DIABOLIC HILL, ALL TIME TROT S RALL IN ROOKIE TROTS
Freshman trotters Diabolic Hill and All Time Trot S took similar paths to victory in the Grade 1 Valley Victory and Goldsmith Maid, respectively, on Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Meadowlands, yielding for close stalking trips before emerging in the homestretch to post gutsy wins over tough pacesetting rivals ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- November 15, 2025 -- Freshman trotters Diabolic Hill and All Time Trot S took similar paths to victory in the Grade 1 Valley Victory and Goldsmith Maid, respectively, on Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Meadowlands, yielding for close stalking trips before emerging in the homestretch to post gutsy wins over tough pacesetting rivals.
In the $421,000 Valley Victory, for 2-year-old male trotters, Diabolic Hill yielded mid-race to Spencer Hanover before getting the better of him in a stretch-long duel, prevailing in 1:53.3 over good going.
Diabolic Hill and driver Todd McCarthy followed AI (driven by Yannick Gingras) in a two-wide tow on the first turn through a :28.3 first quarter before pushing clear with five-eighths to go and immediately yielding to Spencer Hanover (Jason Bartlett) to stalk a :56.3 half. With five-sixteenths remaining, McCarthy was back out and moving with Diabolic Hill, and the Muscle Hill-Crysti Dream colt stuck a head in front off the corner for home. Spencer Hanover fought back inside at the eighth pole, but Diabolic Hill countered his rival's move and reached the winning post a head in front. Nix Nacken (Dexter Dunn) finished third, beaten 3-1/4 lengths.
"He's just phenomenal — the way he fought down the stretch, you can't ask for more from a horse," said trainer Annie Stoebe, who co-owns Diabolic Hill with Mazza Racing Stables. "Him going on the road really helped (with his maturity); he's just a smart boy. It's so rewarding to have an animal that powerful perform like that."
Now a five-time winner from 10 starts with $506,636 in earnings, Diabolic Hill paid $4.20 to win as the even-money favorite.
After being just upended by Busy Miss Lissy S in the Kindergarten final two weeks ago, All Time Trot S turned the tables in the $462,000 Goldsmith Maid, for 2-year-old trotting fillies, drafting in the pocket behind her fellow Åke Svanstedt trainee before unleashing a :27.3 stretch push to reel her in and also hold off runner-up Nezuko Kamado S for a lifetime-best 1:54 score.
In line to Yannick Gingras, All Time Trot S secured a two-hole ride behind another stablemate in Isabella Bi (Åke Svanstedt) through a :27.4 quarter before briefly taking over with five-eighths to go and then yielding to Busy Miss Lissy S (Johnathan Ahle), who forged off cover to clear the front before a :57.1 half. The Googoo Gaagaa-Gorgeous AM filly enjoyed clear sailing from the pocket through three-quarters in 1:26.1 before switching off the pegs at the eighth pole.
"You've got to respect the others, but I thought I had [Ahle] beat before I pulled," said Gingras of his mid-stretch move with All Time Trot S. "I had a handful of trot, but I could tell Åke had a little trot behind me, too, so I was biding my time and not trying to pull too early."
It took a few strides for All Time Trot S to switch gears, but she collared Busy Miss Lissy S with a sixteenth to go and outlasted a late charge from 9-5 favorite Nezuko Kamado S (Scott Zeron) by a half length. Busy Miss Lissy S finished a game third.
"She deserves it; she's a top filly," concluded Gingras.
Now a three-time winner from seven starts, All Time Trot S increased her career earnings to $278,202 with the biggest win of her career. Robert Lindstrom, whose Midnight Sun Partners own All Time Trot S, bred the filly in partnership with Ove Karlsson.
As the 3-1 third choice, All Time Trot S paid $8.40 to win.
Replay Links:
• Valley Victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azp9MXpzvhg
• Goldsmith Maid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6qbA6xE5Cg
FALL FINAL FABULOUS: A 20-cent Pick-6 double carryover of $9,241 motivated players to pour $59,479 of “new money” into the pot, and after Dance Partner scored in the 12th race at odds of 30-1, that set up three players to cash in for $19,929.72 after even-money favorite Like A Shadow scored in the 13th. … Yannick Gingras and Ron Burke led the driver and trainer colonies, respectively, with four winners each. They teamed up to win three times on the program. … All-source handle on the 14-race card totaled $3,443,597, which represented an increase of $116,217 over the corresponding card from last year. … Racing resumes Thursday at 6:20 p.m.
