Here's one observer's opinion of the current power rankings at Buffalo Raceway (with local starts, wins, seconds, thirds, earnings, gait, fastest winning mile, trainer, driver and date of last race.) Horses are dropped if they haven't raced in a month. Your opinions and suggestions are always welcome by e-mail at rsummers@buffnews.com.

1. Hello Carlo (17-7-4-0, $42,840, t, 1:59. Larry Clabaugh, Jack Flanigen, 7/9): Won the $9,000 Open Handicap Trot for the third straight week on May 21 in 2:00 to become the season's richest trotter at the time. ... His pair of 1:59 miles are among the fastest trotting races of the season. ... Won the $9,000 feature with a tough first-over trip on June 25 and repeated with a 1:59 4/5 victory to push his bankroll over the $40,000 mark on July 2. ... Owned by Mario Caponi of Cayuga Falls, Ohio.

2. Arm And A Leg (22-5-5-4, $41,670, p, 1:54 2/5. Stacy Keene, Kevin Cummings, 7/17): Last year's top horse and No. 1 pacer has won just five times, but his the 7-year-old gelding's winning miles have been clocked in 1:56 2/5 (twice), 1:55 3/5, 1:55 4/5 and 1:54 2/5. ... Owned by Mark Jakubik of West Seneca.

3. Newberry Winner (22-8-2-4, $44,530, p, 1:56.4. Neal Russo, Jamie Dunlap, 7/16): 6-year-old granddaughter of Three Wizzards (the sixth-place finisher in Buffalo Raceway's Hopeful Pace in 1990) took a big drop in class and won her sixth race of the season in 1:58 2/5 on May 7. ... Drew the rail in the $9,000 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap on June 25 and won in a season's best 1:57. ... Won in a season's best 1:56 4/5 on July 16 to become the season's richest horse. ... Owned by Howard M. Ouriel of Rochester.

4. Compass Connection (6-1-2-1, $10,980, p, 1:54 3/5. Bob Gruber, Ray Fisher Jr., 7/3): Veteran campaigner recently acquired from Canada wired the field from post 1 in 1:54 3/5, then the second-fastest mile of the season, in the $9,000 Open Handicap Pace on June 5. ... It was his 37th win in 168 starts and pushed his career bankroll over $400,000. ... Owned by Jude Jacobs of East Aurora and a bunch of friends.

5. Cry For Cash (22-4-2-4, $32,040, p, 1:55 3/5. Ron Beback Jr., Ron Beback Jr., 7/17): 5-year-old gelding wired the field in 1:58 2/5 to win the $9,000 Open Handicap Pace from post 3 on Feb. 27 to become the first horse to win the Saturday night feature twice this season. ... Made it three on April 17 with a front-running victory in 1:55 3/5. ... Won his fourth on May 8 in 1:57 4/5. ... Owned by the threesome of J.D. Critelli of Lockport and William Switala and James Martin of Clarence. ... Switala and Martin's OK Commander, driven by Brian Sears for trainer Gregg McNair, won an elimination race in 1:47 4/5 at the Meadowlands and will be competing in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 17.

6. Redneck Reindeer (17-6-5-3, $41,160, t, 2:00.1. Sherri Holliday, Ken Holliday, 7/9): 6-year old gelding stepped up in class and wired the best trotters in the $9,000 Open Handicap in 2:01 3/5 on April 9 for his third win in five local starts since arriving from Canada. ... Won for the third time in four starts on April 23. ... After a losing trip to Vernon Downs, he won his fifth of the year in a season's best 2:00 1/5 on May 7. ... Got sixth win in 2:00 4/5 on June 4. ... Owned by Betty Tauber of East Brunswick, N.J.

7 . Manfromnantucket (6-3-1-0, $16,920, t, 1:59. Allan McCarty, Ron Beback Jr., 7/2): 5-year-old gelding won the $9,000 Open Handicap Trot on May 28 after breaking at the start as the 8-5 favorite the previous week. ... Repeated June 11 with a 1:59 3/5 mile and scored again in 1:59 to win a four-horse photo on June 18.. ... Owned by trainer McCarty of Hamburg.

