>Northfield, OH --- The $100,000 (est.) Battle of Lake Erie is set for Saturday, July 21. Since its inception in 1986, iTwenty remai has drawn the best veteran pacers the sport has to offer. Past Battle winners include such racing greats as Falcon Seelster, Quite A Sensation, Jaguar Spur, Dorunrun Bluegrass, Cambest, Riyadh, Gallo Blue Chip, Maltese Artist and Foiled Again.

Foiled Again could become the first horse in Northfield Park history to win the Battle of Lake Erie three times. The 8-year-old son of Dragon Again, the 2000 Battle winner, won the event in 2009 and 2011, joining Jaguar Spur, the winner in 1988 and 1989, Peruvian Hanover, the winner in 2002 and 2003 and Maltese Artist, the winner in 2005 and 2007, as the only four horses to win the Battle of Lake Erie twice.

The 20 horses sustained to the 2012 Battle of Lake Erie have combined earnings of more than $12.5 million and have won 290 races. Two millionaires, Aracache Hanover and Foiled Again, are among the eligibles.

Nominees to the 2012 Battle of Lake Erie:
Aracache Hanover
Betterthancheddar (Bettor's Delight & Winbak graduate)
Classic Rock Nroll (Winbak graduate - 1/2 brother to Roll With Joe)
Clear Vision
Dana’s Sharp Smart (Allamerican Native)
Eighteen (Winbak Graduate)
Flipper J
Foiled Again
Hugadragon
Nathan Feelsgood
Picture Me
Powerful Mist (Winbak bred & graduate)
Prodigal Seelster
Razzle Dazzle
Shark's Legacy
Something For Doc
Stonebridge Tonic
Trick Man
Valentino
Warning Zone (Winbak Graduate)