards the Breeders Crown at Mohawk later this fall.
His full brother Papi’s Big Bang will sell as hip # 65 at Harrisburg in November. The 2-year-old Papis Best Shot who showed abundant promise will resume training in November and be pointed towards his 3-year-old season. The dam Bang Bang was bred to Captaintreacherous and will foal in 2026
Also slated for Harrisburg are hip # 158 Mimis Valentine an Always B Miki sister to the gifted My Sweet Lilly. The second dam Panera Hanover is the dam of Papi Rob Hanover so you know the breeders will be looking at this grand looking filly.
Then there’s hip # 176 Papi Never Forgets from the incredible Remember When family and the breeders will be salivating the get a look at her. Next up for the dam Never Forget Me is Sweet Seaside, an Ohio sired daughter of Downbytheseaside who will sell next year in 2026 Never Forget Me was bred back to Papi Rob Hanover and will foal in 2026
Then comes Hip # 258 Real Choice by the good New York State sire Courtly Choice and out of Realization a daughter of Art Sale who takes up most of the catalog page with her production.
Then there’s Hip # 492 Scarpa a Greenshoe colt whose brother and sister have both made the races. Greenshoe is the sire of likely Kentucky Futurity Favorite Go Dog Go
This coming Friday Hip # 866 Ocean Party (Downbytheseaside-Dancin Lucile) sells on Midwest night at Lexington. Downbytheseaside not only dominates the Ohio pacing scene but his good ones are Grand Circuit leaders as well.
Check the video on Ocean Party being sold by Alliance Bloodstock as agent. You’ll very much like what you see.
The Harrisburg yearlings are videoed as I write this and we’ll have more to say about them once we get a look.
All told we have 10 weanlings and certainly the most prominent figures to be Pickets Charge a Confederate colt out of the brilliant Mikala p,1:47.4 with $651,751 on her card. He’s a looker and will reach the sales next year. Mikala is currently carrying a Sweet Lou and will foal in 2026
Another headliner will be Loudemetry, a Sweet Lou colt from Geometry who gave us his acclaimed full sister Geocentric who earned $738,877 in her racing career. He’s also a “looker” and will reach the sales next year. Geometry was bred back to Sweet lou and will foal in 2026
All Anthony Perretti Farm yearlings are raised just down the road from the old Perretti Farms off route 526 in the prime of New Jersey Horse Country.
For the record, the old Perretti Farms is now Hogan Equine where the celebrated surgeon Dr. Patti Hogan does her work.