8. Pembroke Primo (24-4-6-6, $40,595, p, 1:57 3/5. John Cummings Sr., Kevin Cummings, 7/16): 6-year-old mare broke a long losing streak by winning the the $9,000 Fillies & Mares Handicap in 1:57 3/5 on June 11. ... Her excellent in-the-money record has made her one of the season's richest horses. ... Owned by Mark Jakubik of West Seneca.

9. Jim (24-10-2-4, $31,061, t, 1:59 4/5. Jim McNeight, Jim McNeight, 7/16): 8-year-old son of SJ's Photo, the 1995 champion male trotter, became the meet's winningest horse when he won for the ninth time on June 18, while carrying a $10,000 claiming tag. ... Posted his 10th win, in a season's best 1:59 4/5, on June 25. ... Owned by Michael Ventura of Williamsville.

10. Boomer Berman (22-9-9-0, $39,250, t, 2:00 1/5. Lisa Lederhouse, Jack Flanigen, 7/18): It was Boomer Berman Day at Buffalo Raceway July 11 and the big guy responded with a last-to-first victory in 2:01 for his ninth win of the season. ... This 14-year-old Pennsylvania-bred gelding has won 85 times in 2387 career starts. ... It was his 40th Western New York win, and 14th for trainer Lisa Lederhouse, since he took an Open Handicap race at Hamburg in 2:01 on May 10, 2002 for trainer/driver Steve Schoeffel. ... Owned by Kathy Schoeffel of Evans City, Pa.

Special Mention

LM Tarzoon (7-1-0-2, $1,860, p, 2:03. Paul Wright Jr., Bev Kingston, 7/18): 6-year-old gelding was 8-1 on the morning line but was let go at more than 57-1 and paid $117.50 for his 2:03 victory against $4,000 claimers. ... Despite his huge payoff, the Sunday matinee late double with favorite She's A Screamer ($4.40) in the previous race returned only $56. ... Owner Sandra Wright of West Seneca said it was his second pari-mutuel start (after 5 qualifiers) after the Quebec-bred underwent "annular ligament surgery on his front left leg."

Justlikeart (20-8-1-5, $27,485, p, 1:55 3/5. Stacy Keene, Kevin Cummings, 7/17): 5-year-old gelding won his eighth race of the season with a 1:56 3/5 mile against Open II Handicap competition on July 17. ... With three wins in the month, he was named Buffalo Raceway Horse of the Month for June. ... Owned by Earl Scheelar of Hamburg

Cee Pee Bush (2-1-0-1, $3,800, p, 1:54 3/5. Sherri Holliday, Ken Holliday, 7/17): Newcomer from Tioga won a $10,000 claiming race on July 10 in 1:54 3/5, which tied for the third-fastest pacing mile of the season. ... Owned by Holliday Racing of Cowlesville.

Roadside Delight: (1-1-0-0, $9,990, p, 1:56 3/5. Richard Norman, Jack Flanigen, 7/10): 2-year-old colt won a New York Sire Stakes race July 10 in 1:56 3/5 and broke a Buffalo Raceway track record for 2-year-old pacing colts (1:56 4/5) that was held by Dee Magic Man, who won the $90,000 Hopeful Final on July 28, 2001, when she was driven by Jim McNeight... Owned by David McDuffee of Delray Beach, Fla.

Online Auction (1-1-0-0, $4,500, t, 2:00 1/5. Jeff Bolyard, Jeff Bolyard, 7/9): Invader from the Meadows in Pennsylvania took advantage of being assigned the No. 1 post at won the $9,000 Invitational Trot by 2 3/4 lengths, paying $20.80, over Hello Carlo on July 9 in 2:00 1/5 while leading all the way. ... Owned by Donald Bolyard of Greenville, Ohio.

