By Shawn
Wiles
To use a phrase
from the great race caller Carl Becker “They are coming from everywhere”, that
was the case for the draw when a total of 61 colts were entered for the glamour
division of the NYSS, 3 Year Old Pacing Colts, to be raced on Monday June 6.
The 13 race cards show cases 9 races of NY Bred sophomores. The
afternoon’s card has 3 division of Sire Stakes, each split racing for $39,900,
4 divisions of the Excelsior A class ($15,000) and 2 races of the Excelsior B
class ($6,600).
The first
division of Sire Stakes colts is race 2, Missile J, hot off his win in the
Rooney Final in 1:53, will start from post 7 for trainer Linda Toscano. The
American Ideal- Cantors’ Delight colt who was a $100,000 yearling purchase for
owners KJ Stable LLC and Purple Haze Stable LLC. Unraced at 2, the late bloomer
has won 3 in row, he will look to extend the streak with Tim Tetrick
driving. Also looking to extend his win streak is Talk Show (PP1), the
son of Art Major – Lush Limbaugh is trained by Steve Elliott. 2 starts prior he
won in 1:51:1, pacing his last quarter in 25.4 at the Meadowlands.
In race 8, Autotune Hanover (Art
Major – Anderosa Hanover) who has yet to return to his 2 year old form, will
start from the post 2 for driver Jason Barlett. A winner of in excess of
$200,000, he finished 3rd last year in the NYSS Finals at
Yonkers. Craftship continues to show improvement with each start,
finishing 2nd in his last start at YR (LQ 26:4) Carlos
Danger is looking to shed his role a bridesmaids as he is winless in 12
lifetime starts.
The final
NYSS event of the card comes in the 10th race, racing for a purse of
$39,900. The 7 horse field features, Fine Diamond, the son of Rock N Roll
Heaven, out of the Breeders Crown winner Yellow Diamond has drawn post 3, for
trainer Ron Burke, Matt Kakaley will drive. He recently has his 4 race win
streaked snapped last week. JK Heaven Sent (PP4) who last start finished second
at Pocono Downs, pacing his mile in 1:50:4. The son of Rock N Roll
Heaven-JK’s Owhatanite has Jim Morrill Jr in the bike for the first time.
The 4 heats
of the Excelsior A class are programmed as races 5, 6, 7 and 9, the Excelsior B
class are
slated as races 1 & 4,
New York
Sire Stake actions returns on Monday June 30, as 2 Year Old Trotting Colts come
to town.
