New York Sire Stakes action continued downstate Tuesday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $282,812 Art Watson Pace for three-year-old fillies
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Four divisions at $70,703 a pop went postward through the sporadic spritzing.
Defending NYSS champ Hulas Z Tam (Pat Lachance) elected to sit pocketed to Crown Lady (George Brennan) in the third event, and that nearly cost her.
Crown Lady came under assault from a first-up Delightful Syd (Dave Miller), barely carrying Hulas Z Tam where she needed to go. Hulas Z Tam, outmuscled 91-1 shot Lindys Bandit (Stephane Bouchard) by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:55.3 and is now 8-for-11 lifetime. Delightful Syd held third.
For Hulas Z Tam, a Bettors Delight lass trained by Lachance for himself, Margaret Dey and Z Tam Racing, she returned $3.20 for her second win in four seasonal starts.
The second grouping took an unexpected twist when 1-2 favourite Shaky Hanover (Jason Bartlett) broke leaving. That left Rough Sketch (Cat Manzi) in control for the duration. She defeated Chatty Kathy (Corey Braden) by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:56.3, with Freedom Crossing (Chris Long) third.
For Rough Sketch, a daughter of Art Major trained by Eddie Lohmeyer for co-owners Bob and Lauren Tucker, she returned $8.40 (second choice) for her first win in four seasonal starts.
Tuesday night's other NYSS winners were:
• Anndrovette (by Riverboat King) 1:55.1
• Galimony (by Artiscape) 1:54.3
(Yonkers Raceway)