Tioga Downs welcomes two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday, July 11.
Splash Blue Chip (Ake Svanstedt) Is the 2-1 morning line favourite in the $56,000 first division. Svanstedt trains the filly by E L Titan. She has a second and a third-place finish in her four starts this season. She has earned nearly $200,000 in her career.
Contested Hanover (Scott Zeron) looks to be her top competition. The filly by Chapter Seven is trained by George Ducharme. She has a second and two thirds in four starts this season.
Iteration (Brian Sears) is the one to beat in the $55,000 second division. After an up and down freshman season the full sister to Gimpanzee is unbeaten in three starts as a three-year-old including wins in the $150,000 New York New York Mile at Yonkers and the $102,500 Empire Breeders Classic at Vernon Downs. Iteration (Chapter Seven) is trained by Marcus Melander. She has eight career victories and has earned nearly $
Fresh off a win in the Park MGM Pace final on July 2, Test Of Faith will return to Yonkers Raceway on Thursday, July 15 to race in one of three New York Sire Stakes divisions for sophomore pacing fillies.
Test Of Faith, a daughter of Art Major trained by Brett Pelling for owners Mel Segal, Kentuckiana Racing Stable, and Eddie Gran, has drawn post four in the opening $51,300 flight (race two). Regular driver David Miller is listed on Test Of Faith, who has a record of 12-1-0 from 13 lifetime starts to go with earnings of $637,700.
Heart Of Mine leads the second $50,400 split (race three) and drew post three. Heart Of Mine is two-for-two so far in the New York Sire Stakes program in 2021, won her elimination of the Park MGM Pace, and was second to Test Of Faith in the final. Scott Zeron will drive the daughter of Roll With Joe for trainer Linda Toscano and owners Bays Stable, Radio Racing Stable, Fred Wallace, and Camelot Stable. Summer Rae (post two), Purameri (post five), and Right
Pleaseletmeknow, Gone Before Dawn, and Letmecallyouback were victorious in the three $25,000 MGM Springfield Stakes eliminations for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers that took place on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway.
Brought to you by the same connections that won the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final with American Courage - owner/breeder Fiddlers Creek Stables LLC., trainer Travis Alexander, and driver Matt Kakaley, Pleaseletmeknow raced in second behind Silverstone (George Brennan) through fractions of :27.4, :57, and 1:25 in the opening elimination, then went by that rival in the lane on his way to a 1-1/2 length decision in 1:54.1. Silverstone held second over American Artist K (Jason Bartlett).
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Tuesday afternoon’s card at Saratoga Casino Hotel featured New York Sire Stakes action for two year old trotting fillies.
There were three divisions for the freshman trotters that went for purses of between $47,000 and $49,000.
Gertrude (Devious Man-Ophelia) made her lifetime debut a winning one in impressive fashion in the first stakes race of the day. Andy Miller piloted the freshman filly for trainer Julie Miller and wasted no time moving out to the early lead with her. The race’s 3-5 betting favourite, Gertrude went coast-to-coast in 1:57.4 highlighted by a final half in :57.4 en route to breaking her maiden in her first career start.