52 freshman Pacing Colts will go behind the gate
Monday July 1, up for grabs is over $155,000 in purses. The 8 race card features 4 splits of Sire Stakes, each division
racing for a purse of $26,500, 3 Excelsior A’s
($15,000) and 1 Excelsior B ($6,700).
In the first heat,
Sandy’s Bolt (Jason Bartlett) will score from post 6 in his division, the son
of Bolt the Duer – White Sand won a NYSS event last start out at Yonkers in
1:56.4 (LQ 27.4) the field also includes Ray Schnittkers, The Mystic (PP3) the son of
So Surreal has a Q record of 1:54.2 at the Meadowlands, he made a break in his
first Sire Stake event, Mark Macdonald will handle the driving chores.
The next event race 5,
features another Schnittker trainee,
Always On The Hunt, the son of (American
Ideal –Beachesofcheyenne) will start from the rail
with Mark Macdonald in the sulky, he
finished second in his Sire Stakes debt at Yonkers. Level Up, will start
from post position
4 for trainer Monique Cohen, Jordan Statton will
handle the driving assignment.
The 3rd division race 6 on the
card, features 2 colts moving up from Excelsior A company, Major Asset who is
trained and driven by Mike Simmons, the Art Major colt won last start in
1:56.3. and will start from
post 4. Sunsetboozecruise (PP6)
also won at Yonkers in 1:57.2, Gareth Dowse trains the son of Roll With Joe and has Jim Morrill
down to drive. Splash Brother,(PP2) a
$30,000 Goshen yearling purchase finished second his pari mutuel debt also at Yonkers, with
Mark Macdonald in the bike.
In the final Sire Stake of
the afternoon is slated as race 7, Groovey Joe (Roll With Joe – Chotat Milk) looks for his second
consecutive Sire Stakes win, the Blake Macintosh trainee took a lifetime record
of 1:56 in his division of Sire Stakes at Yonkers and will score from post 4, with
Matt Kakaley at the helm.
Also in the field are I Rolled
The Dice (PP3) with Jim Morrill Jr. and
Teton Sunset (Mark MacDonald) who finished second
from the 7 hole last start out at Yonkers.
Levine will start from the
rail in a heat of Excelsior A class, the son of American Ideal – Sangaal is trained by Megan Scran with Rick Zeron in the
bike. Levine is owned by
Wrestling great Ric Flair Stable of Wesley Chapel, FL.
Post time is 12:50
