Three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for three-year old trotting fillies will headline Tioga Downs' 12-race program of live racing scheduled for this Saturday (June 29).
First-race post time is 6:50 p.m.
Eight trotting fillies will line up for the $44,029 first division (Race 1). The Trond Smedshammer-trained Proclaiming April has been named the morning-line favourite. Coming in off of back-to-back second place finishes, Proclaiming April finished second to Lola De Vie in the $237,600 EBC final at Vernon Downs. The daughter of Conway Hall then finished second to Barn Babe in the first leg of the NYSS at Buffalo Raceway on June 16.
A field of nine will contest the $44,829 second division (Race 4). The Ross Croghan-trained Malabar Man filly Fifty Shades will be looking for her first victory of the year. She is heading into the event off of a third-place finish in the Historic Stakes on June 16 at Tioga Downs. Fifty Shades will start from Post 1.
In the third and final divisions (Race 7), the Chris Ryder-trained Lola De Vie will start from Post 3. The daughter of Credit Winner has won four of six seasonal starts, including the $237,600 Empire Breeders’ Classic final at Vernon Downs. For the year, Lola De Vie has banked $161,498 and was a winner in the first leg of the NYSS at Buffalo Raceway on June 16th in 2:02.2 as the 1-9 betting favourite.
(With files from Tioga)