Hambletonian to Harmonious

Harmonious took the lead midway through the stretch and then held off Embassy Lobell by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday to win the $1,346,000 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands in straight heats.

The Hambletonian victory was the third in four years for driver John Campbell and it also gave owner Frank Antonacci and his Lindy Racing Stable a record fourth victory.

Harmonious and Embassy Lobell were both impressive in winning their divisions of the opening heat. Harmonious was by far the better horse in the second heat, trotting the mile 1:54 1/5, the third fastest heat in the 65-year history of the Hambletonian, the foremost trotting event.