Laurens Chapter and My Philomene won the featured New York Sire Stakes races for three-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

In the $110,958 first division, Flying Copper (Ake Svanstedt) led to the quarter in :28.4 and the half in :59.1 before 1-9 favourite Laurens Chapter (Jordan Stratton) wheeled first-over out of third. Laurens Chapter advanced to battle with Flying Copper on the way to the 1:28.2 three-quarters, and their duel continued around the final bend before Laurens Chapter put away her foe in the stretch en route to a two-length triumph in 1:57.3. B Eyelash (Dan Dube) was up for second, followed by Jula Hot To Chill (Matt Kakaley).

Noel Daley trains Laurens Chapter, a daughter of Chapter Seven-A Hopeful Prayer bred by Little E LLC and Andy Miller Stable Inc., for owners Patricia Stables LLC, Allister Stables LLC, Caviart Farms and Sjoblom Racing & M. Dolan. Laurens Chapter has four wins, two seconds and three thirds from 18 career starts and has earned $284,043. She paid $2.34 to win.

My Philomene, driven by Trond Smedshammer, got to the front before the :27.3 quarter in the other $113,014 section, then yielded to Storybook Love (Todd Ratchford) after that marker. Storybook Love continued on the engine in middle-half fractions of :56.4 and 1:26.2 as Who Dares Wins (Svanstedt) made steady progress after she tipped out first-up from third. Late on the final bend, Storybook Love and Who Dares Wins made contact and both went off-stride – as Chant (Tyler Buter) and Sharp Seven (Jason Bartlett) did earlier in the mile – which allowed My Philomene to cruise to a 9-3/4-length victory in 1:55.3. Storybook Love was the runner-up, and Who Dares Wins checked in third.

My Philomene, a daughter of Chapter Seven-Irish Melody Fr, is trained by Smedshammer for owner Melady Enterprises LLC. My Philomene has a summary of 3-0-0 from nine efforts and has put away $113,265. She returned $19.16 to win as the second-longest price on the board at 8-1.

One $27,397 New York Excelsior Series event for sophomore filly trotters was also held as a non-betting event before the main card. That dash was won by the Chapter Seven-Steamy Windows filly Myths And Legends from second-over in 1:57.3 for driver Matt Kakaley, trainer Marcus Melander and owner S R F Stable.

In addition to the sire stakes action, Tuesday night's Pick 5 sequence went unsolved, leading to an $8,084.33 carryover and a $35,000 guaranteed pool in the wager on Thursday.

The guarantee in the Pick 5 is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association's Strategic Wagering Program, and free past performances, courtesy of TrackMaster, will be available at handicapping.ustrotting.com. The Pick 5, which begins in race five, has a $1 minimum and a takeout rate of 20 per cent.

(Yonkers Raceway; photo of Laurens Chapter winning on Aug. 25)