Major open-company Chicago-circuit stakes races in 2002

American Nationals at Balmoral Park

$130,000 2yo colt trot (9/12): 1. Classic Response (Mike Lachance); 2. Muscles Marinara; 3. Varsity Player. M: 3 1/2 lengths. T: 2:00 3.5.

$1270,000 2yo filly trot (9/12): 1. Southwind Flanders (David Miller); 2. Southwind Maywood; 3. Jujitsu Hanover. M: 1 3/4 lengths. T: 1:56 4/5.

$128,000 2yo colt pace (7/28): 1. Yankee Cruiser (Dean Magee); 2. No Pan Intended; 3. Lifetime Man. M: 3 1/2 lengths. T: 1:52 2/5.

$120,000 2yo filly pace (7/29): 1. Loyal Opposition (Andy Miller); 2. Impressive Sign; 3. Monterey. M: 3 1/2 lengths. T: 1:53 1/5.

$180,000 3yo colt trot (8/24): 1. Kadabra (David Miller); 2. Andover Hall; 3. Like A Prayer. M: Head. T: 1:53 4/5.

$180,000 3yo filly trot (8/24): 1. My Starchip (Dave Magee); 2. Wedding Singer; 3. Limitless Sky. M: 2 1/4 lengths. T: 1:54 4/5.

$275,000 3yo colt pace (7/27): 1. Mystic Art (Dave Magee); 2. Fox Valley Chris; 3. Life Is A Cabaret. M: 3 1/4 lengths. T: 1:49 3/5.

$190,000 3yo filly pace (11/9): 1. Carolina Sunshine (Eric Ledford); 2. Weeping Wannabe; 3. Dear Girl. M: 1 length. T: 1:56 1/5.

$180,000 aged pace (8/31): 1. Color Me Best (Dave Magee); 2. Capital Request; 3. Rattle And Rock. M: 3 3/4 lengths. T: 1:49 4/5.

$170,000 aged trot (10/6): 1. Plesac (Tim Tetrick); 2. Monte Hall; 3. Fools Goal. M: 9 lengths. T: 1:53 1/5.

Other Balmoral stakes

$78,000 Fairy Godmother female pace (8/3): 1. Tupelo Rose N (Dave Magee); 2. Determination Plus; 3. Bootsy. M: 3 lengths. T: 1:51 3/5.

At Maywood Park

$280,000 Windy City 3yo pace (11/8): 1. Three Olives (John Campbell); 2. Arizona Liar; 3. Henry Clay. M: 3/4 length. T: 1:52 4/5.

$110,000 Galt 3yo trot (11/1): 1. Winsum Ranger (Mark O'Mara); 2. Florida Crown; 3. Semper Fi Hall. M: 3/4 length. T: 1:58 3/5.

$70,000 Abe Lincoln 2yo pace (11/1): 1. Yankee Cruiser (Dean Magee); 2. Allamerican Captor; 3. Keystone Rodeo. M: 3/4 length. T: 1:56 3/5.

$70,000 Abe Lincoln 2yo pace (11/1): 1. Strait At Ya (Andy Miller); 2. Last-Call-Crombie; 3. Stagedoor Left. M: 1 length. T: 1:53 3/5.

$85,000 Cinderella 3yo filly pace (8/23): 1. Chee Chee Whiz (Mike Oosting); 2. Lou Annie; 3. Oneinamilliongirl. M: 1 1/4 lengths. T: 1:54 1/5.

At Hawthorne Race Course (Suburban Downs meet)

$116,000 Dygert Memorial trot (7/13): 1. Pegasus Spur (Richard Stillings); 2. Lavecster; 3. Yankee Douglas. M: 3 3/4 lengths. T: 1:55 2/5.

M=Winning margin. T=Time. (Driver in parentheses).

2003 Illinois stakes schedule

Hereís a rundown of the major standardbred stakes on the Chicago circuit and at the Springfield and Du Quoin state fairs
(ICF=Illinois-conceived and-foaled):

May 10: Fairy Godmother aged mare pace, Balmoral Park. (Winner: Artistic Vision, 1:51 3/5, head)

June 21: Dygert open trot, Hawthorne Race Course. (Winner: Lifes A Holiday, 1:54 4/5, 6 lengths)

June 28: Robert Carey Memorial open pace, Hawthorne. (Winner: Color Me Best, 1:51 2/5, neck)

July 11: Maywood Pace, 3-year-old ICF males, Maywood Park. (Winner: Big Money Man, 1:53 1/5, 5 1/2 lengths)

July 17: American National 2-year-old filly pace, Balmoral. (Winner: Kikikatie, 1:54 2/5, 4 1/4 lengths)

July 18: Maywood Filly Pace, 3-year-old ICF fillies, Maywood. (Winner: Loyal Opposition, 1:53 3/5, 3/4 lengths)

July 19: American National 2-year-old colt pace, Balmoral. (Winner: Nineteenth Hole, 1:53 2/5, 3 3/4 lengths)

July 26: American National 3-year-old colt pace, Balmoral.

Aug. 14: State Fair 2-year-old ICF pace and trot finals, Springfield.

Aug. 23: American National 3-year-old colt and filly trots, Balmoral.

Aug. 29: Filly World Trotting Derby, 3-year-olds, Du Quoin.

Aug. 30: World Trotting Derby, 3-year-olds, Du Quoin.

Sept. 13: Super Night, Balmoral.

Sept. 18: Lincoln Land and Lady Lincoln Land 2-year-old ICF trots, Balmoral.

Sept. 27: American National aged pace, Balmoral.

Oct. 10: Cardinal and Violet 2-year-old ICF finals, Maywood.

Oct. 11: American National aged trot, Balmoral.

Oct. 17: Galt 3-year-old trot and Cinderella 3-year-old filly pace, Maywood.

Oct. 31: Windy City Pace for 3-year-olds and Abe Lincoln 2-year-old colt pace, Maywood.

Nov. 1: American National 3-year-old filly pace, Balmoral.

Nov. 2: American National 2-year-old colt and filly trots, Balmoral.