The 2016
Sire Stakes Season at Monticello Raceway concluded this afternoon with 3 year
old filly trotters bidding the swan song for the states healthy Sire Stake
Program.
It was an afternoon where the first turn was the nemesis of many of
the female trotters on the card, as many of the fillies made miscues in the
first turn. The first division of Sire Stakes, race 4, went for a purse of
$61,300. The bettors chalk Non Stick, starting from the rail for driver
Daniel Dube made a break in the middle of the first turn, Jim Morrill Jr.
driving the fractious Goosebump Hanover (RC Royalty – Good Common Cents) from
post position 6, eased her away from the gate and seized the opportunity, went
for, and took the lead after Non Sticks miscue and wired the field to win by 2
lengths in 1:56.1, tying the track record, set by Gerri’s Joy in 2007.
Goosebump Hanover is trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable,
J&T Silva, Crawford Farms and J. Di Scala. The win puts the filly over $130,000
in her 3 year old campaign.
Race 6, was
the 2nd heat of the Sire Stakes, saw Earn Your Wings, the Credit
Winner ½ sister to the incomparable Mission Brief, win in 1:57.1 As the
gate left, the heavy favorite Fad Finance, coming off on impressive win at
Saratoga Raceway in 1:54.1, left from PP 7 and tucked in 3rd, going
down the backside. Sweet Ashley T and Earn Your Wings were sitting 1 – 2,
just before the ¼ pole, Jason Bartlett pulled Earn Your Wings to the outside
and took the lead. Going to the half Fad Finance took the lead, passing
that stanza in 58:2, the order remained unchanged until the top of the lane and
Bartlett had Earn Your Wings on the move, opting to the outside, rather that
the passing lane and hand drove the blue blooded filly to score in 1:57 by ¾
lengths and returned $4.80 to her backers. The Credit Winer- Southwind
Serene filly is trained by female Swedish trainer Anette Lorentzon for owner
SRF stable of Delray Beach Florida.
Other
winners on the card were, Love Crazy Love, (Crazed – Love U Overandover) who
won a virtual walk over, as she was the lone horse trotting after the first
turn, for trainer – driver Gates Brunet in 1:59.4, with a $25.60 win
mutual. I Will Take Credit, entered the winners circle for trainer Erv
Miller, trotting the mile in 1:59.1, The Credit Winer filly was driven by
Charles Norris. Financial Focus, (Crazed – Pearls Last Chance) won in 1:59.2
for Phil Fluet. Over Joyed (Conway Hall – RC Biscuit) score in 2:01.4 for
trainer George Ducharme. LTS Sandie (Conway Hall – Rejoycing) won in 1:58.4 for
John Stark.
Live Racing
continues this week with its abbreviated Labor Day Weekend schedule of racing
Tuesday – Thursday with post time of 12:50.
