Driver Tyler Buter and trainer George Ducharme teamed up for back-to-back wins in New York Sire Stakes-Excelsior competition and set a new track record in the process as Keep Asking won his division in 1:56 on Monday, June 3.
Stakes success at Freehold Raceway is a bit of a tradition for the family of Sir Pinocchio, who will look to leave his own mark at the central New Jersey half-mile oval when he competes in the $134,900 USD Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters on Saturday, May 4.
Eight horses were entered Wednesday for the Dexter Cup, the first Grand Circuit event of the season for three-year-old male trotters, making eliminations unnecessary Saturday at Freehold Raceway.
Eight $55,000 divisions went postward in the $440,000 New York Sire Stake Excelsior finals that were held at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Sept. 13) and several streaking horses were victorious again and had the support of the betting public.