Tgdn5/8 - Shebestingin impressive in Tompkins-Geers stakes at Tioga

Shebestingin (David Miller) captured Sunday afternoon’s $29,883 Tompkins-Geers stakes for 3-year old pacing fillies at Tioga Downs. Getting away third in a field of six, Shebestingin waited as Jim Morrill Jr. and Give Me An Amen took the field by the quarter in 28.1. As the field headed towards the half, Give Me An Amen was still in control by the half mile mark in 56.2 as Shebestingin began her first over bid. Down the backside, Shebestingin unleashed a wicked 26.1 third quarter brush to clear and open up on the field by three quarters in 1:22.3. Around the final turn, the question was not if but by how many for Shebestingin and David Miller who crossed the wire shut down in 1:50.4. Joe Holloway trains the 3-year old daughter of Bettor’s Delight – Armbro Tussie for Val D’Or Farms, Theodore Gewertz, and L & L Devisser. The win was the sixth of the year in ten seasonal starts for Shebestingin who increased her seasonal earnings to more than $176,000.
In the other division for 3-year old pacing fillies, JK Black Beauty and David Miller captured the five horse race in first over fashion with a new lifetime best of 1:52 for trainer Linda Toscano.

In the second division for 3-year old pacing colts, Bet The Moon and Jim Marohn Jr. upset the heavily favored Doctor Butch (Jim Morrill Jr.) after sitting the pocket through fractions of 27.2, 56.2, and 1:23.4. As the field headed down the stretch, Marohn pulled Bet The Moon to the outside and paced by the pacesetter to win by a length and a quarter in a new lifetime best of 1:51.4. Ron Burke trains the 3-year old son of Bettor’s Delight – Sun N Moon for Edwin Gol.

Don’t Ya Know (David Miller) captured the other division for 3-year old pacing colts with a front end victory in 1:52.3 for trainer Joe Holloway.

Tioga Downs passed a milestone on Sunday afternoon, as in the 6^th race of the day Fireyourguns with his 1:50.4 victory became the 5,000^th two minute mile in history of Tioga Downs.

Tioga Downs continues live racing on Friday, July 26^th with a post time of 6:50pm, for more information please visit us online at www.tiogadowns.com .