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 $500,000.