On Thursday (July25) afternoon New York-bred 2 –year- old
trotting fillies will be in action in the $130,000 New York Sires Stakes and
the $50,000 Excelsior Series.
The NYSS races will mark the second stop for the fillies en
route to the $225,000 Final which will be contested at Yonkers Raceway in late
September for those who earn the most points at the New York racetracks events
during the summer season.
The inaugural NYSS freshmen filly trots were contested at
Buffalo Raceway on July 3 and two of the three division winners will
again be in action here on Thursday.
Incredulous, a daughter of Credit Winner-Trapezius, from the
powerful Linda Toscano-barn was a 2:04.1 winner and the Big Apple Deli- Lanai
Blue Chip filly, Interplanet Terri, won her division in 2:04.4 for
Saratoga Raceway-based trainer Glen Raia.
Of the 28 fillies entered in the four $32,662 splits scant
few have already broken their maidens. Besides the aforementioned
others already with seasonal records include Ray Schnittker’s
Caroline Street ,a daughter of Conway Hall-Chippewa Street who scored
a 2:05.4 triumph in a division of the Landmark Stakes at
Historic Track on July 5 and a pair of fillies from the Andy and Julie
Miller barn.
Annie’s List and L Dee’s Scripture each have race records
taken on five-eighths mile ovals. The former, a daughter of Conway Hall-Anne’s
Promise, won a non-winners trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a
time of 1:57.3 while the latter, a Credit Winner-Graceful Way filly, won
a leg of the Tompkins-Geer Stakes at Tioga Downs in 1:58.3.
However, in the four $12,700 Excelsior Series trots three
fillies have already won a pari-mutuel race.
Gates Brunet’s, Pazza, a daughter of Crazed-Button Box, won
an overnight trot at Vernon Downs in 2:01 and the Arnold Marks-trained Steuben
Dreamboat won an Excelsior Series filly trot at Buffalo in 2:08.4 while Steven
Pratt’s Cash Hall-Honey Starlet filly also won an Excelsior Series trot
at Buffalo Raceway in 2:06.3.
On Thursday 14-races are carded with eight for
the 2 year-olds and undoubtedly other freshmen fillies will earn a race
record that afternoon, too.
First post is set for 12:50pm
