Tioga Downs welcomes the Geers Stakes for three-year-old pacers to the Southern Tier on Friday (June 29). There will be three divisions for colts and geldings as well as three divisions for fillies.
In the first $24,900 Geers split for pacing colts and geldings, the morning line favourite at 5-2 is Shadow Cat (Corey Callahan). Trained by John Butenscoen for owners William Wiswell, Jean Goehlen and Eugene Schick, the Somebeachsomewhere gelding, has one win, two seconds and two thirds this season.
The 5-2 morning line favourite for the second $24,900 colt division is Art Dancer (Jim Morrill Jr.). The gelded son of A Rocknroll Dance is 6-for-10 this year for trainer Mark Harder and owners Rick Phillips and the VIP Internet Stable.
In the $25,400 third division for male pacers, the morning line favourite at 5-2 is Thinkbig Dreambig (Jimmy Takter). Takter trains the son of Bettors Delight for the partnership of Fielding, Anderberg, Falk and Brixton Medical Inc. Unraced at two, Thinkbig Dreambig is three-for-four as a sophomore.
In the first $23,500 Geers division for pacing fillies, the Ron Burke-trained entry of Jewels Forreal (Matt Kakaley) and Python Blue Chip (Corey Callahan) have been installed the 2-1 morning line favourite.
Jewels Forreal (So Surreal), who has five career victories, is owned by Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. Python Blue Chip (Roll With Joe), 3-for-15 in her career, is owned by Stable 45, Blue Chip Bloodstock, Ake Svanstedt and R. Smith.
Aldine Hanover (Marcus Miller) is the morning-line top choice in the second $23,500 division at 3-1. Trainer Erv Miller shares ownership in the A Rocknroll Dance filly with Glenn Bechtel and Louis Willinger. She has three seconds and one third in her four starts as a sophomore filly.
The 5-2 morning line favourite in the final division for fillies is Reign On Me (Jim Morrill Jr.). The daughter of Well Said had a great freshman season but is looking for her first win as a sophomore. She is trained by Nifty Norman for owners Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. and Jennifer Dalton Stable LLC.
The 14-race card on Friday (June 29) starts at 6:15 p.m.
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