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Friday, August 8, 2014

FRESHMEN TROTTING COLTS RACE FOR OVER $163,000 IN NYSS AND EXCELSIORS

Monticello Raceway will offer over $165,000 to 2 year old trotting colts and geldings in the New York Sire Stakes and Excelsior Series on Monday afternoon, August 11. There will be three splits each in the NYSS and the Excelsior A and B Series.

In years past there was hardly a  2-year old trotter who could even approach 2:00 on a double-oval much less win in that time or faster. But those days are long gone.

At the Mighty M on Monday in NYSS action  there are already three freshman colt trotters that own records of 2:00 or faster and none of those racing in the  events  have had  more than four or five lifetime starts at this time.

The second $35,867 division, race 5 on the card, appears to be the most competitive and features Royal Deceptor who won a NYSS trot at Yonkers Raceway on July 25 in 1:58.2. Mickey McGivern will handle  the RC Royalty-Art Of Deception colt when they leave from the  six hole.

However, they’ll  have to contend with Ray Schnittker’s Gabe The Bear Dean who also won an NYSS event at Yonkers but just a tick slower in 1:58.3. They’ll start inside Royal Deceptor in the four-hole.
And with the Chris Lems-driven, Wings of Royalty ,  a 1:56 winner in his last start over Tioga Downs 5/8th mile oval  in post three, this heat figures to be a barn burner.

Mambo Blue Chip, an even 2:00 winner at Yonkers on July 25, is the early line favorite in third $35,867 NYSS division, race 8. Jeff Gregory will handle the son of  Lucky Chucky-Flirty Two when they leave from post three.

The afternoon card will kick-off with the first $35,867 NYSS split. Pier Ho Exotic, from the pylon position, figures to be the favorite at post time. John Cummings, Jr. owns and will drive the Conway Hall-Rose Run Exotic gelding from the pole position. Pier Ho Exotic sports a 2:01.2 record in an NYSS division over Buffalo Raceway’s double oval on July 9.

The undercard will feature three trots in the Excelsior Series Division “A”   and three in the  Excelsior  Series Division “B” Series.

Purists will be in their glory on the 13-race card of August 11. With four overnight races joining the nine NYSS trots, the betting card that day will feature 11 races for trotters and only two for pacers.


First race post time set at 12:50pm.