The Grey Filly (2-1-1-0, $6,125, p, 1:57 2/5. Ron Beback Jr., Ron Beback Jr., 7/16): 4-year-old mare making her first appearance for the Beback barn was assigned the rail for the $9,000 Fillies & Mares Handiap on July 9 and responded with a wire-to-wire 2 1/2-length victory in 1:57 2/5 for a $15 payoff. ... Owned by the McCarthy Family Farms of Granton, Ont. and Ray Bunn of London, Ont.

Scotts Rolls Royce (16-3-3-2, $20,995, p, 1:55. John Mungillo, Troy Boring, 7/3): 8-year-old gelding has won only three times in 24 total starts this year, but his victories have been clocked in 1:55, 1:55 2/5 and 1:55 4/5. ... The latter two wins came since Mungillo became his trainer. ... Owned by Amanda Tobinski and Greg Luther of Gahanna, Ohio.

Windfall Blue Chip (1-1-0-0, $19,815, p, 1:54 4/5. George Teague Jr., Jim Morrill Jr., 6/20): 3-year-old posted what was then the fifth-fastest pacing mile of the season with his easy victory in a New York Sire Stakes race on Father's Day.

Wine Guide (17-4-5-1, $29,202, p, 1:57 3/5. Bob Gruber III, Ron Beback Jr., 6/27): Won his fourth race of the season --- earning $2,300 in 1:57 3/5 against $6,000 claimers --- on May 19. ... Thanks much to the $13,000 he earned for winning the Niatross series final for $4,000 claimers on Feb. 27, he's the fifth-richest pacer of the season. ... Owned by Irwin Kaplan of Merrick.

Bankers Dream (27-5-5-3 $34,365, t, 1:59 1/5. D.J. Millner, Ron Beback Jr., 7/16): After losing as the 9-5 favorite on Jan. 15, he came back and won in 1:59 1/5, the fastest trotting mile of the meet at the time. ... Won his fourth race of the year with a 2:01 1/5 mile on March 26. ... Took his fifth race of the year on April 16 in 2:01 2/5 in the slop. ... Owned by Melinda Kash of Medina, Ohio.

Australian Stock (25-3-6-3, $34,140, t, 1:58 4/5. D.J. Millner, Ray Fisher Jr., 7/16): Earned his way back into the top 10 with two straight wins in the $9,000 Open Handicap Trot from posts 1 (1:58 4/5 and 3 (2:00 2/5). ... He's the third-fastest and fifth-richest trotter of the season.

Season's Fastest Winning Pacers:

1:54 2/5: Two Twentytwo (May 29)

1:54 2/5: Arm And A Leg (June 12)

1:54 3/5: Compass Connection (June 5)

1:54 3/5: Arm And A Leg (June 19)

1:54 3/5: Cee Pee Bush (July 10)

Season's Fastest Winning Trotters:

1:58 1/5: Blacktuxwhitesocks (June 16)

1:58 3/5: Classical Man (June 11)

1:58 4/5: Australian Stock (March 19)

1:59: Hello Carlo (April 30)

1:59: Hello Carlo (May 14)

1:59: Manfromnantucket (June 18)

Season's Richest Pacers

$44,530: Newberry Winner

$41,670: Arm And A Leg

$40,595: Pembroke Primo

$32,040: Cry For Cash

$30,620: It's Only Roni

Season's Richest Trotters

$42,840: Hello Carlo

$41,160: Redneck Reindeer

$39,250: Boomer Berman

$34,365: Bankers Dream

$34,140: Australian Stock

Season's Winningest Horses

10 wins: Jim , t, (Jan. 15, $3,000, 2:02 2/5; Jan. 22, $3,000, 2:04; Feb. 3, $3,000, 2:04; Feb. 17, $4,600, 2:08 2/5; Feb. 24, $4,600, 2:06 3/5; March 17, $4,600, 2:02 3/5; March 24, $4,600, 2:03 3/5; May 7, $5,400, 2:00 3/5); June 18, $6,000, 2:00 4/5; June 25, $6,000, 1:58 4/5).

