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Hambo king says 'Dewey' one of a kind
Sunday, August 3, 2008
By JOHN ROWE
RECORD COLUMNIST
EAST RUTHERFORD - Ray Schnittker seemed oblivious to his surroundings. Here he was on the biggest stage of his profession, the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands, dodge dakota parts transmission and he decided to drive like he did in his formative days dodge center aquatic center at the smaller tracks of upstate dodge ram control arms New dodge city college York.
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Catch me if you can, he dared the rest of the 10-horse field in the $1.5 million dodge ram fuel filters race.
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"I'm not going to dodge any bullets," said Schnittker.
Those who know him wouldn't expect anything different. Schnittker is a well-liked horseman who's paid his dues along the way.
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EAST RUTHERFORD - Ray Schnittker seemed oblivious to his surroundings. Here he was on dodge charger b-body parts the biggest stage of his profession, the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands, and he decided to drive like he did in his formative days at the smaller replacing clutch in dodge neon tracks of upstate New York.
The heck with any complicated strategy. Schnittker knew that in Deweycheatumnhowe he had the best horse, and if nobody else was dodge city going palmore dodge to take the early lead, he would.
Catch me if you can, he dared the rest of the 10-horse field in the $1.5 million race.
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Schnittker knew early on that he had a special horse. In his first baby race, Deweycheatumnhowe finished second, yet he made up 15 or 20 lengths, and medved dodge he was motoring down the lane.
"It was his stride," Schnittker remembered. "I always thought dodge magnum diecast he'd be at least a decent horse, and maybe better later on jacked up dodge ram pics in his career because he was so big, but he's also athletic."
He needed all of that in his biggest race. Maintaining dodge caravan keyless locks dont work a two-length lead throughout the first three-quarters of the mile race, Schnittker, as is his way, took a sw dodge plan room omaha peek from his bike as he headed down the stretch to see if anybody was gaining.
Crazed, driven by Tim Tetrick, was.
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Actually dodge ram 4x4 diesel wanted he had - twice in dodge 68rfe transmission Deweycheatumnhowe's fourth career race. Back when the crowd was a lot smaller and the stakes a lot less.
With the stakes a lot higher, Schnittker was leaving nothing to chance.
"I was definitely worried," he said. "You don't want to get beat like that."
Because he didn't, the comparisons to the best trotters of all dodge caravan tail light time can begin. So can the comparisons of how Deweycheatumnhowe has achieved what others in other sports have not.
"'Dewey' did what Big Brown could not in the Belmont," said Frank Baldassare, a former Bergen County resident who is part of the horse's ownership. "What Somebeachsomewhere couldn't do in the Meadowlands Pace."
And, as Giants' fans gladly will remind everybody, what the New England Patriots couldn't do.
Deweycheatumnhowe's future plans include a specially arranged race at Vernon Downs, one of Schnittker's old stomping grounds. Then it's on to the World Trotting Derby, the Big Red Mile in Lexington, Ky., and back to The Meadowlands for the Breeders Crown in fall.
"I'm not going to dodge any bullets," said Schnittker.
Those who know him wouldn't expect anything different. Schnittker is a well-liked horseman who's paid his dues along the way.
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