The New York Sire Stakes season commenced on Monday night (May 20) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with two $115,069 divisions for three-year-old filly trotters.
The New York Sire Stakes harness racing season commenced on Monday night (May 20) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with two $84,000 divisions for 3-year-old filly trotters. Sadbirdstillsing (Chapter Seven), who was second in the sire stakes final a year ago, won the first split in 1:58.4 for driver Todd McCarthy and trainer Tony Alagna. Starting
R Melina, a daughter of Chapter Seven, will face off against six harness racing rivals in the first of three $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for freshman trotting fillies on Thursday night, Oct. 19, at Hoosier Park. Post time for the third race is 6:57 pm, with a first race post of 6:15 pm, ET. Foaled
MGM Yonkers Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of Thursday night's (July 27) program after the fourth race due to persistent lightning and dangerous weather conditions in the area. Prior to the early end of the program, one of the two New York Sire Stakes divisions for two-year-old trotting fillies was held with R Melina getting the win in the $77,300 event.
Winning Ticket established a new Scioto Downs track record of 1:53.1 for three-year-old trotting geldings as he cruised to victory in the first of two $50,000 Ohio Sires Stakes on Friday evening.
The son of Triumphant Caviar, out of the Credit Winner mare Lotto Winner, is trained by Chris Beaver for partners Steve Zeehandelar, Tim Homan and Jim Burnett. This was Winning Ticket’s third consecutive victory in OSS competition and was a career best mark for the gelding, who is now undefeated in seven starts this season. The 1-9 favourite finished well ahead of the hard-trying Lockbox (Chris Page), with Mcstoned Again (Tyler Smith) grabbing third-place honours.