9 wins: Boomer Berman , t, (March 3, $4,600, 2:02 4/5; March 10, $4,600, 2:00 3/5; March 19, $5,400, 2:00 3/5; March 26, $5,400, 2:01 4/5; April 2, $6,200, 2:01 4/5; April 23, $5,400, 2:01 4/5; May 14, $5,400, 2:00 1/5; May 28, $7,500, 2:00 2/5; July 11, $6,000, 2:01).

8 wins: Newberry Winner , p, (Jan. 15, $7,500, 1:59 4/5; Jan. 29, $9,000, 2:00 4/5; Feb. 5, $9,000, 1:59 3/5; March 12, $9,000, 2:02; March 19, $9,000, 1:58 4/5; March 7, $4,700, 1:58 2/5; June 25, $9,000, 1:57; July 16, $9,000, 1:56 4/5).

8 wins: Justlikeart , p, (March 3, $3,000, 2:00 3/5; March 13, $4,600, 2:00 3/5; March 20, $6,000, 1:57; April 10, $6,200, 1:57 2/5; June 5, $6,000, 1:56; June 12, $7,500, 1:55 3/5; June 26, $7,500, 1:56 3/5; July 17, $7,500, 1:56 3/5).

7 wins: Goal Cam ,p, (Jan. 16, $3,000 purse, 2:02 3/5; Jan. 27, $4,200, 2:00 2/5; Feb. 6, $5,800, 1:58 1/5; Feb. 27, $5,800, 1:58 3/5; March 6, $6,200, 1:57 3/5; March 13, $7,500, 1:58 4/5; March 20, $7,500, 1:56 4/5).

7 wins: Miss Walker , p, (March 5, $4,600, 1:59 3/5; March 19, $5,000, 1:58 1/5; March 26, $6,200, 1:58; April 2, $9,000, 1:57; April 16, $9,000, 1:58; April 23, $9,000, 1:57 3/5; June 4, $9,000, 1:57 1/5).

7 wins: Hawaiian Alibi , p, (Jan. 27, $3,000, 2:01 3/5; Feb. 3, $5,800, 1:57 1/5; March 10, $5,000, 1:58 1/5; March 17, $5,000, 1:59; March 27, $5,800, 1:57 3/5; April 24, $5,800, 1:56 4/5; June 23, $5,000, 1:59 2/5).

7 wins: Helene's Escape , p, (March 5, $3,000, 2:00; March 26, $4,200, 2:01 1/5; April 30, $4,200, 1:57 4/5; May 28, $4,200, 2:00 2/5; June 4, $4,200, 1:59 1/5; June 18, $4,200, 1:58 4/5; July 2, $4,200, 1:57 4/5).

7 wins: Hello Carlo , t, (Feb. 12, $9,000, 2:01 1/5; Feb. 26, $9,000, 2:00 2/5; April 30, $9,000, 1:59; May 14, $9,000, 1:59; May 21, $9,000, 2:00; June 25, $9,000, 2:00 2/5; July 2, $9,000, 1:59 4/5.)

7 wins: Bonos Rainy Lady , p, (March 26, $4,600, 2:00 1/5; April 9, $4,600, 2:00 1/5; April 16, 6,000, 1:59 2/5; April 30, $6,500, 1:57 2/5; May 14, $6,500, 1:58; May 21, $6,500, 1:58 2/5, July 2, $9,000, 1:57 4/5.).

7 wins: Martin Hanover , p, (Feb. 3, $2,500, 2:06 1/5; March 17, $3,200, 2:00 4/5; March 31, $3,200, 2:00; April 7, $3,200, 1:59 4/5; April 17, $4,600, 1:59 1/5; June 19, $4,600, 1:58 2/5; July 11, $4,600, 1:59 2/5).

On The Mark

Congratulations to the following horses and their connections for recently setting new lifetime marks.

