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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Hambletonian has become trainer Jimmy Takters personal playground lately.The Swedish native has won trottings biggest race the past two years, and he has another chance on Saturday when he sends out five 3-year-olds at the Meadowlands, including the highly regarded Bar Hopping.No trainer has ever won three straight Hambletonians. One more win would also give the 55-year-old Hall of Famer a record-tying fifth triumph. Stanley Dancer, Billy Haughton and Ben White also won five.Bar Hopping is the favorite in the nine-horse first elimination. Southwind Frank is the favorite in the nine-horse second elimination, and the overall favorite to win the final.The top five finishers in each elimination advance to the final to determine the Hambletonian winner.Southwind Frank has win 16 of 18 career starts. His only two losses have been to Bar Hopping.At least we know hes challenged (Southwind) Frank, Takter said. He beat him fair and square earlier this year.Tim Tetrick, who will be looking for his first Hambletonian win, will drive Bar Hopping, starting from the No. 1 post position. The colt was impressive in capturing the $300,000 Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs on July 24 in his final prep.Takter will also send out Lagerfeld, Love Matters, Jimmy William and Reigning Moni in the eliminations.Takter said the most important thing in training is not to change for a big race.People start over-doing things, train the horses maybe a little harder, or whatever, he said. I dont think thats smart. I think thats where experience comes in. The horse has no clue its the Hambletonian. The driver and trainer, yes. But the horse has no clue.Southwind Frank, who is trained by Ron Burke, has won 5 of 6 starts this year. He won the Reynolds Memorial Stakes in the slop here last weekend.Driver Yannick Gingras said Southwind Frank had plenty left in his tank at the end of the race.These are going to be his races to lose, Gingras said. Im not going to be looking to come third over or something like that. Im looking to have him in play and Im looking to have him aggressive.Gingras failed to win with the favorite in the last two Hambletonians. Breaking from the No. 10 post position, Father Patrick broke stride and never had a chance in 2014.Gingras drove both Pinkman and Mission Brief in their respective Hambletonian heats. He chose to drive the filly Mission Brief in the final and finished second to Pinkman, who was driven by Brian Sears.Here are the fields for the eliminations in post position order with horse, driver and odds:Elimination 1: Bar Hopping, Tetrick, 9-5; Lagerfeld, Gingras, 12-1; Make Or Miss, Joe Bongiorno, 20-1; Milligans School, Andy Miller, 10-1; Brooklyn Hill, David Miller, 3-1; Mavens Way, John Campbell, 6-1; Tight Lines, Jeff Gregory, 25-1; Iron Mine Bucky, George Dennis, 15-1; Reigning Moni, Mark MacDonald, 4-1.Elimination 2: Jimmy William, Tetrick, 20-1; The Royal Harry, Ake Svanstedt, 20-1; Sutton, Andy Miller, 6-1; Marion Marauder, Scott Zeron 3-1; Southwind Frank, Gingras, 4-5, Hollywood Highway, Campbell, 30-1; Dominion Beach, Bjorn Goop, 30-1; Love Matters, Brett Miller, 12-1; Waitlifter, David Miller, 10-1.Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . 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In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious.Chelsea striker Diego Costa is the ideal man to replace Jackson Martinez at Atletico Madrid next season, according to Sky Sports Spanish football expert Terry Gibson.Martinez left the Vicente Calderon to sign for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande last week in a deal worth £31.8m, less than a year after moving to Atleti.Gibson feels the deal for a frontman who had scored only twice in the league was just too good to turn down for the La Liga club, especially if coach Diego Simeone can lure Costa back to the Spanish capital this summer. I was a little taken aback that they let him go, but they must have seen the price and thought we are actually going to make a profit on him, he told the La Liga Weekly podcast.And this is a player who was not ripping it up in La Liga and who Simeone had not really fallen in love with or trusted.Then obviously talk immediately turned to his replacement next season and Diego Costa. Jackson Martinez left Atletico for Guangzhou Evergrande last week The former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United forward believes Costa would be the perfect player to take over from Martinez after spending four huggely successful years at the club before joining Chelsea in 2014.ddddddddddddI think he is [the right man to replace Martinez] because he fits Atletico so well, said Gibson. There is always going to be a pull because of what he achieved at Atletico Madrid. Terry Gibson on Diego Costa And Gibson also believes Filipe Luis decision last summer to re-join Atletico from the Premier League champions shows that returning to your former club can sometimes be a success.I think Filipe going back has worked quite well, he said, so it is not always a rule that applies, is it?It depends on Diego Costa too and if he is enjoying life at Chelsea. But there is always going to be a pull because of what he achieved at Atletico Madrid. And, of course, if Simeone is still the manager and they have the money available, it might even be something Chelsea listen to as well.But again, it is another club where we do not know who the manager is going to be next season.Also See:Get Sky SportsLa Liga videoFixturesTable ' ' '