Englehart wins seven in a row at Aqueduct, eyes modern record

Englehart wins seven in a row at Aqueduct, eyes modern

record

Trainer Chris J. Englehart went two-for-two at Aqueduct Sunday afternoon,

extending his winning streak to seven straight races and coming to within one of

what is believed to be the modern-day record for consecutive wins by a trainer

in New York.

Englehart's streak began last Thursday, when he sent out Who's the Cowboy

(Intensity) ($18) to win the 1ST race, Smokin Artie's Gal (Smokin Mel) ($3.30)

to take the 2ND, and, after Cherokee Trick (Yonaguska) was scratched from the

5TH race, completed the hat trick when Budge Man (Fusaichi Pegasus) ($11.20) won

the 7TH race at the Big A.

On the Friday New Year's Eve card, Englehart won Aqueduct's 4TH race with his

only starter, Iberian Gate (Chapel Royal) ($2.90), and kicked off 2011 by

winning the 5TH race with Run Warrior Run (Desert Warrior) ($9.40) on Saturday.

Sunday, Englehart's hot streak continued when he won the 5TH race with Isn't

She Grand (Grand Reward) ($3.60) and the 6TH with Fuhrlang (Langfuhr) ($5.50)

for his seventh straight winner.

With Aqueduct closed for live racing on Monday and Tuesday, the trainer will

try to make it a record-tying eight-for-eight on Wednesday when he sends out

Who's the Cowboy in the 5TH. On Thursday, Englehart has entered three horses:

Crafty Mark (Crafty Prospector) in the 1ST, Sorority Sister (Include) in the 6TH

and High Stakes Player (A.P. Indy) in the 8TH race.

According to recent records, four modern-day trainers have saddled eight

consecutive winners at New York Racing Association (NYRA) tracks: John Parisella

in 1973; Angel Penna Sr., who sent out eight straight at Belmont Park in 1982;

Oscar Barrera, who went eight-for-eight from April 15-21, 1983, at Belmont Park;

and Edward I. Kelly, who accomplished the feat in October 1983.

More recently, trainer John Kimmel went seven-for-seven at Saratoga in 2008.

Since the Aqueduct inner track meet began on December 2, Englehart's horses

are 9-0-2 from 11 starts, with earnings of $144,600.