Pacers

1:56 2/5, Zackor: 5-year-old gelding by Sportsmaster (lifetime mark, 1:52 1/5) banked $2,500 for his 15th win in 92 starts on July 7. ... Trainer/driver Ron Beback Jr. sent him down the road in 28 2/5, 58 2/5 and 1:27 4/5 with a last quarter in 28 3/5 to cut two-fifths off his previous mark of 1:56 4/5 set at Northfield in 2008. ... Owned by James M. Dunn of Orchard Park.

1:57, Up The Credit: 2-year-old colt by Western Terror (1:48 3/5) earned $10,190 in New York Sire Stakes purse money for his first win in his first start on July 10. ... Trainer/driver Carl Jamieson had him in front at every split in 29 3/5, 57 4/5 and 1:28 to match his 1:57 mark set in a qualifier at Mohawk on July 3, 2010. ... Owned by Jamieson, Thomas Kryon, Brian Paquiet and Joanne Morrison, all of Canada.

1:57 1/5, Corey Drummond: 5-year-old gelding by Clown's Tears (1:50 4/5) earned $2,500 with his ninth win in 79 starts on July 3. The Fonz cut the mile in 29, 58 2/5 and 1:28 1/5 before Troy Boring drove him home in a 28 4/5 final quarter to trim two-fifths of a second off his previous mark of 1:57 3/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on June 12, 2010. ... Trained by Jim Compton of East Bethany, co-owner with his wife, Sandra.

1:57 1/5, Storm Buster: 4-year-old gelded son of Cambest (1:56 1/5) earned $1,600 for his 10th win in 57 starts on July 21. ... Jim McNeight drove him to a wire-to-wire victory in 28 1/5, 57 2/5 and 1:27 as he matched his previous mark of 1:57 1/5 set at Northfield Park on May 17, 2010. ... Trained by Pat Melloy Jr. for owner Cassidy Melloy of Albion, Ill.

1:57 2/5, Du Kirbey: 4-year-old gelding by Aces N Sevens (1:48 4/5) earned $2,300 for his ninth win in 39 races on July 21. ... Outlaws Ransome cut the mile in 28 4/5, 58 4/5 and 1:28 before trainer/driver Ron Beback Jr. got him home in a 29 2/5 last quarter to win by a head and slice a tick off his previous mark of 1:57 3/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on June 16. ... Owned by Joseph R. Dunn of Hamburg.

1:57 3/5, V'La Faire: 3-year-old daughter of Village Jove (1:49 4/5) won $1,250 with her third win in eight starts on July 4. Evil Eva set the pace in 28 3/5, 57 4/5 and 1:28 3/5 before driver Jack Flanigen unleashed her 28 3/5 last quarter and trimmed 1 4/5 seconds off her previous mark of 1:59 2/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on May 26, 2010. ... Trained by Richard Tomaszewski for Oakhurst Farms of Lancaster.

1:57 3/5, Thomas J: 2-year-old colt by Artiscape (1:49 3/5) earned $9,990 from the New York Sire Stakes fund for his second win in two starts on July 10. ... Denver Dolly (29 3/5) and Keystone Edge (59 1/5) cut the first half before driver Jason Bartlett sent him to the top in 1:28 4/5 en route to clipping 1 4/5 seconds from his previous mark of 1:59 3/5 set at Goshen on July 3, 2010. ... Trained by Linda Toscano for owner Kenneth Jacobs of Baldwinsville.

1:58, Sub Zip O: 3-year-old daughter of Village Jove (1:49 4/5) earned $1,250 with her fourth win in as many starts on July 11. ... Jack Flanigen drove her to a front-running victory in 29 3/5, 59 2/5 and 1:29 2/5 as she trimmed a tick off her previous record of 1:58 1/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on June 27. ... Trained by Robert Anderson of Frewsburg, co-owner with Nancy Kieffer of Hamburg.

