PSYCHIC CREDIT, ROSE RUN INVADER TAKE SPLIT FRANK RUBINETTI MEMORIAL AT FREEHOLD
FREEHOLD, NJ - - Ray Schnittker guided Psychic Credit to victory in the first division of the second annual Frank Rubinetti Memorial at Freehold on Friday. The open trot for 3 year olds, with a purse of $13,000, is named in honor of the long-time owner of harness horses who passed away in 2005.
Psychic Credit was aided by breaks by two of the other trotters in the six-horse race and won with a time of 2:00.3. Altered States (3-1 morning line) with John Campbell broke at the quarter and Man On Fire (9-2) broke at the start. Psychic Credit took advantage and paid $31.20, 9.20, 4.20. Finshing second was Sweet Daddy Siki (Anthony Morgan) while Super Star K (Charlie Norris) was third.
In the second division, Rose Run Invader was impressive in victory, winning with a time of 1:57.4. Driven by Andy Miller and trained by Ron Randall, Rose Run Invader paid $4.40, 3.40, 2.20. Finishing second was Dean Hoffman with Marcus Johansson, while Swissonian, driven by David Miller finished third.
Psychic Credit is eligible for the $200,000(est.) Dexter Cup Trot to be contested at Freehold on May 12 with eliminations set for May 5. Rose Run Invader would have to pay a $ 25,000. supplemental fee to enter the Dexter Cup.
Mr. Rubinetti was 78 at the time of his passing. Over a span of 30 years, he owned more than 60 standardbred horses, including the 1997 three-year-old Trotting Filly of the Year, No Nonsense Woman. Many of the horses campaigned by Mr. Rubinetti were owned in partnership with Hall of Fame driver/trainer, Jim Doherty.
A longtime resident of the Garden State, Rubinetti was born in Italy and resided in Orange, NJ before moving to Union, NJ some 43 years ago.
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