Yonkers, NY--Roll With Joe, the richest harness horse in North America this season. leads six 3-year-olds—-four colts and two geldings--entered for Yonkers Raceway's Messenger Stakes.
The final leg of the Pacing Triple Crown is a one-dash-for-the-cash ($401,000) event, set for Saturday night, Nov. 12.
Roll With Joe, a son of Cam's Card Shark-Classic Wish, lists the million-dollar Meadowlands Pace on the resume of a $1,449,225 earnings season. He has five wins, four seconds a pair of thirds in 13 starts this season, with his actual bankroll at $1,449,225. He won Chester's $500,000 Battle of the Brandywine and was beaten a lip in last weekend's $500,000 final of the Breeders Crown at Woodbine. Roll With Joe also finished second in the $252,864 final of the Little Brown Jug.
Roll With Joe is co-owned by breeder Winbak Farm, Blue Chip Bloodstock, Stephen Demeter and Not To Worry Stable and trained by Ed Hart. Ron Pierce has the assignment for the colt's second local appearance, the first being a mid-October qualifier.
Also in is New York Sire Stakes champ Mojo Terror, with a dozen wins this more than $314,000 to his credit this season. The homebred gelded son of Western Terror-Winning Mojo is owned by Perfect World Enterprises and trained by Chris Oakes. Brian Sears is the listed chauffeur.
The remainder of the Messenger half-dozen includes Keystone Velocity (Dan Dube), Rollwithitharry (Pierce also listed), Sea Venture (Jason Bartlett) and Sir Ziggy's Z Tam (Pat Lachance). Sea Venture is the other gelding in the field.
The companion event to the Messenger, the Lady Maud Pace, closed with four sophomore fillies. Alphabetically, the lineup reads City Delight, Krispy Apple, New Album and Rocklamation.
George Brennan has been "early-listed" to drive each lass save for Rocklamation, who is paired with Sears.
The Lady Maud, worth $184,890, also goes as a lone dash Saturday, Nov. 12.