By Shawn Wiles
On Monday afternoon at Monticello Raceway, New York Sire
Stakes featuring 3 Year Old Trotting Colts comprised much of the card. 2
divisions of regular Sire Stakes were contested with a purse of $59,100, the
Excelsior’s A class racing for $15,000 and 1 the Excelsior B’s going for
$6,600.
Smalltownthrowdown took advantage of the short 5 horse field
to cut out a wire to wire performance in 1:56.2. The Cash Hall – Ann’s Promise
colt won by 8 lengths, trotting his last stanza in 28:1 for winning owners
Daley, Crawford, Brenner and Lombardo. His earnings thus far this year
are $157,000, this was his 3rd win in the elite Sire Stake division
this season, with a slate of 12-5-2-1 and lifetime earnings of $280,000. He is
trained and driven by Dan Daley, who was also celebrating his birthday today.
The Royal Harry and Ake Svanstedt who were making their
first start since the Hambletonian made the most of the hugh drop in class to
score in 1:59.4. Winning owners Michael and William Pozefsky were on hand
in the winning circle. The RC Royalty – Wilsonator returned a paltry
$2.70 to his backers. This was his second Sire Stakes victory of the
year.
In the Excelsior A events, Boxall was a winner for Trainer
Jessica Okusko and owner Little E LLC of NY in 2:02.2, Jason Bartlett drive the
son of Credit Winner. The Perfect Lindy, a Credit Winner $320,000
yearling purchase scored for Swedish trainer Jonas Czernyson in 1:59.1, he is
owned by SRF Stable and was driven to victory by Mark McDonald. McDonald
come right back and won the next race with Just For Today in 1:59.2. The
Credit Winner – Brandnewgirlfriend is trained by crack trotting horseman Paul
Kelly.
The Excelsior B class saw local reinsman Bruce Aldrich Jr.
steer Hotoff the Skillet to victory in 2:02.1. The son of Broad Bahn is
owned by Winback Farms and was trained by H. Hochstetler. Thanks for Playin,
who had a slate of 11 wins in 18 starts coming into the race, added to his
tally to score in 2:01 with Jim Morrill Jr. aboard. The Lucky
Chucky – Olympic Cheers colt is owned by Pine Hill Stable.
