BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Monday, September 12, 2016—New York Sire Stakes continue downstate Monday
night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $147,723 New York Sire Stakes Pat
Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies.
The
first ($48,941) grouping saw division leader Mamora Bay (Sam Schillaci, $3) win
a stretch-length battle with Run for Royalty (John Campbell) in 2:00.2.
‘Mamora,’
from post position No. 5, had planned to race off-the-pace, but the requisite
number of misbehaving young ladies kept improving her position. She stalked Run
for Royalty in what turned out to be a match race, then wore her rival down by
a head.
It
was some 22 lengths back to Billie Blue (Brian Sears), who jumped it off as the
first leader before recovering enough to get the bottom of the ticket.
Mamora
Bay, a daughter of Chapter Seven trained by her driver for owner Peter Barbato,
has won five of her eight starts (2-for-2 here, board-placed in all eight). The
exacta paid $10.40, with the triple returning $15.60.
“The
best thing about here is her will to win,” Schillaci said. “Even tonight, in
the lane, she made a bad step. Many horses would have gone off-stride, but she just
trotted right through it.”
Monday
night’s second ($48,941) statebred event was a rout for Amber Ella (Campbell,
$2.40), who won her fourth consecutive (sire stakes) outing, this won by 11
widening lengths (2:02.1).
Leaving
from post No. 2, ‘Ella’ took over from an early breaker, then opened as she
pleased.
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Hanover (Ray Schnittker) minded her manners and held second over a
early-jumping Shechatedondewey (Matt Kakaley).
Amber Ella, a Chapter Seven miss trained by Linda
Toscano for co-owning stables Enviro and Camelot, she has those fours win in
five ’16 tries. The exacta paid $44.20, with the triple returning $237.50.
“She just learning as she goes,” Campbell said.
“Getting better each and every start.”
The evening’s final ($49,841) NYSS event was
given a different appearance when probable prohibitive, pole-sitting favorite
Barn Bella was scratched-sick.
That, plus another defection, left a field of
five, taken the distance by Teasin’ N Pleasin’ (Larry Stalbaum, $5) in 2:00.3.
Maewegonow (Charlie Norris) was a pocked second, with 3-4 choice Heels on
Wheels (Kakaley) a loomed-but-flattened third.
For ‘Teasin,’ a daughter of CR Excalibur co-owned
by (trainer) Tom Corelli, Fred Corelli and Edward Reich, she’s now 4-for-7 this
season (first NYSS win, three in Excelsiors) The exacta paid $24.20, with
triple wagering cancelled.
Sire
stakes continue here Thursday night, with the $146,823 New York Sire Stakes Jim
Crawford Pace (2YO colts/geldings).