1:58, Evil Eva: 3-year-old daughter of Red River Hanover (1:48 4/5) banked $1,250 for her first win in eight career starts on July 21. ... Isnt She Lovely led the first half in 29 3/5, 59 2/5 before Jack Flanigen took her to the front in 1:29 en route to trimming three seconds off her previous mark of 2:01 set in a qualifier at Northfield on March 4, 2010. ... Trained by Patrick Smith for owner David Swaney of New Wilmington, Pa.

1:58 4/5, Major Way: 2-year-old colt by Art Major (1:48 4/5 earned $10,190 in New York Sire Stakes purse money for his second win in two starts on July 10. ... After Southwind Inferno led the first quarter (30 2/5), driver Jason Bartlett sent him to the front in 1:00 4/5 and 1:31 1/5 on the way to knocking three seconds off his previous mark of 2:01 4/5 set at Goshen on July 3. ... Trained by Linda Toscano for owner Kenneth Jacobs of Baldwinsville.

1:59, The Sophinator: 4-year-old daughter of Paradise Indian (1:51 3/5) banked $1,500 for her 10th win in 55 starts on July 4. Celebrity Zelda cut the mile in 28 3/5, 58 and 1:27 4/5 before Jim McNeight got her home to snip two-fifths off her previous mark of 1:59 2/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on April 2, 2010. ... Trained by Neal Russo for Swat Team Stable of Pavilion.

2:00 4/5, Happy Cam 3-year-old gelding by Cambest (1:56 1/5) earned $1,250 for his first win in four starts on June 23. ... BCs Blood Money cut the first quarter in 29 4/5 before Kevin Cummings took him to the front in 59 3/5 and 1:30 4/5. ... Trained by Patrick Smith of Canfield, Ohio, who is co-owner with Charles Stein and Ernie Grekis of Cortland, Ohio.

2:00 1/5, A And Gs Major: 2-year-old colt by Art Major (1:48 4/5) won $9,990 in New York Sire Stakes purse money for his first win in his first start on July 10. ... Driver Jim Morrill Jr. guided him to a front-pacing victory in 30 1/5, 1:01 2/5 and 1:31 4/5 for trainer Mark Capone and owner Willie Tomlin of the Bronx.

Trotters

2:00 1/5, Flamenco Dancer: 5-year-old mare by Tejano (1:53 2/5) earned $3,750 with her eighth win in 55 starts on July 16. Altesse cut the mile in 29 3/5, 1:00 and 1:30 2/5 before driver Troy Boring steered her to a 29 2/5 final quarter and matched her previous mark of 2:00 1/5 set at Buffalo Raceway on June 25, 2010. ... Trained by Alex Giuliani for Benjamin Drongosky of Snyder.

2:03 3/5, Commando Jane: 4-year-old mare by CR Commando (1:53 2/5) earned $1,500 with her second win in 31 starts on July 18. ... Trainer Lee Dahn drove her to a gate-to-wire victory in 30 2/5, 1:01 3/5 and 1:33 2/5 to knock 1 2/5 off her previous record of 2:05 set at Saratoga in 2009. ... Owned by Lee and Larry Dahn of South Dayton, N.Y.

2:04, Carme Blue Chip: 2-year-old filly by Credit Winner (1:54) earned $13,721 for winning for the first time in two starts in a New York Sire Stakes race on July 7. .. Trainer/driver Ray Schnittker sat the pocket as Imageofasweetday passed the stations in 31 1/5, 1:02 2/5 and 1:34, before coming home in 29 4/5 to knock six seconds off her previous mark of 2:10 set in a qualifier at Goshen on June 6. ... Owned by Carme Stable of Middletown, N.Y.

2:04 3/5, Sweet Possession: 2-year-old filly by Conway Hall (1:53 4/5) earned $13,721 for winning her first pari-mutuel start in a New York Sire Stakes race on July 7. ... Trainer/driver Ray Schnittker sat the pocket as Cashaholic cut the quarters in 31 1/5, 1:02 2/5, 1:34 2/5 before unleashing a 30-second last quarter to whack her previous mark of 2:12 2/5 set in a purseless matinee race at Goshen on June 6 ... Owned by Allister Stables of Marlboro, N.J.