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ENGLEHART SADDLES 7TH STRAIGHT WINNER AT AQUEDUCT: GOES FOR NO. 8 WEDNESDAY

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Chris J. Englehart went 2-for-2 at Aqueduct Racetrack 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 on December 30, when he sent out Who’s the Cowboy ($18) to win the first race, Smokin Artie’s Gal ($3.30) to take the second, and, after Cherokee Trick was scratched from the fifth race, completed the hat trick when Budge Man ($11.20) won the seventh race at the Big A.

On New Year’s Eve, Englehart won Aqueduct’s fourth race with his only starter, Iberian Gate ($2.90), and kicked off 2011 by winning the fifth race with Run Warrior Run ($9.40) on Saturday. Sunday, Englehart’s hot streak continued when he won the fifth race with Isn’t She Grand ($3.60) and the sixth with Furhlang ($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 8-for-8 on Wednesday when he sends out Who’s the Cowboy in race 5. On Thursday, Englehart has entered three horses: Crafty Mark in the first, Sorority Sister in the sixth, and High Stakes Player in the eighth race. 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.

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 8-for-8 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 7-for-7 at Saratoga Race Course in 2008.